December 14, 2013
SR Inc welcomes Grainger to the Sustainable Business & Enterprise Roundtable
W. W. Grainger, Inc. is a Fortune 500 industrial supply company founded in 1927 in Chicago, IL. Grainger’s catalog includes motors, lighting, material handling, tools, fasteners, plumbing, and safety supplies- including more than 19,000 “green” products. Grainger is the first industrial distributor to publically disclose its carbon footprint through the Carbon Disclosure Project, to have and operate 15 LEED certified facilities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, to take the pledge for the Dept. of Energy’s Quality Advocate program, and to be recognized by the U.S. EPA as a SmartWay Transport Partner.
From adopting LEED standards for new branch construction, to participating in numerous recycling programs, to working with the U.S. Green Building Council, the company is helping to preserve the natural resources within the communities where it does business.
