AHP's Role in Environmental Responsibility

The Virox team has long prided itself on developing and manufacturing cleaners and disinfectants that provided a safer and greener alternative for end users. Proof of this comes with several Green Seal and EcoLogo registered cleaners as
well as Canada’s first EcoLogo registered disinfectant-cleaner. For 2009, we were challenged to look internally at our all activities within the company from materials management to production, research and development to sales and put the concept of “SUSTAINABILITY” into practice.

To meet this challenge, we created a “GREEN TEAM”, which includes members from each department. Over the past 6 months the team has been working to develop our Corporate Sustainability Document and set objectives and goals for the team and company for the next 5 years. Thus, our core competency statement:

“Virox is committed to innovating, developing and improving peroxide based environmentally sustainable cleaners and disinfectants that allow our affiliates to reduce their environmental impact when consuming such necessary products. A focus on health and environmental sustainability is a legacy we will pass on to future generations.”

To that end we will be moving away from the use of white boxes to kraft (brown). This small change decreases our environmental impact by choosing to use a product that requires less processing during manufacturing. As well, we have issued reusable stainless steel water bottles to all employees and have installed a water system that filters and cools tap water thereby allowing us to evict bottled water entirely. First steps; not necessarily big ones, but in the right direction.

We look forward to keeping you updated on our evolving initiatives!

• The Presidential United States  Environmental Protection Green Chemistry Challenge Agency Awards Program: Summary of 2009 Award Entries and Recipients

• Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide has proven its superiority with respect to cleaning and disinfection properties and can now proudly display the Ecologo as Canada's FIRST registered Disinfectant-Cleaner. More...

• Virox Technologies Inc. has been recognized by the EPA as a Champion in the Design for the Environment Program's Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative (SDSI). Champion is the highest level of recognition offered under SDSI. More...

• JohnsonDiversey Plays Leadership Role in Development of U.S. EPA’s Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative, Earns Champion Status More...

• JohnsonDiversey Cleaning System Awarded GREENGUARD Certifications. More...

• JohnsonDiversey releases 2008 Global Responsibility Report More...

• JohnsonDiversey launches Daylight Cleaning™ program - More sustainable approach to cleaning reduces energy use and operating costs while improving quality of cleaning service More...

• Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide (AHP) has found the balance between efficacy and safety without the need for ever using harmful surfactants such as Alkylphenol ethoxylates including Nonylphenol ethoxylates.  More...

• JohnsonDiversey Announces Most Ambitious Climate Commitment In Cleaning Industry. More...

• Environmental sustainability of AHP stays ahead of Canadian chemical bans. More...

• Leaders Met to Map the Green Frontier for the Facility Care Industry Sustainable Facility Care Forum features top sustainability leaders and experts. More...

• Going Green and Staying Clean. More...

• First Canadian company to be recognized by Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative - Virox Technologies Inc. More...

• One key tool in this program has been JohnsonDiversey’s Oxivir disinfectant. Its formula makes it the perfect
  solution for fi ghting infections without harming the environment. More...

• Through our partnership with JohnsonDiversey, we are proud to offer a broad assortment of environmentally certified products.. More...

• Design for the Environment (EPA)

• Green Seal

• EcoLogo

• GreenGuard

• Practice Green Health

• Ashkin Group

• Cleaning in Healthcare Facilities: Reducing human health effects and environmental impacts