GameStop Named to Newsweek's Inaugural "Greenest Big Companies in America" List
According to Newsweek, it collaborated with three research partners to compile the rankings. Measurement factors included environmental, social and governance data, quantitative environmental performance measurement, and social responsibility, sustainability and environmental reporting. The Green Score for each company was based on a compilation of three components, including its environmental impact score, its green policies score and its reputation score. These scores were derived by measuring such things as a company’s actual resource use and emissions, its policies and strategies, and its peer group reputation. The list is categorized by 15 industry sectors and comprises the largest U.S. companies as measured by revenue, market capitalization and number of employees.
“GameStop has made great strides in its green initiatives in recent
years, and we are excited our team members are being acknowledged for
their hard work and dedication by such a respected publication,” said
Raines said
In addition, Raines said the company is working with Advantage IQ to
track utility invoice data of individual stores. This information is
translated into a baseline carbon emissions footprint that can be used
by
The company is also developing system-wide environmental management system (EMS) processes and practices to reduce the environmental impact of its operations and increase its operating efficiency through better lighting, heat and air conditioning usage. Initial tests of this system on the individual store level have yielded as much as a 30-percent savings in energy usage.
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Chris Olivera
Vice President, Corporate Communications
GameStop
Corp.
(817) 424-2130
ChrisOlivera@gamestop.com
or
Charles
Hodges
GameStop Corp.
(817) 722-7052
CharlesHodges@gamestop.com