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Mighty Earth reports that major US RV manufacturers (Winnebago, Thor, Forest River) source meranti plywood from Mayawana Persada in Borneo, Indonesia. This sourcing is linked to the destruction of 40,000 hectares of carbon-rich peatlands, which have become highly susceptible to wildfires during the 'Godzilla El Niño', resulting in orangutan deaths. The organization is campaigning for the industry to switch to FSC-certified wood or low-footprint composites.

The Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Indiana has significantly reduced its carbon footprint and energy costs through a series of sustainable upgrades. Central to these efforts was the 2007 completion of a 31,500 square foot library, which became the first LEED-certified theological library in North America by utilizing a ground-source geothermal heat pump system and other high-performance design elements. Between 2013 and 2022, the seminary decreased its annual energy consumption by approximately two-thirds by implementing recommendations from an ASHRAE Level 2 energy audit, replacing outdated 1950s boilers with fuel-efficient models, and installing two solar arrays (50-kW and 80-kW) that have offset over 320 tons of carbon emissions.