2012PECI Corporate Social Responsibility Report

The possibility of change depends on the existence of people who have the power to change. – Wendell Berry

Living What We Teach 4

What We Hope to Accomplish 4

Environmental Profile 5

Summary 5

Energy 6

Water 7

Waste 8

Travel 10

Purchasing 11

Greenhouse Gas 12

Social Profile 14

Summary 14

Outreach 15

Education 16

This Time Next Year 17

Thank You 18

About Green@PECI 19

Inside

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Living What We TeachAt PECI, it is our job to use every tool at hand—technological, economic, educational, behavioral—to motivate change toward the more efficient use of energy We even treat our office as a living lab; every inch of the place was designed to make use of the techniques and technology we hope to inspire others to adopt When we have an idea to inspire behavior change, we use ourselves as guinea pigs

But energy efficiency is not the only way we choose to express what we hold, individually and collectively, as our responsibility to be kind stewards of the world We embrace our natural environment by making sustainable choices in the environment of our workplace Office supplies and the vendors from which we buy them, the commuting and business travel of our employees, our food and drink, reducing our waste…the opportunities are limitless

This report aims to summarize the efforts we’ve made to that end, and to point out instances where we can be doing better After all, how else can we hope to lead if not by example?

What We Hope to AccomplishOur first formal Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report was compiled in 2012, to summarize our performance in 2011 Since it was our first effort, we knew it would be most valuable as a learning experience, and so we elected to share it only internally But this year, armed with lessons learned, we feel confident in our ability to offer a more comprehensive and honest accounting of our environmental footprint

PECI offers the 2012 Corporate Social Responsibility Report with the goals of:

1 Creating a public record of our 2012 footprint to which we can hold ourselves accountable

2 Setting a baseline for future CSR metrics

3 Examining our success in meeting 2012 goals

4 Setting new sustainability goals for 2013

The report comprises two main sections, an Environmental Profile and a Social Profile, which are followed by a brief section outlining our goals for next year We end with a profile of Green@PECI, an internal, volunteer-led organization responsible for dreaming up, organizing and implementing PECI’s sustainability and social responsibility efforts PECI’s commitment to sustainability, as expressed throughout the report, is largely the work of this dedicated team

Environmental Profile We created our environmental profile by looking

closely at our consumption in five areas: Energy, Water, Waste, Travel and Purchasing In the final section, we examine the Greenhouse Gas Emissions associated with each area of consumption Viewing our behavior through these individual lenses gives us a multifaceted understanding of PECI’s environmental impact Each subsection offers some Background on our current practices, breaks down our performance to The Numbers, and sets some early goals on Where We Can Go From Here

As is typical in U S climates, our electrical consumption increased in the summer due to rising cooling demands In addition, you can see an uptick in consumption during winter months, when days are shorter and more lighting is needed

J F M A M J J A S O N D

J F M A M J J A S O N D

48,358 kWh

41,744 kWh

167 kWh

41,822 kWh

175 kWh

46,157 kWh

176 kWh

45,774 kWh

188 kWh

42,829 kWh

156 kWh

163 kWh

39,041 kWh

160 kWh

39,236 kWh

155 kWh

49,800 kWh

208 kWh 203 kWh

46,590 kWh

42,525 kWh

43,054 kWh

182 kWh

182 kWh

Figure 2 – Average Energy Use per Employee

Figure 1 – Total 2012 Energy Usage by Month

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Background This data reflects the consumption of electricity in our Portland office—where 77% of our total staff works—from plug load and HVAC systems HVAC energy is used to run our heating and cooling Plug load is everything else in the office that uses electricity from an outlet: desk lights, computers, phones, etc We use Pulse™ energy management system to allow us to see this data in real time, anytime, and sort it in useful ways – by month, by system, by floor

We also conducted an in-house energy reduction/behavior change experiment we called the Kilowatt Cup Our Portland office’s three floors competed against each other in a race to see which floor could save the most energy You can read more about the Kilowatt Cup on page 16

The NumbersOur office consumed 526,927 kWh of electricity in 2012, roughly the amount of 29 typical U S households In Figure 1, you can see PECI’s total energy use broken out by month In Figure 2, we see the consumption average per employee

Where We Can Go From Here This is the first year we have had a complete picture of energy use data for the Portland office It will give us a valuable baseline to which we can compare future data We also hope to add data from our California offices and identify metrics to measure the energy use of remote employees

