The company also launched today a new, digital corporate responsibility platform within
The 2017 report introduces new goals to advance the company's corporate responsibility efforts. The company will work toward the following goals by 2025:
Lowe's and Lowe'sCharitable and Educational Foundation will invest$350 million in local communities through partnerships and charitable contributions.Lowe's employees will contribute more than 3 million volunteer hours to improve the communities where they live, work and play.Lowe's will ensure 100 percent of strategic suppliers have sustainability goals.Lowe's will increase the number of eco-friendly products available to customers, helping them save more than$40 billion in energy costs through sale of ENERGY STAR products.- One-hundred percent of wood products will be responsibly sourced.
"We made great progress in our commitment to corporate responsibility in 2017, including achieving a 2020 goal early by reducing
Highlights of Lowe's Corporate Responsibility report include:
Lowe's and Lowe'sCharitable and Educational Foundation gave more than$39 million in charitable contributions, and everyU.S. store completed at least one Lowe's Heroes volunteer project to improve their local community.Lowe's committed to remove the chemicals methylene chloride and NMP from all paint removal products globally by the end of 2018.- The Lowe's
Employee Relief Fund distributed$3.2 million to help employees impacted by financial hardships, including those in the path of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. - 2020 Women on Boards recognized
Lowe's for championing gender diversity and having 20 percent or more board seats held by women. Lowe's sold enough Water Sense products in 2017 to save customers 6.6. billion gallons of water and$69 million in utility costs over the products' lifetime.Lowe's invested 2.1 million hours of training time for front-line leaders.
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