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Totalannualpayrollin2005wasEighty-onepercentreportedtheyreuse <br /> aminimumofover$28.7millionand andrecycle;53%saidtheyhave <br /> respondentsestimatedthiswould increasedenergy51%use <br />11 <br /> risetoover$33.1millionin2006. renewableenergy;64%usenatural, <br />Themajorityofrespondents(77%)said non-toxic,easilybiodegradable <br /> theywouldincreaseemploymentin materials;and53%saidtheyusenon- <br /> 2007-2009and75%believetheir toxic,biodegradablepackagingaswell <br /> industrieswillgrowinthenextthree asgreenbuildingpractices. <br /> years.Only6%thoughttheywouldAmajorityofrespondentssaidtheir <br /> decreaseemploymentin2007-2009. sustainabilitymeasuresgenerated <br />Respondentsemployatleast5000 competitiveadvantages:70%said <br /> full-timeandover3500part-time theyhelpedmeetconsumerdemand; <br /> employees,whichsuggeststhat 57%increasedsales;35%saidthe <br /> companiesthatareengaginginsome measuresledtonewproducts;85% <br /> typeofsustainabilitypracticeemploy saidtheyimprovedtheirpublicimage; <br /> atleast10%ofthelocalareafull 33%increasedemployeeskills;and <br /> timeworkforce. 26%saidthesemeasureshelpedattract <br />Averagewagesare$17.55.Thehigh- toptalent. <br /> endaveragewas$28.49andthelow- <br /> endwas$10.43.Thisdatasuggeststhatcompaniesusing <br />Over80%ofrespondentspayfor50%sustainablepracticesorproducingsustainable <br /> ormoreofhealthcareinsurance,goodsandservicesaremakinga <br /> vacation,holidays,andemployeecontributiontothelocaleconomy.They <br /> educationandtrainingforfulltimearegrowingandexpecttocontinuetogrow. <br /> employees.Fifty-sevenpercentpayAvastmajorityhavefoundoneormore <br /> dentalinsuranceand72%paysickdays.formsofcompetitiveadvantagethrough <br /> Nearly45%payfamilyhealththeiruseofsustainablemeasures.However, <br /> insurance,retirementandfewareemployingacomprehensivesuiteof <br /> visioninsurance.practices.Itseemsplausiblethatifadditional <br />Forty-sevenpercentoftherespondentssustainabilitymeasureswereadoptedtheymay <br /> payvacationand56%payemployeeadditionaladvantages.Italsosuggests <br /> educationandtrainingforpart-timethatotherlocalcompaniesmayfrom <br /> employees.Aboutathirdofthelearningaboutandapplyingsustainability <br /> respondentspayemployeehealthpracticesorproducingsustainablegoodsand <br /> insurance,sickdaysandholidays.services.Finally,thepackagesprovided <br /> Fewoftherespondentspaythebymanycompaniessuggestthisisanarea <br /> remainingneedingwork. <br />percentsaidtheyhavea <br /> formalequalopportunity/non- <br /> discriminationpolicy. <br />Over45%ofrespondentshaveformal <br /> sustainabilitypolicies;87%saidthey <br /> incorporatedsustainabilityintotheir <br /> businessplan;however,fewcompanies <br /> setgoalsortargets. <br /> <br />