Energy Use

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BackgroundWater consumption data is unavailable at any of our offices because of joint metering Still, we have invested and continue to invest resources and energy in using less Our LEED Platinum Portland office uses dual-flush toilets, low-flow and motion activated sinks and ENERGY STAR® appliances (dishwashers, ice makers, coffee makers) that use less water than typical appliances Our San Francisco office is a LEED Silver space equipped with low-flow and high efficiency appliances

Where We Can Go From HereWe will continue to conserve water, educate our staff on efficient water use and work with our building managers to access data

Water

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Background The data in this section is the result of two hands-on (literally) waste audits conducted in 2012—a messy but enlightening PECI tradition In addition to conventional co-mingled recycling and composting practices, PECI recycles electronics, lamps, batteries, pens and markers Our printers default to double-sided settings and we promote the use of draft (scrap) paper for note taking We offer Pyrex containers employees can use to pick up to-go lunches and we subscribe to a unique service called GoBox, which provides reusable containers for to-go lunches

Green@PECI also conducted a couple of waste reduction challenges in 2012 The Waste Buster Challenge was a month-long effort to educate employees on simple, daily ways to reduce waste (see page 16) Our neighborhood Starbucks was game for a month-long Earth Day promotion to reduce the consumption of disposable coffee cups: employees who enjoyed their treats in a reusable container were entered into a raffle This experiment helped to keep over 340 single-use cups out of PECI’s trash

WasteCompost, Recycling, Landfill and E-Waste

The data shows some impressive stuff Over three quarters of our waste is recyclable or compostable “Avoidable” waste is waste that can be avoided by using more durable items To-go coffee cups, take-out containers, plastic bags and other single-use items are examples of avoidable waste

36 Pounds Lamps

198 Pounds Hardware

56 Pounds Batteries

Figure 3a – Total Annual Waste Generation by Type

Figure 3b – Annual Diversion Method by Type

Figure 4 – 2012 E-waste by Weight

PECI recycled more than 300 pounds of E-waste in 2012 E-waste is the measure of disposed-of electronics, light bulbs and batteries

Our diversion rate, which is the percentage of our total waste that was diverted from landfills, rose from 73% in the spring to 76% in the fall This is high for a company our size because we are diligent about educating employees on recycling and composting guidelines Still, there is room for improvement Even though Figure 3a shows our landfill waste to be only 5% of total weight, 24% of our waste still ended up in a landfill due to recyclable or compostable items that were misplaced in bins

The Numbers

PECI’s Portland office created a little over 13 tons of waste in 2012, equal to about 105 pounds per employee and 0 42 pounds per employee per day According to the EPA, in 2010, the average American generated 4 43 pounds of waste per day While that figure obviously includes household waste, it’s impressive that each of our people produces less than 10% of the national daily total in the course of an 8-hour day

Figure 3a shows PECI’s total annual waste generation by waste type and Figure 3b shows our diversion rates for each waste type Figure 4 shows our e-waste generation, which is the measure of disposed-of electronics, light bulbs and batteries NOTE: E-waste is not included in Figures 3a and 3b because we allow employees to bring batteries and CFLs from home to be recycled

Where We Can Go From HereThe 8% of waste marked as “avoidable” in the data at right offers a nice target to tackle in 2013, as does the 24% of our waste that is still going to a landfill We need to continue to promote the use of durable goods in place of single-use goods and educate our staff on the specifics of sorting their waste

We’re working to add another component to our robust recycling efforts: the ability to recycle clamshells and plastic film, which accounted for 25% of our waste by volume in 2012 We will also continue to try to raise awareness of waste generation and adopt additional paperless operations in 2013 We have already planned a pilot to reduce our number of unclaimed printouts as a way to cut waste and increase client confidentiality

Avoidable

Landfill

Compost

Recycling43%

Compost

53% Recycling

8% Avoidable

5% Landfill

Landfill

Compost

Recycling

25% Compost

24% Landfill

53% Recycling

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424,043 Miles Single Occupancy Vehicle

246,278 Miles Bus

233,317 Miles Bike

219,429 Miles Train

87,078 Miles Carpool

-46,998 Miles Telecommute

20,786 Miles Mortorcycle/Other

18,540 Miles Walk/Run

As is typical of U S workplaces, Single Occupancy Vehicles (SOV) account for the largest percentage of our commuting miles We are proud that our cyclists and public transit users account for 50% more total miles

