Sustainability | Macy's Touts Sustainability Plans Expanded

Seeking a greener living standards, Macy's has announced several environmentally friendly initiatives is the adoption of business practices going forward.Macy's, in partnership with ECOtality, is expected to be the first major department store to pilot the use of self-serving electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The company plans to install two electric vehicle charging stations outside each of the six stores Macy 's city of San Diego area.

Macy's now Recyclebank Partner Rewards, allowing its customers nationwide to earn special discounts at Macy's when increasing household recycling, household energy use lifestyles and practices to reduce green. Customers can register for the program at Recyclebank.
The company has launched the second phase of its program to install energy-saving light bulbs in stores led the country. This year, Macy's plans to install about 280,000 in about 200 of the stores - in addition to the bulbs more than 130,000 installations in 95 Macy's stores in 2010, helped cut energy consumption reduction of up to 73%.

By yearend, Macy 's will end the use of foam packaging at restaurants all in-store nationwide. Foam has been replaced by paper or plastic containers made from renewable resources and / or recycled.
The company said it continues to increase the number of solar power systems on a host of shops and facilities. In May, Macy's will dedicate a new, 3.5-megawatt high-efficiency solar power system on the roof to meet on-line center in Goodyear, Ariz. By yearend, the company is planning a new power systems solar to the roofs of nine stores Macy's added, as well as the distribution center roof. In addition, Macy's expects to end 2011 with 49 solar power systems hosted on the roofs to meet store and distribution centers.

'S and Bloomingdale' Macy continue to encourage customers to obtain credit included in monthly billing statements online rather than by mail. Until now, using this reduction is £ 520,000 annually paper.
Macy's sustainability principles, goals and progress available online at Macy / sustainability.