ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE REPORT 2013 6Colorado Environmental Leadership Program. Progress through the course of the year on each of these goals is tracked using an online software tracking system and results are reported annually.Sustainability is integral to both our research and operations, and we are committed to demonstrating federal leadership in sustainability and continuously improving performance. Sustainable NREL, an interdisciplinary initiative involving staff from across the organization, fosters environmental and social responsibility, working to establish NREL as a global model for sustainability.Each year, Sustainable NREL develops a Site Sustainability Plan to report on steps taken to meet the national and DOE sustainability objectives and to outline plans for the upcoming year. The laboratory has currently identified 20 objectives to enhance sustainability and continues to make significant progress toward these objectives.During 2013, NREL continued its excellent record of environmental leadership and sustainability performance. The following are some of the laboratory's key accomplishments:Achieved key short-term internal environmental and sustainability goals, and made progress toward longterm goals (see sections 3 and 4 for details).
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We welcome your feedback and suggestions on this report and on NREL's efforts toward sustainability and environmental stewardship. To provide comments, request a printed copy of this report, or obtain additional information about NREL's environmental programs, please contact any of the NREL staff members listed below:
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