The company’s overall energy use dropped 0.8 percent year-on-year, from 987,943 MWh in 2010 to 980,049 MWh in 2011. (See chart below)
The LEED project at the company’s headquarters resulted in a 16 percent energy savings from lighting and an overall energy savings of 17 percent. Furthermore, 75 percent of the site’s HVAC equipment is Energy Star-certified. All of the energy needed to power the headquarters comes from wind power. The company has increased the number of renewable energy sites it owns from nine in 2010 to 23 in 2011, figures show.
Some 16 percent of the company’s total 2011 $1.5 billion spend was made with suppliers who meet the Wyndham Green Supplier criteria. Wyndham’s goal is to have 30 percent of its supply chain budget spent with Wyndham Green designated suppliers by 2017, the report says.
One example of the green supply chain is Wyndham uniforms. Launched in 2008, the uniform line for hotel staff which is made from recycled polyester fibers spun from plastic beverage bottles. To date Wyndham has bought over 18,000 such front desk uniforms. Other green supply chain initiatives include shade-grown coffee from Peruvian cooperatives, recycled key cards and compostable, recycled-content eco-cups, of which Wyndham used 122 million in 201o and 2011.
In June, the company was one of a group of hotel chains involved in the launch of a standard to calculate the carbon footprint of hotel stays and meetings. The methodology, named HCMI 1.0, was first developed in 2011. Along with Wyndham, Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt and 19 other hotel chains agreed on the standard.
In October 2010, the hotel chain participated in a webinar hosted by Environmental Leader in which company executives described their environmental best practices and the process for setting environmental targets.
