The New York Power Authority (NYPA) recently announced it has issued an annual report tracking its first three years of implementing a sustainability-action plan. Unveiled in 2010, NYPA developed the three-year plan to encourage a “greater culture of sustainability” in every aspect of the Authority’s operations, NYPA said in a news release. The […]
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) recently announced it has issued an annual report tracking its first three years of implementing a sustainability-action plan.
Unveiled in 2010, NYPA developed the three-year plan to encourage a “greater culture of sustainability” in every aspect of the Authority’s operations, NYPA said in a news release.
The report measures progress on 39 action items addressing such concerns as carbon emissions, water conservation, renewable energy, and green buildings, according to NYPA.
The plan incorporates NYPA’s “triple-bottom-line” definition of sustainability, which includes environmental stewardship, social equity, and economic prosperity, the Authority said.
The need to operate in a more sustainable manner became “especially apparent” in 2012 after the devastation wrought by Superstorm Sandy, Gil C. Quiniones, president and CEO of NYPA, said in a news release.
“Under the leadership of Gov. Cuomo, New York state has implemented a variety of initiatives to protect the environment, combat climate change and create green jobs. Here at the Power Authority, we are doing our part to help create a safer, cleaner, healthier future for all New Yorkers,” Quiniones said.
NYPA’s sustainability plan calls for publication of an annual-sustainability report with updates on all 39 action items, “as a way of increasing transparency within the Power Authority,” the organization said.
This latest report includes progress achieved during the year 2012 as well as the two previous years.
NYPA’s sustainable accomplishments for 2012 include additional certifications from the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system.
The USGBC, headquartered in Washington, D.C., renewed the gold-level designation on NYPA’s administrative offices in White Plains following a “more stringent recertification process,” the Authority said.
The report is available online at: http://www.nypa.gov/sustainability/SUSTAINABILITY-REPORT2012.pdf.
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