Being more efficient and less wasteful is great for saving money and with rising energy prices businesses are all in. This among other sustainability topics is what was discussed at the Arizona Chamber of Commerce Sustainability Summit at the Hyatt Regency in Phoenix on Friday.
“Sustainability is about making money,” said Ed Fox, vice president and chief sustainability officer for APS. “Sustainability is a business strategy.”
He encouraged business executives to “stop thinking about sustainability as a green movement,” because that “makes the finance guys think of additional costs.”
Instead, he said APS encourages employees to look for ways to save the company money, like the idea to shut down energy-wasting computer monitors when they’re not in use. The company borrowed the idea from a local school that was pinching pennies.
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May 17th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
It is interesting to read how people are just catching on to the need for and benefits of sustainable development. The process began in earnest 20 years ago among companies serious about their future. They formed the Business Council for Sustainable Development, the Global Environmental Management Initiative, Responsible Care, and other organizations to help create methods for pursuing sustainable development – reducing their negative environmental, health and safety impacts while improving their productivity and profitability. Wise companies have been using the ICC’s 16 Priniciples for Sustainable Development, ISO 14000 and other guidelines for years – and reaping the benefits in lower costs, reduced liabilities and greater market share. It’s about time that companies in Arizona began using proven approaches to making their companies last – making them more sustainable.