Staples, Inc. Earns 2017 Energy Star® Partner of the Year –Sustained Excellence Award
April 11 2017 - 05:58AM
Business Wire
For Eighth Year in a Row, Staples is
Recognized for Achievements in Energy Efficiency
Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) has been named a 2017 ENERGY STAR
Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award winner for
continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior
energy efficiency achievements, the eighth year in a row the
company has been honored. Staples’ accomplishments will be
recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S.
Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. on April 26, 2017 at a
ceremony at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.
Staples, an ENERGY STAR partner since 1990, will be honored for
the contributions made to energy reduction at their facilities, its
continued commitment to climate change and going above and beyond
for educating associates and future generations of students. The
company has reduced its kwh consumption every year by participating
in the ENERGY STAR program, engaging associates on the benefits of
energy reduction via employee rallies and utilizing energy saving
campaigns complete with signage, graphics and videos, to help the
company meet its energy reduction goals.
“Our success is based on continuous improvement, a focus on
strategy and implementation, and a seasoned energy team that is
relentless in getting things done,” said Bob Valair, Staples’
director of energy and environmental management. “We are fortunate
to have an executive team at Staples that supports our implementing
projects that impact our bottom line and ability to have a positive
impact on climate change.”
In 2015 alone, ENERGY STAR and its partners saved American
businesses and consumers 503 billion kilowatt hours and $34 billion
dollars on their energy bills, while achieving broad emission
reductions.
The 2017 Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Awards are
bestowed upon a diverse set of organizations that have demonstrated
continued leadership in energy efficiency. Winners hail from small,
family-owned businesses to Fortune 500 organizations – representing
energy-efficient products, services, new homes, and buildings in
the commercial, industrial, and public sectors.
For a complete list of 2017 winners and more information about
ENERGY STAR’s awards program, visit
www.energystar.gov/awardwinners.
About Staples, Inc.Staples
helps business customers make more happen by providing a broad
assortment of products, expanded business services and easy ways to
shop – in stores, online via mobile or through social apps. Staples
Business Advantage, the business-to-business division, caters to
mid-market, commercial and enterprise-sized customers by offering a
one-source solution for the products and services they need,
combined with best-in-class customer service, competitive pricing
and a state-of-the-art ecommerce site. Headquartered outside of
Boston, Staples, Inc. operates primarily in the United States and
Canada, with additional operations in South America and Asia. More
information about Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) is available at
www.staples.com.
About ENERGY STARENERGY STAR
has 16,000 partners working to protect the environment through
greater energy efficiency, including manufacturers, retailers,
public schools, hospitals, real estate companies, and home
builders. Since 1992, ENERGY STAR and its partners have saved
American families and businesses $430 billion on their energy bills
and 4.6 trillion kilowatt-hours of energy, while achieving broad
emissions reductions—including 2.8 billion metric tons of
greenhouse gas emissions.
ENERGY STAR® is the simple choice for energy efficiency. For 25
years, EPA’s ENERGY STAR program has been America’s resource for
saving energy and protecting the environment. Join the millions
already making a difference at energystar.gov.
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Staples, Inc.Scott Michel,
508-253-4272Scott.Michel@staples.comorENERGY STARKristinn Sharpe,
202-343-9062Sharpe.Kristinn@epa.gov
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