Welcome to the ATIS Green Initiative

News and Updates

The topic of being and practicing Green is receiving a tremendous amount of attention within the corporate community. The information, entertainment and communications industry has begun devoting significant resources to aggressively implement and promote Green initiatives. The ATIS Board of Directors determined in 2008 that it was timely for ATIS to undertake an initiative on the topic of Green for ATIS and its membership.

 

 

ATIS Green Mission

 

Developed during the ATIS Green Workshop, and endorsed by the ATIS Executive Committee of the Board in September 2008, ATIS has adopted the following mission statement with regards to its approach and commitment to environmental sustianability:

 

ATIS and its members are committed to providing global leadership for the development of environmentally sustainable solutions for the information, entertainment, and communications industry.  The development of these innovative end-to-end solutions will:

 

Promote Energy Efficiencies.

Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

Promote “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.”

 Promote eco-aware business sustainability.

  Support the potential for societal benefits.

 

 

ATIS Exploratory Group on Green

 

As reccomended by ATIS member companies during the ATIS Green Workshop, the ATIS Executive Committee of the Board has commissioned an Exploratory Group on Green. This group will be populated by appointees from ATIS Board Member companies. The EGG will launch its efforts in October 2008. For additional information please contact Tim Jeffries, ATIS VP of Technology and Business Development.

 

EGG members pay access the exploratory group's website here.

 

 

ATIS Green Workshop

 

ATIS conducted a workshop on behalf of its Board of Directors in July 2008 to investigate issues of importance to the ATIS membership concerning Green. Areas and efforts explored  during the Workshop to further advance existing company Green initiatives and gain additional value were:

 

Lessons learned and other information about member company initiatives with other companies;

Industry-wide operational policies, technical standards or performance benchmarks to consistently “quantify” conformity to, or levels of, being Green; and

The development of industry-based parameters, criteria and guidelines, when possible, vs. government-driven mandates or programs.

Contributions and outcomes of the Green Workshop are available on the Documents page.

 

ATIS Issues Press Release on Exploratory Group on Green Creation and ATIS Green Mission

 

ATIS has issued a press release to announce the creation of the Exploratory Group on Green and the endorsement of an ATIS Green Mission by the Executive Committee of the ATIS Board of Directors.

 

ATIS Issues Press Release on Green Initiative

 

ATIS has issued a press release to announce the lauch of its Green Initiative and the Green Workshop.

 

Green Workshop Announced

 

ATIS will hold a workshop for its Board Member companies in Washington, DC, July 29th-30th.

 

Workshop logistics may be found on this website.

 

 

Meeting Location Announced

 

The ATIS Green Workshop will take place at the Park Hyatt Washington.
Please check the
travel page for more information on location, lodging, and transportation..

 

 

Call for Contributions

 

Participants to the Green Workshop are welcome to submit and present an overview of their company green programs and best practices. Please email contributions to Paige Labourdette by close of business Friday July 25th.
 
   
   
 
 
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