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Environmental?Creationofasustainablefarmsystemthatgoesbeyondorganic <br />toincludehealthofthesurroundingecosystem <br />Social-?In14yearsofoperation,StahlbushIslandFarmshasneverhadasinglelay- <br />25 <br />off,?accordingtoKarlaChambers,co-ownerofStahlbushIslandFarms. <br />ViewmontOrchards <br />ThisHoodRiverfarmconservedenergybyreplacinganoilpressureheating <br />system,andinstallingcapacitorsandcontrolcircuitrytoregulateenergyuse.Produceda <br />savingsof$55,000peryear. <br />Waterusewasalsoreducedwithaswitchtomicro-irrigation. <br />26 <br />WackerSiltronic <br />APortland-basedmanufacturerofsiliconwafersfortheelectronicsindustry,whichemploys <br />1700people.Onceknownasoneofthelargesthazardouswastegeneratorsinthestatein1985, <br />WackerSiltronichasnowwonnumerousawardsfortheirenvironmentaltrackrecord. <br />Thecompanychangedfromsawsusingsinglepasscoolingtosawsusingrecirculatingglycol <br />andaheatexchanger.Thesechangesandothersreducedwateruseby37milliongallonsper <br />year. <br />Transportation--Wacker?semployeecommutereductionprogramhasreducedemployee <br />vehicletripsby33%.Theresultisanannualsavingsofnearly2.9millionvehiclemiles <br />traveled(approximatelyequalto143,000gallonsofgasoline).Theyoffered12shift <br />schedulestoallproductionworkers,whichgavethemmoretimeoff,reducedtrips,and <br />avoidedrushhourInadditiontheyincreasedtheirbuspasssubsidyto100%fortheir <br />employeesthatwishtoridethebus.Telecommutingwassuccessfullypilot-testedin1996. <br />Theyexpandedtheirmodemcapacitytoallowoff-sitecomputeraccessande-mailretrieval <br />27 <br />allowingsomeemployeestoworkfromhome. <br />EnvironmentalBetween1985&1996,they <br />1)completelyeliminatedtheuseofozone-depletingchemicals, <br />2)reducedairpollutionby89%, <br />3)reducedsolid-wastegenerationby30%, <br />4)cutoveralluseofchemicalsattheirfacilityby47% <br />5)reducedhazardouswastegenerationby99% <br />EconomicSavingsofmorethan$1millionannuallyfromtheabovementioned <br />changes <br />FlukeCorporation. <br />FlukeCorporationisamanufacturerofelectronictestandmeasurementequipmentlocatedin <br />28 <br />Everett,WA.Startedinthe1950s,by1998,thecompanyemployed2000peoplewithgross <br />receiptsofapproximately$440milliondollars.Intheearly1980swhentheybecamepartofa <br />Superfundcleanupsite,theyadoptedanewperspectivetowardmanagingwaste.Whatbeganas <br />awayofaddressinglong-termandanenvironmentalissuehasbecomea <br />wayofaddressinganinternalqualityproblem;what?sgoodfortheenvironmentisseenasgood <br />forstabilityofthecorporation. <br /> <br />