STERIS Corporation Wins U.S. EPA Smartway Environmental Excellence Award
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Mentor-based STERIS is one of two Ohio companies honored for its leadership
in conserving energy and lowering greenhouse gas emissions
MENTOR, Ohio, October 23, 2007 - STERIS Corporation has received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWaySM Transport Partnership Environmental Excellence Award for its leadership in conserving energy and lowering greenhouse gas emissions from its transportation and freight activities.
The awards were announced earlier this week at the annual conference of the Council of
Supply Chain Management Professionals in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Of the 34 companies and organizations being recognized for their environmental leadership, from among the partnerships' more than 600 members, only two honorees were from Ohio: Columbus-based Limited Brands Inc., and STERIS.
"STERIS is serious about safety, environmental responsibility and health, and we are honored to receive this recognition from the EPA," said Walt Rosebrough, STERIS Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer.
STERIS was officially recognized by the U.S. EPA as a SmartWay Partner in January 2006. It achieved this distinction by using the highest possible percentage of SmartWay member carriers for the transport of STERIS materials and by instituting fuel-saving strategies for transport vehicles.
"We are pleased that our primary carriers are partners in the SmartWay program," said Norman Matusek, Senior Director of Distribution. "We are fostering our employees' and carriers' awareness of and commitment to the SmartWay program through informational
meetings, promotional banners and related signage. It's not just being environmentally
responsible; it also makes good business sense."
"The EPA is pleased to recognize partners with SmartWay Excellence Awards. The award
winners are leading the way toward a cleaner, more efficient transportation future with
strategies that reduce emissions and increase profits." said Margo T. Oge, Director of the U.S. EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality.
SmartWay was introduced by the EPA and a select group of 15 shipping and business leaders in 2004 as an innovative, market-based partnership to reduce fuel use, greenhouse gas emissions, and air pollutants from the freight sector. Today, more than 600 businesses and organizations have joined the Partnership, including companies of all sizes, from Fortune 500 companies to family-owned businesses, each working to improve their environmental
performance.
Together, these companies, including STERIS, are conserving more than 600 million gallons of diesel fuel per year, saving the trucking industry nearly $2 billion in annual fuel costs, and eliminating nearly 7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. By 2012, the EPA estimates that its SmartWay program will achieve annual savings of 3.3 to 6.6 billion gallons of diesel fuel, eliminating 33-66 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions and almost 200,000 tons of nitrogen oxide emissions.
The companies receiving 2007 U.S. EPA SmartWay Environmental Excellence Awards by
partner category are:
Shippers
IBM Corporation, Johnson & Johnson Sales & Logistics Company, LLC, JCPenney, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Lowe's Companies Inc., Michelin North America, Inc., Office Depot,
Sharp Electronics Corporation, STERIS Corporation
Truck Carriers
Contract Freighters, Inc. (CFI),
CSX Transportation,
John Christner Trucking LLC,
Knight Transportation, Inc.,
Langford, Inc.,
Meijer,
Metropolitan Trucking, Inc.,
Orlicks Inc.,
P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc.,
Quad/Graphics, Inc.,
Roehl Transport, Inc.,
Schneider National, Inc.,
Smithfield Transportation Co., Inc.,
Swift Transportation Company,
TransAm Trucking, Inc.,
Wal-Mart
Logistics Companies
Alliance Shippers, Inc.,
Exel,
Limited Brands Inc,
National Logistics Management, Inc.
Affiliates
4 State Trucks,
American Trucking Associations,
Cascade Sierra Solutions,
North Central Texas Council of Governments,
Superior Financial Group
For more information about SmartWay visit: http://www.epa.gov/smartway/index.htm
For more information about the SmartWay Award recipients, visit:
http://epa.gov/smartway/awards07.htm
ABOUT STERIS:
The mission of STERIS Corporation is to provide a healthier today and safer tomorrow through knowledgeable people and innovative infection prevention, decontamination and health science technologies, products and services. The Company's more than 5,000 dedicated employees around the world work together to supply a broad array of solutions by offering a combination of equipment, consumables and services to healthcare, pharmaceutical, industrial and government customers. The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol STE.
For more information, visit www.steris.com.
