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Green Means More to Us Than Money

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Money isn’t the only thing that is green at Nevada Federal Credit Union. Our members and employees have been increasing our efforts to become a more eco-friendly financial institution. We believe that it's the "little things" that add up and over the past few years we stepped up our conservation efforts of paper, electricity, water, fuel and recycled office supplies... see below.

You can help! If every American signed up for online statements, the money saved could send 17,000 students to college. If every American just paid their credit card bills online, it would save $2 billion a year. (Source: The Green Book, Three Rivers Press, NY, 2007.) Do your part. Sign Up Now.

Member Efforts

  • 39,531 NFCU members have switched to E-statements saving approximately 711,000 pieces of paper and 475,000 envelopes per year.
  • 46,400 NFCU members have switched to online banking, decreasing visits to a branch and the gasoline to get there.
  • 11,379 NFCU members who use our online bill pay service paid 450,892 bills in 2007, saving 450,892 envelopes and $184,865 in stamps.

Company Efforts

  • In 2007 we recycled over 83 tons of paper documents that helped save 1,414 trees / 581,000 gallons of water / 33,200 kilowatts of energy / 7,470 cubic feet of landfill space and 8,300 gallons of gasoline.
  • More than 80% of our direct marketing mail is printed on paper from sustainable forests. Visit the Forest Stewardship Council at www.fsc.org.
  • All corporate and branch staff business cards are printed on recycled paper.
  • We've eliminated paper employment applications, our HR hiring process is now entirely automated.
  • We installed motion detector light switches in public areas that are not in constant use.
  • Older lighting has been replaced with energy efficient bulbs in our branches and corporate offices for an annual cost savings of 30%.
  • Low-flow toilets are in use throughout the credit union to conserve more water than previous models.
  • Real estate owned by the credit union has been (or will be in 2008) converted to desert landscaping.
  • Aerators are now utilized on faucets throughout the credit union to conserve water.
  • Company vehicles are serviced regulary per factory specifications to reduce emissions into the air and to promote better fuel economy.
  • The number of recycled items on the credit union's office supply list has increased by 11% from 2007.
  • Depleted ink cartridges are donated to the school district in Pahrump, Nevada for recycling; the schools in the area receive 100% of the proceeds.
  • We've donated seven of our older computer servers to Las Vegas community groups instead of throwing them away.