One of our commitments to the community per our mission statement is to be an environmentally responsible business partner. The hurdles for fulfilling that commitment were much lower in 1995 when the mission statement was developed, so we embarked on both internal and external programs to fulfill our responsibilities per today’s standards. Our internal program is named and branded Thermocopy Greenworks. We implemented the program on January 1, 2008 and now track our efforts at ThermocopyGreenworks.com. This website is available to our employees and clients to enable them to see the progress of the program and how we are affecting the environment in a more positive way. There are green tips and links that explain proper recycling of toner bottles, cartridges, etc. We also offer our award winning Printworks+ program that includes an environmental assessment of the client’s printing practices and a program to help them “go green and save green” with best environmental set-up practices like duplex features on all installed equipment, default duplex printing, and toner-centric printers.



As a result of our own search for ways to go green, we developed an online resource to assist East Tennessee businesses in their own green efforts called GoGreenET.com. We forged a partnership with the University of Tennessee’s Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment (ISSE), a highly-respected organization at the forefront of environmental research, the Knoxville Area Chamber Partnership and Clayton Homes. We also enlisted the help of the largest media outlets in Tennessee to publicize the website, found at www.GoGreenET.com. Our media partners include Citadel Broadcasting (radio), Charter Communications (cable television), the Knoxville News-Sentinel (daily paper and monthly Greater Knoxville Business Journal) and Lamar Advertising (outdoor). To date, these companies have contributed over $500,000 in creative and advertising resources to promote GoGreenET.com. We also created, developed and co-sponsor an annual contest presented by the Greater Knoxville Business Journal called “Business in the Green.” This competition awards a cash prize to be used by an area business to help further their environmental efforts.

What this means for our clients is Thermocopy is committed to making the world a better place in which to live and work and to helping our clients go green, too—all while saving them money.