MOORESVILLE, N.C., April 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Lowe's
Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) today announced the release of its 2015
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report. Titled "Building
Momentum," the report shares an in-depth look at Lowe's progress in
meeting the needs of its customers, caring for its employees and
communities, and responsibly managing its operations. The 2015 CSR
report can be viewed on Lowe's website.
"As a purpose-driven company, Lowe's is committed to helping
people love where they live. That's the lens we use to do what's
right for customers and our communities," Robert A. Niblock says in the report's CEO
Letter. "This report is a demonstration of that commitment. I'm
proud of what we accomplished in 2015, and I'm looking forward to
building on our momentum."
Lowe's continues to make improvements in important focus areas,
including efforts to reduce waste, energy use and emissions,
enhance workplace safety and diversity, improve product
sustainability and grow charitable giving and employee
volunteerism. For the second consecutive year, Lowe's report
contains standard disclosures from the Global Reporting Initiative
(GRI) G4 guidelines – an internationally recognized framework for
sustainability reporting – and a GRI index to enhance transparency
and access to key data.
Lowe's highlights from 2015 include:
- Lowe's and the Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation
gave more than $33 million in
charitable contributions, and more than 43,000 Lowe's Heroes
employee volunteers donated their time and expertise to improve
communities.
- For the first time, every single Lowe's store in the
United States, more than 1,700 stores, participated in a
Lowe's Heroes volunteer project.
- The company celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Lowe's
Toolbox for Education®. The program has awarded $48 million in grants, benefiting more than six
million children and nearly 11,000 schools.
- Focused on bringing better products to market and improving
customer education, Lowe's worked with suppliers to remove
ortho-phthalate plasticizers from all residential vinyl flooring
and committed to phase out the sale of products that contain neonic
pesticides within 48 months to support pollinator health. Lowe's
also announced plans to eliminate window coverings with accessible
cords that can form a hazardous loop from its in-stock assortment
by the end of 2018.
- To build a stronger leadership team, Lowe's launched a
mentoring program that pairs female and minority store managers
with market directors to grow their leadership skills. Lowe's also
continued to build diversity through its recruiting efforts,
attending more than 100 recruiting events to attract people with
diverse backgrounds and ideas.
- Lowe's mobile health-screening units completed 111,792 free
health screenings for employees, a 10 percent increase from
2014, and Lowe's continued to build on the success of its cardiac
surgery and hip and knee replacement programs. More than 200
employees received no-cost hip and knee replacements, and 84
employees received no-cost spine surgery, a new benefit Lowe's
launched in 2015.
To learn more about these activities, visit
Lowes.com/SocialResponsibility. Feedback is welcome at
SocialResponsibility@Lowes.com.
Download a PDF of the 2015 report
About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a
FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving more than
16 million customers a week in the United
States, Canada and
Mexico through its stores and
online at Lowes.com, Lowes.ca and Lowes.com.mx. With fiscal
year 2015 sales of $59.1 billion,
Lowe's has more than 1,855 home improvement and hardware stores and
270,000 employees. Founded in 1946 and based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the
communities it serves through programs that focus on K-12 public
education and community improvement projects. For more information,
visit Lowes.com.
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