<p>The Oppenheimer Group is doing its best to not leave its mark. Chairman, President and CEO John Anderson was curious about the specifics of the company's environmental impact. With the help of Offsetters, Canada's leading carbon management solutions provider, Oppenheimer set out to measure and analyze the greenhouse gas emissions of their operations, and calculate its carbon footprint utilizing the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. With concern for the company's impact that their ground transportation has on the environment, the company and its transportation affiliates have become members of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Smartway Partnership. Smartway assists in reducing the effect of the logistics network by achieving greater efficiencies.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> The Oppenheimer Group has the admirable goal of reducing their greenhouse gas emmissions by five percent by 2013. With plans to collaborate with growers and retail customers to improve upon their collective footprint, the company is looking to spread the awareness and lessen the impact. John Anderson states of the current revelations, "Understanding our greenhouse gas emissions enlightened us to the reality that as a fresh produce marketer with a global supply network of our scope, we have a significant opportunity for positive change... We intend to consider every aspect, from the seeds we plant, to the packaging we use, to the transportation companies we chose, and how we approach the market."</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>www.oppyproduce.com</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
