HORSHAM, Pa., March 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc., is proud to announce that it has received the 2023 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy in recognition of its company-wide commitment to energy management strategy and leadership in the baking industry.
The Sustained Excellence honor is given, at the EPA's discretion, to organizations who have consistently earned Partner of the Year for several years in a row.
"We are honored to receive the Partner of the Year award for the sixth year in a row," said Ramon Rivera, Senior Vice President of Operations, Bimbo Bakeries USA. "Our partnership with the EPA has been instrumental in helping us achieve our sustainability goals, and we look forward to continuing our work to preserve the planet and fulfill our Purpose of Nourishing a Better World."
"As we accelerate historic efforts to address climate change, public-private partnerships will be essential to realizing the scale of our ambition," said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. "I applaud this year's ENERGY STAR award winners for working with EPA to deliver a clean energy future that saves American consumers and businesses money and creates jobs."
Each year, the ENERGY STAR program honors organizations that have made outstanding contributions to protecting the environment through superior energy achievements. ENERGY STAR award winners lead their industries in the production, sale and adoption of energy-efficient products, homes, buildings, services and strategies. These efforts are essential to fighting the climate crisis and protecting public health.
Key accomplishments for Bimbo Bakeries USA in 2022 include:
- Earned ENERGY STAR certification for superior energy efficiency at 18 BBU facilities across the country, sustaining the record for the highest number of certifications in the baking industry.
- Won the ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry at two bakeries, Atlanta, GA and Kent, WA. The Atlanta bakery reduced its energy intensity by 11 percent, and the Kent bakery by 18 percent, within three years. This is the Atlanta bakery's third time meeting this goal.
- Received a 2022 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for outstanding clean energy initiatives and impact on the green power market.
Winners are selected from a network of thousands of ENERGY STAR partners. For a complete list of 2023 winners and more information about ENERGY STAR's awards program, visit energystar.gov/awardwinners.
About Bimbo Bakeries USA
Bimbo Bakeries USA is a leader in the baking industry, known for its category-leading brands, innovative products, freshness and quality. Our team of 20,000 U.S. associates operates 60 manufacturing locations in the United States. Over 11,000 distribution routes deliver our leading brands such as Arnold, Artesano, Ball Park, Bimbo, Boboli, and Brownberry. Entenmann's, Little Bites, Marinela, Mrs Baird's, Oroweat, Sara Lee, Stroehmann, and Thomas'. Bimbo Bakeries USA is part of Mexico's Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B de C.V., the world's largest baking company with operations in 34 countries.
About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR is the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information that consumers and businesses rely on to make well-informed decisions. Thousands of industrial, commercial, utility, state, and local organizations rely on their partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deliver cost-saving energy efficiency solutions. Since 1992, ENERGY STAR and its partners helped American families and businesses avoid more than $500 billion in energy costs and achieve more than 4 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions. More background information about ENERGY STAR's impacts can be found at .
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賓夕法尼亞州霍舍姆，2023年3月29日(環球通訊社)Bimbo Bakeries美國公司，榮獲美國環保署和美國能源部頒發的2023年能源之星年度卓越合作夥伴獎，以表彰其在烘焙行業對能源管理戰略和領導地位的全公司承諾。
持續卓越榮譽由美國環保局酌情授予連續幾年連續獲得年度最佳合作夥伴的組織。
“我們很榮幸連續第六年獲得年度最佳合作夥伴獎，”Bimbo Bakeries USA運營部門的雷蒙·裡維拉說。我們與環保局的合作夥伴關係幫助我們實現了我們的可持續發展目標，我們期待著繼續我們的工作，保護地球，實現我們滋養更美好世界的目標。
環保局局長邁克爾·S·裡根說：“隨著我們加快應對氣候變化的歷史性努力，公私夥伴關係對於實現我們的雄心壯志至關重要。”我為今年的能源之星獎獲得者鼓掌，因為他們與美國環保局合作，創造了清潔能源的未來，為美國消費者和企業節省了資金，並創造了就業機會。
每年，能源之星計劃都會表彰那些通過卓越的能源成就為保護環境做出傑出貢獻的組織。能源之星獎獲得者在節能產品、住宅、建築、服務和戰略的生產、銷售和採用方面引領行業。這些努力對於應對氣候危機和保護公眾健康至關重要。
Bimbo Bakeries USA在2022年取得的主要成就包括：
- 在全國18家BBU工廠獲得了能源之星認證，獲得了卓越的能效，保持了烘焙行業認證數量最高的記錄。
- 在佐治亞州亞特蘭大和華盛頓州肯特市的兩家麵包店贏得了能源之星行業挑戰賽。亞特蘭大麵包店的能源強度在三年內降低了11%，肯特麵包店降低了18%。這是亞特蘭大麵包店第三次實現這一目標。
- 榮獲美國環境保護署(EPA)頒發的2022年綠色電力領導者獎，以表彰其傑出的清潔能源舉措和對綠色電力市場的影響。
獲勝者是從數千個能源之星合作夥伴網路中挑選出來的。有關2023年獲獎者的完整名單和有關能源之星獎項計劃的更多資訊，請訪問energystar.gov/Awardwinners。
關於Bimbo Bakeries USA
Bimbo Bakeries USA是烘焙行業的領導者，以其品類領先的品牌、創新的產品、新鮮和質量而聞名。我們的團隊由20,000名美國員工組成，在美國設有60個生產基地。超過11,000條分銷路線提供我們的領先品牌，如Arnold、Artesano、Ball Park、Bimbo、Boboli和Brownberry。Entenmann‘s、Little Bites、Marinela、Baird夫人、Oroweat、Sara·李、Stroehmann和Thomas’s。Bimbo Bakeries USA是墨西哥Grupo Bimbo，S.A.B de C.V.的一部分，Grupo Bimbo是世界上最大的烘焙公司，業務遍及34個國家。
關於能源之星
能源之星是政府支持的能源效率的象徵，提供簡單、可信和公正的資訊，消費者和企業依靠這些資訊做出明智的決定。數以千計的工業、商業、公用事業、州和地方組織依賴與美國環境保護署(EPA)的合作夥伴關係來提供節省成本的能效解決方案。自1992年以來，能源之星及其合作夥伴幫助美國家庭和企業節省了超過5000億美元的能源成本，並實現了超過40億噸的溫室氣體減排。有關能源之星影響的更多背景資訊，請訪問。
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