There Are Economic Advantages to Being Green—
For Us and For You

At HARBEC, we’re smart decision makers when it comes to our overall business impact and profitability. Before investing in any solution, environmental or other, we undertake significant due diligence efforts to determine if they are cost effective and will result in positive return on investment. As a result, we’ve learned how to save money while becoming green.

We know that, when it comes to energy savings, all of our decisions positively impact our bottom line because we do it all in-house.

Our wind turbine allows us to predict future energy costs today. More specifically, we know what at least 20% of our energy costs will be 25 years from now. In an economy where electricity and natural gas prices are far outpacing the rate of inflation, this is not an idle claim.

We also have energy hedging systems. Our generators can run in either of two modes: thermal or electrical priority. This allows us to hedge our costs. When natural gas costs tripled, we moved to thermal priority. If gas costs fluctuate again, we have the flexibility to switch back and maintain our economic advantage.

Our competitors are well aware of the fact that we’re getting increased work because of our environmental efforts but they don’t typically realize that we’re saving money for our customers in the process.

Sadly, there are certain things we can’t control—such as market pricing for raw materials. However, where we can control costs, we do. We’re all in this together.

HARBEC embraces a philosophy called the "Triple Bottom Line". This theory emphasizes the importance of considering three main concepts within business:

• People: Fair and beneficial practices toward the employees and the community that we operate in that insure a safe and healthy work place and a positive impact on the neighborhood.exploiting or endangering no one.
• Planet: Sustainable manufacturing practices that benefit the natural order by doing no harm and curtailing environmental impact by reducing the ecological footprint
• Profit: The lasting economic benefit an organization has on its economic environment.ideally, not confused with internal profit of the organization. At HARBEC, we deliberately do confuse it- and it works well.
  

As HARBEC continues to become firmly entrenched in a significant and growing environmental market niche, there are a few things we want from you:

• Recognition as a socially and environmentally responsible company
• Identification as an industry leader (i.e., the nation’s premier “green molder”)
• We want to tell your story!

HARBEC would love to partner with a firm who is embracing our environmental values as strongly as we are and work together to garner significant press about our collective efforts in environmental sustainability. We believe it’s a win-win situation.

Examples of firms with whom we want to write the book:

• Energy Star® qualified manufacturers
  Consumers love your Energy Star products:
  why not take them to the next level with e-friendly parts inside? Partner with HARBEC to manufacture “green parts” in order to complement, and more strongly market, your Energy Star claims.
• Manufacturers who are ISO 14000 certified
  We have an action item for you: Ensure your suppliers are also environmentally compliant. Take even greater responsibility for your manufacturing practices through sustainability throughout your supply chain. By partnering with HARBEC, you can add (and fulfill) two new measures: “impact on environment” and “impact on bottom line.”
• Manufacturers who are currently buying green power
  If using green power is important to you, please ask yourself, “why aren’t we buying parts from someone who is doing the same?” We share your passion.