NMS Achieves Green Star Certification
As Alaska’s 6th largest private employer, NMS understands that when making companywide changes, the company can have a big impact on the communities they serve.
Anchorage, AK May 15, 2009
NMS recently achieved its Green Star Certification for the headquarters building located at Potter and C Street in Anchorage. “Getting the headquarters building Green Star certified is one of the ways in which NMS demonstrates our commitment to environmental responsibility,” says NMS’ HSSE Vice President Craig Clemens.
By working with Green Star, NMS was able to implement practical changes in daily operations that not only helped them to be more environmentally friendly, but to increase savings by eliminating waste. Some of the ways NMS eliminated waste was by stocking the employee break room with reusable dishes and suspending the purchase of disposable dishware, installing motion sensory light switches in bathrooms and break rooms, installing vending misers on vending machines and purchasing biodegradable “greenware” for large office functions.
“With more than 2,000 employees located throughout Alaska, we have the opportunity to encourage environmental stewardship in every community we serve” noted Penny Cotten, VP Marketing Communications. “We’re excited to have received our Green Star certification for our headquarters building and looking forward to expanding our stewardship throughout our operations.” NMS is committed to involving all of its business locations in the Green Star program throughout Alaska.
About NMS
NMS is a limited liability company, owned by NANA Development Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation subsidiary, and Sodexo. NMS clients include the oil & gas industry, federal, state and local governments, schools and universities, hospitals and clinics, senior living centers, air carriers, the telecommunications industry and more. NMS provides management and services in food, facilities, camp services, lodging, security and workforce solutions. More information on NMS and their services is available by visiting www.nmsusa.com.
About Green Star
Green Star is a USEPA-award-winning organization established to recognize businesses and organizations that voluntarily meet and exceed Green Star's high standards of environmental responsibility. When these standards have been met and peer-reviewed to the satisfaction of the Green Star Standards Committee, the organization receives a Green Star Award. By meeting the standards, organizations demonstrate to the public that they have gone well beyond compliance with environmental regulations, and have voluntarily implemented a thorough waste prevention and pollution prevention plan. More information about Green Star Standards is available by visiting www.greenstarstandard.com.
For additional information, please contact:
Penny Cotten, VP Marketing Communications
NMS
907-273-2446
Penny.Cotten@nmsusa.com