Category: Sustainability
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A sustainable economy: Can higher education set the bar?
Recently, Inside Higher Ed showcased a piece from a collegiate administrator, G. Rendell, pushing for a more sustainable balance on his campus,…
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The Net Impact conference: A green impact of our future
The Refinishing Touch team attends numerous industry events, including those that cover higher education, hospitality. or government topics, and we’re always keen to network, learn from our peers, and get involved.…
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Hotel owners, operators or brands: Who is responsible for sustainability?
For more than thirty-five years our team has implemented on-site furniture asset management services to hoteliers across the United States…
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Facebook keeps lips closed on carbon dioxide emissions
Part of our vision is to help organizations in hospitality, education and government to reduce their impact on their environment.…
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Green Engage: The new online sustainability portal from IHG
We’re always scanning the news for environmental innovations in our core industries – higher education, hospitality and government. Yesterday, we…
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Dr. Rogers’ brings hope and sustainability to Canada’s McGill University
Though earlier in the week we reported on Canada’s struggles with sustainability, we also wanted to take the time to…
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Hospitality: Go green to save green
We hear this a lot: “Going green is too costly”. It’s a damaging misconception – damaging to the environment, and…
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Changing the face of procurement – New university policies make campuses greener
The higher education industry has evolved in many ways, but to us one of the most important is its embrace…
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AASHE switches it up: Conference to encompass multiple Portland campuses
As regular attendees of industry tradeshows, it’s refreshing to see new ways to add to the visitor experience. One event…
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Defense Communities: We share our views on the budgetary and environmental case for furniture asset management
We’re pleased to announce that this month’s issue of Defense Communities ran an article by our founder and president, Mario…