Vancouver Economic Commission invites you to join a group of False Creek Flats businesses that are cutting costs by cutting carbon.

As part of Vancouver’s Greenest City Action Plan, the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) is supporting the shift to a greener, more innovative and more economically sustainable future for the False Creek Flats. Businesses operating in the Flats will be key partners in leading this shift.

The VEC is inviting businesses in the Flats to participate in the Climate Smart program: helping businesses to improve their energy, water and waste footprints while reducing associated costs. The Climate Smart program consists of small group training sessions, expert one-on-one advising, and customized reporting and analysis on emissions and cost savings.

This partnership between Climate Smart and the Vancouver Economic Commission will also contribute to

• Developing a Flats Fund for supporting innovative green business in the area
• Identifying opportunities to demonstrate local clean technologies
• Outlining possible policy directions for helping businesses transition to more sustainable business models
• Educating fellow industrial business owners on the opportunities associated with “going green”

 
For more information on the specifics of the program, visit www.climatesmartbusiness.com/flats
 

Who

The False Creek Flats Climate Action Program is a partnership between the Vancouver Economic Commission and Climate Smart aimed at helping Flats businesses reduce their carbon emissions while simultaneously cutting down on waste and associated costs.

What

Climate Smart is a comprehensive professional development and training program that includes the following:

• A series of three interactive half-day training sessions
• Access to a top-rated, web-based GHG management application
• One-on-one advising

Why

Inner city industrial areas are home to a large concentration of aging industrial buildings, large heating and cooling systems for food processing and distribution, as well as large building footprints and flat roofs. As highly visible and energy-hungry areas, they are ripe for energy retrofit projects that feature emerging clean technologies, innovative financing models, and distributed renewable energy systems.Business operations in the Flats are responsible for approximately 60,000 tons of GHG emissions, and we would love to help reduce this number.

They can attest to the value of taking part in Climate Smart and are happy to speak with you about their experience.

Bernhard Rubbelt False Creek Collision Owner bernhard@falsecreekcollision.com		Peter Diesing Aggressive Tube Bending General Manager peter@aggressivetube.com		Jonathan Meads Concert Properties Project Manager jmeads@concertproperties.com
Morten Schroder Van Houtte Coffee Services VP Operations mschroder@vanhoutte.com		Andrew Knowles STEMCELL Technologies VP, Supply Chain Operations andrew.knowles@stemcell.com		Chris Helgason Gourmet Baker Engineering & Maintenance Mgr chelgason@gourmetbaker.com
Guy Dean Albion Fisheries VP Import/Export gdean@albion.bc.ca		Herman Poon T&T Supermarket Manager hermanpoon@tntsupermarket.com		Natasha Stolyar Alpha Aviation Inc Airport Admin and Customer Service Natasha.Stolyar@alpha-aviation.ca