were sent to schools in Fort Chipewyan,
Anzac, Conklin and Janvier. The materials
were initially destined for recycling, but
collaborative effort allowed them to reach
classrooms instead.
But striving towards business prosperity
and lending a hand in the community are
only two parts of the company’s footprint in
Alberta. Acden is committed to protecting
the environment too and its headquarters
is a fine example of that. In 2010, when
Acden and its subsidiaries were scattered
throughout Fort McMurray, the need for
corporate headquarters emerged. Three
years later, its LEED Gold certified corpo-
rate headquarters was completed, the only
building of its kind in Northern Alberta.
Environmentally friendly from top to bot-
tom, the building is equipped with a num-
ber of green features: rainwater collected
from the roof is stored in an underground
cistern and used in washrooms; it is 33.5
percent more energy efficient than similar
buildings; 25.6 percent of materials pres-
ently found in the building come from re-
cycled sources. Even maintenance at the
Acden corporate headquarters is done at
a minimal cost to the environment — em-
ployees use green cleaning products. An
employee driven/monitored program en-
sures employee and corporate events pro-
duce zero waste.
“To further streamline our environmen-
tal efforts, we launched the Better Earth
Program in 2015. The program serves as
a platform to activate environmental con-
sciousness throughout Acden by utilizing
a combination of action, awareness and
education,” said Claire Rogers, Acden’s
communications advisor.
With all these great initiatives under its
belt, the company is focusing future plans
on maintaining its growth, supplying eco-
nomic prosperity and employment to the
ACFN and giving back to the beautiful land
it calls home in any way that it can.
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