Disney Green Meetings
The Walt Disney Company's commitment to the environment dates directly back to Walt
Disney and the Company continues to operate in a manner upholding Walt's progressive
ideals.
In 1990, the Company introduced "Environmentality" which is a fundamental ethic that
blends business growth with the conservation of natural resources.
In conjunction with the Company's commitment to Environmentality, all meetings and
group events held at the Disneyland® Resort focus on efforts to reduce our environmental
impact by minimizing waste, conserving water and energy, reducing carbon emissions,
protecting ecosystems and inspiring others to do the same.
Awards & Accolades
- In 2009, the Disneyland® Resort was honored with the Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award, California's highest and most prestigious environmental honor, which recognizes organizations that demonstrate exceptional leadership for voluntary achievements in conserving California's resources and building public-private partnerships.
- Recently, Disney's Grand Californian Hotel® & Spa received certification from the California Environmental Protection Agency as a Green Lodging Facility. The hotel was given the agency's highest leadership recognition for programs in recycling, environmental policy visible to Guests and for recycling laundry water.
- In May 2008, Working Mother Magazine named The Walt Disney Company one of 20 "Best Green Companies for America's Children." Working Mother said that Disney's claim to fame was being a "next-gen champion who uses its creative chops to find new ways to put the next generation and the planet first." Green aspects in the piece included the Disneyland® Resort Steam Trains and Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage.
An additional 1,338.92 tons of mixed recyclable items are removed and recycling from the Hotels of the Disneyland® Resort every year. The Disneyland® Resort also has programs to recycle pallets, shredded paper, toner cartridges, steel cans, batteries, cooking oil, horticulture nursery pots and Construction debris.
In 2008, The Walt Disney Company introduced The Green Standard, a global employee program encouraging every Cast Member to reduce Disney's operational impact on the environment by adopting specific environmentally friendly behaviors at work, in meetings, while planning events, during travel and while dining during work hours.
