Living a healthful life includes living in an environment where you can go outside, breath freely, easily, enjoy our beautiful world and be nourished by healthy and clean foods.
At Chartiers Center we are providers of healthcare and citizens of the world. We are committed to do our part to make the world healthier and our resources more sustainable.
Where we can, we will
- Decrease our reliance on paper products and space to store it.
- Recycle where we can and where it’s not available, work to make it happen
- Use recycled goods and material where we can.
- Buy durable, longwearing products.
- Use “green” and non-toxic products; such as cleaning solutions, paint.
- Monitor our water use so we are not wasteful.
- Prefer to purchase company vehicles that are the most energy efficient.
- Maintain our vehicles so they do not waste energy.
- Encourage our mobile teams to geo-plan their fieldwork to streamline travel.
- Encourage video conferencing where it is appropriate and possible.
- Purchase equipment that is ‘Energy Star’ rated.
- Begin a process to install occupancy sensors in low use areas around the agency.
- Turn off equipment when not in use.
- Assess the efficiency of our HVAC systems.
