Green Moving Company Gentle Giant Moving Company Receives Green Business Certification from Sustainable Business Leader Program
Somerville, MA, December 2011: Moving and Storage Company Gentle Giant Moving Company, an award winning local and long distance mover based in Mass., has received Sustainable Business Leader certification from the Sustainable Business Leader Program. The SBLP certified Gentle Giant after the successful completion and implementation of the of green business practices within the program’s Six-Step Process. The SBLP officially recognized Gentle Giant as a green moving company at its SBLP Graduation Ceremony on Tuesday, October 25th.
Previously Gentle Giant was thrice recognized for its environmentally friendly practices. The company received a “Bike Friendly Business” award from the mayor of the city of Boston in 2009. Gentle Giant was also recognized by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative for responsible sourcing of materials, as well as receiving the Green Business Award from the Newton-Needham Chamber for Sustainability Initiatives. Combined with this latest certification, these four examples of public recognition reflect broad efforts within the company to reduce its overall environmental impact and consumption of resources.
“We recognized a long time ago that our business and overall industry has an impact on the environment that we share with our neighbors and customers,” said Gentle Giant CEO Larry O’Toole. “The fact that several employees here at Gentle Giant initiated many of our efforts to reduce our environmental impact is a great source of pride for me.”
On the company’s website http://www.gentlegiant.com the company lists various green initiatives focused on reducing waste, reusing materials whenever possible, and recycling, including:
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Offering complimentary retrieval of used moving boxes and packing supplies and reselling used Gentle Giant Moving boxes at discounted prices
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Collecting all non reusable moving boxes and recycling between 60,000 - 80,000 pounds of materials each year
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Providing moving boxes that are manufactured from 90% post-consumer recycled materials and sourcing the production of moving boxes and packing materials from companies that participate in Sustainable Forestry Initiative programs
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Use of only biodegradable foam peanuts
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Use of only bubble wrap that is made from 35% post-consumer recycled materials
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Use FSC certified products for external marketing materials
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Locating branch locations near public transportation to reduce dependence on automobiles by employees
In line with this recent certification, Gentle Giant offers a Green Bike Moves Program, which will allow customers to complete local moves without the use of diesel moving trucks. This industry changing innovation is available now from Gentle Giant.
Founded in 1980, Massachusetts Moving Company Gentle Giant is a premier residential and commercial mover, offering local moving, interstate moving, and international moving service. Named 2009 Independent Mover of the Year by the American Moving and Storage Association, one of the Boston Business Journal's Best Places to Work in Massachusetts in 2004, 2005, and 2006, winner of the 2006 International Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics by the Better Business Bureau, winner of the Better Business Bureau's Torch Award for Excellence in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2008, nine-time winner of Boston Magazine's "Best of Boston," six-time winner of The Improper Bostonian's "Boston's Best Moving Company" award, ten-time winner of the Angie's List "Super Service" award, and 2007 Top Small Workplaces award from the Wall Street Journal and Winning Workplaces, the company's services include craning, piano moving, complete packing services and unpacking services, and other related services. Gentle Giant offers storage facilities and dispatches crews from its 18 offices in California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, DC and Washington State.
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