White House Posts USPS Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service’s sustainability goals and plans were posted by the White House today on its new website, whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq. The website presents federal government goals for clean energy, reducing waste and greenhouse gas reduction. The Postal Service’s Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan joins other agency plans to help reach the Obama Administration’s green goals.
“The Postal Service voluntarily worked with 55 other federal agencies to publicly release our plans to achieve a sustainable future,” said Sam Pulcrano, vice president, Sustainability. “The Postal Service is committed to building on our history of green innovation and social responsibility. This plan is another example of our sustainability leadership role.”
With a large national presence and more than 33,000 facilities, the Postal Service takes steps daily to minimize its environmental impact. By achieving the goals outlined in its Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan, the Postal Service maximizes resources, reduces costs, and benefits its employees, customers and the communities it serves.
The USPS Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan describes the agency’s goals and targets, and summarizes implementation initiatives. The Postal Service’s green practices and successes are widely recognized, including its recycling and mail-back programs, electric and alternative fuel-powered vehicles and Cradle to Cradle Certified™ mailing and shipping supplies.
The plan outlines a number of milestones:
“The Postal Service is making progress in achieving its sustainability goals and continues to lay a solid foundation for a sustainable future for our organization, our employees and our customers,” said Pulcrano.
The Postal Service has won more than 75 environmental awards, including 40 White House Closing the Circle, 10 Environmental Protection Agency WasteWise Partner of the Year, Climate Action Champion, Direct Marketing Association Green Echo, and the Postal Technology International Environmental Achievement of the Year, 2009.
For more information about the USPS Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan, visit usps.com/green and the green newsroom.
fig leaves are to hard to find in the south so they are now usinf corn cobs and old UBBM
#1 in everything but getting the mail delivered
I will implement a new policy of eliminating toilet paper in the rest rooms and substituting fig leaves instead.Except for management’s rest rooms of course
I suppose now they’re going to have to hire a “Sustainability Officer Vice President” at a $125,000 per year!