Proving Yourself in a Sustainable World

Spear asserts that it was about four years ago that the company's customers began asking questions about sustainability and environmental friendliness. He states that awareness of how important sustaining the environment is has grown substantially.

Spear knew that programs the company had developed were moving in the right direction, but it wasn't until about two years ago that the company began measureing the results. "And that was an astonishing event," he exclaims. "I mean, it really opened our eyes. It became black and white. It was a lot easier to manage, to get people to buy into the entire program because they could see the results by measuring the changes." As a result, Spear was able to set specific targets and steer focus in the proper direction. "It's really made a big change in the last 24 to 30 months, being able to measure the improvements and see the success of the programs," asserts Spear.