Reduce your Office Energy Consumption

Apr 22, 2010 4:41 PM ET

Taiga Company Blog

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), "Energy efficiency offers a powerful and cost-effective tool for achieving a sustainable energy future. Improvements in energy efficiency can reduce the need for investment in energy infrastructure, cut fuel costs, increase competitiveness and improve consumer welfare. Environmental benefits can also be achieved by the reduction of greenhouse gases emissions and local air pollution." 

A small business resource immediately available to business is energy efficiency in your workplace.  As a sustainability consultant working with small businesses, I advise clients on the cost savings of energy efficiency.
  • As a professional consultant, I suggest, first establishing a baseline of consumption for benchmarking efforts.  Areas to include: electricity, heating, water, waste, travel, and shipping. 

  • Next, create an energy policy for the business. 

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Home to one third of the earth's trees, the Taiga is the largest land-based biosphere and encircles the globe. Its immense oxygen production literally changes the atmosphere and refreshes the planet. It is this continuous renewal that has shaped Taiga Company's vision to drive similar change in the business world. Taiga Company seeks to be the "oxygen for your business".

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