Before the start of the 2007-2008 winter season, each of Telluride's departments attended a mandatory Sustainability Orientation in which the resort's environmental history and future goals were explained.  All departments were charged with developing specific ways they couold help accomplishe the resort's #1 Company Goal:  Practice Responsible Environmental Stewardship.

These department-specific environmental tactics were recorded, shared, and their progress measured throughout the year.  Telluride was pleased with the results as each department came up with very specific, practical ways to reduce impacts on the environment.  By the end of the season over 90% of these department goals were reached.

This exercise was intended to spread the responsibility of environmental stewardship throughout all resort departments and to increase the accountability for achieving resort environmental goals.  Each department head worked with his/her employees to find unique ways they could reduce their waste, energy use, fuel consumption, and other impacts.  All department tactics as well as each departments energy consumption profile were placed on a shared company computer file to allow managers to track their progress and compare themselves with other departments.

This project resulted in the implementation of over 30 conservation measures that used existing budgets and labor to protect the envornment.
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Telluride, your #1 goal is #1 with us!!