CalPERS Honored As Sustainable Business of 2016

SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) was named today the 2016 Sustainable Business of the Year by the Business Environmental Resource Center (BERC), which recognizes top environmentally proactive Sacramento-area businesses whose work practices demonstrate an outstanding commitment to enhancing sustainability. The award presentation was made during a Sacramento County Board of Supervisors meeting and accepted by Douglas Hoffner, CalPERS' interim chief executive officer, on behalf of CalPERS' Operations Support Services Division, which spearheaded the efforts. "This recognition speaks to the will to make change to affect the world around us, and the determination of our staff to undertake projects of this magnitude for the greater good," said Hoffner. CalPERS' water conservation efforts garnered the attention of BERC, and included a cooling tower recapture project that netted 1.7 million gallons of water. Also noted in the award citation was the replacement of approximately 40,000 square feet of sod with drought tolerant artificial turf and sustainable materials at CalPERS' Lincoln Plaza North building and along R Street behind the Lincoln Plaza East/West buildings.