Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) is a recipient of a 2005 Green Power Leadership Award for its commitment to purchasing renewable energy. The annual awards, presented during the Green Power Marketing Conference, are sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) to recognize organizations whose actions help advance the development of the nation’s green power market.
The Green Power Leadership Awards for green power purchasers is a component of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership, a voluntary program providing technical assistance and public recognition to organizations that switch to green power for a portion of their electricity needs. The purchaser awards fall into three categories: On-site Generation, Green Power Purchasing, and Green Power Partner of the Year.
The Green Power Purchasing award was presented to Green Mountain Coffee Roasters after a panel of eight judges reviewed nearly 70 nominations based on criteria ranging from the amount of renewable electricity purchased or generated to each organization’s strategy for incorporating green power into its operations and communications.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters recently achieved its goal of 100 percent carbon neutral operations through renewable energy purchases. In addition to addressing electricity usage, the company has also offset the environmental effects of fossil fuel use for roasting its coffee, delivery of products by company-owned vehicles, heating its facilities, business travel and employee commuting.
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