Hy-Vee received two GreenChill program awards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its stores' efforts to reduce refrigerant emissions and decrease their impact on the ozone layer and climate change.
Hy-Vee is being recognized with the achievement awards for its outstanding progress in this sustainability area over the past year.
Hy-Vee has been awarded the 2014 Superior Goal Achievement award, which goes to each partner that achieves its annual GreenChill refrigerant emissions reduction goal. Additionally, Hy-Vee has received the Exceptional Goal Achievement award, which is more difficult to earn. This award recognizes those who go above and beyond their emissions reduction goal.
GreenChill is an EPA partnership with food retailers that helps them transition to environmentally friendlier refrigerants, reduce the amount of refrigerant used by stores and eliminate leaks, and to adopt green refrigeration technologies and environmental best practices.