Cleaner and Greener®
Last year, IFMA’s World Workplace was certified by the Leonardo Academy as a Cleaner and Greener® event. We are committed to achieving certification again this year in Dallas, Texas by working to offset 100% of the emissions associated with IFMA’s World Workplace 2008. You can help!
Leonardo Academy's Cleaner & Greener program addresses the full range of emissions that are harmful to the environment, climate and health. The Academy’s program:
- Calculates the emissions caused by energy use associated with the event;
- Works with the event host to acquire a specific level of emissions offsets;
- Recognizes the event for the level of offsets achieved.
Cleaner and Greener calculates event emissions caused by:
- Electricity and fuel use during the event
- Travel to and from the event
- Food preparation and cleanup for event meals
- Electricity used in hotel rooms
Companies & Organizations
Companies and organizations are invited to make monetary donations or in-kind donations of emissions reductions to help offset the emissions of this event. Examples of emissions reductions that can be donated include: renewable energy certificates (RECs), emission reductions from industrial process improvements and energy efficiency improvements, emission sequestration in forests and land use actions, and emissions allowances and reduction credits from emission regulatory programs.
Attendees
Attendees are invited to make monetary donations to help offset the emissions caused by your participation in this event. A US$20.00 donation (check the appropriate box on your event registration form) purchases enough emissions reductions to offset the average emissions caused by one attendee's travel, lodging, meals and event activities by 200%. The monetary donations received are used by the Leonardo Academy to purchase and retire renewable energy certificates (RECs) to help offset the emissions of the 2008 conference. All renewable energy certificates purchased are Green-E certified renewable energy certificates from wind energy.
Additional Opportunities for Companies and Organizations
If you represent an organization or business, you can sign up to become a Cleaner and Greener Certified Organization and donate emission reductions delivered by your organization’s energy efficiency projects to help offset the emissions of this event. This is a great, low-cost way to make a big difference! Additionally, representatives of the Leonardo Academy will be at World Workplace to recognize those who have made a large contribution.
Visit www.worldworkplace.org or call +1-608-280-0255 for more information.
Note: Cleaner and Greener® is a program of the Leonardo Academy, a charitable 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Your donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. EIN#39-1881853