Environmental degradation has become a universal concern. Most of us understand that standard business practices often contribute to the problem—fossil fuels are burned, trees and habitats are destroyed, landfills are spreading out of control and toxic pollutants are created and released into the environment, all of this simply as a result of everyday business operations. However, at Synergy Production Laboratories™ (SPL), we passionately believe that the choices business managers and owners make on a day-to-day basis can be extraordinarily powerful in effecting positive change.

Synergy Production Laboratories is founded on the premise that good faith, integrity and environmental responsibility are eminently compatible with good business, and we embraced the responsibility of conscientious stewardship from our inception. Thus, sustainable business practices have always defined our daily operations. These practices take many forms, but all are rooted in considering the impact of everything we create and then developing environmentally sound procedures and programs accordingly. When you include our materials in your products or utilize our production facility and services, you are also participating in innovative and positive business solutions that help minimize your company’s environmental footprint, and place you and your business at the forefront of environmental sustainability. Together, we can make a difference.

Environmental Consciousness Award
The decision to build our own production facility allowed us to incorporate low-impact and sustainable technologies into every aspect of our business. In fact, this process began before we ever broke ground. While preparing our site for building, we worked with the US Park Service to relocate all the native plants to park restoration projects. Additionally, our environmental commitment influenced our selection of everything from xeriscape (water conserving) landscaping, to low-flow toilets, to energy-efficient appliances, to automatic light sensors and the use of only 100% biodegradable cleaning agents that protect the valuable water supply in our delicate wilderness ecosystem.

Our efforts toward sustainability also extend to many other activities. For example, our packaging and marketing materials utilize only recycled paper, soy inks and water-based coatings. Our glass bottles are easily recycled in just about any community, and we use organic cotton in our bottling and biodegradable cornstarch packing materials to ship our products. We also have an extensive in-house recycling program that includes recycling expired ingredients into compost piles for our gardens, and we reuse or recycle all paper we receive. As a result of all of these practices, SPL received the Excellence in Utah Manufacturing Award for Environmental Consciousness.

Organic Agriculture
Perhaps our most significant contribution to the environment is promoting the development of organic and ethically wildcrafted ingredients. The environmental damage caused by chemical farming methods is far greater than most people know. Fortunately, organic farming practices can fully reinvigorate compromised soil, habitat and watersheds while protecting the health of farmers, farm workers and nearby residents. In fact, organic farming might be the single most important activity that we can all support to help restore environmental integrity, renew communities and protect planetary health.

Our Continuing Commitment
Our dedication to sustainability inspires us continually to look for new ways to make a difference. Other programs we have developed include:

• Reforestation
  Despite all our efforts to be environmentally responsible, there are still unavoidable environmental costs of doing business. To offset these costs, SPL (in cooperation with Plant-It 2020) created SynerTrees™—a reforestation program that plants indigenous trees in protected areas. To create this program, we first calculated how much paper and cardboard we use, as well as the paper and packing materials used by our vendors to send us our raw materials. We then converted that figure to harvested trees and added the number of trees necessary to compensate for the carbon dioxide emissions associated with all of our business activities, such as the shipping associated with all incoming and outgoing materials, commuting to and from work and work-related air travel. To this number, we added another 25% to determine the total number of trees we plant annually with Plant-It 2020.

• Sustainable Power
  Synergy Production Laboratories purchases 100% of its energy from the Blue Sky wind power program, and our CEO’s satellite office is solar powered. This means that SPL is directly responsible for reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 140 tons each year. Numerous SPL employees have also signed up for the Blue Sky program in their own homes.

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