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Sustainability

Sustainability is increasingly becoming important for the business community, both in terms of the cost savings of lowering operating expenses through asset management and risk reduction, and in terms of corporate responsibility for reducing environmental impacts. Aegis works with businesses to identify where waste minimization, greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions, and water footprinting and conservation efforts can reduce costs and increase publicity as a green business. Aegis can provide support on any or all G3 Performance Indicator tracking and reporting for a Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) triple bottom line Sustainability program. Aegis is a founding member of the Atlantic Sustainability Consortium, and teams with Consortium members to offer a variety of services, including energy audits.

Aegis offers many services to help clients build sustainable business practices, including:

GHG Inventory and Information Management System development for Air, Water and Waste media tracking
Waste Minimization and Reduction Programs, including Comparable Fuel Exclusion applicability
Stormwater flow impact analysis for greenscaping, structural BMPs and setting realistic goals of stormwater management
Water footprinting and water conservation planning.
G3 Sustainability Performance Indicator tracking and reporting: including Economic, Environmental (Materials, Energy, Water, Biodiversity, Emissions, Effluents, Waste, Products and Services, Compliance and Transport), and Social.
Climate Action Plans
Environmental control and offset information for Sustainability programs, including Travel Reduction Programs, Carbon Sequestering, Greenspace, Constructed wetlands and emerging offsets.

Sustainability Showcase

The Cleaning Authority of Richmond

The Cleaning Authority of Richmond’s commitment to Sustainability is obvious in their everyday business. They only use cleaning chemicals that meet Green Seal environmental standards. Green Seal standards include standards for toxicity, flammability, irritants, aquatic impacts and air impacts; as well as requirements for preferential use of recycled materials, reduced packaging, and preferential use of products that were not tested on animals. The Cleaning Authority of Richmond uses Chorus Art Paper products, which are made with 25% post-consumer waste. For more information on The Cleaning Authority, please see their website at www.thecleaningauthority.com, or contact Tim Church at tim@tcarichmond.com.