Sustainability efforts currently being performed by Aspen Ski Company (ASC)
ACS has a policy that protects the environment. The policy gives a description of the company’s continued commitment to sustainability. Leaders of the company always remind the employees of the above commitment through regular posting of memos.
The company has undergone through the necessary processes of acquiring ISO 14001 certification. This means that the company has met all the stipulated strict requirements for sustaining the environment. In order to sustain the environment, ACS has developed a management program, which is responsible for overseeing the environmental impacts the business has on the environment. The business has experts who are perfect in developing projects aimed at sustaining the environment. The company had been worried because it lacked systematic, organizational change, but through ISO, it succeeded in integrating its environmental management with ISO policies.
ACS has achieved all the environmental requirements by going beyond the sustainability goals. The company has won itself a set of rewards for taking the top position as a superior performer concerning environmental sustainability. ACS has also been awarded as the gold leader; it achieved this because of its clean compliance records. Its environmental sustainability system and previous achievements are some of the key elements contributing to the company’s achievement in environmental sustainability.
ACS is the first American tour company to develop policies aimed at sustaining the environment. Between 200 and 2004, there was a reduction in emission of CO2 because of the climatic policies. The company has developed an efficient energy system on many of its appliances such as printers and beverage machines. The company has installed a unique electronic sensor on all the machines. This device is meant to shut down company machines when they are not in use. This decreases the company use of electricity by 63%. ACS has been the first company to trail its vehicles to run on biodiesel.
Through its activities of environmental sustainability, ACS has been an inspiration to other companies in the industry.
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