Kohl’s Department Stores Receives EPA SmartWay Excellence Award
October 06 2009 - 11:30AM
Business Wire
Today Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) was awarded U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2009 SmartWay Excellence
Award. This is the second consecutive year the company has been
recognized for its significant efforts to protect the environment
by reducing fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions in its
transportation programs. This award comes on the heels of Kohl’s
recent recognition as the number-one green retailer in the Newsweek
Green Rankings and as an EPA Green Power Partner of the Year.
EPA’s SmartWay brand signifies environmentally clean, fuel
efficient transportation options. Kohl’s joined the EPA SmartWay
program in 2007 and has been recognized with the SmartWay
Excellence Award since 2008 for its support in moving toward
cleaner air and helping to conserve energy. Last year, Kohl’s
reduced transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions by
51,271 tons – that’s equivalent to taking 8,457 cars off the
road for a year.
“At Kohl’s, reducing greenhouse gas emissions when transporting
merchandise is just one way we work to reduce our environmental
footprint over the long term,” said Ken Bonning, Kohl’s executive
vice president of store planning and logistics. “We’re honored that
EPA is recognizing our efforts to protect and conserve the
environment as we continue to look at how to reduce energy use in
our daily operations.”
"EPA is pleased to recognize these SmartWay Partners with a 2009
Excellence Award. I commend Kohl’s Department Stores for its
leadership in promoting sustainable transportation practices
through the SmartWay Transport Partnership," said Margo T. Oge,
director of the Office of Transportation and Air Quality, EPA.
"These actions demonstrate a commitment to a cleaner environment
and more secure energy supply."
Transportation and Emissions
Strategies Recognized by SmartWay
Transportation initiatives that helped reduce Kohl’s carbon
dioxide emissions last year include trucking efficiencies and
cleaner transport options.
- Kohl’s strives to make every
mile count. When Kohl’s trucks make deliveries from distribution
centers to stores, the company strives to fill the trucks on the
return routes. This practice of looking to fill trucks in both
directions has saved 826,398 empty miles.
- More than 40 percent of
Kohl’s inbound merchandise is now transported by train, which is
three times cleaner than over-the-road trucking.
Other Recent Green
Recognition
For the past three years, EPA has recognized Kohl’s with a Green
Power Leadership Award, most recently the Green Power Partner of
the Year, for increasing its green power purchase in one year by
255 percent - reaching 50 percent renewable energy use. In
September, Kohl’s was also ranked as the number one green
retailer in the Newsweek Green Ranking of America’s 500 largest
corporations, and the 18th greenest company overall.
Kohl’s Green
Strategies
Kohl’s has long been operating with a commitment to
environmental responsibility. The company focuses on maximizing
energy efficiency, minimizing waste, improving new building designs
and encouraging environmental values among its associates,
customers and business partners. Of note:
- Kohl’s is the world’s
largest retail host of solar power and currently operates 79
solar locations in six states.
- To date, more than 300 Kohl’s
stores have earned EPA’s ENERGY STAR label for superior energy
efficiency and performance
- Kohl’s is an active member of
the United States Green Building Council and uses their principles
when designing, constructing and operating new stores, resulting in
46 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
certified Kohl’s locations.
- Since 2008, Kohl’s stores have
recycled more than 100,000 tons of cardboard, plastic and
hangers.
For more information on Kohl’s green initiatives or EPA’s
SmartWay, visit www.kohlsgreenscene.com or
www.epa.gov/smartway.
About Kohl’s
Based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) is a
family-focused, value-oriented specialty department store offering
moderately priced, exclusive and national brand apparel, shoes,
accessories, beauty and home products in an exciting shopping
environment. Kohl’s operates 1,059 stores in 49 states. A company
committed to the communities it serves, Kohl’s has raised more than
$126 million for children’s initiatives nationwide through its
Kohl’s Cares for Kids® philanthropic program, which operates under
Kohl's Cares, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kohl's Department
Stores, Inc. For a list of store locations and information, or for
the added convenience of shopping online, visit www.kohls.com.
About EPA’s SmartWay Program
SmartWay was introduced by EPA and a select group of fifteen
shipping and business leaders in 2004 as an innovative,
market-based partnership to reduce fuel use, greenhouse gas
emissions, and air pollutants from the freight sector. Today, more
than 2,200 businesses and organizations have joined the
Partnership, including companies of all sizes, from Fortune 500
companies to family-owned businesses, each working to improve their
environmental performance.
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