Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa Receives “4 Green Keys” Rating for Environmental and Corporate Social Responsibility

Cabazon, Cal­i­for­nia (March 3, 2011) – Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa has been hon­ored with a“4 Green Keys” rat­ing through the Green Key Eco-Rating Pro­gram, a grad­u­ated rat­ing sys­tem designed to rec­og­nize hotels, motels and resorts that are com­mit­ted to improv­ing their envi­ron­men­tal and fis­cal performance.

In receiv­ing a “4 Green Keys” rat­ing, Morongo is rec­og­nized as “a hotel that has shown national indus­try lead­er­ship and com­mit­ment to pro­tect­ing the envi­ron­ment through wide rang­ing poli­cies and prac­tices.  Mature pro­grams that involve man­age­ment, employ­ees, guests, and the pub­lic have shown sub­stan­tial and mea­sur­able results.”

“We are proud to be rec­og­nized for our accom­plish­ments in envi­ron­men­tal man­age­ment and cor­po­rate social respon­si­bil­ity,” said Thomas Mueller, Direc­tor of Hotel Oper­a­tions, Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa.  “As one of the largest tribal gam­ing facil­i­ties in the coun­try we strive to imple­ment­green ini­tia­tives that will have a pos­i­tive impact on the planet.”

The Green Key Self-Assessment con­sists of ques­tions in nine areas of sus­tain­able hotel oper­a­tions such as energy and water con­ser­va­tion.  Based on the results of a com­pre­hen­sive envi­ron­men­tal self-assessment, hote­liers are awarded a 1–5 Green Key rat­ing and pro­vided with guid­ance on how to “unlock” oppor­tu­ni­ties to reduce envi­ron­men­tal impacts and oper­at­ing costs through reduced util­ity con­sump­tion, employee train­ing, and sup­ply chain man­age­ment.  For more infor­ma­tion, visit:  greenkeyglobal.com

About Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa

Morongo is the pre­mier gam­ing resort in Cal­i­for­nia.  Located in Cabazon, Cal­i­for­nia, in the scenic Coachella Val­ley, Morongo is a prime get­away for res­i­dents of Orange County, Ontario, Palm Springs, Palm Desert and Los Ange­les.  Earn­ing the pres­ti­gious AAA Four Dia­mond Award for six con­sec­u­tive years, Morongo offers 310 well-appointed rooms and suites, a 15,000 sq. ft. con­fer­ence cen­ter and over 45,000 sq. ft. of unique func­tion space, a 150,000 sq. ft. casino floor, nine restau­rants and lounges and con­tin­u­ous world-class enter­tain­ment offer­ings.  One of the largest tribal gam­ing facil­i­ties in the coun­try, Morongo Casino Resort & Spa is owned and oper­ated by the Morongo Band of Mis­sion Indi­ans.  For more infor­ma­tion please visit: www.morongocasinoresort.com.

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Media con­tact infor­ma­tion: Gabriela Raguay, 702.862.4242, gabriela@braintrustlv.com