| Buffalo,
NY – October 2011 – Delaware North
Companies is celebrating the 10th anniversary of ISO 14001 registration
of GreenPath®,
the company’s award-winning environmental management system, with the registration
of its global headquarters in Buffalo, N.Y. The registration to the standards
put forth by the International Organization for Standardization signifies
Delaware North’s continued commitment to stewardship.
|  Delaware
North Companies’ global headquarters earlier this month completed a two-day
audit necessary for maintaining ISO 14001 registration. The third-party
ISO auditor reviewed the policy, the plan and the progress on Delaware
North’s latest annual goals. The auditor then toured the building, quizzing
employees and inspecting everything from the kitchen facilities at the
Delaware North-owned Vito’s Market to the new single-stream recycling program
relied upon by the headquarters staff of more than 300.
“ISO 14001 is essentially the gold standard for environmental management systems. It keeps us on track, it keeps a focus on environmental improvement and it makes it a part of our everyday lives here at Delaware North,” said Anne Marie McManus, director of environmental affairs and sustainability for Delaware North. “ISO 14001 registration tells the world that we place a priority on environmental improvement and constantly look for ways to shrink our environmental footprint.” ISO 14001 provides a framework for a holistic, strategic approach to the company’s environmental policy, plans and actions. With this latest registration at global headquarters, Delaware North is leading a corporate-wide environmental standardization program. Through GreenPath’s ISO 14001 registration, every employee can contribute to the company’s environmental goals. ISO 14001’s simple and voluntary process has proven to help every division of Delaware North Companies minimize its environmental impact. GreenPath (www.DelawareNorth.com/GreenPath.aspx) began in the ‘90s when Delaware North was awarded the contract to operate visitor services in Yosemite National Park. Soon after GreenPath was implemented, it became the first environmental management system of a U.S. hospitality company to be registered to ISO 14001. Select properties in the Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts division adopted the ISO 14001 environmental guidelines 10 years ago. Today, ISO registration is a companywide initiate. “GreenPath started organically at a few facilities more than a decade ago. Since then, the world has changed and our knowledge of environmental issues has changed,” McManus said. “We’ve moved to this corporate ISO 14001 registration in order to encompass all of our activities and work towards corporate-level goals that we can all shout about and share our pride in.” GreenPath has made a remarkable difference by helping Delaware North divert thousands of tons from the solid waste stream, save millions of gallons of water, reduce energy consumption and devise new and better ways of doing things. GreenPath has been recognized at least 50 times with regional, national and even international awards. About Delaware North Companies
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