Phorest Salon Software partnered up with Green Circle Salons to enhance its commitment to the environment. Waste is one of the greatest sustainability challenges that salon’s today face. The beauty industry creates 877 pounds of waste every single minute. Green Circle Salons is on a mission to change that. Their award-winning program can help salon’s recover up to 95 percent of their waste, including many previously unrecoverable materials and difficult to recycle items like hair clippings, foils, excess haircolor, aerosol cans and color tubes.
“So much of our focus here at Phorest is the growth of salon businesses," said Ronan Perceval, CEO of Phorest Salon Software, in a press release. "However, we cannot pursue growth to the detriment of our planet. Sustainability is a personal passion of mine and I am inspired by the innovation that has made a waste-free future for salons within reach. We are proud to have a partner like Green Circle Salons, whose values align so closely with our own at Phorest. Together we can empower salons to manage and grow their businesses sustainably.”
Green Circle Salons is a B Corp and certified Zero Waste to Landfill by the Carbon Trust, meaning everything it collects is either reused, recycled, composted or converted into renewable energy. Phorest Salon Software is one of the founding members of Irish Tech Goes Carbon Neutral and offsets its carbon emissions, working with forestry partners, to plant real-life ‘Phorests.’ In 2020, Phorest was able to offset 551.78 tons of carbon dioxide emissions by restoring woodlands in the Irish countryside.
According to Green Circle Salons, 84 percent of salon guests care about a salon's impact. Their goal is to help salons and spas, not only to go green but to gain clients, save money and build revenue in an ethical and simple way.
Phorest continues to develop new features which enable salons to go paperless. For example, consultation forms and receipts can be handled digitally. The expanding capabilities of the Phorest Go app maximize the information stylists and estheticians have to hand, reducing their need to print things like schedules. Phorest has also recently developed a custom fees feature, making it easy for Green Circle Salons to pass on green fees to their clients.