Southwire – Southwire Partners with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Leading Green Power Usage
Supporting the company’s ambition to be a leader in sustainability, Southwire has been accepted into the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Green Power Partnership (GPP).
According to its website, the EPA established the GPP to encourage organizations to use green power voluntarily to protect the health of humans and the environment. Some of the goals of the GPP are to reduce air emissions and pollution, encourage the development of new U.S.-based renewable electricity sources and recognize leadership and impact in green power use.
Southwire is using nearly 173 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, which is enough to meet 34 percent of the organization’s electricity use. By choosing renewable energy, Southwire is helping advance the voluntary market for green power and the development of those sources.
“Southwire has made great progress toward our Carbon Zero goal to be carbon neutral for Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2025,” said Bo Quick, vice president of Corporate Sustainability and Strategy. “Acceptance into the EPA’s Green Power Partnership program gives Southwire recognition for our efforts, offers the opportunity to engage with like-minded peers and provides us with access to valuable resources.”
By moving the needle in the voluntary green power market, Southwire and other Green Power Partners are helping to reduce the negative health impacts of air emissions, including those related to ozone, fine particles, acid rain and regional haze.
To learn more about Southwire’s commitment to sustainability, visit www.southwire.com/sustainability. For more Southwire news, visit www.southwire.com/newsroom.
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More information on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): https://www.epa.gov/ + The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters. President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order.
More information on Green Power Partnership (GPP): https://www.epa.gov/greenpower/about-green-power-partnership + The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the Green Power Partnership (GPP) in 2001 to encourage organizations to use green power voluntarily to protect human health and the environment. The goals of the Green Power Partnership are to:
- Advance the American market for green power.
- Encourage the development of new U.S.-based renewable electricity sources.
- Reduce air emissions and pollution.
- Recognize leadership and impact in green power use.
- Support basic market principles and practices that serve all U.S. electricity consumers.
EMR Additional Notes:
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2):
- Primary greenhouse gas emitted through human activities. Carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere through burning fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and oil), solid waste, trees and other biological materials, and also as a result of certain chemical reactions (e.g., manufacture of cement). Carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere (or “sequestered”) when it is absorbed by plants as part of the biological carbon cycle.
- Decarbonization:
- Reduction of carbon dioxide emissions through the use of low carbon power sources, achieving a lower output of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere.
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