“Today’s CB&T branches are smaller, friendlier, brighter and, most importantly, more energy-efficient. It’s an improvement on these facilities across the board.” Michael Edson Vice President and Facilities Operations Manager, California Bank & Trust
Doing the right thing for the future Edson has seen a dramatic change in the way that CB&T answers its commitment to green construction and sustainability. “I remember the old-style bank buildings that were effectively ‘energy hogs,’” he says. “It was 20,000-square-foot banks with huge lobbies and high ceilings and grand chandeliers suspended from them. All that’s changed now. Today’s CB&T branches are smaller, friendlier, brighter and, most importantly, more energy-efficient. It’s an improvement on these facilities across the board.” The philosophy of sustainability that CB&T embraces — and its belief in the idea of reducing climate change — puts the bank into a category of employers that Edson says is the reason he loves his job. “It makes you proud of your employer and you hope your colleagues see it as something they can adopt in their own homes and lives. It’s all about taking care of our planet which helps take care of each other.”
that make a difference; it’s the combined effect of many smaller-scale ideas and implementations.” One prime example is the bank’s decision to eliminate the use of all Styrofoam coffee cups in its facilities and replace them with cups that are 100% recyclable. “I know it’s a simple example, but it’s just one more instance of how this company makes these decisions. It’s just a matter of doing the right thing.”
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