Going Green is more than just a slogan for Veritable Vegetable

摘要

There isn't anything much greener than vegetables, so if that's part of your company name, you better make sure you are, too. For Veritable Vegetable, an organic supplier and transporter based in San Francisco, it is part of how it meets its customers' - and its community's - needs. "Sustainability is a deeply ingrained value at VV; we consider the environment, social, and economic impact of every decision we make at every level of the company," says CEO Mary Jane Evans. The women-owned and -led company runs its trucks 365 days of the year on more than 40 routes every week in California, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, and New Mexico. VV's near-zero-emissions fleet includes equipment for both local and regional routes. The facilities are also equipped with a 560-panel solar array, offsetting more than 25% of its energy use. Evans and her team also recently signed up for CleanPowerSF, San Francisco's renewable energy program, which means all the company's power comes from 100% renewable sources.