Grocery chain Whole Foods was honored for Sustained Excellence in Green Power. The company was the first Fortune 500 company to purchase wind power for 100 percent of its electricity use across its US operations. In 2012 the company purchased over 800 million kWh of wind-powered renewable energy certificates, the EPA says.
The full list of winners is below. Click through to read the EPA’s full description of the companies’ green initiatives.
For Environmental Leader’s coverage of the 2011 awards click here.
On-site Generation Coca Cola Refreshments Zotos International, Inc.
Green Power Purchasing American University Bloomberg L.P. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hobart and William Smith Colleges Kettle Foods Lockheed Martin McDonald’s USA, LLC MOM’s Organic Market NYSE Euronext Quinnipiac University TD Bank The North Face
Green Power Partner of the Year City of Austin, Texas Hilton Worldwide Microsoft Corporation University of Oklahoma
Green Power Community of the Year Beaverton, Oregon Community Oak Park, Illinois Community
Sustained Excellence in Green Power Intel Corporation Kohl’s Department Stores Staples Whole Foods Market
EPA Green Power Supplier Awards
Green Power Supplier of the Year Renewable Choice Energy Sterling Planet
Innovative Green Power Program of the Year Wellesley Municipal Light Plant
