Green Pays Off in Green for Adobe

October 10th, 2006 by Hal

Most of us know Adobe for its Acrobat PDF software. Did you know that the firm is green? Business 2.0 calls them The Greenest Office in America. And their efforts pay off. For a cumulative $1.1 million investment Adobe enjoys annual savings of almost $1 million. You won't get those returns in the market.

Lean thinking is closely tied to the green movement. The authors of Natural Capitalism claim lean ideas are the theory from which we can build a sustainable environment. Some of The Best 19 Pages on Lean Thinking are offered up in their book. Have a look. And when you're done, how about replacing one or two incandescent bulbs with CFLs?

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