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Panorama Orthopedics and the City of Westminster Join Forces to Improve the Environment through Tree Giveaway
Date:4/17/2010

To offset its carbon footprint, Panorama Orthopedics is donating 300 seedlings for Westminster’s Arbor Day and Earth Day Celebration Saturday, April 17.

Golden, CO (PRWEB) April 17, 2010 -- Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center in Golden is pairing up with the City of Westminster to celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day April 17. As part of its companywide green initiative, launched last year, Panorama is donating 300 seedlings to the event to help offset its carbon footprint.

“I believe in corporate social responsibility, and I think we have responsibilities that extend beyond our core mission of caring for the people in the communities we are in,” said Eric Worthan, CEO of Panorama Orthopedics. “In this case, the environment is a natural extension of our mission. It’s something that I care about.”

Panorama estimated its carbon footprint using several online calculators, which factor in such things as electricity and natural gas usage, miles driven by company vehicles, hours employees spend flying and the distance freight is shipped.

Calculating carbon footprints is not easy, but Panorama estimates its carbon dioxide emissions are about 1,300 metric tons a year. Planting trees is one of several ways to counterbalance your negative environmental impact, or carbon footprint, on the world.

“The reason we calculated it is that I wanted to say, ‘This is what we create. Let’s find a solution,’” Worthan said. Out of that effort, Panorama created a Green Committee, whose first project was to implement a companywide recycling program, which is now in place. The committee has also organized clean up days and sends out weekly tips on how to be more green.

“The Green Committee has been great in terms of raising awareness and providing education,” Worthan said. “I think it’s just
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