TravelBackground PECI covers a lot of ground We have offices in Portland, San Francisco and Santa Ana, as well as remote employees throughout the country We are also invited to attend and speak at many conferences across the country So we purchase carbon offsets for all air travel, and in 2012 we implemented a travel system that lets us to track the mileage of air and car travel by our employees with great accuracy As a result, we get a highly reliable reading on our emissions

Every year, we collect commuter data from all our employees and share the relevant Portland data biennially with Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Employee Commute Options program We offer a bike benefit to employees who commit to biking to work at least 50% of the time, we give a subsidy to our riders of public transit and we heartily endorse flex scheduling and telecommuting

The NumbersOur employees travelled 2 4 million miles in 2012 They spent 1 3 million of these miles on daily commutes via bike, foot power, car, bus, carpools and more Figure 5 shows our total miles traveled and Figure 6 details our commuting habits Emissions from travel are discussed in the Greenhouse Gas section of the Environmental profile on page 12

Where We Can Go From HereBecause we need to travel often, we have an opportunity to focus on Web-conferencing and telecommuting in 2013 We also hope to increase participation in the Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s annual Bike Commute Challenge for Portland businesses and are exploring options for offsetting business car travel

Figure 5 – Total Annual Miles Traveled by Type

Figure 6 – Total Annual Commuting by Miles

Commuting

Corporate Car Travel

Corporate Air Travel

53% Commuting

22% Business Travel – Air

24% Business Travel – Car

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Background Our purchasing policy allows us a 10% premium to buy materials with recycled and responsibly sourced materials As a result, 87% of our paper and 35% of our office supplies are made with at least 30% post-consumer recycled content All non-paper supplies are delivered to our office on foot or by a bike delivery service called B-Line Our coffee is supplied by Percasso, a locally owned and operated distributor that supports fair trade practices, and our kitchen and bathroom cleaners are green alternatives to standard options In 2012, we began purchasing carbon offsets for shipments

The NumbersFigure 9 (page 13) shows an estimate of the emissions created by our purchases in 2012 Emission figures were calculated using the Seattle Climate Partnership’s Carbon Footprint Calculator, which extrapolates tonnage from dollars spent Imprecise as it may be, we used it because we cannot find a tool that can calculate emissions for individual purchases

Where We Can Go From HereWe are planning to reassess our purchasing policy, exploring the possibility of stocking our offices with 100% recycled paper, and looking for new opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of PECI’s purchases We also hope 2013 will bring a more reliable tool to calculate emissions from purchases

Purchasing

Calculations are based on data from the Sustainability Dashboard, Seattle Climate Partnership’s Carbon Footprint Calculator, the State of California, and TriMet (Portland, OR metro area public transit system) The offsets we purchase for air travel and shipping (not reflected here) drops our per-employee average emissions from 2 82 metric tons of CO2 to 2 48 metric tons Industry averages are between 3 and 4 metric tons per employee per year

The value for our waste emissions is negative because of the extent to which we compost and recycle

Emissions from purchases reflect the consumption of raw materials and the environmental impact of manufacturing and delivery

Emissions from energy use come from the delivery and consumption of electricity

Travel emissions are created by vehicle and air travel

Equivalencies come from the U S Environmental Protection Agency Greenhouse Gas Equivalency Calculator

Figure 7 – Total Emissions by Type

Figure 8 – Average Annual CO2 Emissions per Employee

0.2 MT CO2 Purchasing

1.9 MT CO2 Travel

0.6 MT CO2 Energy

-0.2 MT CO2 Annual Waste

215.5 MT CO2 Energy

Equivalent to the electricity consumed by 29 houses

70.4 MT CO2 Purchasing

Equivalent to the carbon sequestered by 53 acres of US forest

621.1 MT CO2 Travel

Equivalent to the emissions produced by 117 passenger vehicles

-5.4 MT CO2 W aste

Equivalent to avoiding the consumption of 11 barrels of oil

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Background Our total greenhouse gas emissions are the product of individual emissions values for energy, travel, waste and purchasing We were able to capture much better data for our travel emissions this year, thanks to employee commuting surveys and the implementation of a business travel record-keeping system midway through 2012 In addition, the Green@PECI team conducted more frequent waste audits that helped define our waste emissions Our Pulse Energy™ online dashboard not only helped us track our energy use and plug load, it allowed us to offer a verifiable figure for emissions associated with energy use

