Global Climate Change Is Real
• It threatens our environment, economy and quality of life.
• It represents opportunity to rebalance our lives and strengthen our organization.
• Complexity and uncertainties about climate change will not paralyze us from taking action.
We Are Responding Internally with Changes in Our Operations
• We will simultaneously reduce our energy usage and costs of doing business.
• Changes we undertake will stretch us beyond our comfort zone but will
be manageable.
• By moving beyond our comfort level we will enhance our creativity
and innovation.
• We will gain knowledge and experience that will equip us to
help our clientele respond.
• We will demonstrate that a small, private business can make a
meaningful difference.
• We will strengthen our corporate credibility and reputation by
walking our talk.
We Are Responding Externally by Extending Existing Services and Offering New Ones
• We will continue engaging in professional dialogue to stay
well-informed on the science, economics, and sociopolitical
dynamics of climate change.
• We will help our clientele understand climate change.
• We will help our clientele reduce, mitigate for and adapt to impacts of climate change.
• We will aid the ability of our clientele to capitalize on needs and opportunities presented by market
and government forces mobilized in response to climate change.
We Have a Responsibility to Exercise Leadership on Climate Change
• It extends from us as individuals to our families, our clientele and our broader community.
• Our mission to facilitate conservation and sustainable development calls for a response.
• Our response will be progressive, inclusive and hopeful.
• By moving beyond our comfort level we will enhance our creativity
and innovation.
