Dell Opens Eco-Learning Center at Headquarters Campus to Celebrate Earth Day
18 April 2013 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
Dell today announced it is piloting a team member garden and
sustainable living facility on its global headquarters campus. The
Dell Eco-Learning Center, launched in conjunction with Earth Day
2013, will highlight sustainable landscaping and food cultivation,
and serve as a gathering place for team member fitness activities
and seminars on healthy eating.
The center will feature a dozen gardening beds to demonstrate
concepts such as using native flowers for landscaping, growing
seasonal herbs and vegetables, and composting. It will feature
sustainable horticulture methods such as drip irrigation and
organic pest control. And team members will use a pavilion for
activities including gardening lectures or yoga classes.
The Dell Eco-Learning Center was championed by Central Texas
team member Jacque Barton, who last year won a “Powering the
Possible” contest for the project by demonstrating how it puts Dell
expertise to work where it can do good for people and the planet.
The garden is part of a comprehensive wellness program at Dell to
promote team member health and designed to boost team member
well-being, and improve morale and productivity.
The center will join other environmentally conscious features at
Dell’s Round Rock headquarters. The campus is powered by 100
percent renewable electricity. Earlier this year, Dell joined the
U.S. Department of Energy’s Workplace Charging Challenge, which
seeks to increase the number of employers who offer electric
vehicle charging at work; at its Round Rock campus, Dell owns a
516-panel solar array that fuels its electric vehicle charging
station.
Dell is also looking outside its own walls this Earth Day, using
tools on Causes.com and encouraging people to join the company in
taking action for the planet. For every person who pledges to make
one small change to their daily routine — by saving energy or
reducing waste — Dell and The Conservation Fund will reinforce the
impact of their commitment by planting a tree in the Upper Ouachita
National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana. The refuge is home to the
threatened Louisiana black bear and other species. Dell and The
Conservation Fund will plant up to 30,000 trees, restoring habitat
for wildlife, helping mediate the effects of floodwaters, and
contributing to cleaner air and water.
To learn more about Dell and environmental sustainability, visit
www.dell.com/environment.
Quotes
“We are proud of our team members acting around the world to
build stronger workplaces and more sustainable communities. We
strive to minimize Dell’s own environmental impact and to help our
customers use technology in ways that give them the power to do
more, more sustainably. We’re excited to join many others worldwide
in taking action for the planet.”Trisa Thompson, vice president
of corporate responsibility, Dell
“As an avid organic gardener, I wanted to share the pleasure and
passion I get from my garden with my coworkers in the Dell
community. My hope in creating this corporate garden and
Eco-Learning Center is to invest in the knowledge, education and
diversity of the Central Texas team members by providing hands-on
experience in growing healthy organic soil, nutritious vegetables
and sustainable lives.”Jacque Barton, services solution
architect, Dell
“Every day we learn about the impacts of deforestation in the
Amazon or Indonesia, but it’s felt in the United States, too. We’ve
lost more than 24 million acres of healthy forestland across the
Gulf Coast. It’s time to turn that trend around. Thanks to Dell,
Causes.com, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — and the tens of
thousands of individuals who support our work to protect and
restore our planet’s forests — we can use technology for good to
deliver real, measurable results on the ground.”Larry Selzer,
president and CEO, The Conservation Fund
About Dell
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innovative technology and services that give them the power to do
more. Powering the Possible is Dell’s commitment to put technology
and expertise to work where it can do the most good for people and
the planet. Dell is committed to minimizing the environmental
impact of its business operations and creating new possibilities
for its customers to reduce their environmental impact as well.
Learn more at www.dell.com/environment or follow @dell4good.
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