Canadians are one of the biggest generators of waste in the world and, across the nation, offices contribute nearly 10% of all waste to our landfills. Our rate of consumption is unsustainable and our landfills are overflowing.  Chemicals used to create office products made from vinyl, plastic and chlorine bleaching have enormously harmful impacts on us and our ecosystem.

Gil Yaron, founder and CEO of Frogfile, recognized this problem and wanted to do something about it.  As a former lawyer and environmentalist, Gil spent the past decade working with investors advocating for greater corporate responsibility. Through his work, he recognized a growing desire by Canadian businesses to adopt more sustainable practices.  He also observed the challenges that companies face in trying to source alternative products and reduce their environmental footprint.

“Consumers were having to search and source green products from many different suppliers, which was both time consuming and uneconomical,” says Gil. So, he started Canada’s first one-stop green office supply company to help businesses improve their operations—both environmentally and financially. Today, Frogfile is dedicated to bringing customers the greenest office supplies available with exceptional quality and service at an affordable price.

By providing cost-competitive, environmentally responsible office supplies, Frogfile helps businesses reach their sustainability goals. Breaking the myth that going “green” comes at a premium, Gil created the Frogfile Index® which shows that a basket of 10 pre-selected Frogfile office products costs less than the same basket of name brand products.

So from a tadpole of an idea grew Frogfile—a company dedicated to bringing you the greenest office supplies, conveniently and affordably.  Good for the planet, good for business.  You see, it’s easy being green.

For the Frogfile website, http://www.frogfile.com/our_story.

Accessed on July 29, 2008.