The presentation is on green environment. You can know what to do to develop the environment, what steps you can take to develop the environment and how to reduce dust from the environment.
The presentation is on green environment. You can know what to do to develop the environment, what steps you can take to develop the environment and how to reduce dust from the environment.
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RMT, Inc. and Vollrath Associates discuss how your company can become sustainable and how to market and communicate those green initiatives.
Blueprint for Green Business - Earth Day - April 22, 2010
Sustainability corporate social responsibility (ss)Trevor Shelton
ECOFLO's Sustainabiltiy Committee presents "Corporate Environmental Responsibility". The first session exploring the three pillars of sustainability (Planet, People, and Profits) and our internal and external expectations to be stewards of the environment.
When you hear the word, retrofitting, many images come to mind. One in particular is the idea of rummaging around your parent’s closet in search of 70s or 80s disco duds and then trying them on... Instead, this is my working definition, if you will.
Did you know that small actions can create big change -- especially when it comes to the environment? Here are 10 low-cost ways to lessen your impact on the planet and create a healthier, more eco-friendly office.
Practically green - Green Gamification - Manu Melwin Joymanumelwin
Practically Green is a mobile and web platform which allows users to measure and track their choices and how they contribute to environmental and healthy living.
In this presentation we introduce database syncronizacion with SQL Server and Sync Framework 4.0
Regards,
Eduardo Castro Martinez
http://ecastrom.blogspot.com
http://comunidadwindows.org
Blueprint for green business final 042210guest6d71a4d
RMT, Inc. and Vollrath Associates discuss how your company can become sustainable and how to market and communicate those green initiatives.
Blueprint for Green Business - Earth Day - April 22, 2010
Sustainability corporate social responsibility (ss)Trevor Shelton
ECOFLO's Sustainabiltiy Committee presents "Corporate Environmental Responsibility". The first session exploring the three pillars of sustainability (Planet, People, and Profits) and our internal and external expectations to be stewards of the environment.
When you hear the word, retrofitting, many images come to mind. One in particular is the idea of rummaging around your parent’s closet in search of 70s or 80s disco duds and then trying them on... Instead, this is my working definition, if you will.
Did you know that small actions can create big change -- especially when it comes to the environment? Here are 10 low-cost ways to lessen your impact on the planet and create a healthier, more eco-friendly office.
Practically green - Green Gamification - Manu Melwin Joymanumelwin
Practically Green is a mobile and web platform which allows users to measure and track their choices and how they contribute to environmental and healthy living.
In this presentation we introduce database syncronizacion with SQL Server and Sync Framework 4.0
Regards,
Eduardo Castro Martinez
http://ecastrom.blogspot.com
http://comunidadwindows.org
Presentacion sobre consideraciones de Seguridad en SQL Server 2008.
SQL Server Security and hardening.
Eduardo Castro
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http://ecastrom.blogspot.com
http://comunidadwindows.org
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Going Green: Going Green via Distance Learning
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This webinar will explore a broad range of issues related to going green via distance learning. With gasoline prices still uncomfortably high, more and more students and business professionals are looking to Distance Learning to continue their education. According to the New York Times, colleges from Massachusetts and Florida to Texas and Oregon have reported significant increases in online enrollment. And with no relief in sight for fuel prices, this increase is likely to continue. Specific areas of interest may focus on how organizations are using distance learning to lead much greener and more productive environment globally.
I put together this document with an aim to instill an environmentally friendly attitude within the workplace to encourage conscious consumption.
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D3655: Participate in Environmentally
Sustainable Work Practices
Week 5: Sustainability in the Workplace
Sustainability in the Workplace
• The use of resources must be measured
and accounted for the external costs of
our goods and services.
• The beauty of going “sustainable” is
that many of the changes we make are
beneficial to our health and
environment, while saving us money.
• Reducing our energy and water usage,
as well as waste produced, all translate
into less resource utilization and
therefore, lower costs.
Local businesses are an integral part of the
solution. Every action, no matter how small, can
contribute to the global effort to reduce our
ecological footprint.
Sustainability in the Workplace
Environmental Pressure: As our energy and natural
resource demands grow, impacts to ecosystems are
proportionally growing and causing more damage
to the health of our planet and communities.
Economic Pressure: Sustainability presents
opportunities for efficiency that can improve
business performance and competitiveness, while
reducing operating costs.
Social Pressure: Investors, customers,
environmental groups and the media have begun
to make sustainability the profitable choice.
Sustainability in the Workplace
Seven Areas of Concern
Looking to this future, the following seven areas will begin to
provide your office with strategies that save you money while
improving the efficiency and vitality of your business
Energy
Maintenance
• Keep all equipment, such as air filters clean and
maintained
Lighting
• Use daylight if possible and then compact fluorescent
light bulbs or new light emitting diodes (LED bulbs)
• Install sensors to automatically turn lighting on/ off in
space that is less used
Equipment
• Optimize energy settings on computers, monitors and
other electronics
• Unplug devices that are not in use and utilize power strips
• Reduce the amount of equipment in use: consolidate
several printers into one efficient multi-use device
Water
Conserve
• Fix leaks: Millions of gallons of water are lost every
year through leaking pipes
• Install water saving fixtures: Using low-flow sink
fixtures at the tap can decreases water usage by 50%
Reuse
• Consider grey-water, reclaimed water or rainwater
harvesting for landscape irrigation
Transportation
• Since the oil price spike of 2008,
there has been greater interest
in public transit and the
walkability of communities.
