This Earth Day, we are pleased to announce Civitella Ranieri’s new Environmental Policy. You can also find this information on the “About Us” page of our website.
We are committed to sustainability and to minimizing our impact on the environment.
We are committed to reducing waste by:
- Limiting single-use plastics
- Encouraging individuals to dictate portion sizes, carefully planning meal quantities, and incorporating leftovers into our menus
- Composting organic food scraps
- Recycling and reusing paper, metal, plastic, batteries, and glass
- Collecting rainwater to water the lawns and gardens
- Encouraging Fellows to participate in environmentally conscious behaviors, such as turning off lights when leaving a room, and taking short showers
We are committed to conserving energy:
- Replacing most standard lightbulbs with LEDs
- Keeping the heating system off from May 1st to October 31 in compliance with Italian law
- Maintaining a heating system temperature of no more than 20°C / 68°F at any time
- Progressing towards self-sufficiency by expanding our vegetable garden
- Moving towards the use of electric transportation, as well as encouraging biking, walking, and carpooling
- Transitioning to remote control of all thermostats
- Using seasonal produce organically grown and/or locally sourced for our food program
- Supporting local farmers and producers of cheese, wine, meat, eggs, flour, and olive oil, and traveling no more than 50 kilometers to secure the best, healthiest products available.