As part of Charter's founding core operating principles, Sustainability and social responsibility have been core pillars. Since our inception, Charters' Founder Paul Chandler has ensured that initiatives for being better stewards of our community and environment are top of mind.

‍We are intentional about Sustainability: Sustainability is incorporated into our strategies and reflected in our business goals and objectives. We strive to leave every environment we engage in better than when we arrived. We look for opportunities to repurpose our client's old equipment and, when not feasible, work with our client to identify recycling options. This means making this a priority in every aspect of our organizational operations.

‍We partner with our Employees: Charter has implemented a "Hybrid Work" structure for all staff. This initiative has dramatically reduced the environmental footprint of daily commuting from our team and reduced their time spent in rush hour traffic. We are constantly soliciting additional ideas from our employees for resource conservation.  

‍Water Conservation: We all participate in conserving our water by reducing the opportunities for wasting this valuable resource. We utilize energy-efficient faucets and toilets in all our facilities.

‍Supply Chains: We work with our suppliers and distribution partners to work towards developing a circular economy. We make it a priority to use organizations that embrace sustainable business practices.

‍Circular Economic Sustainability: In addition to prioritizing our partners' efforts to deliver more sustainable business models, we also work with our customers to provide technology recycling programs that dramatically reduce waste destined for landfills. We strive to deliver solutions with higher "upcycled" and recycled components while reducing first-use plastics and a strategy to reduce Styrofoam packaging.

‍In-House Recycling Program: We have developed an in-house program for recyclable products like fluorescent lightbulbs, electronics, computers and monitors, paper products, and supplies.

‍Energy-efficient products wherever possible: We look for energy-efficient electronic products and use environmentally friendly settings on all office and network equipment. We look to choose computer, electronic and IT acquisition products that ensure the highest levels of efficiency.

‍Leading by Learning: Charter has recently completed the construction of a new corporate headquarters on Vancouver Island. This initiative was designed to provide additional working space for our growing team and to provide an example of what environmental stewardship can look like in the enterprise space.

We have built the first Passive House, CLT Commercial Building in North America for our new Head Office. Passive House buildings consume up to 90 percent less heating and cooling energy than conventional buildings. Applicable to almost any building type or design, the Passive House high-performance building standard is the only internationally recognized, proven, science-based energy standard in construction. Certification ensures that designers and consultants are expertly qualified to design buildings to meet the standard. The benefits of employing Passive House standards include fine-tuned control over indoor air quality and temperature with simple-to-use and durable systems, making them extremely quiet and comfortable throughout the changing seasons. Passive House (Passivhaus) is at the foundation of how we feel better on a day-to-day basis at work.