BNY Mellon to Beautify 'Green Heart of Pittsburgh' for G-20 Events
September 09 2009 - 9:10AM
PR Newswire (US)
Corporate Support Helps Phipps Conservatory's Exterior Gardens
Blossom PITTSBURGH, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BNY Mellon,
the global leader in asset management and securities servicing, is
partnering with the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens to
beautify the Exterior Gardens of Pittsburgh's landmark Lord and
Burnham Conservatory, which will welcome the G-20 Heads of State to
their two-day conference on Thursday, September 24. As the location
of the Pittsburgh Summit's three opening events, BNY Mellon's
support for the 116-year old cultural gem will be used to prepare
and upgrade the dramatic front entrance, the Aquatics Garden that
adjoins the East Wing of the Conservatory, the Outdoor Garden
abutting the West Wing and the Japanese Courtyard Garden. "Our
social responsibility mission includes looking after local
communities as well as demonstrating our commitment to
sustainability," said Vince Sands, chairman of BNY Mellon of
Pennsylvania and Executive Vice President of BNY Mellon Asset
Servicing. "It is a privilege to help the 'Green Heart of
Pittsburgh' prepare for its global debut." With local roots dating
back 140 years, BNY Mellon's community support is well-documented.
Equally important is the company's comprehensive approach to
environmental sustainability. BNY Mellon develops products and
services for the financial services marketplace including Socially
Responsible Investment Vehicles and a Carbon Trading Platform;
applies rigorous operating and energy efficiency standards to its
buildings with an eye toward Energy Star and LEED certification;
measures and implements strategies to reduce its greenhouse gases;
invests in renewable energy; and engages its employees so they too
can become sustainability champions. The company has purchased more
than 96 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power, or enough
green power to meet nearly one third of the organization's domestic
purchased electricity use. Two of BNY Mellon's three commercial
office buildings located in downtown Pittsburgh are Energy Star
-certified. It has applied for Gold LEED CI-certification for
recent renovations to a portion of BNY Mellon Center. If approved,
the project would be one of two Gold LEED-CI 2.0 certified projects
in the region. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New
York Mellon Corporation [NYSE: BK]. BNY Mellon is a global
financial services company focused on helping clients manage and
service their financial assets, operating in 34 countries and
serving more than 100 markets. The company is a leading provider of
financial services for institutions, corporations and
high-net-worth individuals, providing superior asset management and
wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing
services and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused
team. It has $20.7 trillion in assets under custody and
administration, $926 billion in assets under management, services
$11.8 trillion in outstanding debt and processes global payments
averaging $1.8 trillion per day. Additional information is
available at http://www.bnymellon.com/. About Phipps Conservatory
and Botanical Gardens: The Green Heart of Pittsburgh For Phipps
Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, the past is prologue to a
future as ingenious as the region it serves. Built as a repository
of horticultural excellence by Henry W. Phipps in 1893 at the
height of Pittsburgh's industrial prowess, Phipps has evolved from
the nation's first teaching conservatory to a distinguished
eco-champion among America's 500 public gardens and an exhibit
space ranked among the nation's top conservatory experiences. The
transformation of Phipps' Victorian glasshouse jewel into a
pace-setting model for advanced green building practices,
sustainable development and environmental awareness has resulted in
12 prestigious awards. Esteemed as the Green Heart of Pittsburgh
and one of the world's greenest public gardens, Phipps is empowered
by its mission to inspire and educate visitors with the beauty and
importance of plants; to advance sustainability and worldwide
biodiversity through action and research; and to celebrate its
historic glasshouse. DATASOURCE: BNY Mellon CONTACT: Lane Cigna,
+1-412-234-0575, Web Site: http://www.bnymellon.com/
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