The recycled paper we used in this annual report* is just one part of our commitment to promoting sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint. Through our membership in the Greater Philadelphia Green Business Program, a consortium of local companies that have promised to change their daily business practices to decrease their impact on the environment, we've achieved positive change in areas like energy, operations, transportation, waste reduction and recycling, and water management.
Day to day, that means improvements like using recycled paper towels in our restrooms; installing fluorescent and LED lights on timers throughout our building; using eco-friendly flooring and other building materials; initiating cleaning and drinking methods that minimize water use; and encouraging employees to walk, bike, ride mass transit, or carpool to work.
Find out more: View our Carbon Footprint Summary and our Green Business Program Self-Certification Report at www.ibx.com/about_ibc/ business_issues/green_business.html.
*The Independence Blue Cross 2011 Annual Report is printed on recycled paper with 30 percent post-consumer fiber from paper discarded after consumer use and reclaimed.