PetSmart Among the Top U.S. Companies in ‘Green’ Rankings According
to Newsweek
Company Website:
http://www.petsmart.com
PHOENIX -- (Business Wire)
Second graph, first sentence of release dated November 15, 2012, should
read: Anguilla
Animal Rescue Foundation (AARF), a 100% volunteer shelter located in
the only veterinary clinic on the Caribbean island of Anguilla 140 miles
from Puerto Rico, is a beneficiary of this program (sted Anguilla
Animal Rescue Foundation (AARF), a 100% volunteer shelter located in
the only veterinary clinic on the Caribbean island of Anguilla 140 miles
from Puerto Rico, is a benefactor of this program).
The corrected release reads:
PETSMART® STORES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES,
PUERTO RICO AND CANADA DONATE GOODS TO LOCAL ANIMAL WELFARE AGENCIES
PetSmart Among the Top U.S. Companies in ‘Green’ Rankings According
to Newsweek
PetSmart®
(NASDAQ: PETM) announced the launch of its hard goods donation program
across its more than 1,200 stores in the United States, Puerto Rico and
Canada. The program, supported by non-profit Good
360, will save approximately 3,000 dumpsters of usable cat and dog
products annually from going into landfills and benefit over 900 animal
welfare organizations in local communities. Through the program, tested
in August 2011 with ten PetSmart stores and expanded to a 140-store
pilot in February 2012, over 1.2 million items have been donated to-date
valuing over $990,000.
Anguilla
Animal Rescue Foundation (AARF), a 100% volunteer shelter located in
the only veterinary clinic on the Caribbean island of Anguilla 140 miles
from Puerto Rico, is a beneficiary of this program. The shelter was
matched with two Puerto Rico stores, secured storage space and air
transportation both free of charge and now receives donated products
brought from Puerto Rico to their shelter on Anguilla monthly.
“Being on a small island, we are somewhat isolated so donations of the
items needed to help support the cats and dogs at our shelter can be
challenging,” said Gayle Enzel, Board member of AARF. “Thanks to the
PetSmart team, we will now have a more consistent inventory of beds,
toys, leashes and other items needed to take care of pets at our shelter
while they wait for their forever homes.”
The hard goods donation program is part of the company’s commitment to
recycling, one of six priorities of PetSmart’s Think
Twice™ sustainability platform. Working with Waste
Management, the company also continues to roll out recycling across
all possible locations. As a result, PetSmart facilities recycled 34,271
metric tons in 2011, a 25% increase since 2008 and 4% year-over-year
increase.
Green Rankings: Reality Aligns with Perception
Up 25 spots to #279, PetSmart was among the top 300 for the first time
in Newsweek’s
2012 Green Rankings of U.S. Companies. These annual rankings are
based on quantitative and qualitative metrics such as raw environmental
data, reduction strategies, energy and environmental management and
engagement activities. And consumers agree, voting PetSmart #16 overall
and #2 among retailers in the annual Green
Brands Survey, comparing 251 companies on the basis of their ‘green’
reputation.
Unique Challenges to Sustainability
Unlike most retailers, PetSmart has live animals -including fish- in
their distribution centers and stores 24 hours per day, seven days per
week. In addition, all of the retailer’s stores offer pet grooming and
bathing services. Due to these unique aspects of PetSmart’s business
model, consumption of energy and water on a per square foot basis is
higher than traditional retailers.
To address their unique energy consumption, PetSmart continues to
utilize energy management systems which enable opportunities for
efficiency to be identified swiftly. As a result, PetSmart has
consistently reduced its carbon footprint on comparable facilities over
four consecutive years, despite an increase in the total number of
facilities and a 1.7% increase in overall square feet.
In addition, PetSmart has decreased its water usage, all while
maintaining the safety and care of fish in their aquatics departments
and pets in their grooming salons. Gallons of water used per square foot
in PetSmart stores over the past four years have decreased over 3%.
“Finding unique ways to help our adoption partners and our communities
is not just a priority for us at PetSmart, it’s who we are,” said Jaye
Perricone, Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Development for
PetSmart. “Working with partners like Good 360, Waste Management and
animal welfare agencies like AARF inspires each of us to continue to
look for creative ways to help PetSmart develop and support innovative
solutions for our sustainability challenges.”
To learn more about the company’s sustainability efforts, view
PetSmart’s Sustainability Report at www.petsmart.com/thinktwice.
About PetSmart
PetSmart,
Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) is the largest specialty pet retailer of
services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets. The company
employs approximately 50,000 associates and operates more than 1,249 pet
stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, over 194 in-store PetSmart®
PetsHotel® dog and cat boarding facilities and is a
leading online provider of pet supplies and pet care information (http://www.petsmart.com).
PetSmart provides a broad range of competitively priced pet food and pet
products; and offers dog
training, pet
grooming, pet
boarding, PetSmart
Doggie Day CampSM day care services and pet adoption
services. Since 1994, PetSmart
Charities, Inc., an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit animal welfare
organization and the largest funder of animal welfare efforts in North
America, has provided more than $165 million in grants and programs
benefiting animal welfare organizations. Through its in-store pet
adoption partnership with PetSmart Charities®, PetSmart has
helped save the lives of more than 5 million pets.
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PetSmart on YouTube: www.YouTube.com/PetSmart
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Contacts:
PetSmart, Inc.
Toni J. Eberhardt, 623-516-3912
teberhardt@ssg.petsmart.com
Source: PetSmart, Inc.