Environmental Best Practice Database

The Partners in Project Green Pearson Eco-Business Zone features a wide-array of progressive companies that have realized that where there is an environmental issue, there is an economic opportunity.

Partners in Project Green has an ongoing mandate to collect and share environmental best practices being deployed within the Pearson Eco-Business Zone.

Please search the live database to learn more about what companies are doing to improve their financial and environmental performance. To see the case studies, select using the drop-down boxes below.

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“Increasing sustainability by reducing energy at Tempo”

Tempo sees the value in protecting the health and safety of the environment. They’re starting at home with improved energy efficiencies in their facilities.

Approach Highlights

► Retrofitted metal halide lighting in warehouse to highly efficient T5 lighting system with motion sensors.

► Ensured success of initiatives with high level managerial buy in.  

► After implementing many energy saving projects, Tempo found even more reductions – about 10 per cent - by taking advantage of Canadian Plastics Industry Association’s mini assessment initiative.

Results

► Found $9,000 worth of air leaks in compressors.

► By turning off one of their compressors on the weekend, using only a small 75 horsepower compressor, Tempo will save $7,500 each year.