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Tip of the Week: Take Action
1% For The Planet (FTP), is a coalition of companies
who've pledged to donate 1% of their sales to environmental
groups around the world. Since its inception in
2002, 1% FTP has become one of the largest funders
of environmental work around the globe.
Membership
consists of more than 850 businesses in 27 countries,
together giving over $12 million annually to almost
1,500 environmental groups worldwide. Support the
1% FTP program by patronizing member companies.
For a full list, see:
www.onepercentfortheplanet.org.
Sustainable Campus
North Lake College encourages a culture
of environmental stewardship and the creation and enhancement of a
learning and working environment that promotes success and wellness.
We believe that sustainability is good business practice. The right
investment in the present will cause eco-efficiencies and derive future
resource preservation.
Our sustainable practices are increasingly visible, and seek to engage
our community in a growing awareness of environmental responsibility.
- North Lake’s Native Garden provides a beautiful, hardy, drought-resistant, low maintenance landscape while benefiting the environment.
- All storm water at NLC is captured in our 3.5-acre lake and recycled for irrigation.
- Computer labs at NLC are all programmed to power down at the end of the day to conserve electricity.
- For the past 4 years, all new carpet at NLC is both made of post-consumer recycled content and sent for recycling during all replacement programs.