Taos Ski Valley is a pioneer when it comes to their sustainability initiatives and exemplifying the highest standards of ESG performance. From becoming the first (and still only) Certified B Corporation ski resort in the world, to exhibiting transparency into their carbon footprint and net zero goals, Taos Ski Valley is leading the way in the outdoor recreation space. Being a Certified B Corp means Taos Ski Valley uses their business as a force for good for the environment, workplace, community, and guests by providing a framework to conduct business in a responsible manner that benefits all stakeholders.
This sincere effort towards building a socially and environmentally responsible ski resort stems from Taos Ski Valley’s origins being steeped in respect for local culture, and deep connections to the mountain ecosystem upon which their business is based. As a ski resort that relies on local weather patterns and the longevity of a thriving winter ecosystem, Taos Ski Valley views the threat of climate change as existential to their business and the sports of skiing and snowboarding. This has fueled the resort to create meaningful and tangible sustainability goals in alignment with their mission to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030.
Beyond ambitious goal setting, Taos Ski Valley truly delivers on their promises. Already, the resort has made actionable strides towards decarbonization by achieving a CarbonNeutral® Certification (in addition to its B Corp certification), utilizing high-quality, third-party verified carbon offsets in its portfolio of carbon reduction strategies as a step in their journey towards net zero. In addition, Taos Ski Valley is reducing greenhouse gas emissions in new construction, focusing on the electrification of all on-mountain buildings, transitioning to carbon-free alternatives in their mountain operation vehicle fleet (including snowmobiles, UTVs, and the first all-electric snow grooming machine in North America), and investing in efficiency retrofits in existing buildings.
“In partnering with Taos Ski Valley, we are building on an ever-growing line of responsible partnerships for sustainable development. As stringent sustainability reporting regulations and expectations come into play in the U.S. and globally, Tango is cognizant of our role as the missing data collection piece of the reporting puzzle. By leveraging our proprietary technology to empower our clients with the highest data accuracy, audibility, and accountability of their energy and sustainability data, we hope to be the catalyst for action and results, taking clients, like Taos Ski Valley, from goal setting to impact.”
The reality of managing utility and sustainability data points across disparate sources to keep up with goals and meet reporting requirements can be daunting for organizations like Taos Ski Valley, which has a diverse array of sustainability initiatives to manage. To streamline and enhance the data management and project planning of these initiatives, Taos Ski Valley is partnering with Tango. Tango’s Energy and Sustainability Platform, WatchWire, assists Taos Ski Valley in automated utility data ingestion, carbon accounting, real-time facilities, and equipment management to conduct proper maintenance and check for anomalies, complete month-over-month and year-over-year usage and cost comparisons, and more. Taos Ski Valley understands that meticulous energy and utility bill management is the bedrock of an effective decarbonization strategy. So far with Tango Energy and Sustainability, Taos Ski Valley has been able to monitor and verify operational changes at their buildings, catch billing errors, and quantify carbon inventories:
Overall, Tango’s solution has improved efficiency and presented cost savings for Taos Ski Valley. Where previously their utility data management consisted of manual cost and usage reports at the end of the month or quarter, the platform automates and simplifies their processes, eliminating errors and unnoticed invoice anomalies. Tango’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Andy Anderson states, “In partnering with Taos Ski Valley, we are building on an ever-growing line of responsible partnerships for sustainable development. As stringent sustainability reporting regulations and expectations come into play in the U.S. and globally, Tango is cognizant of our role as the missing data collection piece of the reporting puzzle. By leveraging our proprietary technology to empower our clients with the highest data accuracy, audibility, and accountability of their energy and sustainability data, we hope to be the catalyst for action and results, taking clients, like Taos Ski Valley, from goal setting to impact.”