Wyndham Worldwide has reduced its operationally controlled asset water usage globally by 16 percent per square foot and its carbon emissions by 13 percent per square foot from the 2010 baseline, according to the company’s 2013 Sustainability Responsibility Report.
“Our progress has earned us industry distinctions that recognize the value we aim to create for our shareholders, our partners and the environment,” says Stephen P. Holmes, chairman and CEO of Wyndham Worldwide. “Recognizing the emerging global challenges, our sustainability focus remains on reducing our carbon footprint and water usage as well as supporting innovation and collaboration among our associates and stakeholders to drive change in the communities where we operate, and throughout the travel and tourism industry.”
In addition to reducing its carbon footprint and water usage, and as part of its strategic initiatives, Wyndham Worldwide partners with the Arbor Day Foundation, a 501(c)3 conservation and education organization. Wyndham Vacation Ownership, the vacation timeshare division of Wyndham Worldwide, participates with the foundation as part of the Rain Forest Rescue Project, which supports shade-grown coffee served in Wyndham Vacation Ownership resort units and at the company’s corporate offices. The project preserves 26 million square feet of rainforest each year and helps to provide coffee growers with access to fair wages, health care, and better housing, and schooling for their children.
Additionally, Wyndham Vacation Ownership has launched the Wyndham Million Trees Project, an initiative to raise $1 million to help plant one million trees in U.S. national forests. As of today, more than 450,000 trees have been planted in forestlands lost to fires.
