Be Green Like Us

ENSO™ is an innovative environmental company with a mission to rid the planet of plastic pollution. They take great pride in working with companies that understand the need to move beyond business as usual to create true environmental change.  ENSO™ products are recyclable, while maintaining the same physical properties, (shelf life, texture, clarity, appearance, strength, rigidity, printability etc.) as your original design. Unfortunately, more than 95 percent of all plastics will end up in a landfill.  Our products are designed to biodegrade through natural microbial action just like any other organic material, leaving behind only carbon dioxide, methane and healthy soil.

There is a huge sustainability movement currently sweeping the world.  Consumers and companies are becoming aware of the products they purchases and their environmental impact. Studies show that this is not a fad but an evolution of behavior. Statistics that you may find interesting, demonstrate the impact that packaging decisions can have on your company image and bottom line.

• A recent study by Miller Zell, finds that lower income shoppers are driving the sustainable product marketplace, not only higher income consumers.
• 85% of consumers claim to buy green products
• 79% of consumers always compare green and conventional products before purchasing
• 93 % of consumers feel that a company being green is important to their purchase decision.
• 62 % of shoppers claim to impulse buy green items.
• Nearly three-quarters of women respond to green products as impulse buys.
• 84% of consumers consider first the packaging of a product when identifying green products.
• At grocery stores, 79% of shoppers are willing to pay a premium for green items and 70% at mass retailers.

Using ENSO™ will send a message to consumers and the general public throughout the world, that you are interested in preserving the environment for current and future generations.  Sustainability for products/packaging is not a fad, and the desire for environmentally friendly products is only going to increase.  Further studies have shown that 75% of consumers believe that social responsibility is important and other studies  have shown that even during the recent economic difficulties, sustainably focused industries  outperformed their peers by 15%.  The positive impacts you will receive on image, marketability and bottom line makes converting your standard products to ENSO™ a clear choice.

ENSO™ products have been widely accepted in the industry not only because they are the best environmental solution, but also because of our involvement within the community.  Here are a few interesting ENSO™ Facts:

• International – ENSO™ is being promoted in countries throughout the world, including the US, Canada, Latin America, Australia, China and Europe. The ENSO™ bottle was featured at the “Live Earth” worldwide event hosted by Al Gore on Earth Day April 22, 2010.
• ENSO™ will be launching a consumer campaign in 2011 to create a drive of consumers to look for products using biodegradable packaging. This campaign will be designed to create a consumer movement demanding products that are environmentally responsible through education and motivation. The majority of consumers are looking for a solution but feel overwhelmed by the magnitude of environmental issues. This campaign is designed to address that issue and create an easy path for consumer change.
• Retail Outlets – More than 2000 retail outlets and mass distributors throughout the U.S., Latin America, Australia and Europe are currently using ENSO™ products including respected outlets such as Whole Foods, Sysco, Albertsons, Kum and Go, Publix, Fred Meyers, UNFI and Natures Best, Etc.
• Print Media Exposure – Brands using ENSO™ have been featured in various publications and magazines such as FoodBev Magazine, Phoenix Business Journal, IBWA, Earth 911, Plastics Today, Plastic News, The Gourmet Retailer, Green Chemicals, Greener Ideal, Waste & Recycling News, The inspired Economist, Bevnet.com, European Plastics News, Green Lodging News, TRICOR Braun Newsletter, Cosmetics Design (US and Europe), Technical Insights and our Alerts, Injection Molding Magazine and Pack World just to name a few.
• In addition to print media, ENSO ™ also had great interest and response from Broadcast News Media Coverage:  featured on CBS 5 nightly news in Los Angeles, NBC News in Phoenix, WIBR, Knoxville, TN and many others as well as a being featured on a Penn State video segment on Plastics & Polymers.
• ENSO™ is intimately involved with governmental processes and legislation to assist and educate decision makers on green packaging options and how they impact the industry, economy and environment.   Agencies such as; EPA, FTC, NOAA, California Dept. of Resource, California Integrated Waste Management Board, Department of Toxic and Substance Control (California), as well as California and Arizona law makers, have all received vital information from ENSO™ to support their understanding of the issues and solutions around the plastic industry as a whole, and how it relates to the environment and consumers.
• ENSO™ has extensive involvement in Non Government Organizations, including leading edge NGO’s  concerning plastic pollution such as;  Agalita-Ocean Voyages (Capt. James Moore), Green Education Network-GEN, Earth 911, California Product Stewardship Council, NSA, UL, ASTM and Keep America Beautiful to collect data, collaborate data, educate and to develop and strengthen environmentally friendly packaging solutions.  We work with these organizations to familiarize with the issues and being a resource to the direction they are taking.  One of our organizational goals is to give value to anyone we are in business with, or are corresponding to, in order to promote improving our environment.

Your decision to use ENSO™ is much more than just a change in packaging; it is a demonstration to your industry, consumers and the general public that your company is a leader in sustainability. In that decision, comes a commitment from ENSO™ to stand behind the technology of our products, assist with the promotion of your products and as an innovator of plastic solutions, ENSO™ will keep you on that leading edge with future advancements in sustainable plastics technologies.