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International Business

notes represented, as well as a wide variety of sectors, to enhance the scope and breadth of lessons
learnt.
With the help of NGO partners, IFC Against AIDS is looking into areas of possible extensions of
client programs in the formal supply chain of those enterprises (small and medium enterprises).
Indeed it is a lot harder for smaller companies to initiate and implement programmes (primarily
because of motivation and capacity). Ultimately, IFC against AIDS’s goal is to go beyond the big
corporate into those companies, which form a large part of India’s economic structure. In this
area, we will look to leverage our work with SMEs in Africa to develop a culturally appropriate
and effective programme in India as well.

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Case Study ifc’s footprint commitment
FC, a member of the World Bank Group, has made a public commitment—“IFC’s
Footprint Commitment”—to make sustainability an integral part of its day-to-day
Iwork in IFC offices around the world, and to continually improve the environmental
performance of IFC’s internal operations. FC headquarters office in Washington D.C.,
encompassing 1,138,000 gross square feet and over 2,560 workstations to accommodate
staff, consultants and contractors.

The IFC Facilities Management Unit has been leading the way in making important
technological and process adjustments in the way the D.C. office functions, saving an
estimated 1.6 million kilowatt hours of electricity, 4.1 million gallons of water, and
diverting 257 tons of waste/recyclables from the landfill in 2009 alone. In FY09, Facilities
Management committed to a 10% electricity-reduction target for the D.C. office over the
next five years (in addition to the 17.4% reduction achieved since FY02).
Since December 2004, IFC has bought renewable energy certificates (RECs) to cover 100%
of the electricity use in its D.C. office. In addition, the Unit is leading the effort for LEED
certification for the D.C. building (The building received the Energy Star Label for 1999,
2001, and for 2004 through 2008). Examples of other best-practice facilities-based changes
are outlined below:

Water savings
Water-closet flush valve conversion 3,000,000 gallons
Lavatory faucets flow reduction 737,375 gallons
Shower-head flow reduction 151,875 gallons
Urinal flow reduction 131,250 gallons
Pantry-faucet flow reduction 86,250 gallons

energy savings
Operational hours for central HVAC and lighting systems shortened 510,000 kWh

Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) installed on large cooling-tower motors 303,030 kWh
50% of fluorescent bulbs removed on 10 floors in open office areas 453,000 kWh
Replaced incandescent lights with compact florescent light bulbs (CFLs) 293,000 kWh
Turned off drive lane lighting on parking levels B2, B3, B4 72,000 kWh

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