Kohl’s green ways awarded EPA Excellence Award

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. Kohl’s was awarded U.S. EPA’s 2009 SmartWay Excellence Award. This is the second consecutive year the company has been recognized for its efforts to protect the environment by reducing fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions in its transportation programs. This award comes on the heels of Kohl’s recent recognition as the number-one green retailer in the Newsweek Green Rankings and as an EPA Green Power Partner of the Year.

EPA’s SmartWay brand signifies environmentally clean, fuel efficient transportation options. Kohl’s joined the EPA SmartWay program in 2007 and has been recognized with the SmartWay Excellence Award since 2008 for its support in moving toward cleaner air and helping to conserve energy. Last year, Kohl’s reduced transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions by 51,271 tons.

For the past three years, EPA has recognized Kohl’s with a Green Power Leadership Award, most recently the Green Power Partner of the Year, for increasing its green power purchase in one year by 255% - reaching 50% renewable energy use.

For more information on Kohl’s green initiatives or EPA’s SmartWay, visit www.kohlsgreenscene.com or www.epa.gov/smartway.