LIVERMORE, Calif., Sept. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast today
announced that it has introduced a number of water-saving efforts
in California with the goal of
reducing water use by 10 million gallons annually – or 25 percent -
in response to California's
growing water crisis.
Comcast began implementing improved sustainability tracking and
metrics across its footprint in California in 2013, and has now begun to
implement more concrete steps to significantly reduce water
use.
"As a company with thousands of employees and millions of
customers here, we are deeply committed to the health and
prosperity of California. With the
third largest fleet in the nation and a large footprint of offices
across the state, we can make a significant impact by reducing our
water use," said Hank Fore,
Comcast's Regional Senior Vice President for California. "Our employees and customers need
Comcast to make an effort to conserve water on their behalf. We've
committed to a real, measurable reduction in water use, and I will
be looking to continue to improve our performance over time."
As part of the new water-saving initiatives that were
implemented earlier this year, Comcast has halted all washing of
its fleet of 2,850 trucks and vans, significantly reduced watering
for landscaping on its 250 properties across California and is rolling out an employee
awareness campaign to encourage its 4,200 employees to save water,
both at work and at home.
In addition, new landscaping and other development work will be
designed to focus on and promote "drought-proof" landscaping and
gardens, to continue to reduce long-term water use over time.
"We are planning to report quarterly on progress as the
water-saving efforts take hold. This is part of a broader effort we
undertook a year ago to examine and improve our impact on the
environment," said Mike Minerva,
Environmental Director, Comcast California. "We've developed a
cross-functional Comcast California Resource Conservation Council,
including representatives from our engineering, technology
operations, finance, facilities, fleet manager and others, who will
be focused on examining our use of resources while making
significant reductions in water use, fuel, waste and overall
emissions. I'm really excited about our progress so far," he
added.
Comcast expects to report on its progress in water reduction
later this year.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global
media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast
Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is the nation's largest
video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential
customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services
to businesses. NBCUniversal operates 30 news, entertainment and
sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks,
television production operations, television station groups,
Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit
www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
SOURCE Comcast