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The Home Depot Earns 2024 Partner of the Year Awards from the EPA

The Home Depot was recently honored with three awards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): These awards recognize The Home Depot for its progress and commitment to choosing products with ingredients…

Carbon Emissions 2 min read December 2024 Share:

The Home Depot was recently honored with three awards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):

  • 2024 Safer Choice Partner of the Year
  • 2024 SmartWay Excellence Award
  • 2024 WaterSense® Sustained Excellence Award

These awards recognize The Home Depot for its progress and commitment to choosing products with ingredients that are safer for families, communities and the environment; to sustainably shipping our products and reducing freight emissions in our transportation network; and to helping customers save water by making thousands of WaterSense product models affordable and accessible in thousands of stores across the U.S.

“At The Home Depot, sustainability is a responsibility. These awards highlight our ongoing commitment to making a positive impact on the environment. As we continue to innovate and collaborate with our partners, our focus remains on driving meaningful change that benefits our customers, our communities and the planet.” 

– Candace Rodriguez, Senior Director of Sustainability at The Home Depot

Safer Choice helps consumers, businesses, and purchasers find products that contain ingredients that are safer for human health and the environment. Companies that make products carrying the Safer Choice label have invested heavily in research and reformulation to ensure that their products meet the Safer Choice Standard.

The EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership is a market-driven initiative that empowers businesses to move goods in the cleanest, most energy-efficient way possible, while also protecting public health and reducing air pollution.

WaterSense is both a label for water-efficient products and a resource for helping you save water. Products with the WaterSense label meet EPA specifications for water efficiency and performance, making it easier to find toilets, faucets, and sprinkler systems that conserve water in and around your home.

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