Archive | March, 2010

Become a "fan" of A Cleaner Tomorrow

Michele DeLay United States Strategic Consulting Many of our clients are implementing sustainability initiatives at their respective offices, which is fantastic. But the greatest program in the world will not be successful unless there is adoption by the intended audience – and many times for sustainability programs, the intended audience is the employee base at [...]

60 Ways To Help Save the Earth..in Only an Hour

Posted by: Bob Best Investor Services Lead United States Energy and Sustainability Services Earth Hour, scheduled for 8:30 – 9:30 pm (local time) on Saturday, March 27, is more than a publicity stunt.  It’s a chance for all of us to take 60 short minutes to see what life would be like without electricity.  Around [...]

Effective Data Center Strategy – Communication is Key

Posted By: Lauralee Martin LEED AP Global Chief Financial Officer In an earlier post, my colleague Tom Freeman, Managing Director, Mission Critical Solutions, set the stage for a recent executive exchange in Dallas titled, “Greening of IT and closing the communication gap between CFO’s and CIO’s,” that I participated in along with Kenneth Brill, founder [...]

Did you know today is World Water Day?

Posted by: Michael Jordan United States SVP of  Sustainability Strategy Energy and Sustainability Services Most of my clients have eco-efficiency goals in each of what I call “the big 3” – energy, waste, and water.  That said, the single issue that gets the most attention is energy, due to its obvious ties to carbon (climate [...]

Lessons Learned: Measuring our Carbon Footprint

Posted by: Dan Probst Global Lead United States Energy and Sustainability Services When we undertook calculating our carbon footprint last year, we faced the same challenges many companies face. For one, 100% of our portfolio is comprised of leased space in multi-tenant buildings making it difficult to access accurate energy consumption and utility data.  Secondly, [...]