Being a socially responsible company means that you care about the environment. Not only do you care about the amount of energy that your company consumes, but also about the quantity of waste that it generates and the chemicals that are used for cleaning.
Having the most efficient and powerful professional floor cleaning machines is one way to save energy, but it is important to also pay attention to the type of chemicals that are used during the cleaning process.
There are many cleaning chemicals that are highly effective and that can cut work time down significantly, but they are hazardous materials that require special handling, special equipment to protect the maintenance crew, and may require special disposal processes. All of these things combined can add a tremendous amount of cost as well as risk to maintaining an optimal clean environment throughout the buildings that you control.
The general public probably would never know what type of chemicals are used to keep commercial floors clean in various buildings. However, being socially responsible is something that doesn’t necessarily have to be related to improving your overall brand. It can be a habit that begins to build and develop over the years.
There are growing number of people that will go out of their way to choose a company that exhibits stronger social responsibility. If you have a major company that has a significant amount of floor square footage to keep clean, the more socially responsible you are as a company, the more the word will get out and that will have a positive impact on not only your brand, but also in the amount of clients and customers who begin to seek out you and your company’s services and products.
Begin by focusing on cleaning chemicals that are considered safe for the environment. These cleaning solutions can often be considered almost as effective as some of the harsher chemicals. Being safer for the environment means that they will likely also be safer for your maintenance crew.
Caring about the environment, caring about your maintenance department, and being more socially responsible begins at the highest level of any company.