ALEXANDRIA, Va. –On Earth Day today, NCUA reported that it has made environmental responsibility a big part of its culture.
“Environmental responsibility is important to the practice of good corporate citizenship, which is one of the agency’s primary goals,” Matz said. “This ongoing management responsibility is in NCUA’s annual performance plan, and our efforts are paying off. Many of the environmentally sound practices in our daily lives at NCUA were once new initiatives introduced through our greeNCUA initiative.”
NCUA said its efforts to practice and promote good environmental stewardship over the past year included:
- Holding central office electricity use to 2013 levels;
- Receiving a renewal for NCUA’s central office of the ENERGY STAR certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, scoring 82 out of a possible 100 points;
- Regional offices taking various energy efficiency measures, including replacing lighting, heating and air conditioning units, and other equipment;
- Leasing laptop computers with an ENERGY STAR 6.0 certification for all employees; and
- Reducing trash by two tons by increasing shredding by 4,100 pounds of paper.
On Earth Day, NCUA staff participated in an in-house clean-up and recycling events.