Kohl's Does the Green Thing

In other green initiatives, Kohl's:

• Will pursue Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification on all newly constructed stores, beginning this fall.
• Placed energy management systems in all stores. This includes centralized control systems and occupancy sensor lighting for stockrooms, break rooms and offices.
• Recycled, last year, more than 100,000 tons of cardboard, plastic and packaging; 89,000 pounds of cans, glass and aluminum; and 180 million hangers.
• Uses merchandise bags made of 20-percent recycled material and gift boxes made of 100-percent recycled material.

All of this contributed to Working Mother magazine naming Kohl's one of the Best Green Companies for America's children.