The NumbersFigure 7 shows PECI’s total emissions by type and our emissions in different but equivalent environmental contexts Figure 8 offers an average level of emissions per employee Figure 9 (page 13) shows emissions created by energy use, waste, travel and commuting

Where We Can Go From HereBecause our data from 2011 is incomplete (we had not implemented the Pulse Energy™ dashboard or surveyed employees for commuting habits at that time), we cannot draw a true year-over-year conclusion on PECI’s creation of greenhouse gas Even so, this data shows us our relative strengths (recycling/composting, commuting) and areas where we can improve (air travel, energy consumption) Perhaps most importantly, this data sets a solid baseline that will let us begin accurately studying year-over-year performance

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Figure 9 – 2012 Emissions in Detail

42.1 MT CO2 IT Equipment

0.5 MT CO2 Furniture

9.3 MT CO2 Shipping

14.8 MT CO2 Breakroom

3.7 MT CO2 Office Supplies

1.3 MT CO2 L andfill

-0.2 MT CO2 C ompost

-6.5 MT CO2 Recycling

106.2 MT CO2 Business Travel – Air

57.9 MT CO2 H VAC

157.6 MT CO2 Plug Load

225.5 MT CO2 Business Travel – Car

184.6 MT CO2 Commuting – Single Occupancy Vehicle

61.8 MT CO2 Commuting – Bus

20.9 MT CO2 Commuting – Train

18.9 MT CO2 Commuting – Carpool

3.1 MT CO2 Commuting – Motorcycle

0 MT CO2 Commuting – Walk/Run/Bike/Telecommute

Because of the prevalent use of hydropower in the Northwest, PECI’s energy consumption has lower associated GHG emissions than the national average

Energy

As you can see, our recycling and composting practices helped us avoid the creation of 6 7 metric tons of emissions

Waste

Purchasing

In total, our employees’ methods of alternative commuting prevented 275 tons of emissions, or the equivalent of removing 57 cars from the road for the entire year

Travel

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Social ProfileThis section of the report is more difficult to quantify than preceding sections, because, outside of a simple accounting of hours spent, there is no tangible way to measure our social outreach We cannot express in a graph the empathy of PECI employees who volunteer for their community or measure the rewards this work gives them

As such, the Social Profile of our CSR Report, which outlines the community outreach and education efforts of our staff, is a bit more qualitative By no means is it less valuable What follows is a summary of PECI’s 2012 community outreach projects and an outline of internal and external education initiatives

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Last year, PECI continued the momentum of previous outreach efforts and built new relationships with outstanding local organizations

Community Energy Project. The Community Energy Project (CEP) is a nonprofit organization that offers free home weatherization for Portland seniors and low-income households Since 2009, PECI employees have volunteered to perform weatherization installations and for the past two years we have donated a corporate sponsorship for CEP’s annual fundraiser

Clark Center for Men. The Clark Center for Men is a residential facility that helps men transition out of homelessness On four occasions in 2012, PECI employees served meals to the Center’s 90 residents and provided resources to purchase the necessary ingredients

Holiday Giving. Each holiday season, we work with the Oregon Department of Human Services Holiday Gift program to sponsor foster children in need In 2012, our employees individually purchased holiday gifts for 80 children and wrapped them together over lunch

Friends of Trees. Friends of Trees is a Portland-area charitable organization that brings people together to plant trees and care for city trees and green spaces PECI volunteers have joined their cause to help reduce our city’s CO2 emissions and ensure our urban environment is naturally healthy

Outreach

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In order to teach people to be more environmentally aware, we need to teach ourselves to be more environmentally aware Throughout 2012, PECI introduced several campaigns to educate our staff and motivate new behaviors around specific ideas We also reached outward to find new sources of inspiration and instruction

Internal Instruction and Behavior ChangeKilowatt Cup. The Kilowatt Cup was a month-long competition between our Portland office’s three floors to reduce energy consumption To see what would most effectively motivate behavior change, each floor participated under different conditions

