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Builders Mutual: Building a Green Culture

Tue Dec 15, 2009

Raleigh, N.C. – Builders Mutual Insurance Company is proud to announce that it is going green!  Research began in May of this year to determine what the company could do to begin a green campaign.  “Our goal was to create an environmentally responsible culture within the Company to demonstrate that small changes can make a big difference.  Many of our customers are shifting towards green building initiatives, so it seems natural that we would implement a similar culture internally,” stated John Boggs, President and CEO.  A “Green Committee” was established and in the last six months the company has successfully:

• increased recycling of bottles, cans and plastics in break room

•  increased the amount paper that is recycled (instead of placed in trash cans)

• reduced the amount of paper printed by cutting down on cover sheets and implementing double sided printing

•  eliminated the purchase of Styrofoam cups

• encouraged the use of reusable mugs and cups

On November 18, the Company hosted an “Ugly Mug” swap.  Employees were encouraged to donate coffee mugs from home; these mugs are being used by employees in place of Styrofoam cups and community mugs are available in break rooms.  During the mug swap, more than 66 employees took the BMIC Green Pledge to go green at work and at home.  Camille’s Sidewalk Café, an eco-friendly catering service, provided breakfast for the event.

Headquartered in Raleigh, Builders Mutual is one of the Southeast’s leading writers of commercial insurance for the residential and commercial construction industries and is rated A (“Excellent”) by A.M. Best Company.  Since its inception, Builders Mutual has broadened its territory beyond North Carolina to include the District of Columbia, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.  The company provides coverage to more than 14,000 policyholders through more than 3,000 sales agents and employs more than 160 staff at its Raleigh headquarters.

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