As a leading manufacturer of Laptop Bags and Accessories, Targus is dedicated to preserving the environment and reducing the impact on our natural resources. Green from the inside-out The Targus commitment to being environmentally conscious extends throughout the company; from our product design and manufacturing, to our marketing efforts. Marketing - With the sale of every EcoSmart™ Grove™ bag, Targus contributes a percentage of the revenue to The Conservation Fund , a non-profit organization that plants trees as part of a sustainable managed reforestation project. Through reforestation, The Conservation Fund's Go ZeroSM program helps companies understand and reverse their carbon footprint to reduce global climate changes related to the emission of greenhouse gasses. Office - Beyond the core of our EcoSmart™ Family of Products, Targus employees are driving down the path to green with a company-wide transition towards: recycled and renewable office supplies; the use of high-efficiency lighting and climate control and reuse of shipping materials. Packaging - Targus has launched a new initiative aimed at minimizing the amount of material used in our packaging and adopting the latest alternative materials. Use of recycled materials on hang tags; wraps and insert cards are just the beginning of our effort to leverage the use of reusable post-consumer materials in our packaging. Materials - From our first Grove™ line offering PVC-Free cases to our Designed for Dell Facets and Targus Spruce collections made from recycled PET, Targus continues to research and develop new techniques for delivering products that reduce the consumption of raw materials, minimize our carbon footprint and incorporate the latest eco-friendly materials and production methods. Why recycle plastic bottles? Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles every hour Only about one-tenth of all solid garbage in the United States gets recycled One bottle takes approximately 450 years to decompose (*Sources: Cleanair.org; Greenecoservices.com) EcoSmart™ Grove™ Products: Eliminate the use of PVC as a backing material Eliminate the use of nickel for hardware Using recyclable plastic for hardware buckles     EcoSmart™ Spruce™ Products: PVC and nickel free materials to eliminate toxins during manufacturing Features recyclable plastic for hardware buckles A seed for the future Targus continues to support the University of Michigan Solar Car team as they gear up to release their 2009 Solar Car "Infinium" in hopes of doing what no American Team has done before since 1987; sailing past the competition and taking the checkered flag at this year's World Solar Challenge in Australia. Last year the team won the North American Solar Challenge by more than a full racing day, an impressive margin for the group. The team's resilience was clear in 2007, when placing 7th despite a crash that robbed them from one complete day of racing. The student-run solar car team has been putting solar energy to positive use by building and racing cars since 1990. Targus applauds their hard work and diligence in exploring how solar energy can play a more active role in years to come.