Changing the World - Booz Allen Hamilton
Changing the World - Booz Allen Hamilton
Changing the World - Booz Allen Hamilton
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going<br />
green<br />
taking action to support<br />
environmental stewardship and sustainability<br />
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<strong>Booz</strong> <strong>Allen</strong> <strong>Hamilton</strong>’s sustainability effort is a<br />
multifaceted campaign to protect <strong>the</strong> environment<br />
that begins with internal operations and<br />
extends well beyond <strong>the</strong> firm’s walls.<br />
<strong>Booz</strong> <strong>Allen</strong> is committed to limiting <strong>the</strong> environmental<br />
footprint of its internal operations. The<br />
Sustainability Steering Committee, made up of<br />
officers, and <strong>the</strong> Sustainability Committee, composed<br />
of senior employees, ensure that sustainability<br />
concepts are fully incorporated into facilities<br />
infrastructure, procurement, travel, human<br />
resources, and information systems.<br />
In 2009, as a testament to <strong>the</strong> work of <strong>the</strong> Sustainability<br />
Team, <strong>the</strong> McLean, Virginia, campus<br />
As <strong>Booz</strong> <strong>Allen</strong> grows, it seeks environmentally<br />
friendly offices. In Rockville, Maryland, <strong>the</strong> firm<br />
leases 48,137 square feet in <strong>the</strong> Tower Building,<br />
which is LEED Silver certified<br />
received <strong>the</strong> Fairfax County Business Recycling<br />
Award for <strong>the</strong> second year in a row, while <strong>the</strong><br />
Herndon, Virginia, office garnered <strong>the</strong> prize for <strong>the</strong><br />
first time.<br />
In addition, most <strong>Booz</strong> <strong>Allen</strong> offices have established<br />
employee-led Green Clubs that develop<br />
sustainability programs unique to <strong>the</strong>ir locations,<br />
offer up new ideas for <strong>the</strong> Sustainability Committee<br />
to consider, and coordinate pro bono environmental<br />
activities in <strong>the</strong>ir regions.<br />
Supporting clients’ drive to sustainability<br />
The firm’s sustainability campaign also involves<br />
work with clients. <strong>Booz</strong> <strong>Allen</strong> is heavily<br />
invested in delivering groundbreaking solutions<br />
for clients that address global environmental<br />
challenges while promoting responsible consumption<br />
of resources. For example, <strong>Booz</strong> <strong>Allen</strong> and<br />
<strong>the</strong> US Green Building Council published <strong>the</strong><br />
“Green Jobs Study,” which analyzed how green<br />
buildings support <strong>the</strong> economy and found that<br />
developments hewing to sustainable design and<br />
construction practices will support 7.9 million<br />
US jobs and add $554 billion to <strong>the</strong> American<br />
economy over <strong>the</strong> next four years.<br />
140,000<br />
pounds of electronic equipment<br />
(computers, monitors, printers,<br />
copiers) was decommissioned<br />
and recycled by <strong>Booz</strong> <strong>Allen</strong> in 2009