Employees on the 16th floor were asked to take ownership of their consumption with a formal pledge Those who accepted were given a placard (“I’m reducing my plug load energy”) to display as a personal reminder and to encourage their colleagues The 15th floor received daily email reminders to participate, along with specific tips for reducing consumption Employees on the 14th floor received no direct influence or intervention

We set up an online dashboard so each floor could monitor the real-time progress In the end, the Kilowatt Cup achieved an 89% participation rate, a 14% reduction in plug load (719 2kWh savings) and a 4% reduction in PECI’s overall energy use The pledge and peer support proved to be the most effective motivators

Waste Buster Challenge. Another month-long effort, the Waste Buster Challenge aimed to raise awareness of how each employee creates waste and the many simple, daily behaviors we can adopt

Educationto reduce it We again gave ourselves the option to take a pledge along with many different ways to participate Employees could opt in to techniques that best suited their individual lifestyles For example, some employees used a reusable coffee mug or committed to changes around their homes

While 48% of the Portland office participated, the numbers were much lower for remote offices and field staff In 2013, we will make a stronger effort to engage and motivate those groups of employees

Reaching Out for InspirationNorthwest Earth Institute. In April, employees engaged in an 8-week session with the Northwest Earth Institute to learn how to live more simply, act more intentionally, shrink our role as “consumers” and create a better work/life balance

Center for Earth Leadership. One of our engineers hosted an “Eco-Party,” facilitated by the Center for Earth Leadership, in her own home We learned effective ways to conserve water and energy, how to conduct a home energy audit, how to identify toxic products and more healthy alternatives, and how to establish healthy compost systems

Far West Fibers. We took a field trip to Far West Fibers, a recycling facility in the Portland area to learn about post-pickup recycling processes

Oregon Master Recyclers. Two of our staff members, who happen to be Oregon Master Recyclers, gave an open class on waste reduction and recycling They shared ways to deal with hard-to-recycle items that are not accepted curbside and cleared up common misconceptions about the Portland Area Recycling System

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Given everything we learned from our CSR Report, where do we hope to be one year from now, as we are compiling data for our 2013 CSR Report? Let’s start by seeing how we did on our 2012 goals

What We Did in 20121 Captured a complete picture of Portland office energy use

2 Conducted bi-annual waste audits

3 Conducted an annual employee commute survey

4 Established an offset program for shipping

What We Didn’t Do in 20121 Capture data from California offices

2 Capture complete travel data for air, car rentals, commutes and field travel (We did most of this, but we need to capture car rental travel data in 2013)

In addition to the incomplete goals above, which we will carry into 2013, all of the preceding data helped us define specific goals for 2013 and beyond

What We Want to Do in 20131 Reduce paper consumption by 10%

2 Reduce energy consumption by 7%

3 Increase diversion rate by 10%

4 Offer at least three employee engagement events per month

What We Want to Do Long Term (2013 and beyond)1 Share and learn best practices with other organizations that are committed

to implementing sustainable practices

2 Better integrate sustainability practices into client account operations

3 Implement paperless work systems within our client account teams

This Time Next Year

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Thank you for taking the time to read PECI’s 2012 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Our commitment to sustainability is inseparable from our mission as a business For more than thirty years, we’ve expressed this commitment through the creation of energy efficiency programs and the adoption of socially responsible business practices

The 2012 CSR Report is PECI’s first public accounting of our long-standing efforts to lead a sustainable work life While we’re proud to offer these achievements a moment in the spotlight, we’re equally excited about the role this report will play in our future Now, for the first time, we have a clear and accurate baseline of data we can use to measure our progress and find ways to improve

We understand that social responsibility is a goal without a true end; there will always be something more, something better, we can do The reward is in the journey, not the destination We will keep our standing as a responsible corporate citizen by making intelligent, clear-eyed decisions every day

Phil Welker Executive Director

Thank You

At left, Green@PECI members dive in to a waste audit Above, we learn everything we wanted to know about recycling at Far West Fibers

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Our employee-led internal organization aims to help PECI carry out our sustainability mission in every aspect of the workplace In addition to organizing and implementing the efforts described in this report, all the data in the CSR Report was gathered by members of Green@PECI Let’s take some time to give some well-deserved credit to these important members of the PECI family

From Little Things…It began in 2002 with a handful of employees who realized that a nonprofit energy efficiency company should probably at least have recycled content paper in the copy machines That small group developed a policy for office purchases and began tracking paper usage

