{"id":9311,"date":"2016-07-26T11:55:37","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T18:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/?p=9311"},"modified":"2019-03-06T21:43:42","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T05:43:42","slug":"sustainable-business-tec-labs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/2016\/07\/26\/sustainable-business-tec-labs\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Highlight: Tec Labs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/files\/2016\/07\/Capture.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9313 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/files\/2016\/07\/Capture.png\" alt=\"Capture\" width=\"273\" height=\"112\" \/><\/a>Ever heard of Tecnu? Maybe in the days of camping with your family, and your mom is scrubbing you down after enjoying a romp through the woods? Or in the desperate search at the drug store after getting infected with poison oak? Tec Labs is a company based in Albany, OR who pride themselves in being sustainable; for the environment, and for their employees! Let&#8217;s check them out! <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teclabsinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tec Labs<\/a> is an over-the-counter pharmaceutical company who focuses on topical products used to prevent itch from outdoor pests such as poison oak, or mosquito bites. Some of their products include the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teclabsinc.com\/products\/poison-oak-ivy\/tecnu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tecnu skin cleanser<\/a> that removes those pesty oils from poison oak, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.licefreee.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Licefreee<\/a> products to deal with lice, insect\u00a0repellent, and other <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teclabsinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">topical products<\/a> to put on bug bites.<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/files\/2016\/07\/bites.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9312 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/files\/2016\/07\/bites-221x300.png\" alt=\"bites\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tec Labs was ranked 32nd in the Top 100 Green Workplaces in Oregon for 2016. Their passion is to take ca<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/files\/2016\/07\/lice.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9314 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/files\/2016\/07\/lice-154x300.png\" alt=\"lice\" width=\"154\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>re of their customers first, and provide a product that works, but they see taking care of the environment just as important as well. In the past few years, they had a sustainability report created to evaluate how the company is doing in the following fields: Carbon Footprint, Water usage, Waste, Suppliers, and the Community. Within the next 5 years, Tec Labs has set sustainability related goals to reduce green house gas emissions by 5%, reduce water usage by 2.5%, and reduce waste production by 5%.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to taking care of natural resources, and our environment, Tec Labs strives to create a sustainable work-life balance for their employees.<\/p>\n<p>Keep up the great work, Tec Labs! Thanks for being an example for other sustainable businesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever heard of Tecnu? Maybe in the days of camping with your family, and your mom is scrubbing you down after enjoying a romp through the woods? Or in the desperate search at the drug store after getting infected with poison oak? 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