OSRAM SYLVANIA Earns Sustained Excellence Award for the Second Year Running
DANVERS, Mass. Feb 28: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today recognized OSRAM SYLVANIA with the ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence 2007 award for its continued leadership in protecting our environment through energy-efficiency. SYLVANIA's accomplishments will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. on March 21, 2007. This marks the fifth consecutive year that SYLVANIA has been recognized as an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year, and the second year at this highest level of distinction.
OSRAM SYLVANIA will be honored for its long-term commitment to energy- efficiency by producing energy-efficient products, installing highly efficient lighting systems in its facilities, and educating the public and employees about the benefits of energy-efficient products and practices.
"As a six-time ENERGY STAR award recipient, we see a great value in our relationship with ENERGY STAR. Our customers save energy and reduce air pollution by looking for the ENERGY STAR logo on our products. ENERGY STAR has made it easy for consumers to help the environment," Jennifer Dolin, General Lighting environmental marketing manager, said. "At SYLVANIA, our commitment to environmental sustainability is a priority that goes well beyond our products."
OSRAM SYLVANIA has been an ENERGY STAR partner since 1999. In addition to receiving the Partner of the Year award from 2003-2005, and the Sustained Excellence Award in 2006, the company has also been recognized for its promotions supporting the ENERGY STAR "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign. This national campaign encourages consumers to take the ENERGY STAR pledge to save energy, and help protect the environment by changing a standard light in their home to an ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light.
The 2007 Sustained Excellence Awards are given to a select group of organizations that have exhibited outstanding leadership consistently. These winners have set and achieved aggressive goals, employed innovative approaches, and shown others what can be achieved through energy-efficiency. These awards recognize ongoing leadership across the ENERGY STAR program including energy-efficient products, services, new homes and in the commercial, industrial and public sectors. Award winners are selected from thousands of organizations that participate in the ENERGY STAR program.
"Partners like SYLVANIA are outstanding leaders in protecting our environment through energy-efficiency," said Bill Wehrum, acting assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation. "As one of the 2007 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence winners, SYLVANIA has taken energy-efficiency to new heights year after year, and we all benefit."
About OSRAM SYLVANIA
OSRAM SYLVANIA is a leader in lighting solutions and specialty products that feature innovative design and energy saving technology. The company sells products for homes, businesses and vehicles primarily under the SYLVANIA brand name, and also under the OSRAM brand. Headquartered in Danvers, Mass., OSRAM SYLVANIA is the North American operation of OSRAM GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens AG. For more information, visit www.sylvania.com.
About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR was introduced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1992 as a voluntary market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through increased energy efficiency. Today, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy, the program offers businesses and consumers energy-efficient solutions to save energy, money and help protect the environment for future generations. More than 9,000 organizations are ENERGY STAR partners committed to improving the energy efficiency of products, homes and businesses. For more information about ENERGY STAR, visit www.energystar.gov or call toll-free 1-888-STAR-YES (1-888-782-7937).
Contacts
Greystone Partners
Kim Knoblauch, 919-342-6697
kim@greystonepartners.net
or
OSRAM SYLVANIA
Anne Guertin, 978-750-2225
anne.guertin@sylvania.com
or
Environmental Protection Agency
Maria Vargas, 202-343-9178
vargas.maria@epa.gov
