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The Home Depot to cut supply chain CO2 by 20 per cent
US home improvement firm, The Home Depot, has set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its domestic supply chain by 20 per cent within the next five years.The target was unveiled as the world's largest home improvement retailer announced that it has reduced its US store energy use by 2.6 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) since 2004. It also set out plans to achieve a 20 per cent reduction in kWh per square foot usage in its US stores by 2015.
Focusing on its US supply chain the firm said it has set a 2015 target to reduce its domestic supply chain greenhouse gas emissions by a fifth from its 2008 levels.
The company said it continues to migrate its supply chain away from having predominately supplier-to-store shipments to the utilisation of a centralised distribution network. This migration is expected to reduce GHGs by making transport more efficient.
The reduction of GHGs from the company's domestic supply chain during the next five years will be largely the result of more efficient routing, scheduling and the consolidation of shipments to stores, it said. Upon reaching the target, the firm anticipates a reduction of 200 million miles driven per year. This equates to annual fuel savings of 25 million gallons.
"We continually strive to operate a more efficient business and these efforts enable us to reduce our energy usage and cut our carbon emissions," said Ron Jarvis, vice president of Environmental Innovation for The Home Depot.
"While our accomplishments in lowering our store energy use have been significant, we will identify additional ways we can continue the reduction. In addition, the changes we are making to increase productivity in our supply chain will allow us to reduce our transportation greenhouse gas emissions substantially."
The Home Depot is in a unique position among companies that announce environmental goals because, in addition to operational targets, the Company is helping its customers achieve energy savings through its product and service offerings. The sales of more than 90 million ENERGY STAR® products at The Home Depot during 2009 saved customers approximately $740 million on their utility bills last year. These savings were from ENERGY STAR® products such as refrigerators, dishwashers, CFLs, programmable thermostats and water heaters. The sales of more than 6 million WaterSense® labeled bath faucets, aerators and toilets have saved customers at least 1.8 billion gallons of water.
In 2007, the Company introduced Eco Options, its exclusive product category whose items meet certain environmental performance criteria, allowing consumers to identify products that have less of an impact on the environment than traditional products in the same category. Three years later, the program has certified 4,000 products that meet specifications for energy efficiency, water conservation, healthy home, clean air or sustainable forestry.
In 2010, the Company plans to continue expanding its Eco Options program with new lines of household cleaning products, pesticides and herbicides as well as innovative energy savings products. Further details on these new products will be announced later this year.
Picture: Ildar Sagdejev
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