SUSTAINABLE SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR – ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS
INNOVATION AND PRODUCT SELECTION/DIVERSITY
Like most effective, new technologies, this one is ingeniously simple—and simply ingenious. A water cell in the top of the device applies a slight electrical charge to the tap water. The charged water then passes through an ion exchange membrane, creating an oxygen-rich mixture of positive and negative nano- bubbles. Now activated through this ionising process, the water is both a cleaner and germ killer, attracting dirt like a magnet and eliminating bacteria and viruses. With all of it suspended in the ionised water, it is now ready to be easily wiped away. Although currently selling only the ionator EXP to facility managers and companies in the UK and Europe, we expect to offer additional products and accessories soon. With the large scope of surfaces cleanable and applications possible, the ionator does represent significant product diversity.
CARBON REDUCTION COMMITMENT The impact of Activeion includes major reduction in the quantity of chemicals toxic to human beings dispersed in workplaces during cleaning; reduction in use of oil-derived cleaning chemicals; reduction in quantity of pathogens on surfaces in kitchens, washrooms tables, office furniture and equipment, work surfaces, etc. where the ionator is used for cleaning; reduction in time required for training, mixing, storing, managing, etc. other chemical products and their usage; reduction in carbon footprint; and reduction in harmful water waste after spray.
The University of Tennessee/EcoForm performed a carbon footprint analysis comparing cleaning with Activeion to cleaning with traditional general-purpose chemicals. The study found that Activeion products reduce energy consumption and pollution formation between 97 percent and 100 percent across seven key indicators of environmental sustainability: energy, greenhouse warming gases, ozone, smog, acid, eutrophication and particulate.
Specifically, the environmental benefits of switching to Activeion products include: 97% less acid rain, 99% less global warming, 100% less water pollution, 99% less ozone depletion, 99% less smog, 99% less energy consumption and 98% less air pollution (according to a 2009 University of Tennessee/EcoForm carbon footprint analysis with Activeion versus general purpose cleaning chemicals). So it goes without saying that our technologies and the products we promote
are all about green. As a company, we aim to operate with the utmost corporate social responsibility. We are a lean organisation with no complicated management structures. We use recycled cardboard for all our packaging and print our marketing materials on FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) and 100% recycled and carbon neutral paper. We prefer electronic transmission to printed documentation, even at trade shows. Our products house environmentally-friendly, rechargeable batteries with long lasting
charge capacity. We have a “no household trash” proper disposal policy for used units. We regularly support or partner with other socially responsible and environmentally sensitive organisations and interventions such as Healthy Child, Healthy World and the post Haitian earthquake relief clean water tanks. And we like to work with equally sensitive facility managers and companies. We have reduced our carbon footprint and we are helping companies in the UK as well as in Europe to reduce their own.
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