Our Practices
If you want a healthy body and a healthy planet, you have to do more than mean well. You have to do good things. At every step, from baking to packaging to delivery, we do what we can to be as sustainable as possible. Here’s a brief list of some of the things we do.Clean Energy
Clean energy means clean air, clean soil and clean water. You can’t separate them. We’re always working to find new and cleaner energy sources.
Wind Credits
We’re proud to say that Green Earth Baking products are made on a bread line that is carbon neutral. As part of this practice, we purchase wind credits to help offset our carbon emissions. These credits equal the annual equivalent of:
- - 316,909 lbs of CO2 avoided
- - 352,082 miles not driven
- - 28 cars off the road
High-Efficiency Light Bulbs
Ninety-six percent of our bakery uses high efficiency light bulbs. Conventional incandescent light bulbs produce light merely as a by-product of the heat they generate. This makes them inherently inefficient, since all of the heat energy is wasted. High-efficiency bulbs such as compact fluorescents are several times more efficient and therefore conserve energy and money.
Maintenance
We check for leaks and energy inefficiencies weekly, if not daily. It may seem surprising, but this kind of simple dedication makes a big difference. A dripping faucet can cause gallons of water loss every day. Regular maintenance keeps that water from getting away.