CA Technologies has rolled out Green Week of worldwide employee volunteer activities in celebration of Earth Day. Currently in its seventh year, Green Week promotes environmental awareness and supports the company?s sustainability efforts. As part of the program, CA Technologies employees will give time during their work day to nonprofit organisations, and participate in activities like beach clean-ups, tree plantings, trail maintenance and more.
Employee-driven projects will take place throughout the U.S. in locations including Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Bellevue, WA, Cary, NC; East Windsor, CT; Ewing, NJ; Framingham, MA; Ft Collins, CO; Herndon, VA; Islandia, NY; Lisle, IL; New York City, NY; Pittsburgh, PA; Plano, TX; Portsmouth, NH; Santa Clara, CA; Southfield, MI; and Tampa, FL and internationally in countries including Argentina, Australia, Chile, China, Colombia, India, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
?Giving back to the communities where our employees live and work is an important part of our company culture,? said Erica Christensen, vice-president, corporate social responsibility, CA Technologies. ?Whether it’s planting trees, revitalising distressed neighborhoods or cleaning local beaches and parks, CA employees will again come together and work to strengthen the communities where we do business.?
?As part of this year?s sustainability efforts we are encouraging employees to use public transport to reduce the carbon footprint and ensure a cleaner environment.? said Venkatraman Subramaniyan, vice-president, Software Engineering, who is also the corporate social responsibility champion for CA Technologies, India. ?In addition, we are educating employees about the importance of segregating wet and dry waste and running regular recycling and reusing campaigns internally to help create a more sustainable environment for everyone.?
Conducting business in a way that advances sustainability is a top priority for CA Technologies. Highlights of the company?s sustainability efforts include:
Active employee Green Teams?representing more than half of the company?s workforce?committed to reducing natural resource consumption at CA Technologies offices around the world.
A commitment to reducing the company?s greenhouse gas emissions.
Company products and solutions that improve data center efficiency for CA Technologies and its customers.
Purchasing electricity from renewable resources.
Building about 330,000 square feet of company office space that is LEED-registered or under a green lease.
Being recognised as a sustainability leader by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, the UN Global Compact 100 Stock Index, the FTSE4Good Index Series, Maplecroft Climate Innovation Index and on Newsweek?s Green Rankings.
