Green Power Partnership
Partner Profile
| Lowe's | |
| Location | N. Wilkesboro, NC |
| Organization Type | Retail |
| Percentage Green Power | 3.2% |
| Purchasing Third-Party Certified Green Power Product? | Yes |
| Organization-wide Purchase | Yes |
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| Partner Profile Founded in 1948, Lowe's operates approximately 1,750 stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In 2009, Lowe's earned several notable industry distinctions, including the #42 Ranking on the FORTUNE 500, and the first winner of the ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award in Retail. Green power purchasing is a natural extension of Lowe's broader energy program. Building an awareness of the importance of operating efficiently is just as critical as building efficient stores. Lowe's strives to maintain consistent standards across all of its stores in North America to minimize its environmental impact and deliver savings. Each of Lowe's 234,000 employees plays a role in the company's ability to operate its facilities as efficiently as possible. Store employees have been making a bigger difference since 2008, when a facility team implemented an efficiency program called Lowe's Energy Awareness Delivers Savings (LEADS). The program provides guidelines to control consumption in areas such as interior lighting, HVAC, irrigation and domestic water systems. Lowe's also introduced a new position in its stores in late 2009 to help monitor that consumption. Lowe's facility service associates perform a number of duties, including collecting products for recycling and helping Lowe's better manage energy and water use in our stores. | |