VISTA Adopts "Green" Initiatives for Corporate Sustainability Implementation Will Create Best Practices to Benefit Federal Clients

VISTA, the leader in Federal real property decision support analytics has instituted a company-wide "Green" initiative, in line with current Federal requirements for sustainability and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The program also will allow VISTA to act as a test bed for best practices, helping its clients comply with important new Federal initiatives.

Herndon, VA (Issues Wire / PRWEB) March 7, 2008 -- VISTA, the leader in Federal real property decision support analytics has instituted a company-wide "Green" initiative, in line with current Federal requirements for sustainability and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

"We at VISTA believe sustainable operations are not just the responsibility of Federal agencies, but the companies that serve them, as well," said VISTA President and CEO David Baxa. "The lessons VISTA learns from implementing our own Green program also will allow us to act as a test bed for best practices, ultimately helping our clients comply with important new Federal initiatives."

President Bush underscored his administration's support for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions during the State of the Union address in January. This commitment to environmental responsibility was introduced in January 2007as Executive Order 13423, which called for improved energy efficiency across all Federal agencies (http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?P=MTL&contentId=22395&contentType=GSA_BASIC).

Most recently, the Federal government announced in February that it would impose taxes on oil companies to help fund research and implementation of programs for sustainability initiatives.

VISTA's goal for its Green initiative is to control its use of consumable goods, thereby managing both the expense and energy requirements of its day-to-day operations. Among the policies the company has adopted are a remote worker program and a subsidy to employees who are planning to purchase hybrid vehicles.

"These initiatives tie in not only with reduced greenhouse emissions, but also the better management of expenses related to the Federal real property inventory," Baxa said. "A rightsized inventory of Federal real property assets reduces the heating and cooling requirements to support mission requirements. That in turn has a direct and proportional benefit in reducing both expense and greenhouse gas emissions related to that heating and cooling."

VISTA plans to monitor and track the effectiveness of its corporate Green initiative to better understand the correlation between sustainable operations and more responsible real property asset management. This will allow the company to apply its domain expertise and real-world experience to the needs of its Federal clients.

"As Federal real property professionals, our mandated responsibility to reduce waste and improve efficiency in our physical assets has the added benefit of reducing waste and improving energy efficiency. These two initiatives are tied together. Rightsizing the inventory is the key," Baxa said.

About VISTA

VISTA is the leader in decision support analytics for government and business.

Government executives use VISTA for information technology, management consulting, decision support systems and services. Our focus on real property helps our clients gain the greatest value from money they spend on buildings, land and infrastructure.

VISTA's services and solutions help collect and analyze massive volumes of data. The result is high quality financial performance information that makes it easier to plan and implement effective policy, management, resource stewardship, and budget choices.

In short - VISTA builds better decision support. We help customers evolve best practices, consistent reporting and performance measures, all related to the best use of assets while managing costs.

For more than 20 years, VISTA's solutions have helped government run better - cutting costs, eliminating waste and improving performance. To learn more, visit www.vistatsi.com.

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