In the news release, Whirlpool Corporation Makes Newsweek's 2016
Green Rankings for Environmental Efforts, issued 21-Jun-2016 by Whirlpool Corporation over PR
Newswire, we are advised by the company that the ranking
information listed in the first paragraph, first sentence was
incorrect and should read "This month, Whirlpool Corporation was
named No. 204 on Newsweek's 2016 Green Rankings list" rather than
"This month, Whirlpool Corporation was named No. 16 on Newsweek's
2016 Green Rankings list" as originally issued inadvertently. The
complete, corrected release follows:
Whirlpool Corporation Makes Newsweek's 2016 Green Rankings for
Environmental Efforts
BENTON HARBOR, Mich.,
June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- This month, Whirlpool Corporation was named No. 204 on
Newsweek's 2016 Green Rankings list, one of the most reputed
corporate rankings assessing environmental efforts of the 500
largest publicly-traded companies in the
United States based on corporate sustainability and
environmental impact.
"This latest recognition speaks to Whirlpool Corporation's
leadership in corporate sustainability -- responsibility has always
been a core commitment embedded throughout our operations from
sustainable manufacturing and supply chain to high performing,
lower impact consumer products," said Ron
Voglewede, Global Sustainability Director, Whirlpool
Corporation. "We are proud to pioneer high performing, lower impact
technologies and help our consumers reduce their own environmental
footprint."
Whirlpool Corporation's commitment to corporate sustainability
begins with manufacturing and supply chain. Recently, the company
reaffirmed its zero waste to landfill goal in every manufacturing
facility across the globe by 2022. Additionally, in the last year,
Whirlpool Corporation has announced three major on-site wind farm
projects totaling $31.5 million that
will help power various manufacturing plants across Ohio.
On the consumer appliance side, Whirlpool Corporation has
received 38 ENERGY STAR® Awards since 1998 -- more than any other
appliance manufacturer in the U.S. and Canada. Washers built today use 74 percent
less energy and 43 percent less water than those built in 1992,
while their capacity has increased by 42 percent.1
Additionally, Whirlpool brand's HybridCare™ dryer merges both heat
pump and ventless technologies to solve key challenges when it
comes to dryers – energy usage, gentle care for specialty clothing,
installation and placement flexibility and eliminating outdoor
venting. With the Eco Dry setting, the dryer uses up to 73 percent
less energy.2
"In the current global business and political climate, no
company can continue to ignore its environmental footprint and
there's good news: Newsweek's 2016 Green Rankings show that the
world's biggest companies are improving when it comes to energy
productivity and in limiting greenhouse gas emissions," said
Elijah Wolfson, Senior Editor for
Newsweek. "Our hope is that the rankings will propel leaders to
start looking at their environmental impact not just in terms of
carbon use, but comprehensively, and make the changes necessary to
sustain both business growth and environmental viability."
About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation
(NYSE: WHR) is the number one major appliance manufacturer in the
world, with approximately $21 billion
in annual sales, 97,000 employees and 70 manufacturing and
technology research centers in 2015. The company markets
Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul,
Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, Jenn-Air,
Indesit and other major brand names in nearly every country
throughout the world. Additional information about the company can
be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com, or find us on Twitter at
@WhirlpoolCorp.
About Newsweek
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¹ Based on measured efficiency from DOE test procedures
2 Compared to pre-2004 traditional dryers, when
paired with a matching washer, normal cycle, electric only
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