What are some ways a corporation can save energy in order to combat Global Warming?

Question

After bringing Global warming concerns to the CEO of the company I work for, I was asked to meet with the head of HR to come up with some ideas on what we can do to become green certified. I am so very excited that I am being included in this process, and I want to make sure I'm not missing anything.

What are some ideas we can implement at a corporate level? We have to meet OSHA standards, so that has to be taken into account too.

The company employs over 1000 people, has offices worldwide, and deals with educational software. We already have moved towards being paperless, although there are some who refuse to keep electronic records and notes.

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership_in_Energy_and_Environmental_Design
Following accepted standards will help.
Also, find out who provides electricty to your employer's building. It's likely they provide inncetives to become more energy efficient.
I checked out the LEED website and oyu might have to spend some money to get to the nitty gritty: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=221

But off of the top of my head I can tell you that timers on lights may help. Or lights that only turn on when a person is in the room. Some themostats are more efficient than other ones.

Many cities have a Bike to Work Day; see if yours does. The City Council awards the company with the highest rate of cycling on that day. See if your company can promote a day like that to the employees including raffle prizes and whatnot. If it is in a business or financial district, it is much easier to collabrate with other businesses to make this a bigger event. In Chicago for example, it is so big the police shut down streets for bicycle commuters.

Reference the ISO 14000 series for more ideas. Maybe there is a Green-Upgrade for Existing Buildings for Dummies. Or Operating Green for Dummies, haha.

Answer 2

The company can encourage more telecommuting. That will save thousands of miles of driving every year for every employee, which results in less emissions from their cars. It also helps ease traffic congestion, so it helps others that dont work there to have less emissions there too, since they arent sitting in traffic as long!

Answer 3

Do you have a vehicle fleet? Can you convert it to hybrid or full electric?
How about your heating/AC system? Can you convert it to a heat pump system?
How much glass covers your building? Does it present a heat problem? Would mylar solar shielding help?
Do you use instant-heat hot water heaters? Or old fashioned hot water storage that stays hot for no reason for hours at a time?