Pledge Directory
Atticus Financial Group
Atticus Financial Group
1220 E Hastings Street
Vancouver,BC
V6A 1S6
http://www.atticusfinancial.com
604-251-5674
Atticus fully supports reducing carbon emissions in general and is a ClimateSmart certified company. Atticus is a leader in providing financing for energy efficiency based projects such as lighting retrofits and we are also active in providing financing options for the biomass sector, both of which help to reduce carbon emissions for our clients.
energy
- Turn off lights when not in use
- Turn off workplace electronics when not in use
- Install ENERGY STAR® rated lighting and equipment
- Put reminder stickers on light switches to turn them off
- Optimize heating and cooling systems (21 Celsius when occupied 16 Celsius when unoccupied)
- Use natural lighting whenever possible
- Unblock heat flows by moving furniture
- Switch from incandescent to CFL, HID or LED lighting
- Maintain and replace caulking and weather stripping around windows and doors
- Look for leaks in building’s exterior to make sure you’re not losing energy through the front doors
- Obtain an energy audit
- Use laptops whenever possible
- Consider using multi-user CPU computing
- Change old power bars to the latest current sensing power bars
- Find out about energy saving financial incentives
- Create 5-year or 10-year ambitious sustainability vision, goals and targets of success
- Set and implement bold goals to reduce waste, emissions, water and resource use
- Engage employees at all levels in greening the workplace, their homes and communities
- Embed your green goals into your products and services – help your customers “go green”!
- Engage suppliers and business customers in collaborative projects to help achieve your mutual green goals
- Champion green initiatives to your industry association and solve eco-problems together
- Measure and report your progress, share your efforts with others