Each year, the group, which adopted the name Green@PECI, attracted more like-minded people with exciting new ideas to infuse our work life with our company’s sustainability mission

…Big Things Grow.Today, Green@PECI is a well-respected and exceptionally active group inside PECI They focus on three main areas: internal operation, education and volunteer outreach Over the years, the perception of

who and what Green@PECI is has evolved Even though the formal members of the group guide the day-to-day vision, living that vision requires the participation of everyone at the company In this way, everyone has a personal stake in helping PECI become what we hope to be

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About Green@PECI

Our Sustainability MissionPECI strives to conduct business in a manner that balances the triple bottom line of people, planet and profit We utilize our expertise and relationships with clients and market allies to drive changes toward a more sustainable energy industry We focus on continuous improvement of internal operations while looking for opportunities to integrate sustainability principles and design into the services we offer our clients

From top to bottom: our holiday gifts to Oregon foster children, clearing the air with Friends of Trees, cooking with love at the Clark Center for Men

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Alex Reed, Energy Analyst II (with PECI for 2 years)Why do you contribute to Green@PECI efforts at PECI? I care deeply about sustainability and Green@PECI helps me extend the impact I have at PECI beyond the good work we do by implementing energy efficiency programs

What is your favorite Green@PECI experience? My favorite Green@PECI experience has been learning how to lead green initiatives such as waste audits and the Green@PECI internal operations sub-committee

How does Green@PECI impact your experience working at this company? Green@PECI adds to my satisfaction at work every day because I get to physically see the results of sustainability projects on our premises Seeing the impacts of my Green@PECI projects, I feel a strong connection to PECI’s customers who are working on energy efficiency projects at their own companies or homes

Kelly Merrick, Senior Marketing Assistant (with PECI for 1.5 years)Why do you contribute to Green@PECI efforts at PECI? I contribute because I am passionate about living in a way that reduces my impact on the earth, and I want to share my passion with everyone I work with

What is your favorite Green@PECI experience? I love organizing an education event and then getting positive feedback from employees who attended it and found it useful and interesting It reinforces why we provide these opportunities

How does Green@PECI impact your experience working at this company? I have met many people and developed friendships through my work with Green@PECI that I might not have otherwise formed It has become a positive way for me to build relationships with co-workers outside of my program and as a result I really feel connected to the company I also enjoy knowing that I directly contribute to the environment that makes PECI a great place to work

A Few of Our Members

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Karen Healey, Associate Director, Marketing (with PECI for 3 years)Why do you contribute to Green@PECI efforts at PECI? I volunteer at Clark Center and Community Energy Project and help organize the Kilowatt Cup I also try to attend green team films and participated in the discussion group on voluntary simplicity

What is your favorite Green@PECI experience? That is hard to pick; they have all been good in different ways I like serving food at the Clark Center because it is such a direct, tangible way to help people in our community meet a basic need The Kilowatt Cup work has been a great opportunity to use PECI as a lab where we can experiment with new technologies and approaches for increasing energy

efficiency And the discussion group allowed me to get to know some of my co-workers and provided an opportunity to figure out how to create time for the things that are most important to me

How does Green@PECI impact your experience working at this company? I came to PECI in part because of my commitment to environmental action Green@PECI allows me to put those ideals into practice at work, at home, and in the community

Vikki Payne, Office Assistant (with PECI for 2 years)Why do you contribute to Green@PECI efforts at PECI? I contribute because keeping up sustainable office practices is part of the reason I wanted to work at PECI to begin with, and it feels good to know you are a major contributor to keeping those practices going as well as helping vet ideas to incorporate new ones

What is your favorite Green@PECI experience? My favorite Green@PECI experience was helping PECI be a prime sponsor for the Community Energy Project’s Bridge the Gap Annual Fundraiser in 2011 There was a lot of planning and coordination involved in this experience that really opened me up to knowing

what is involved in running a fundraiser It was great to be able to volunteer at the event at the end of planning everything, because even though we were working at the event, we got to see the end results in action and how great it all turned out

How does Green@PECI impact your experience working at this company? It is a chance for employees to take a break from their work and be able to contribute to the company’s core values with encouragement from their managers as well as our executive leadership team It’s great to see sustainability in action in your own workplace and know that the people higher up truly care that these things are happening within the company

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