Cintas Announces ENERGY STAR® Partnership
February 03 2012 - 9:54AM
Business Wire
Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) today announced it has
partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on its
ENERGY STAR program. The program provides a strategic approach to
energy management by tracking an organization’s current
energy-efficiency and future improvement. The focus on energy usage
benefits both consumers and the environment by lowering utility
bills and increasing the use of energy-efficient products and
practices.
“We are pleased to join as a partner with EPA’s ENERGY STAR
program and will continue to take significant strides to further
reduce energy consumption and encourage sustainability,” said Glenn
Larsen, Vice President of Quality & Engineering, Cintas.
“Reducing our energy usage and environmental impact is a priority
for Cintas and we are excited to track the impact of our ongoing
efforts with the help of the ENERGY STAR program.”
As a partner in the program, corporate level employees, site
managers and field engineers will all gain a better understanding
of how energy is being used at Cintas. The company will identify
its energy-efficiency score by examining current energy use as well
as areas that can be improved. More than 200,000 buildings across
the country have adopted EPA’s energy performance rating system,
with the top performing buildings being recognized with the ENERGY
STAR. With the program, Cintas will be able to set goals and track
energy savings.
“Improving the energy efficiency of our nation’s buildings is
critical to protecting our environment,” said Jean Lupinacci, Chief
of the ENERGY STAR Commercial & Industrial Branch. “From the
boiler room to the board room, ENERGY STAR partners are leading the
way by making the buildings where we work, play and learn more
efficient.”
Introduced by EPA in 1992, ENERGY STAR is a voluntary program
designed to recognize energy-efficient products and now commercial
and industrial buildings. By choosing these sustainable solutions,
consumers and organizations stand to gain cost savings in addition
to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In 2010, ENERGY STAR helped
Americans save $18 billion on energy bills by encouraging the use
of products that meet EPA’s strict energy-efficiency
requirements.
“Cintas continually strives to reduce our energy usage in the
buildings we own and operate,” said Pawan Kumar, Director of
Technology and Energy, Cintas. “Partnering with the Energy Star
program will further increase our accountability and will help us
find ways to continuously improve our sustainability efforts,” he
added.
For more information about Cintas: http://www.cintas.com/
For more information about the ENERGY STAR program for
commercial buildings: www.energystar.gov/buildings
About Cintas Corporation:
Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cintas Corporation provides
highly specialized services to businesses of all types. Cintas
designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform
programs, and provides entrance mats, restroom supplies,
promotional products, first aid and safety products, fire
protection services and document management services to
approximately 900,000 businesses. Cintas is a publicly held company
traded over the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CTAS, and
is a Nasdaq-100 company and component of the Standard & Poor's
500 Index.
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