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 sustainablogger rated 12 months ago - From the page: "In April, home improvement retailer Home Depot launched its Eco-Options program in the United States. Designed to help customers identify products that have less of an impact on the environment than their counterparts, Eco Options has received both praise and criticism around th...
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- msaleem-stumbl rated 12 months ago
- From the page: "n April, home improvement retailer Home Depot launched its Eco-Options program in the United States. Designed to help customers identify products that have less of an impact on the environment than their counterparts, Eco Options has received both praise and criticism around the blogosphere. Last week, I had a chance to talk with Ron Jarvis, the companyâ€s Vice President of Pro Business, Tool Rental, and Eco Innovation (pictured on the right), about the program."
- maria-energia rated 12 months ago
- Good to see the private sector participating in the dialogue, solutions.
- bay2004 rated 12 months ago
- still a bit skeptical but it's a start
- sustainablogger rated 12 months ago
- From the page: "In April, home improvement retailer Home Depot launched its Eco-Options program in the United States. Designed to help customers identify products that have less of an impact on the environment than their counterparts, Eco Options has received both praise and criticism around the blogosphere. Last week, I had a chance to talk with Ron Jarvis, the companyâ€s Vice President of Pro Business, Tool Rental, and Eco Innovation (pictured on the right), about the program.
While charges of greenwashing and opportunism have been among the responses to the programâ€s roll-out, Jarvis told me that Eco-Options is the end result of seventeen years of work and planning by the company. "This isnâ€t a marketing ploy," he said. "Weâ€ve been studying these issues, and leading the industry during this period." Jarvis described the program as "merchant-driven," and noted that Home Depot has gone to its vendors with specific requests for more environmentally-friendly products. He told me "A lot of the changes youâ€re seeing are driven by us." The results of this effort have included a eco-friendly green cleaning product from Terracycle, low-VOC paints from Glidden, and plantable pots for live plants, among others.
Jarvis also noted that the company has worked to reduce the environmental footprint of its stores, which led to $20 million in energy savings in 2006; the company has also built four LEED-certified stores, and four more that used LEED standards as guidelines for building."
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