FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.—For the second year in a row, Broward County has selected Valley Forge Fabrics to receive one of the County’s 2009 Emerald Awards in the Green Product and Practices/Innovation category for environmental excellence. The Emerald Award is given annually by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners and Environmental Protection Department to honor businesses for exceptional commitment to protecting the environment.
Valley Forge Fabrics, a leader in sustainable textiles and the largest producer of decorative fabrics for hospitality, launched its FRESH initiative more than four years ago. FRESH is an acronym for Fabrics Redefining Environmental Standards for Hospitality. The company has lived up to its initiative’s roots by “redefining” itself with the latest product innovation called LIVING FRESH Bedding collection made with Tencel+Plus™Lyocell Eucalyptus fiber. Tencel+Plus™Lyocell is the only certified textile from Eucalyptus verified by Lenzing Fibers for both commercial performance requirements and fiber origin.
Significant Reduction in Greenhouse Gases
Additional factors that contributed to Valley Forge’s Emerald Award win:
• Valley Forge reduced its greenhouse gases by 35 percent from 2006 to 2008 as measured by the Carbon Neutral Company.
• The MindClick Group SGM conducted a 360 degree sustainability audit of Valley Forge. Valley Forge earned a score of 3.90 out of a possible 5.0. The sustainability scorecard provides a quantifiable, independent measurement performance of the company’s products, operations, corporate social initiatives and brand, along with employee and customer engagement and satisfaction.
• More than 70 percent of the company’s running line items are now FRESH or LIVING FRESH bedding.
• Valley Forge has continued to set up new monitoring and measuring systems annually to assist in better resource management and decreased waste.
The Broward County Board of County Commissioners presented trophies to the winners at a special ceremony on April 13 in the Governmental Center in Fort Lauderdale. The Emerald Award program recognizes businesses for their voluntary efforts in four areas: waste reduction, recycling, improved operating practices and other “green” strategies that reduce pollution and waste.
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