07.01.16
Earth Friendly Products’ president and chief executive officer Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks has received the Orange County Business Journal’s 2016 Women in Business Award.
“The Women in Business Award is presented to Ms. Vlahakis-Hanks for her highly effective leadership and influential voice in the green movement and in corporate social responsibility. She has been instrumental in making Earth Friendly Products a model for green business practices in Southern California and across the country. Vlahakis-Hanks is outspoken in her commitment to sustainability in her products, her facilities, and her employment practices,” explained Laura Garrett, vice president and associate publisher of the Orange County Business Journal and the Women in Business Award chair.
Vlahakis-Hanks recently opened the company’s flagship manufacturing facility and corporate headquarters in Cypress, CA, which features sustainable operations and Zero Waste manufacturing processes and creates more than 90 jobs in Orange County (and over 350 jobs nationally). The new facility increases the company’s manufacturing capacity in California by over 30% to accommodate its strong growth.
The Cypress site is one of several sustainable manufacturing facilities that the company has strategically located across the US to reduce its shipping costs, minimize its carbon footprint and enable it to achieve carbon neutrality.
“I am so proud to call Orange County my home and to accept this prestigious award on behalf of the entire Earth Friendly Products Cypress team,” said Vlahakis-Hanks.
“The Women in Business Award is presented to Ms. Vlahakis-Hanks for her highly effective leadership and influential voice in the green movement and in corporate social responsibility. She has been instrumental in making Earth Friendly Products a model for green business practices in Southern California and across the country. Vlahakis-Hanks is outspoken in her commitment to sustainability in her products, her facilities, and her employment practices,” explained Laura Garrett, vice president and associate publisher of the Orange County Business Journal and the Women in Business Award chair.
Vlahakis-Hanks recently opened the company’s flagship manufacturing facility and corporate headquarters in Cypress, CA, which features sustainable operations and Zero Waste manufacturing processes and creates more than 90 jobs in Orange County (and over 350 jobs nationally). The new facility increases the company’s manufacturing capacity in California by over 30% to accommodate its strong growth.
The Cypress site is one of several sustainable manufacturing facilities that the company has strategically located across the US to reduce its shipping costs, minimize its carbon footprint and enable it to achieve carbon neutrality.
“I am so proud to call Orange County my home and to accept this prestigious award on behalf of the entire Earth Friendly Products Cypress team,” said Vlahakis-Hanks.