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Rheem

COURTESY OF RHEEM MANUFACTURING Manufacturing

If all goes according to plan, ‘Good’ things will soon

turn out great for the environment.

HERE’S GOOD FOR one, and Within ’ve years it hopes to have ’rmly in
there’s good for all. By opting place a line of heating, cooling and water
for a “Greater Degree of Good,” heating products that boast a 50 percent
Rheem is wholeheartedly reduction in greenhouse gas footprint. This
T embracing the latter. In early in turn will help Rheem achieve zero waste
2019, the heating and cooling products going to land’ll at its global manufacturing
giant launched the GDG campaign to get operations. The company also plans to
everyone’s mind on sustainability, whether train 250,000 plumbers and contractors—
it’s from improved innovation, better about one-third of the overall industry—
eƒciency or stronger leadership. on sustainable products or sustainable
Not that the company lacked in these installation and recycling best practices.
areas. Rheem’s sustainability numbers Meanwhile, the company will continue
already showed great progress in green producing its line of award-winning enviro-
leadership: 134 million gallons of water friendly goods, such as tankless water heaters,
saved annually at its various factories, smart thermostats, furnaces, air conditioners “Sustainable thinking is
enough for 500,000 eight-ounce drinks and more, according to CEO Chris Peel.
at just one of its production facilities; “We all feel a shared responsibility to embedded in everything
2.5 million fewer pounds of air conditioning reduce the natural resources required to
packing materials used company-wide make and use our products, and we are we do. It’s in our products,
each year; and 195 million fewer kilowatts excited about the opportunity to effect
consumed at its Mexico facilities. Rheem positive environmental change through processes and in the way
hopes to improve on those totals as it strives these purposeful actions,” Chris Peel says. our people think and act.
for drastically reduced emissions and land’ll “By working together—Rheem associates,
waste numbers by 2025. our contractors and consumers—we will m ver confident that the
GDG takes a three-prong approach: create a Greater Degree of Good.”
team will achieve these

goals and truly make a
di erence.”

Chris Peel, President/CEO

Mass appeal.
Rheem’s “Greater
Degree of Good”
campaign challenges
consumers, builders
and even its own
employees to up the
ante when it comes
to going green.
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