Still don’t believe in the power of greening your business? Trough my never ending search for new greener products, I came across this article the other day at buildings.com “Green Cleaning Products and Practices Show Survey Results.”

A survey commissioned by Cintas Corporation has revealed that a staggering 84% of adults in the United States prefer to do business with companies that use green cleaning products and practices.
The polling was conducted by Harris Interactive in March, and included more than 1000 adults ages 18 and older.
“Today’s consumers are environmentally-conscious and expect the businesses they patronize to use green cleaning practices,” says Mike Thompson, Senior Vice President, Cintas Facility Services. “This research affirms that using environmentally-friendly cleaning products and practices has a positive impact on the environment and can help drive repeat business.”
Younger adults show the strongest preference for green cleaning methodologies, which could indicate that green products and practices will be of high value in the future.
This survey was conducted by phone within the United States by Harris Interactive on behalf of Cintas from March 24-27, 2011, among 1,018 adults ages 18 and older.
From Buildings.com 04/26/2011

Times are changing and so are consumer preferences. With the environment always on the mind of young consumers businesses find themselves having to change old habits to stay on top. As I tell a lot of my clients if you need anymore proof that green is the new black just look at major corporations like Wal-Mart and Staples. Both corporations and many more major corporations like them have proven with great results that going greener is just good business.