Eco-Conscious Sustainable Business

Gryphon-Phoenix, Inc is eco-friendly 
recycling, reusing and renewing
Conscious choices are made from
the office supplies we purchase to
the way our company operates

Gryphon-Phoenix, Inc is honored to uphold the core values of Permaculture. The ideals of Permaculture were defined and co-developed in the ‘70’s by two Australian gents, Bill Mollison and David Holmgren.

Permaculture may be defined as a holistic, ethical lifestyle philosophy which creates relationships based on a set of “core values”, providing a foundation for a truly sustainable system. These “core values” are found in environmental, social, and economic relationships. The core values for our environment or “Earth care”, foster respect and awareness that our Earth is the source of all life. The core values for our social relationships or “People care” guide our actions to be supportive and recognize the positive opportunities that come with change. The core values that may be applied to our economic relationships or “Fair share” remind us that the resources of the Earth are limited. We need to make wise decisions - always considering the source and impact of our consumption of necessities and “stuff”.

Holmgren's 12 design principles

These restatements of the principles of permaculture appear in David Holmgren's Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability

1. Apply self-regulation and accept feedback - We need to discourage inappropriate activity to ensure that systems can continue to function well.
2. Catch and store energy - By developing systems that collect resources when they are abundant, we can use them in times of need.
3. Creatively use and respond to change - We can have a positive impact on inevitable change by carefully observing, and then intervening at the right time.
4. Design from patterns to details - By stepping back, we can observe patterns in nature and society. These can form the backbone of our designs, with the details filled in as we go.
5. Integrate rather than segregate - By putting the right things in the right place, relationships develop between those things and they work together to support each other.
6. Observe and interact - By taking the time to engage with nature we can design solutions that suit our particular situation.
7. Obtain a yield - Ensure that you are getting truly useful rewards as part of the work that you are doing.
8. Produce no waste - By valuing and making use of all the resources that are available to us, nothing goes to waste.
9. Use and value diversity - Diversity reduces vulnerability to a variety of threats and takes advantage of the unique nature of the environment in which it resides.
10. Use and value renewable resources and services - Make the best use of nature's abundance to reduce our consumptive behaviour and dependence on non-renewable resources.
11. Use edges and value the marginal - The interface between things is where the most interesting events take place. These are often the most valuable, diverse and productive elements in the system.
12. Use small and slow solutions - Small and slow systems are easier to maintain than big ones, making better use of local resources and producing more sustainable outcomes

Suggested Reading/Resources:

www.permaculture.org

www.permacultureactivist.net