Green RCI
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| The new LEED certified office in Parsippany, N.J. |
Group RCI sends millions of travelers on dream vacations around the world each year. How we treat the environment and doing our part to keep it beautiful for future generations is at the core of our business.
We recognize the role that corporations play in sustaining and improving the environment, and over the past year we have changed many of our business practices to be kinder to our world and have plans for greater improvements in the near future.
We hope our green efforts will positively impact our environment now and in the future so we can continue to send our members on beautiful vacations all over the world!
To learn more about how Wyndham Worldwide, Group RCI’s parent company, is helping to improve green functioning, please visit the Wyndham Green Web site.
Some of our recent improvements include:
The 2008 Group RCI Directory and All Endless Vacation® Magazine Issues are Printed on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certified Paper
These publications go out to Group RCI members and is now environmentally friendly.
E-mail Notifications and Confirmations
Whenever possible, e-mail is now used instead of paper versions of notifications and confirmations to our customers. This is projected to save more than one million pieces of paper in 2008 alone.
Energy Efficient Office Practices
Altering the way our offices are run has saved 1,279,824 kWh in our New Jersey office alone. The changes are also integrated into the Indianapolis office and Asia-Pacific offices. Some changes included installing new lighting in the interior and parking garage and putting sensors in the elevators.
Currently Building a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certified Office
The new office in Parsippany, New Jersey was built according to U.S. Green Building Council standards. LEED certified buildings typically reduce energy use by 40 percent, carbon emissions by 35 percent, water use by 40 percent, and solid waste levels by 70 percent.
Styrofoam Products Removed from Cafeterias
Our offices have removed all Styrofoam products from cafeterias and coffee rooms and replaced them with recycled plates, cups and trays.
Recycled Paper Used for Copying and Printing
Group RCI is moving towards using only recycled paper for office use.
