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 At Ground Floor Partners, we are
making a concerted effort to reduce
our carbon footprint by reducing
our energy usage, recycling paper
and other materials, and reusing
as much as we can. Although we
are a small company, we firmly
believe that a large number of
individuals and small companies,
working together to change the
environment and make the world
a better place, can make a big
difference.
Most consulting
companies waste an amazing amount
of energy on travel. Many “Big Four” consultants
spend as much as 70% of their time
on the road. At Ground Floor Partners,
we understand that “face
time” is an important component
of every client relationship. However,
there are times when a trip can
be replaced by a teleconference
or a web conference, with no loss
in clarity of communication. At
Ground Floor Partners we use phone
and web conferencing as much as
possible. We estimate we save at
least 10,000 miles of travel per
consultant per year through the
use of phone and web conferencing.
We encourage the use of mass transit
by distributing bus and train passes
to our consultants. We use mass
transit asmuch as possible whenever
we travel locally, and even when
we visit clients in other cities.
We share
conference room and office space
to minimize our “office
space footprint”. That means
lower amounts of air conditioning,
heating, janitorial services, furniture,
and electricity per person.
We encourage our consultants to
work at home as much as possible.
This reduces our need for office
space, reduces the amount of time
they need to travel, and leads
to a much healthier Life-Work balance.
Whenever we can,
we recycle plastics, cans, and
paper in our office. We also recycle
old office equipment (printers,
computers, telephones, etc.) by
dropping them off at our neighborhood
recycling center. We also buy recycled
paper products.
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Almost
everyone can reduce their carbon
footprint by taking simple steps
like these. If your company is
committed to improving the environment,
ask us about our “Green Discount”.
We offer discounts to clients who
make a serious effort to employ “green” practices
within their company.
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