Companies honored for greenhouse gas emission reductions
ATLANTA, GA, March 1, 2013 – Sterling Planet, the nation’s leading retail provider of renewable energy and other carbon-reduction assets, announced today that its clients have received Climate Leadership Awards in all five categories of the competition. Cisco Systems, Intel, Lockheed Martin and Staples are among the 23 award winners selected by the EPA, the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions and the Climate Registry.
The second annual awards honor companies, organizations and individuals that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in internal operations and throughout the supply chain.
Sterling Planet clients who received the 2013 awards include the following:
Cisco Systems – Supply Chain Leadership Award
Intel – Organizational Leadership Award
Lockheed Martin – Excellence in GHG Management – Goal Setting Certificate
Microsoft – Individual Leadership Award for Tamara “TJ” DiCaprio, Senior Director of Environmental Sustainability
Staples – Excellence in GHG Management, Goal Achievement Award
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Sterling Planet leads U.S. sustainable energy markets, offering clients in diverse sectors a comprehensive portfolio of carbon-reduction assets – renewable energy certificates (RECs), carbon offsets and innovative White Tags® energy efficiency certificates. Recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency as 2012 Green Power Supplier of the Year, Sterling Planet delivers more than 5 billion REC kilowatt-hours annually to EPA Green Power Partnership members, including the top three purchasers, and also supplies compliance markets through utility and government partnerships. Founded in 2000, the Atlanta-based company pioneered as the first nationwide retail REC provider and is committed to development of new renewable power generating projects.