“Cleaning up the environment begins at home. For AAFES facilities residing on Army and Air Force installations across the globe, ‘home’ is the military community where our customers live, serve and shop. AAFES is continuously evaluating our operations looking for new ways to protect our environment and reduce our carbon footprint. I’m excited about the steps AAFES is taking to make the ‘homes’ we share better places to live thanks to reduced energy consumption, smarter store design and a better selection of environmentally-friendly products for our customers.” -Major General Keith Thurgood, CEO
I am not sure what drove my green passion, but when AAFES released the Earth Friendly program in the early 90’s, I may have been the youngest advocate. I was in fourth or fifth grade and I organized my buddies into the “Earth Friendly Club.” All of us wore AAFES Earth Friendly Buttons and met in (yes, I did say in) the tree at the end of the road (Lakenheath AFB housing). Years later, I am glad AAFES is still talking and acting upon sustainability efforts.
Green is more than just a checkbox for this company, but becoming an integral part of the AAFES business. Over the next several weeks, we will unveil the details of the AAFES sustainability vision and goals.
As a military command with a retail mission, AAFES has initiated several energy-saving initiatives in an effort to reduce its impact on the environment while strengthening the benefit it provides troops and their families. AAFES facilities are implementing initiatives to reduce energy consumption in new and existing buildings.
With more than 3,100 facilities and some 11.6 million authorized shoppers worldwide, AAFES and its customers’ impact on the environment cannot be overstated. Our military and civilian leadership are dedicated to ensuring AAFES operations are taking the steps necessary to make the communities we serve better places to live, work and shop.
AAFES Six Sustainability Goals
- Reduce Energy Consumption
- Reduce Water Consumption
- Reduce Waste
- Reduce Fleet Dependency on Fossil Fuels
- Increase Sustainable Buildings
- Increase Procurement, Marketing, Sales of Environmentally-Friendly Goods and Services
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