Transitioning Beyond Green: A Look At The Future Of The Cleaning Industry Authors look at issues and trends that will impact coming years. By: Stan Mierzejewski and David Holly Stan Mierzejewski is senior manager of sustainability with Tennant Company, a world leader in designing, manufacturing and market-ing solutions that help cre-ate a cleaner, safer world. Contact Stan at [email protected]. David Holly is a member of the Ashkin Group, an internationally recognized consulting firm working to green the cleaning indus-try and co-author of The Business of Green Cleaning . Contact David at [email protected]. T The past decade has seen rapid growth in the awareness of green cleaning and sustainability issues. Just five years ago, cleaning industry trade shows, such as ISSA/INTERCLEAN and Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI), featured a scant dozen companies exhibiting green products and services. At last yearʼs ISSA convention, however, virtu-ally every exhibit had some type of green product, service or message. Yet, as far as the green movement has come within the cleaning industry, there is much more that can be done. Key Green Definitions Before we look forward to where the cleaning industry can go from here, it is first helpful to be in agreement on the definitions of some key green terms and phrases, including green cleaning, sus-tainability and the triple bottom line. The most accepted definition of green cleaning, for more info Visit www.cmmonline.com and type in search keyword: Green Cleaning . For more information on related products, visit www.cmmonline.com , select SUPPLIER SEARCH from the main navigation bar, and enter keyword: Equipment . Green and sustainability issues are sure to be in your future. 34 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • September 2009
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