“Through this partnership, we will demonstrate our commitment to environmental stewardship and lower our energy costs by improving the energy efficiency of the buildings we operate,” says Family Dollar spokesperson.
Family Dollar Stores Inc. has joined EPA’s ENERGY STAR program as an ENERGY STAR partner.
Through its voluntary partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Program, Family Dollar will work to improve energy efficiency and sustainability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through a strategic, corporate energy management program that will help preserve the environment for future generations.
“Family Dollar is pleased to become an ENERGY STAR partner,” said Colin McGinnis, senior vice president, store operations support, store development and procurement. “Through this partnership, we will demonstrate our commitment to environmental stewardship and lower our energy costs by improving the energy efficiency of the buildings we operate.”
Family Dollar uses ENERGY STAR’s Portfolio Manager to benchmark the energy use intensity of its stores, distribution centers, and Store Support Center. To date, more than 5,500 of its sites have been benchmarked in Portfolio Manager with over 7,700 sites registered, making Family Dollar one of the largest user of the tool.
In partnership with ENERGY STAR, Family Dollar is:
Measuring and tracking the energy performance of the organization’s facilities (where possible) by using tools offered through ENERGY STAR;
Developing and implementing a plan consistent with the ENERGY STAR Energy Management Guidelines to achieve energy savings;
Highlighting our achievements with recognition offered through ENERGY STAR.
“Improving the energy efficiency of our nation’s buildings is critical to protecting our environment,” said Jean Lupinacci, chief of the ENERGY STAR Commercial & Industrial Branch. “From the boiler room to the board room, ENERGY STAR partners are leading the way by making the buildings where we work, play and learn more efficient.”
ENERGY STAR was introduced by EPA in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. Today, the ENERGY STAR label can be found on more than 60 different kinds of products as well as new homes and commercial and industrial buildings that meet strict energy-efficiency specifications set by the EPA. Over the past twenty years, American families and businesses have saved a total of nearly $230 billion on utility bills and prevented more than 1.7 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions with help from ENERGY STAR.
Family Dollar has more than 8,000 stores in rural and urban settings across 46 states.
