environmental ethos
Let's face it, the software development industry doesn't exactly evoke images of lush forests and clear skies (like our website), but that's exactly why Drive Current is a different kind of company. We are extremely committed to having a positive impact on the environment and truly doing everything in our power to make a difference. Our environmental aspirations extend far beyond the commitments we've made below.
1% For The Planet
1% For The Planet is an alliance of businesses committed to leveraging their resources to create a healthier planet. Members recognize their responsibility to and dependence on a healthy environment and donate at least 1% of their annual revenues to environmental organizations worldwide. The alliance aims to prove that taking environmental responsibility is good for business.
Organizations we support:
| Surfrider Foundation, San Diego Chapter | since 2008 |
| American Forests | since 2009 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | since 2009 |
| Access Fund | since 2010 |
| Ecologistas en Accion | since 2010 |
| Projecte Rius | since 2010 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | since 2010 |
| ECOLIFE Foundation | since 2011 |
| Maryland Alliance for Greenway Improvement | since 2011 |
| Multinational Exchange For Sustainable Agriculture | since 2011 |
| Plateau Action Network | since 2011 |
| Theordore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership | since 2011 |
| Trees for the Future | since 2011 |
| Wetlands Initiative | since 2011 |
San Diego Renewable Energy Society
Our CEO, Joe Steinberger, is a founding board member of the San Diego Renewable Energy Society, a local chapter of the American Solar Energy Society. You can view his blog at www.drivingtozero.com.
AISO.net
We are proud to be hosted by AISO.net, an authentic solar web hosting company based on the outskirts of San Diego. AISO owns and operates its own data center and network that is 100% solar powered, not just energy credits. They have carefully designed the facility and the service with the "using less" mentality.
Efficient/Effective Hosting - Drive Current endeavors to use less. Our primary energy use is our internal network - the hundreds of servers, switches and other network gear. By migrating to efficient machines running multiple, virtualized hosting environments we minimize the energy our applications consume. Equipment is slowly cycled down to less critical tasks and eventually discarded in an environmentally safe manner by Recycle San Diego.