04/27/2010
(Fredericksburg, VA ) Rappahannock Goodwill Industries earned a score of more than 80 percent qualifying the organization for the (OS1) ® Green Certified Award.
The award brings recognition to the health promoting an environmentally friendly custodial service delivered by a team of employees who keep the Quantico-based FBI ERF and ERF-E buildings clean.
Professional cleaning operations that receive the award demonstrate success in managing their (OS1) Program. These programs reflect a commitment to reduce environmental harm and promote health while cleaning. The organizations qualify for the award by submitting to a third party audit. During the process, more than 330 factors that are considered best practice benchmarks in safe and environmentally-responsible cleaning are evaluated.
The audit for the custodial service was conducted on March 24, by ManageMen, Inc. The ERF building received a score of 83 percent and ERF-E building received a score of 85 percent.
“While RGI is providing jobs and changing lives, it doesn’t want to shirk its responsibility to health and the environment,” Woody Van Valkenburgh, president and CEO of Rappahannock Goodwill Industries explained. “We are proud to be a recipient of this award and proud of our employees who have worked diligently to maintain the OS1 standards on a daily basis,” he added.
Rappahannock Goodwill Industries has provided custodial and other services to government agencies based at Quantico since 1994. These services have supplied jobs to more than 67 people.
Rappahannock Goodwill Industries is a private not-for-profit organization that serves the city of Fredericksburg and a 12-county region. It provides work opportunities and job training to people with barriers to employment, particularly those with disabilities. Its operations include three job help centers, a commercial laundry, off-site custodial and administrative services, an outsourcing and contracting facility and eight retail stores and donation centers.