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19% improvements in concentration
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with indoor plants present. And the
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Green Plants for Green Buildings (GPGB) is thrilled r research much like what the IIGF will
drive. How did you know this? You heard
to announce the creation of the Interior Industry dr iv e. Ho w did y ou k n o w this ? Y ou h e ar d
it through marketing.
Growth Fund (IIGF). This all-new endowment will be it thr ough mar k etin g.
managed by the National Horticulture Foundation
New research, marketing and education
(NHF). The principal balance will never be spent, Ne w r ese ar c h, mar k etin g an d education
are just a few examples of how proceeds
and continuously grow through contributions. The ar e just a f e w e x amples of h o w pr oc eeds
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sustainable way to get the message on
results in interior landscape research, education, sustainable w a y t o get th e m essa ge on
the incredible benefits of interior plants
and marketing projects. th e in cr edible ben efits of int er ior plants
out to designers, specifiers, and decision
out t o design er s, specifier s, an d decision
makers for years to come.
With the creation of the Fund, industry professionals mak er s f or y e ar s t o c om e.
and practitioners now have a vehicle to put
Let’s relate this endowment to your top
investment dollars to work to specifically grow our L et’ s r elat e this en do wm ent t o y our t op
company performers. Most employees
interior industry. This creates an opportunity for a c omp an y perf or m er s. Most emplo y ees
work 40-hours a week, 50-weeks a year,
lasting endowment that will never go away. Only w or k 40 -h our s a w eek , 50 - w eek s a y e ar ,
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sustainable now and for future generations. willin g
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