JCPenney earns Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award

PLANO, Texas The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded JCPenney with a 2010 Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award in recognition of its continued leadership in protecting environmental resources through energy efficiency, the company announced.

According to JCPenney, this is the second time it has received the award.

“We believe everyone has a responsibility to minimize their impact on the environment,” said Myron Ullman, III, chairman and chief executive officer of JCPenney. “This award is a testament to our associates who demonstrate each day how their individual actions and habits can have a profound effect in achieving energy conservation.”

Currently, 96 JCPenney stores and the JCPenney Home Office in Plano, Texas have qualified for the Energy Star Building Label.