Green Think Pitch
I don’t have a name for this pitch, this idea. We’ll call it the Green idea.
The Green idea:
In parallel with Larry Fink’s 2018 letter to CEO’s declaring a sea change in the direction of capitalism towards sustain ability. A key component of that is that companies “… must also support communities” by considering them stake holders in the companies operation.
That’s what the Green idea is about. As a NPO democratic organization, we provide the opportunity to improve a companies physical plant, campus, public relations and its net operating cost, by taking advantage of existing, and forthcoming tax, and civil incentive programs.
This isn’t Green Washing, its green engineering with the intent of 1. Reducing costs, 2. Taking advantage of civil investment, 3. Investing in the companies foundational infrastructure, 4. Taking advantage of local community resources & 5. Including the local community around operations as stake holders engendering good will and investment.
1. Reducing costs
By modernizing physical infrastructure. One of the most effective and low cost ways is by replacing incandescent lights with LEDs. Swapping existing hardware with POE (Power over Ethernet devices). The old devices are then able to be sold to recover the cost of investment. Insulation and Solar programs offset the cost of lowering long term energy usage. Depending on how the details these improvements will have a net zero cost to the company in 1 to 20 years.
2. Taking advantage of civil investment
Use tax incentive, rebate and grant programs to offset capital investment costs.
3. Investing foundational infrastructure
You campus is your foundational infrastructure Go solar. Get batteries, Use ductless heat pumps (possibly become a substation for heating and cooling). Upgrade building materials, and improve insulation etc. But what is often overlooked is the exterior of the building. The easements, and vertical spaces. The Green Idea is unique in providing solutions for this space, See Green Space for expounding.
4. Taking advantage of local community resources
Man hours and creativity. There are many people in local communities who are idling away their time and creativity because there is no useful outlet or for those energies. This project proposes opening up uncultivated space for these energies as an outlet with tangible benefits for the business as well as its reputation.
5. Including local community around operations as stakeholders
Shifting corporate thought to actively include individuals in the communities near operation sights will draw in resources and good will for minimal effort and or investment, while directly benefiting the company by creating local advocates, and promoting long term sustainable practices that ultimately reduce corporate overhead.
Items 1, 2, & 3 are three sides of the same coin. Parts 4 & 5 are mutually intertwined, and the whole process is mutually reinforcing.
Green Space is the 1st and most unique aspect of this plan. Businesses exist and cater the other needs of internal powermangement and infrastructure, and while we are capabel of providing a one stop shop for coordinating and executing these projects we are the only ones to focus specisfically on the nudercultivated spaces surrounding buildings.
Some campuses have green spaces while others don’t. More often then not the green spaces around campuses are maintaind at the bare minimum of creativity, utilizing often over priced mow and blow swevices. The biodiversity, utillity and beauty of these spaces are about as diverse as a parkinglot.
What we do is pair an individule or community orginisation to cultivate that space. Any costs already spent on mow and blow services can be funneled into this project, that while maintaing your space actully improves it by providing outlets for the community. The difficulty that arises from these types of activity is usually only a lack of hamagoney in appearance. The increased biodiversity and cultivation means that a uniform look, uneffected by seasonality is lost. What is gained is 10x more enticing to the eye and mind of both customer and employee.
The costs associated with these projects are usually lower then current services for companies with green spaces. And some times higher for companies without them. However in these cases there are some hidden energy benefits, mainly in the reduction fo urban heat island effect lowering summer time cooling costs as well as providing storm water run off.
Some times its necessary to invest in the initial set up, but not always. We are able to provide comprehansive planning, and cost projections.
Where the data is lackign due to noone doing this are in the returns generated from transforming theses spaces into something cultivated and beautifl. There are obvious social benefists, but there is a lack of data of what can be harvested in these difficult urban or industrial enviromenst and then sold on the open market.
NOW TO SIMPLIFY AND MINIMIZE
Main targt and focus = cultivating the unused spaces by pairing them with community members or orginisations. Growing good will and brand awareness by providing communites with opportunity.???
Work on that pitch.
