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The Cadmus Group, Inc. Boosts Pledge to Help Change the World One Light at a Time with ENERGY STAR®
Watertown, Mass. September 12, 2006 — The Cadmus Group, Inc. today announced its expanded commitment to the ENERGY STAR Change a Light, Change the World campaign by encouraging its entire staff to pledge to replace at least one incandescent bulb at home with an energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) as an important first step in preserving our energy resources and environment.
“Lighting accounts for about 20 percent of the typical home’s energy use, so switching to energy-efficient alternatives can yield significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while saving energy and helping protect the environment for future generations,” said Cadmus president Ian Kline.
Full participation by the company’s staff members could save 49,350 kilowatt hours of electricity and 77,993 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions. Cadmus hopes to achieve its goal of 100-percent staff participation by October 4, national ENERGY STAR Change a Light Day.
“This national campaign unites corporations, utilities, manufacturers, other organizations, and individuals who have made a firm commitment to change the world one light—one energy-saving step—at a time. Our participation aligns perfectly with our corporate mission to address critical challenges in the energy and environmental sectors,” said Kline.
“Our commitment to the campaign is also a natural outgrowth of our 6 years as chief marketing contractor to the ENERGY STAR Program. We have partnered closely with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to design, launch, and implement the annual ENERGY STAR campaign, which is entering its seventh year,” Kline continued.
This highly successful effort encourages Americans to consider the energy they use and to switch to light bulbs and fixtures that have earned the government’s ENERGY STAR for energy efficiency. The 7-year-old ENERGY STAR Change a Light campaign is having a dramatic impact. Individuals who pledged to change a light in 2005 alone have the potential to save more than $2 million in energy costs and prevent more than 33 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions, according to EPA.
About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR was introduced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based partnership to reduce air pollution through increased energy efficiency. Today, with assistance from the U.S. Department of Energy, the ENERGY STAR program offers businesses and consumers ways to save energy and money and help protect our environment for future generations. More than 8,000 organizations have become ENERGY STAR partners and are committed to improving the energy efficiency of products, homes, and businesses. For more information about ENERGY STAR, visit http://www.energystar.gov/ or call toll-free 1-888-STAR-YES (1-888-782-7937).
About The Cadmus Group
Founded in 1983, employee-owned Cadmus (http://www.cadmusgroup.com/) helps government, nonprofit, and corporate clients address critical challenges in the environmental and energy sectors. We provide an array of research and analytical services in the United States and abroad, specializing in solving complex problems that demand innovative, multidisciplinary thinking. Among Cadmus’ major practice areas are Drinking Water and Water Quality, Communications and Social Marketing, Energy Services (including energy efficiency and renewable energy), Risk Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmentally Sound Design, and Environmental Management.
Our staff includes scientists; engineers; statisticians; economists; MBAs; marketing, public relations, and communications professionals; attorneys; information technology specialists; and public policy analysts. Many of our senior consultants are nationally recognized experts in their fields and several serve on high-level U.S. government science advisory boards.