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Participating Businesses
Absolute Pay Trust Two, Inc.
5200 Station Way
Sarasota, FL 34233
941-365-8123

Absolute Pay Trust
Locally owned and operated Absolute Pay Trust offers the convenience of a Florida payroll service, workers' compensation insurance policies, general liability coverage, group health plans, commercial auto and more under one roof. It has focused its efforts on reducing the environmental impacts resulting from their traditional paper-oriented payroll services. The company e-mails reports and check stubs to clients, which not only reduces paper usage, but also the air quality impacts caused by using traditional delivery methods.

ADAMO Insurance Group, Inc. / Allstate
5109 Ocean Blvd.
Sarasota, FL 34241
941-894-0425

ADAMO Insurance Group, Inc. / Allstate
ADAMO's environmental program is fully integrated into its business. The company purchases recycled content office furniture, has moved to paperless operations and has removed all unnecessary lighting. ADAMO is also working with its property manager to ensure the entire facility is as green as it can be.

Akuwa Solutions Group
6341 Porter Road, Suite 1
Sarasota, FL 34240
941-556-0496
Akuwa Solutions Group
Akuwa is an information technology consulting firm that offers professional guidance from project conception, strategy and planning, through specification and procurement to project management and implementation. The company is using technology to reduce its costs and environmental impacts by consolidating their servers, reducing energy consumption and heat generation. Akuwa also purchases used hard drives and other hardware and collects used computer hardware from its clients to refurbish and recycle.

All Faiths Food Bank
8171 Blaikie Court
Sarasota, FL 34240
941-379-6333
All Faiths Food Bank
All Faiths Food Bank works with 160 non-profit agency partners to distribute food to more than 32,500 people in Sarasota and DeSoto counties every day. It reduces food waste by reclaiming the food that might otherwise go into local landfills and provides community leadership and education to the community on issues related to food, nutrition and hunger. All Faiths Food Bank reduced the amount of garbage it generates by finding sources to take materials not typically recycled, such as shrink wrap and large plastic containers. It has also instituted facility-wide energy conservation measures that will reduce its electric bills.

Anexio, Inc.
650 Central Ave., Suite 2
Sarasota, FL 34236
941-556-3400

Anexio, Inc.
Anexio is a technology company that manages day-to-day IT operations and provides IT security for small businesses. The company effectively communicates its environmental goals during staff meetings and new employee orientation. It recycles and has reduced its energy output by switching to compact fluorescent bulbs, eliminating unnecessary lighting, and using an Energy Management System to automatically turn off idle equipment. The company also promotes carpooling and minimizes on-site visits to client to reduce fuel usage.

Arrow Environmental Services, Inc.
6225 Tower Lane
Sarasota, FL 34241
941-377-0888

Arrow Environmental Services, Inc.
Arrow Environmental is a leader in sustainable solutions for pest control and lawn care in Southwest Florida and operates in more than 100 local communities. It is ranked in the top 100 pest control firms nationally. The company used the Green Business Partnership program as the template for its environmental program. The company reduced its garbage volume and cost by 50 percent through recycling and waste reduction measures, and implemented measures to reduce energy consumption recommended by its Florida Power & Light audit. Its newly established "green team" is finding new areas to improve its environmental performance, and is effectively communicating the company's environmental goals.

Aqua Plumbing and Air, Inc.
8283 Vico Court
Sarasota, FL 34240
941-366-7676
Aqua Plumbing and Air, Inc.
Aqua Plumbing and Air is a home-grown Sarasota company, founded in 1974 to service commercial, residential and new construction plumbing. It is the area's largest full-service plumbing company. It earned its Green Business certification by taking charge of the environmental aspects of its business, and its environmental performance reflects the management's emphasis.

atLarge, Inc.
238 S. Links Ave.
Sarasota, FL 34236
941-365-9200
atLarge, Inc.
atLarge is an online media company that has integrated environmental stewardship into its business model since its inception. The business is housed in an older building, but instead of modernizing during renovation by removing floors, walls and other elements, they enhanced what was already there by insulating, replacing lighting and adapting to the existing floor plan.

 
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