• Carpooling or taking the bus,
instead of single person car trips
decreases CO2 emissions and
reduces the cost of commuting.
The option to walk, bike, bus or
carpool gives people more
choice and makes for a healthier
community and a better planet
Transportation
Getting to Work
• Locating your business near public transportation
routes can save you and employees money on
parking and gas expenses
• Promot ...
The term “environmental” means the conscious behavior of corporations or companies aimed at minimizing or eliminating damage to nature from human activities
Tiffany Bloomer of Aventis Systems, Inc. discusses the benefits of Going Green with Refurbished IT Equipment. (Slide deck from TAG Webinar 04/12/11)
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The Green Law Office Initiative by Arnold & Porter
1. The Green Law Office Initiative:Getting Started Kristen Klick White February 26, 2009
2. 1 How Could We Reduce Our Environmental Impact? Group of volunteers met informally to make initial plans We got involved with our professional organization and helped design the EPA-ABA Law Office Climate Challenge We proposed they include paper and volunteered to do a paper pilot study to develop best practices for law firms What kind of impact could we have across the profession by leading a Green Law Office effort?
3. 2 What Is Our Environmental Impact? Arnold & Porter LLP 51 million sheets of paper per year Flight miles (3 million pounds CO2/year) 7-9 million air travel miles per year Seven buildings: HVAC, lighting, technology, etc. Waste from 1,470 employees One Million U.S. Lawyers Have Big Environmental Impacts 20-100 billion pages per year 9 million trees 1 – 4.5 million tons CO2/year
4. 3 Reasons to Implement a Green Law Office Social Responsibility The right thing to do Consistent with other “sustainable” practices such as commitment to diversity and family-friendly policies Professional Leadership Opportunity to magnify the benefits of using green practices Align with Clients’ Goals Clients adopting sustainable practices demand suppliers do the same Recruiting and morale Top talent want their professional home to reflect socially responsible values
5. 4 How We Did It: Practical Steps Policy Prepared a broad environmental policy Gained buy-in from firm leadership Adopted and announced Arnold & Porter’s environmental policy is intended to create long-term positive environmental benefits, minimize the consumption of natural resources and energy whenever possible, and protect our employees and clients as members of the global community.
10. 7 Our Green Offices: Paper Reduced printing “Piloted” our new printing program in 2006. Default, double-sided printing instituted April 2007 Switched to paper with 30% post-consumer waste content. Still looking for acceptable 100% PCW content. Eliminated Wasteful Practices Switch to an electronic culture: email all internal communication; eliminated printing faxes, automate internal reports
11. 8 Our Green Offices: Paper Other paper products and vendors Converted from yellow to white recycled legal pads Prefer vendors who use recycled paper Convert all paper products to recycled or biodegradable products Ecotainercoffee cups, cafeteria products Holiday Cards sent by e-mail
12. 9 Our Green Offices: Energy Inventoried Energy Use and Made Changes Working closely with building manager on common goals is key Highest impact areas: heating/cooling, lighting, office equipment Installed energy efficient lighting where it was not already in use Installed motion sensors in bathrooms, conference rooms Shut off escalator evenings, weekends Energy Star Equipment (already in use) Office building (in Washington) Replace CRT monitors with LCD screens Reset power savings settings on equipment Education is an ongoing effort Turn off lights, switch off power strip
13. 10 Our Green Offices: Transportation Offset Impact for Air Travel Purchased/retired credits through Carbonfund to offset air travel miles Rainforest restoration Wind power investment Commuting Preference for car services with hybrid cars (DC and NY) Installed commercial tire pump installed in garage (based on client idea) 3% improved efficiency
14. 11 Our Green Offices: Other Waste Reduction Improved Scope of Recycling Commingled recycling in Washington Expanded recycling in Denver, Los Angeles offices Reduce cafeteria, conference services waste Eliminating plastic water bottles. Replacing with pitchers, stainless steel water filtration systems Donate extra food from our cafeteria to a homeless shelter Electronics Recycling Secure the Call (BlackBerrys) Electronics collection (CRT disposal) Challenged each department to “green” their programs Exploring use of soy-based toner
15. 12 Education Efforts Education is our single biggest challenge Created quarterly newsletter America Recycles Day events 2007 - Collected 3,000 plastic bags in DC, winners received reusable shopping bags 2008 - Held used clothing drive and donated clothes to homeless Quarterly Lunch Program Program encourages office-wide support of our Green Office program Topics have included a showing of “An Inconvenient Truth,” planting a rain garden, calculating your carbon footprint, how to recycle The Pledge Tree
16. 13 Some of Our Accomplishments Paper use reduction Donated 1,560 mealsin 2007-08 Recycled 125 tons of paper/plastic/aluminum Named EPA Green Power Partner for wind power investment Positive recognition from media, other firms, clients, recruits Washington Business Journal green business award for Innovation One of five honorees in Bisnow Green Leadership Awards Only law firm in DC to join EPA Green Power Leadership Club in 2007 ALA Conference, Keystone, Conference Board webcast Legal Times, Channel 9 News, Washington Post