Kohl's receives EPA Gregg Cooke Visionary Program Award

28 May '10

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• Transportation efficiency: A 2008 and 2009 recipient of EPA's Smartway Shipper Excellence Award, Kohl's moves more than 40 percent of merchandise to distribution centers via rail, which is three times cleaner than ground transportation. Kohl's also puts its commitment to greener transportation into action through: use of SmartWay Transport Partners for contract carriers; increased use of ocean vessels with green attributes; addition of bio-diesel fueled tractors for select shipments and use of tractors fueled by liquefied natural gas to move all containers from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as of October 2008.

Based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Kohl's is a family-focused, value-oriented specialty department store offering moderately priced, exclusive and national brand apparel, shoes, accessories, beauty and home products in an exciting shopping environment. Kohl's operates its 1,067 stores in 49 states with a commitment to environmental leadership. In support of the communities it serves, Kohl's has raised more than $150 million for children's initiatives nationwide through its Kohl's Cares for Kids philanthropic program, which operates under Kohl's Cares, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.

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