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Blog poll result: Sustainability in the government sector

March 18, 2014 By admin

Welcome back to our blog poll wrap-up. This week, we take a look at our reader’s thoughts on the government sector – one of three industries we spend a lot of time completing refinishing, remanufacturing and reupholstery projects for, in addition to the hospitality and education sectors.

Back in January we asked our readers, ‘With the new year upon us, do you feel sustainability in government buildings will improve?’ Surprisingly, readers seemed torn and the responses were split 50/50 – with half of you saying yes, sustainability will improve, and the other half saying no.

These responses begged the question – why? With many new initiatives underway both federally and on the local level to improve the environmental sustainability of towns, cities and states, we wanted to know why citizens themselves felt one way or another.

To learn more, we asked a follow up question last week: ‘Would a more sustainable local government persuade you to behave in a more eco-friendly manner?’ The responses here were also divided. One-third of you said yes, awareness is key to action, one-third said no, and the remaining third were not sure. While this may be due to many different factors, we were glad to hear a diversity of responses.

At The Refinishing Touch, we’re big supporters of the environment and have worked to improve the sustainability of many government facilities through furniture asset management. By choosing our low-VOC lacquers and eco-friendly materials, government facilities managers have reduced carbon emissions and landfill waste by refinishing and remanufacturing assets compared to buying new. Furthermore, furniture asset management services to publicly-owned buildings has saved taxpayers up to hundreds of thousands of dollars – and this gives us reason to feel optimistic about the year ahead for sustainability in this sector.

What are your thoughts on sustainability trends in the government sector? Do you think this year will see improvements? Let us know your thoughts on Twitter by tweeting us at @RefinishTouch.

The Refinishing Touch blog poll: Businesses need to be greener

August 2, 2013 By admin

When pressed for an answer, not a single reader of The Refinishing Touch blog felt that the government, higher education or hotel industry is doing enough to improve sustainable standards. Each Wednesday, we utilize our blog poll to connect with our readers, and gain insights into the topics that matter most to us – and to you.

The three sectors in which The Refinishing Touch implements furniture asset management solutions – higher education, government, and hospitality – are certainly working to incorporate green initiatives, materials and practices into day-to-day business strategies, but despite these efforts, there is more to be done to improve the high environmental impacts of these industries.

We were interested to see how you felt about the sustainable progress being made in businesses today. So we inquired whether or not you think the government, hospitality and higher education industries are doing all that they can to be environmentally friendly. In response to each question, poll participants responded with resounding ‘NO’s’. It’s apparent that as consumers, we are becoming more aware of environmental concerns, and are seeking to support businesses that are taking action to combat these concerns.

It gives The Refinishing Touch a great sense of accomplishment to know that our services provide an important step in moving toward a more budget-conscious, sustainable future, especially as industry leaders continue to implement best practice solutions, including our furniture refinishing, remanufacturing and re-upholstery services.

We plan to pose this difficult question again in the future – whether industries have done enough to improve sustainable standards – and hope to receive a different answer and sustainable solutions begin to take hold and consumers continue to demand more environmentally friendly services.

It’s not too late to join the conversation – click here to participate in past and future The Refinishing Touch blog polls. If you have any suggestions for future blog poll questions, tweet us at @RefinishTouch. If you are interested in learning more about The Refinishing Touch’s sustainable furniture asset management services, please visit our website today.

The Refinishing Touch’s poll reveals the most important sustainable government initiatives

July 17, 2012 By admin

Here at The Refinishing Touch, we place tremendous value on customers’ and readers’ feedback. Whether it’s a simple blog comment from one of our readers or a ‘thank you’ from our clients in the hospitality, government, or higher education industries, we take pride in the continuous communication we share with all of our involved parties.

That’s why we were more than excited to start our ‘Take Our Survey’ blog questionnaire series, asking our readers a series of environmentally-driven questions, on The Refinishing Touch blog page. And to keep the communication cycle flowing, we thought we would share some of the initial findings from our survey questions, with you, our loyal readers.

About a month ago, we asked: ‘Which sustainable government initiative do you think is most important’. And the results were surprising, as all of those who answers were equally divided: 33.3% of respondents claimed zero energy goals were crucial; another 33.3% agreed that sustainable biofuel was the most important; and a final 33.3% of readers choose public transportation initiatives to be placed first on the nation’s agenda.

The even split is proof that many factors must come into play to lessen the world’s carbon footprint. Energy and oil consumption, pollution, carbon emissions, and other environmental concerns are all important to create a more sustainable world – which is our ultimate goal here at The Refinishing Touch.

For more survey results, be sure to sign up for The Refinishing Touch’s upcoming quarterly newsletter, InTouch, by filling out the subscription form at the bottom of our homepage. We’d also like to remind our readers to keep the feedback coming – we post a new survey question every Wednesday. Also, tweet us your thoughts by following The Refinishing Touch on Twitter: @RefinishTouch