Fulfillment Assistant, Kristen
Painter, rides her bike to
work during Boulder County
Bike & Walk Month

1. Strive to prevent and reduce environmental impacts of our operations, by using alternative energy sources where possible
2. Support resource sustainability by reducing energy and material needs while increasing the reuse and recycling of materials
3. Consciously purchase materials and select vendors with environmental criteria in mind
4. Build on our employees’ awareness of local and global environmental issues while encouraging them to take proactive steps in waste reduction and smart spending
5. Be a leader not only in the social justice community but also in the environmental community 
   

Environmental Initiatives:

• Reducing our carbon emissions by supporting employees to use public transportation, including purchasing eco-passes for each employee
• Purchasing a significant portion of our office energy needs from sustainable wind energy
• Reducing waste by purchasing recycled boxed for BeadParty shipments and re-using these boxes as long as possible
• New recycling and composting programs in the office, resulting in a noticeable decrease in the amount of trash we generate
• Educating staff about various environmental conservation practices for office and home at monthly meetings and other venues
• Switched our office paper use to 100% post consumer content paper
• Created and implemented an environmental computer policy setting that encourages all BeadforLife staff to use the most energy efficient computer settings
• North American office participated in 2009 Boulder County Walk & Bike Month

BeadforLife uses
recycled boxes!