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Companies and Products
Starbucks: By building more energy efficient stores and facilities, conserving energy and water it uses and purchasing renewable energy credits, Starbucks is decreasing its carbon footprint. Starbucks has achieved LEED certificates in 116 stores in 12 countries.[Starbucks 1] Starbucks even created a portable, LEED certified store in Denver. It is Starbucks' goal to reduce energy consumption by 25% and to cover 100% of its electricity with renewable energy by 2015. [1]
Hewlett Packard: Working towards reducing energy used in manufacturing, developing materials that have less environmental impact, and designing easily recyclable equipment. [2]
BMW: Their goal is to make automobiles out of 100% reusable and recyclable auto parts.
IBM: Their goal is to extend product life, and to use reusable and recyclable products. Create products that can be safely disposed at the end of its product life. Reduce consumption of energy. [3]
Other than these two large brand names there are several other consumer product companies that are are apart of the EPA partnership program this includes:
Atlantic Chemical & Equipment Co. American Cleaning Solutions BCD Supply Beta Technology Brighton USA[4]
Reference
[edit]- ^ Wilson, Mark. "An Experimental New Starbucks Store: Tiny, Portable, and Hyper Local". Co.design.
- ^ "HP Design for Environment". Destination Green IT. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Product Stewardship". IBM. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Labeled Products and Our Partners". EPA. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
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