RCI Celebrates Earth Month by Naming Winners of the Tenth Annual RCI Green Awards Program
April 25 2022 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
In honor of Earth Month, RCI®, the world’s premier vacation
exchange company, announced today the winners of the tenth annual
RCI® Green Awards program.
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Laurel Crest™, a Bluegreen Vacations Club
Resort in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., was awarded the highest honor in the
RCI Green Awards program, the Platinum Award. (Photo: Business
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The RCI Green Awards celebrate three RCI affiliated vacation
resorts that actively engage in environmentally sustainable
practices across their resort operations. Third-party
eco-certification expert GreenCircle Certified, LLC selects each
year’s winners based on advances in energy and water conservation,
waste management, community outreach and environmental
management.
"We’re thrilled to celebrate the ten-year milestone of the RCI
Green Awards, a program that highlights our commitment to
protecting the environment and challenges our affiliates to do the
same,” said Richard Ruff, senior vice president and managing
director of RCI North America. “By committing to responsible
operation, our affiliates are caring for the planet and the
communities in which they operate. Further, investing in
sustainable best practices, like those exemplified by our award
winners, sets affiliates up for potential opportunities to reduce
energy consumption and increase savings for years to come.”
The highest honor in the RCI Green Awards program, the Platinum
Award, was awarded to Laurel Crest™, a Bluegreen Vacations Club
Resort in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. The resort demonstrates ingenuity and
best practices in environmental responsibility, including using a
rain-catching device to prevent stormwater runoff and assist with
outdoor irrigation, solar powered lights to illuminate sidewalks,
electric vehicle charging, and reserved parking spots for green
vehicles.
The Gold RCI Green Award went to Club Wyndham Resort at
Fairfield Glade in Crossville, Tenn., which creates extensive
energy savings through the use of motion sensors, as well as water
savings by not relying on any irrigation system. Additionally, the
resort conducted a voluntary, extensive third-party audit of energy
and water use, and plans to use the resulting recommendations for
future conservation enhancements.
Lastly, the Silver RCI Green Award was bestowed to Worldmark
Rancho Vistoso in Oro Valley, Ariz. With solar panels installed on
roofs, along with solar carports to provide the site with renewable
energy, the resort relies on the area’s native landscape, which
does not require extra irrigation systems. Resort staff also
maintain a butterfly garden, an herb garden, and a bird habitat on
site, helping promote the local ecosystem.
The RCI Green Award program is free and open to all RCI
affiliates in North America. RCI also offers a Green Resource
Center on its affiliate website for developers looking to expand
their sustainability efforts. The application process for next
year's RCI Green Awards program will begin in October.
About RCI
RCI® is the new shape of travel™. As the worldwide leader in
membership travel services to the vacation ownership industry, the
company offers the industry’s leading vacation exchange platform to
its 3.7 million members around the world, providing access to 4,200
affiliated resorts in approximately 110 countries. RCI Travel
offers enhanced travel services allowing its members to flexibly
travel year-round. RCI is a part of the Panorama family of travel
brands at Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE:TNL). For additional
information visit rci.com. RCI also can be found on Facebook,
YouTube and Twitter.
About Panorama Co.
Panorama is the world’s foremost membership travel business that
includes the largest vacation exchange company and membership
travel brands. The Panorama portfolio includes timeshare exchange
companies RCI® - the world’s largest vacation exchange network,
7Across, and The Registry Collection; consumer travel businesses
Love Home Swap, and Extra Holidays; and leading travel technology
platforms @Work International and Alliance Reservations Network
(ARN). Panorama delivers a broader perspective to the world of
travel as part of Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE:TNL). Visit
PanoramaCo.com for more information.
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