Green Key

ETP's Definition of Green/Clean

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"Green/Clean" through ETP:

Is a business practice to conserve the natural environment and resources through processes that reduce or eliminate emissions and/or wastes; processes that conserve energy sources; and/or processes that generate energy.

Examples of activity or services:

  • Generating, producing, storing clean energy;
  • Recycling existing materials; (not including bins for recyclable paper...)
  • Energy efficient, product manufacturing, distribution, construction, installation, and maintenance;
  • Natural and sustainable product manufacturing;
  • Preventing, reducing, mitigating, cleaning up environmental degradation;
  • Providing education, consulting, policy promotion, accreditation, trading and offsets, compliance and awareness or similar services supporting any of the above.