A recent report at environmentalleader.com highlights the fact that Bank of America has expanded its use of drought-tolerant landscaping and funded a $250,000 grant for drought research and response as part of its ongoing efforts to help address California’s severe drought conditions.
Bank of America will transition traditional landscaping at six of its Southern California banking centers to fully drought-tolerant landscaping (also known as xeriscaping). Xeriscaping eliminates or reduced the need for supplemental watering of landscapes. Currently, more than 100 other Bank of America properties across the Southland have partial xeriscaping.
The Pacific Institute (recipient of the $250,000 grant) is looking for several new ways to approach drought conditions, including conservation and efficiency, stormwater capture and water reuse. It is their goal to develop both effective and permanent solutions.
According to the report, Bank of America is aiming to reduce its water consumption by 20% in the year 2015 (when compared to 2010).
