Lowe's Receives 2011 WaterSense Excellence Award
EPA honors Lowe's 3rd straight year for
promoting water efficiency through collaborative efforts
MOORESVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named Lowe's a winner
of a 2011 WaterSense(R) Excellence Award. Lowe's, the 2009 and
2010 WaterSense Retail Partner of the Year, was recognized for
excellence in strategic collaboration and received the award Wednesday
at the WaterSmart Innovations Conference in Las Vegas.
"Being honored for the third consecutive year reflects Lowe's sustained
commitment to working with the EPA to educate consumers about
water-efficient practices," said Bob Gfeller, Lowe's executive vice
president of merchandising. "We'll continue to increase our efforts to
provide water-saving solutions that benefit today's homeowners and
future generations."
More than 2,000 partners across the United States participate in the
EPA-sponsored WaterSense program. The EPA honored Lowe's for its
demonstrated leadership in collaborating with others to promote water
efficiency and enhance the market for water-efficient
products and programs.
Lowe's collaborative efforts in support of water conservation included:
-- Teaming with the City of Dallas during WaterSense's Fix a Leak Week.
Lowe's coordinated with vendor partners to provide product donations and
deliver them to local contractors who repaired leaks and replaced
fixtures for more than 100 low-income Dallas residents.
-- Partnering with the EPA to support the We're for Water campaign, a
cross-country tour from Los Angeles to New York that encouraged families
to adopt simple changes at home to start saving water. Lowe's provided
gift cards to participating families and hosted a We're for Water event
at the Lowe's in College Station, Texas.
-- Coordinating in-store national Earth Day events with WaterSense. Lowe's
helped develop activity booklets and scavenger hunts to educate
participating children about the benefits of water efficiency. More than
71,000 children attended the events.
Lowe's, a WaterSense partner since 2008, has increased its efforts each
year in stores, online and throughout local communities to help
consumers improve the overall efficiency of their homes and save on
utility bills. The EPA estimates that the number of WaterSense-labeled
toilets and bathroom
faucets Lowe's sold in 2010 can save customers $13 million each year
on water bills and more than 1.8 billion gallons of water annually -
enough water to fill more than 2,700 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Find out more about Lowe's WaterSense partnership at Lowes.com/SocialResponsibility.
For more on simple ways to save energy, water and money, visit Lowes.com/EfficientHome.
About Lowe's
With fiscal year 2010 sales of $48.8 billion, Lowe's Companies, Inc. is
a FORTUNE(R) 50 company that serves approximately 15 million
customers a week at more than 1,750 home improvement stores in the
United States, Canada and Mexico. Founded in 1946 and based in
Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's is the second-largest home improvement
retailer in the world. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
Source: Lowe's Companies, Inc.