We've Gone Solar! Why We Did It and What It Means For You.

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As we all get caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life and building businesses, it's easy to forget about the impact we have on the world around us. With well over seven billion people populating our planet, every little thing we do in our daily routines almost certainly has an affect on the environment and we've taken notice of this at S&S Activewear.

Over the past few years, we've started to put forth an enormous effort to become more sustainable in our daily operations. Within the past three decades, we've been lucky enough to expand our company reach to 6 locations (Robbinsville, NJ; McDonuough, GA; Lockport, IL; Olathe, KS; Fort Worth, TX; and Reno, NV) nationwide, and with great expansion comes great responsibility.

Taking Action

That's why we started a major initiative to install solar panels on our facilities across the country. With the help of our local officials and dedicated staff, we've been able to turn 5 of our warehouses into a renewable energy source for our surrounding communities, most recently being our newest 750k sq. ft. LEED certified warehouse in Lockport, IL. This facility is our most sustainable building yet and we went to great lengths to make sure it lived up to strict environmental standards.

Companywide, we’ve installed water refilling stations where possible, placed recycling stations across our office spaces and reuse packing boxes to reduce cardboard waste.

End Users Are Watching

What does this mean for you? End users are also becoming way more focused on the practices of businesses they buy from, so operating responsibility should be any company's top priority. “There’s no question consumers across all end markets expect their supply chains to be more environmentally focused,” says our COO, Frank Myers. A new generation of buyers means that people are more focused on knowing their hard earned dollars are being spent on something they know was made, distributed and sold responsibly.

Make An Imprint

The changes we've started to make within our company come from an inspiration to help preserve our environment for future generations to come and we invite you to join us and explore new ways you too can operate more sustainably. Together we can "Make An Imprint" that'll inspire others to help keep our planet healthy for all who follow us.

To find out more about our environmental initiatives and community outreach programs, read about our "Make An Imprint" program here.