Morrison Hershfield

Morrison Hershfield

310 – 4321 Still Creek drive
Burnaby,BC
V5C 6S7
http://morrisonhershfield.com
604-454-0402

Social responsibility

energy

• Turn off lights when not in use
• Turn off workplace electronics when not in use
• Install motion sensors or timers on light switches
• Install ENERGY STAR® rated lighting and equipment
• 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
• Obtain an energy audit
• Use laptops whenever possible
• Specify 80 plus power supply when ordering computers
• 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

water

• Encourage staff to use efficient rinsing techniques
• Check all hoses, connectors, and faucets regularly for leaks
• Provide refrigerated drinking water
• Install water efficiency devices
• Install infrared sensor faucets
• 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

travel

• Encourage carpooling to company events and offsite meetings
• Share ride-matching service to form carpools
• Hold events along the frequent transit network
• Provide staff with transit fares for travel locally to business meetings
• Provide secure bicycle parking facilities for employees
• Provide one washroom facility where the door can be locked for cyclist/runners to freshen up
• Share trip planning tools – TransLink trip planner, Next Bus, Mobile Site/Apps, cycling route planner
• Engage employees in regional campaigns like Bike to Work Week, Carpool Hero, etc.
• Use webinars, video and teleconferencing
• Provide free or preferred parking for carpools and hybrid/electric vehicles
• Subsidize transit fares for employee commuting
• Create a work from home (teleworking) option
• Reduce air travel
• Offer start and end times that avoid peak periods of travel
• 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

waste

• Set printers to ‘double sided’
• Print only necessary documents
• Send memos, quotes and invoices electronically
• Minimize paper usage in meetings
• Provide recycle stations at key locations
• Subscribe to online newspapers and magazines
• Set up a recycle station for items accepted through Return-it and Foam-only
• Donate outdated electronics
• Donate unwanted food
• Use washable cutlery and plates
• Recycle hazardous waste
• Conduct a waste audit
• Implement a policy of zero waste in office
• Implement a policy of not purchasing products that are disposable and over packaged.
• Review packaging of products with a few to reducing packaging waste.
• Consider leasing rather than purchasing products
• 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

purchasing

• Purchase long life, re-fillable and re-usable products
• Purchase organic, fair trade coffee and tea
• Choose products that don’t produce a lot of waste
• Introduce a policy that supports green and sustainable products
• Support the local economy by buying local
• Choose products that reduce or eliminate pollution and toxins
• Support products and services that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
• Consider biodiversity maintenance or improvement when producing or acquiring products and services
• Consider employee health and safety when choosing suppliers
• Reduce, Reuse and Recycle when making purchasing decisions
• 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