Description of Carbon Reduction Activities

• Air-conditioning is prohibited under 28 degree Celsius
• E-bill to customer instead by post

• To be provided

Reconnect Limited

Contact:
Ms Tse Wing Yan, Miko, Project Coordinator
Tel: (852) 3955-9775   Email: mtse@reconnect.org.hk

Our Mission

• Promote environmental awareness through environmental education program
• Avoid using air-conditioning
• Avoid paper where electronic submission is available
• Setting up recycle bins in office
• Setting up Aquaponic system in office
• Offer environmental education talks and workshops to public

• Run food waste reduction program at school

Recyclebag.com Group Ltd

Contact:
Mr Chan
Tel : (852) 8208-9220 Fax : (852) 8208-9221

• Implement 3R policies for REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE
• Established long term targets on energy, emissions and waste reduction
  • Avoid using one-off disposables
  • Recycle office paper, plastics bags, and office equipment
  • Separate waste paper, aluminum cans, scrap metal and plastic waste for recycling
  • Switch off all electronic equipment, computers and lighting when not in use
  • Reduce the air conditioning output if the temperature constantly stays below 25.5^oC
  • Aoid business travel to cut carbon emission
  • Adopt electronic means of communication with supply chain to save paper
  • Use double-sided printing whenever possible
  • Using reusable paper in printers and photocopiers
  • Use energy efficient lighting

Reliance Accounting Services (HK) Co. Ltd.

Contact:
Mr Derek Chan, Director
Tel: (852) 3568-3637 Fax: (852) 3011-6151 E-mail: derek.reliance@gmail.com

• Reducing paper use
  • Using double-sided printing and adjust the maximum range of paper before printing
  • Re-using envelops, folders and carton in office
  • Sending/Receiving faxes electronically
  • Using e-mail as the company's internal and external communication media
• Reducing electricity consumption
  • Adjusting Air conditioner temperature not lower than 25^oC
  • Setting the computer to "standby" mode. When not in use, it will automatically enter into hibernation.
  • Switch off the lights during lunch break
  • Turn off the centralized air-conditioning after work and during holidays
• Avoid unnecessary outgoing trips and use public transport
• Planting greeneries inside office area
• Posting notices in office to encourage employee on energy saving
• Setting up recycle bins for plastic bottles, ink cartridge and paper for recycle use.

• Chinese version only

Actions in our own operations:

• Implement robust carbon accounting system to measure carbon emission to all operations, acknowledging standards such as GHG Protocol, ISO14064 and the HK EPD Guidelines
• To become “Carbon Neutral” by mid 2009 by:
  • Reducing onsite energy and waste and setting targets for continual improvement
  • Using Gold Standard accredited offsets where it is not feasible or practical to make direct reductions
• Developing and implementing a low carbon procurement strategy
• Promoting staff awareness of low carbon actions they can undertake in the office and at home

Actions with our customers

• Reset is a carbon management company. Our Mission is to support companies and individuals in Asia reduce their carbon emissions. We will achieve this by:
• Bringing our customers the latest technological, financial and management solutions, and structuring these solutions into one-stop, bespoke services packages for individual clients. These include:
  • Carbon footprint assessments
  • Low carbon management planning
  • Target design
  • Energy efficiency services and financing
  • Brand management strategies
  • Product carbon footprinting
• Providing advisory services to our customers in the following areas:
  • Carbon and energy management
  • Carbon market analysis
  • Policy and social research

• Ricoh is committed to continuously improving our environmental performance and achieved ISO14001 certification
• To comply with local environmental legal and other requirements
• Sets targets to reduce stress on the environment in consideration of social expectations and we endeavor to attain our targets
• To prevent pollution, utilize energy and resources effectively and to reduce and dispose of waste products in a responsible manner
• To offer products and services which have minimal environmental impact and gives maximum consideration to safety
• Raises environmental awareness of all our employees, suppliers and customers through training and environmental activities
• To collect used Ricoh copiers, printers, toner bottles and toner cartridges from customers to reduce waste materials and facilitate toner bottle recycling
• To promote activity 4Rs, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Replace

Ridgid Plumbing Ltd

Contact:
Ms Jenny Yung, HR and Admin Manager
Tel: (852) 2402-1899 Fax: (852) 2490-3180 E-mail: general@ridgidplumbing.com

• Divide regional office into different color zones for control of different area lighting and air conditioning systems
• At lunch time, turn off all lighting and air conditioning systems
• At non-office hour, turn off lighting and air conditioning and open only a part of the system
• Replacement T5 compact fluorescent tubes with LED lighting for the whole office in 2009
• In 2009, used the latest series of copies machine for the secure print function and print count function to reduce the use of paper. To encourage the colleagues using the double-sided printing and we have monthly copy report to monitor the use of paper for assessment
• Set up the paper recycling bins
• To reduce use of paper, using email system for internal communication
• Using the computer fax system to replace the traditional electronic fax machine to receive and send faxes for reducing the use of paper
• In a number of meetings and notices, to encourage employees to save energy
• Set up the power-saving mode at computer
• Setting the standard of temperature to 25 degrees in the switch of Air-conditioning
• Recycled envelopes

• Chinese Only

Roots Environmental Group

Contact:
Mr Simon Ho, Director
Tel: (852) 2497-2455 Fax: (852) 3529-2587 E-mail: hk@rootshk.com

• Target Reduction on GHG:
  • Management target on achieve reduction on GHG with reduction electricity consumption by 10% in 12 months
• Implementation:
  • Replacement all T8 lighting with LED lighting
  • Replacement with energy saving air-conditioning system
  • Reduce daily office operating by one hour for the energy saving purposes