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Enterprise Announces Five-Year Sustainability Goals

Enterprise Holdings has announced new five-year goals in its 2015 sustainability report, including reducing energy, water usage and waste.

by Staff
January 13, 2016
Enterprise Announces Five-Year Sustainability Goals

Photo courtesy of Enterprise Holdings

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Photo courtesy of Enterprise Holdings

Enterprise Holdings Inc. has announced new five-year goals in its fiscal year 2015 sustainability report, “The Business of Sustainability.”

“These new goals reflect a fresh look at our priorities based on conversations with our many stakeholders and leadership teams,” said Pam Nicholson, president and CEO of Enterprise Holdings Inc.

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In the report, Nicholson also stressed that Enterprise Holdings takes “a thoughtful approach that balances the needs of our customers and our business with sustainable resource use.”

As a result, Enterprise’s new goals were drafted using an assessment process that not only surveyed employees, major suppliers, major corporate accounts and internal senior leaders, but also included a qualitative review and analysis of public comments and reports by automotive manufacturers and the car rental industry as a whole, according to the company.

Here are Enterprise’s new five-year sustainability goals:

  • Waste: Reduce companywide paper use 40% by fiscal year 2020.

  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG): Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 10% by fiscal year 2020.

  • Energy: Reduce annual direct and indirect energy use and related costs, compared to the previous year.

  • Water: Reduce annual water use (per vehicle wash), compared to the previous year.

  • Workforce Development: Continue investing in the workplace by providing an average of at least three days’ professional development annually per full-time management employee. Also, encourage all employees to attend relevant company sessions, events, programs and forums.

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