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Sustainable practices make hospitality organizations stand out. As the lodging industry continues to become more green-focused, our goal is to have sustainability initiatives at the forefront of the conversation when making decisions at your hotels.
To become MDO Sustainability Certified:
The MDO Sustainability Certification program will take just a few minutes to fill out and preview your environmental impact immediately. The verification process will take about one week to complete so long as you meet the requirements and coordinate with our team.
This program is a self-certification program validated by use of MDO’s myDocs product.
Certificates are good for one year and will automatically renew based on our continued communication.
| VARIABLE | FACTS |
|---|---|
| TREES | On average a tree can only produce 17 reams of paper but takes about 100 years to grow. Trees release Oxygen and absorb greenhouse gases. You are helping to purify the air through saving trees |
| AIR POLLUTION | Many air pollutants are produced by paper and print industry. The paper and pulp industry is the 4th largest emitter of greenhouse gases among U.S. manufacturing industries. The paper industry is responsible for 9% of the total emissions of carbon dioxide from manufacturing industries. The production of 17 reams of paper release 110 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere |
| WATER | It is a fact that pulp and paper is the third largest industrial polluter to air, water, and land in North America and is the fifth largest consumer of energy. Paper manufacturing plant would use about 3 gallons of non-recycled water to produce one sheet of copy paper. |
| LANDFILL | Paper makes up 26% of landfills and degradation produces methane, a greenhouse gas with 23 times the heat trapping capacity of carbon dioxide. Landfills are the source of 34% of methane released and the single largest source in the U.S. You are saving cubic yards of landfill space by not printing. |
| GASOLINE | Paper manufacturing and transport involves burning of gasoline to power. The print paper is produced in one part of the country needs to be shipped to you using train, trucks that consume gasoline. |
| ENERGY | It is a fact that pulp and paper is the fifth largest consumer of energy in North America. The energy required to produce 10 sheets of paper can be used to run a refrigerator for 143 days! |
Planting a tree is one of the easiest and most powerful things you can do to have a positive impact on the environment. Trees clean the air, prevent rainwater runoff, help you save energy and even combat global warming. Plus, planting trees is easy.
By storing carbon above and below the ground, forest trees contribute to the production of oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis.
Trees make oxygen. People use oxygen. Sounds like the perfect perfect pairing.
Forests and photosynthesis also play a vital role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, helping mitigate the harmful impact excess carbon dioxide emissions has on the environment.
The process of printing, storing and processing paper, over time emits harmful emissions into the environment. MDO helps you stop these processes.
Forests and photosynthesis also play a vital role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, helping mitigate the harmful impact excess carbon dioxide emissions has on the environment.
Planting a tree is one of the easiest and most powerful things you can do to have a positive impact on the environment. Trees clean the air, prevent rainwater runoff, help you save energy and even combat global warming. Plus, planting trees is easy.
By storing carbon above and below the ground, forest trees contribute to the production of oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis.
