Stonyfield also is the first business to receive the Robert Rodale Environmental Achievement Award. Inside Stonyfield, the company offers financial incentives by department for waste reduction and an annual president's cash award that is given to an individual. Gary Hirshberg, president and CEO of the yogurt maker, says the company's green business approach has to do with conserving resources and dollars. We see it as a way to get costs down. Being a yogurt company, it also encourages loyalty.
People really bond with our messages.
It separates us from everybody else. Reducing waste can be useful to the bottom line and the sign of a healthy business. Water Recycling On a smaller scale than Stonyfield, Oakland-based Gold Seal Plating also is working to reduce waste. The company has totally closed the loop on one of its chemical processes. With 25 workers, Gold Seal plates flexible printed circuitry, jewelry, and lighting and plumbing fixtures.