Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. has again been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a leading green power purchaser. Having been awarded the Green Power Leadership Award in 2005 and named Partner of the Year in 2007, 2009 is the third time that Mohawk has been recognized by the EPA.

The 2009 Green Power Partner of the Year Award is awarded to companies that distinguish themselves through their purchase, leadership, overall strategy and impact on the green power market.

Mohawk’s current annual purchase of 110 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power is enough green power to meet 113 percent of the organization’s 2008 electricity use. Mohawk purchases renewable energy certificates (RECs) from 3Degrees and Sterling Planet. In addition to its purchase of RECs, Mohawk offsets the thermal energy emissions associated with the production of its entire Beckett Concept, Beckett Expression, Strathmore Writing and Strathmore Script product lines, effectively making these papers carbon neutral within Mohawk’s manufacturing operations.

Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. currently ranks No. 31 on EPA’s National Top 50 list of green power purchasers that have completed the largest annual voluntary purchases through July 7, 2009. EPA updates its Top Partner lists quarterly.

 

To learn more about Mohawk's commitment to the environment, visit the "Environment" section of the Mohawk website. 

About EPA’s Green Power Partnership
The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that encourages organizations to buy green power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with purchased electricity use. The Partnership currently has more than 1,000 Partner organizations voluntarily purchasing billions of kilowatt-hours of green power annually. Partners include a wide variety of leading organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies, small- and medium-sized businesses, local, state and federal governments, and colleges and universities. For additional information, visit http://www.epa.gov/greenpower.