PHOENIX, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul® has
been recognized as a S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards
finalist in two categories this year on the strength of its
corporate sustainability program and expanding green footprint in
the marketplace.
This represents the fifth and sixth times that U-Haul has been
honored as a finalist since 2011. The awards are intended to
highlight exemplary corporate and individual innovation, leadership
and superior performance.
U-Haul received its latest distinctions for the Corporate Social
Responsibility Award, as well as the Sustained Excellence–Green
Initiative Award. Finalists were chosen from 300 nominated entries,
and from more than three dozen countries.
Headquartered in Phoenix, the
DIY moving and self-storage leader is commemorating 75 years of
moving America in 2020.
"U-Haul is a need-based business, understanding and embracing
its responsibility to provide quality self-move and storage
products and services in a sustainable manner. Actions toward
meeting this responsibility have been integrated into our business
model for decades," said Michelle
Sullivan, U-Haul Corporate Sustainability manager. "The
sustainability mindset of our teams is essential as we prioritize
reducing consumption of natural and material resources at both the
corporate and local store levels."
As a large energy consumer, U-Haul has established a dedicated
funding resource to maximize energy-efficiency programs. U-Haul
Sustainability Grants fund projects like energy-efficient HVACs and
thermostats; installations of efficient lighting fixtures and
motion sensors; window and insulation upgrades; green building
features; and energy-efficient industrial equipment.
U-Haul has designed and engineered fuel-efficiency features on
every U-Haul truck to reduce the environmental footprint and
expense of a customer's move. U-Haul is also the No. 1 U.S.
retailer of propane, providing clean-burning fuel to millions of
customers each year for personal and autogas needs.
"Initiatives that reduce waste and increase efficiencies for our
customers, communities and the planet are a priority at U-Haul,"
Sullivan added. "Our goal is to serve more customers with better
and better products and services, while mitigating the impact our
industry has on the planet."
As the leader of the DIY moving industry, U-Haul chooses to
retail 100% recycled-content moving pads and biodegradable
starch-based packing peanuts. It also partners with The
Conservation Fund and Tree Canada to help customers offset
greenhouse gas emissions inherent with their use of moving
equipment.
Foundationally, U-Haul supports sustainable solutions through
its core business model of truck and trailer sharing; by
prioritizing growth through adaptive reuse, the repurposing of
existing building stock for its new stores, while preserving
the natural resources and land typically required for new
construction; by curbing emissions through the proximity of
neighborhood dealers to residential areas; by offering eco-friendly
products like biodegradable packing peanuts, boxes made from
recycled cardboard, the reusable and recyclable plastic
Ready-To-Go Box, and furniture blankets made from recycled
materials; and by offering in-store programs like Take A Box, Leave
A Box and Storage Re-Use Centers that serve as redistribution hubs
for gently used household furnishings.
"The Global Energy Awards, nominations and finalists continue to
reflect the evolution of the industry, highlighting technology
innovations, as well as accelerated focus on energy transition to a
lower-carbon environment," said Martin Fraenkel, S&P
Global Platts president. "Innovation, resolve and
transformation were characteristic throughout this year's
applications and each of the finalists and nominees are to be
congratulated for their accomplishments."
Click here to view the full list of awards categories and
finalists for 2020.
About U-HAUL
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of
do-it-yourself movers, with a network of 22,000 locations across
all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7
offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day
through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our
proprietary Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has
enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 176,000 trucks,
127,000 trailers and 41,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly
774,000 rentable storage units and 66.7 million square feet of
self-storage space at owned and managed facilities throughout
North America. U-Haul is the
largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive
aftermarket industry, and is the largest retailer of propane in the
U.S.
Contact:
Andrea Batchelor
Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6981
Website: uhaul.com
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