Why is Sustainability Important?

* Exponential taxation of ecological resources
* The ever increasing cost of energy
* High profile acceptance of global warming as a socio-political imperative
* A continuing stream of international treaties and regulations
* Pressure from investors for the US to regulate emissions in order to compete on a global scale
* A growing awareness of the consumer’s ability to control their spending decisions based on a company’s “Sustainable” or “GREEN” strategy.

Full Circle prioritizes sustainability efforts and architects long term strategies for our customers to achieve sustainability while maintaining their fiscal responsibility.

Sustainability is a complex subject. At times it can be confusing. The term is often misunderstood and misused. For many people, sustainability translates into being “environmentally friendly”, but it is broader than that. It represents much more than reducing waste, protecting wildlife and recycling.

Sustainability is a continual process.

“A dynamic process which enables all people to realize their potential and to improve their quality of life in ways that simultaneously protect and enhance the Earth’s life support systems.” “Forum for the Future”

Understanding sustainability requires an awareness of how everything we do, everything we take, everything we make and everything we waste affects nature’s balance, and how our actions will ultimately affect our children and the children of all species.

Each choice we make has a “cost.” True cost is a combination of the economic, social and environmental costs set against the offsetting benefits associated with each choice that we make.