Davis Langdon

How green is our business? Below is a list of Green Business Program checklist actions we've taken to reduce our impact on the environment.

Energy » Lighting

Q: Arrange your workspaces to take advantage of areas with natural sunlight, and design for increased natural lighting when remodeling (workspace within 30' of natural light).
Q: Increase natural lighting through installing sidelights or lowering cubicle and nonstructural walls that block lighting to interior workstations.
Q: Install bypass/delay timers for off-hour lighting.
Q: Install occupancy sensors on lights in places of variable occupancy, such as restrooms, private offices, storage, etc.
Q: Maintain (and adhere to) a written policy to turn off office lights when leaving for more than 15 minutes and post reminders.
Q: Replace incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescents or LED lights. Use halogen lamps only for low wattage task and spot lighting.
Q: Use "task" lighting with energy efficient bulbs where extra light is needed, rather than overlighting an entire area with ambient light.

Energy » General

Q: Conduct an informal internal energy audit of your facilities (assess and implement simple measures to reduce energy consumption).

Energy » Office Equipment

Q: Establish purchasing policy to only purchase Energy Star or energy efficient equipment and appliances.
Q: Set all office equipment to go to standby mode when not in use (e.g. energy saver buttons on copiers). Turn off equipment when not in use for long periods of time (end of workday).

Leadership and Education

Q: Designate a green office advocate or working committee.
Q: Appoint management level sustainability officer.
Q: Assess and track your firm's/facility's (ies') Philadelphia region estimated baseline carbon footprint. (Use of the calculator provided by Pennsylvania Environmental Council is strongly encouraged; however, a member may assess its carbon footprint using the protocols identified below (see NOTE).)
Q: Develop and implement a written plan to reduce carbon footprint.
Q: Establish and promote individual green pledge for employees.
Q: Host regular green awareness events within the company.
Q: Prepare an internal annual report of progress and distribute to employees/shareholders.
Q: Promote sustainability initiative and forthcoming changes, strategies, and objectives within company on a regular basis to raise consciousness and add transparency of the initiative.

Operations & Procurement » Facilities / Janitorial

Q: Buy toilet paper, tissues and paper towels that have 35%-100% post-consumer recycled content.
Q: Replace aerosols with non-aerosol alternatives (such as pump sprays for fresheners and cleaners).
Q: Use green cleaning techniques and products, including low-toxic, biodegradable cleaners, and properly dispose of expired materials.

Operations & Procurement » Office

Q: For shipping items, use shredded paper or corn starch pellets for packaging needs instead of purchasing styrofoam pellets, bubble wrap or other packaging materials; also, reuse, in your own packaging, packaging materials received.
Q: Purchase boxes and bags for retail use or shipping made from recycled paper or plastic (or reuse old boxes and bags).
Q: Purchase copy, computer or fax paper, letterhead, envelopes and business cards with at least 35% post consumer recycled ontent.
Q: Use recycled or remanufactured laser and copier toner cartridges.
Q: When purchasing new printers, buy ones with duplex capability.

Operations & Procurement » General Practices

Q: Maintain (and adhere to) a sustainable purchasing policy (Energy Star equipment and appliances; recycled content, biodegradable paper products; energy-efficient, lowmercury lamps; plastic products; food products; building/renovation materials). Consider and favor products that are recycleable at the end of their useful life.
Q: Serve locally-grown and/or organic food at workplace events when possible.
Q: Specify deliveries in reusable or returnable containers.
Q: Use local businesses for products and services whenever possible.
Q: Use unbleached and/or chlorine-free paper products (copy paper, promotional paper, paper towels, coffee filters, etc.).

Transportation » Fleet

Q: Carefully plan delivery routes and errands to eliminate unnecessary trips.

Transportation » Commuter

Q: Encourage commuter alternatives by informing employees, customers and others who visit your office about various transportation options (post bicycle route maps, transit schedules, commuter ride sign-ups, etc. in a visible area for employees).
Q: Provide a commuter van or offer a shuttle service to and from bus, train and/or light rail stops; or be located within walking distance of transit stop.
Q: Sign up for commuter benefits such as TransitChek for employees.

Transportation » Business Travel

Q: Use teleconferencing to cut down on amount of business travel.

Waste Reduction & Recycling » Policies

Q: Conduct a waste audit of your facilities.
Q: Donate or exchange unwanted but usable items (furniture, supplies, electronics, scrap materials, computer disks, etc.) to schools, churches, hospitals, libraries, nonprofit organizations, museums, teacher resource organizations, etc.; or enroll in a waste exchange program.
Q: Make it easy for employees to recycle by placing clearly marked collection bins in convenient locations. Post signs and/or train employees regarding recycling policies and procedures in the office.

Waste Reduction & Recycling » Paper

Q: Eliminate fax cover sheets by using "sticky" fax directory notes or use software that allows you to send and receive faxes directly from your computer without printing.
Q: Encourage employees to read, highlight and comment on documents on the computer screen whenever possible.
Q: If your facility still has an old printer without duplex capability, use only for single page documents and ensure multi-page documents are printed on duplex printer.
Q: Institute a policy that switches to electronic forms, eliminate excess forms and make paper forms more efficient.
Q: Institute written policy encouraging the use of the size reduction feature in photocopying (e.g. print two pages of book on one page).
Q: Keep a stack of previously used paper near printers. Use it for drafts, scratch paper or internal memos or designate a draft tray on printers with multiple trays.
Q: Maintain (and adhere to) a written policy of "green printing practices, including duplex printing, draft printing, and utilization of scrap paper.
Q: Recycle (after full use/reuse) all paper products that your recycling vendor will accept.
Q: Recycle toner cartridges, cell phones and dry cell batteries.
Q: Where possible, reuse envelopes as both send and return envelopes: cover up old addresses and postage, affix new, and/or use two way or

Waste Reduction & Recycling » Food & Beverage

Q: In the lunch/break room, eliminate disposables (plastic utensils, coffee stirrers, paper towels) by using permanent ware (mugs, dishes, utensils, towels/rags, coffee filters, etc.)
Q: Recycle food and beverage containers (all glass, #1 & #2 plastic and aluminum containers).
Q: Supply water through a fountain, cooler or tap; eliminate bottled water.
Q: Use refillable containers of sugar, salt & pepper, half & half, etc. to avoid individual condiment packets.