Our Sustainability Program

President's Message

At Paradise, we remain committed to reducing our environmental footprint and protecting nature's resources for future generations. As a socially responsible business partner, we launched a sustainability initiative in 2009. On track to surpass our goals, I want to share our successes over the past 5 years and plans for the future.

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Carbon Emissions / Greenhouse Gas Reductions

• Carbon Emissions Reduction of 404,525 Tons of CO2, past 5 years
• Saved Over 50,000 ft3 of Gas Usage in Plants, past 5 years
• Saved Over 65 Million KWHs of Electricity, past 5 years
  (Enough to power 25,200 homes per month.)
• Eliminated 32 Million Truck Miles, past 5 years
  (Equates to going back & forth from New York City to Los Angeles about 11,500 times.)

Goal: Carbon Emissions - save an additional 10,700 tons over the next 3 years. Reduce trucking miles an additional 278,000 miles thru 2022.

Water Conservation & Reduction

• Reduced Water Use Over 16 Billion Gallons
  (Equates to supplying over 5.1 million people with water for one month.)

Goal: Save additional 1 million gallons over next 3 years.

Waste Reduction by Recycling

• Landfill Reduction of More Than 27,000 Tons, past 5 years
  (Equates to landfill waste from 699,840 restaurants per year.)
• Over 580,000 Trees Saved by Recycling and Reuse, past 5 years
• Saved Over 1,100 Acres of Forest Trees, past 5 years

Goal: Save 50,000 trees for 94 acres of forest over next 3 years.

No Toxic and/or Hazardous Materials

• Electric Forklifts in Plants, Rechargeable Batteries
• Low NOX Boilers to Reduce Environmental Pollutants, Related to Reduced Carbon Emissions and Public Health
• No Ammonia in Plants Presenting a Hazard to the Environment - Company Best Practices

Goal: Continue to keep facilities free of all toxic and hazardous materials.

Corporate Sustainability

• Partnership with Local Energy Company to Utilize Renewable Resources
• Source “Green” Materials for All Facilities
• Sustainability of Cleaning Materials

Employee Sustainability

Increase employee engagement through voluntary sustainability involvement and other efforts such as training, technical video conferencing and on-site meetings