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Globe 2012 annual report
greening the globe
Energy Management
Globe Telecom has implemented various energy management systems for its corporate offices as well as satellite offices of the
company. These initiatives include managing air conditioning control and retrofit, lighting efficiency and energy management.
Corporate Office Operation
1. Switching off lights in office areas from 12:00 noon – 1:00pm and 6:30pm onwards (isolated lighting for areas with overtime).
2. Turning off /dimming lightings in unmanned Mobile Switch Centers (MSC), Data Center, Network Operation Centers (NOC),
IN, Switch Room areas based in corporate buildings.
3. Switching off air conditioning units in offices 15 minutes earlier than office closing time.
4. Initiative to replace all desktops workstations with laptops which consume less power and do not require UPS system.
5. Adopt the LED lighting technology for office lighting as this uses less power and has a longer usage file.
6. Release of new energy conservation (enercon) guidelines for employees such as switching off of unnecessary lights,
unplugging of office equipment, recycling, etc.
Results of Energy Management in Corporate Offices
Cell site Operation
1. Network equipment refreshed with upscale battery autonomy and delaying genset mode feature, as well as operating on
natural cooling methods, resulting in more efficient use of commercial power and at least 30% worth of fuel savings.
2. Adopted solar power/wind power for most of the 99 prime-powered sites.
Fleet Operation
1. Included training on the Efficient Driving Practices with the Safe Defensive Driving for employees.
2. Considered the adoption of cleaner fuel alternatives such as E10 and LPG.
3. Reviewed and rationalized vehicle distribution based on territorial usage e.g. 4x4 assigned in Metro Manila could be redeployed
in the provinces.
Business Travel
1. Recommended the use of teleconference to lower frequency of business air tavels.
Note: Calculation Tool was derived from GHG Emission from Fuel Used. Version 3.0. December 2007. Developed by World
Resources Institute (WRI) and copyrighted. Available at www.ghgprotocol.org.
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