The Cleaning Industry Climate Initiative has been specifically designed for the industrial & institutional cleaning industry and makes it easy to take immediate positive action to reduce their impacts on the environment caused by their energy use and transportation.

The Cleaning Industry Climate Initiative will create awareness and help companies, especially janitorial product distributors and facility service providers to voluntarily begin measuring, reducing, and offsetting their emissions. These are the next logical steps for companies that promote Green Cleaning and who have begun implementing sustainable practices in their company’s operations.

Climate change is going to be one of the most important issues of our time. While the cleaning industry certainly is not the major cause of the problem, we have to do our part. Because we are such a huge industry comprised of over four million people, 70,000 companies, and hundreds of thousands of vehicles, we can make an important contribution to the solution.

Participation is very practical. It is easy to get started and make a difference.

The graduated levels of participation make this program very practical to get involved in the Cleaning Industry Climate Initiative and to make a difference as an environmental leader in the cleaning industry.

Participation Steps

Step 1: Register in the CICI - Provide the energy use information and pay the registration fee (of only $200). All information submitted will be held confidentially.

What You Get

• Calculation of your emission footprint
• Information on the cost of offsetting your emissions by: 50%, 100%, 200% & 300%
• A listing on the CICI web site as a registered program participant
• A certificate recognizing your company as a registered program participant

Step 2: Offset Your Emissions: Choose your level and pay for the chosen level emissions offsets
• Green 50%
• Silver 100%
• Gold 200%
• Platinum 300%

What You Get:
• A listing on the CICI web site at the offset level you have chosen
• A certificate recognizing your company for the offset level you have chosen

Step 3: Additional Optional Services: Verification of your company’s emissions and offset achievements is available at extra cost for participants that are willing to provide the detailed information needed for verification. If you would like more information about verification click here.

For additional information on the Cleaning Industry Climate Initiative:

• See FAQ

• Contact Amanda Raster, Manager of Leonardo Academy’s Cleaner and Greener Program:

        • Email: amanda@leonardoacademy.org
        • Tel: 608-280-0255