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SustainableWealthManagementengagesinmultiplesustainablepractices.Becausetheir <br /> operationsmainlyinvolvework,themajorityoftheircarbonemissionsderivefrom <br /> commutingandwork-relatedtravel.Thebusinesshasthereforeincreaseditsteleconferencing <br /> andseekstravelmodesthathavetheleastenvironmentalimpact.Inaddition,ithasdevelopeda <br /> carbon-offsetprogramthroughwhichtheymeasuretheiremissionsandmitigatethemthrough <br /> thepurchaseofblocksofrenewableenergy,orcarbonoffsets,throughtheBonneville <br /> EnvironmentalFoundation.Inordertodiscouragetheuseofsingleoccupancyvehicletravel, <br /> thecompanycontributestobicyclemaintenanceforemployeeswhocommutebybikeand <br /> providesahybridvehiclepurchasingincentiveprogram.Wheneverpossible,thecompany <br /> supportsvendorswhomeetstringentenvironmentalstandardsandattemptstoreducetheir <br /> resourceconsumptionviatheuseofrecycledproducts,two-sidedprinting,andelectronic <br /> deliveryofdocuments. <br />TheUniversityofOregonhasadoptedapurchasingpolicybasedon?lifecyclecosting.?The <br /> resultshavebeenveryimpressive.By2004,FacilitiesServiceshadreducedpackagingby50%or <br /> moreoverthelastyears.UOfacilitiesstaffsaidtheprogramhasresultedin,?usingless <br /> product,lessproductisbeingwasted,productsarelessharmful,andwenegotiatedalongterm <br /> pricebaseduponlongtermusageandfactoringinallthecosts.?Oneexampleisinstitutional <br /> paperproducts,inwhichtheirlastcontractactuallysavedtheUO8%incosts,evenwiththe <br /> marketbearingpriceincreasesof30%ormore.Theydidthisbybuying100%recycledwhere <br /> theycouldinalargerroll,whichcostslessinlabortomaintainandgivesthesupplieralong- <br /> termvolumetonegotiatewiththemill.Theyalsohavethesupplierdelivertodifferentpoints <br /> aroundcampus,savingtheUOfuelandlaborcosts. <br />SeQuentialBiofuelsexpectstoproduceuptohalfoftheenergyfortheirnewbiofuelsretail <br /> stationwitha33.6kilowatt,144panelsolararray.Passivesolarandothergreendesignelements <br /> willallowSeQuentialtoavoidusingelectricityorotherfuelstoheatandcooltheconvenience <br /> storeforuptoninemonthsoftheyear.Agreenroofandabioswalewillrunofffromupto <br /> aone-yearstormevent,reducingthestation?sstormwaterbillsandtheirimpactonthesystem. <br /> TheconveniencestorewillselllocalproductsandwasbuiltusingasmuchFSCwood <br /> ascouldbepurchased. <br />refertothevalidpercent,orthepercent <br />ofthosewhomansweredthatparticular <br />question,ratherthantothepercentofthe <br />totalnumberofrespondents). <br />Tounderstandthemake-upoflocal <br />companiesthatusesustainabilitymeasures, <br />Totalannualrevenuesofthecompanies <br />aquestionnairewasdistributedtobusinesses <br /> wereaminimumof$214.5millionin <br />involvedwiththeSBIaswellastoEWEB?s <br /> 2005andrespondentsestimatedthis <br />commercialwindpowercustomers.Eighty- <br />wouldrisetoover$305.7million <br />threecompaniesresponded.Belowisa <br />10 <br /> in2006. <br />summaryofthe(thepercentages <br /> <br />