“Dedication pays off:” Meijer recognized for reducing refrigerator emissions company-wide
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Program recognized Meijer for having the lowest corporate-wide refrigerant emissions rate out of all GreenChill Partners nationwide over the past year.
It’s the fourth year in a row Meijer has been recognized.
In 2024, the focus was reducing the company’s refrigerant leak rate, which is already below the industry average of 25 percent.
“At Meijer, we remain committed to adopting effective refrigeration technologies and environmental best practices into our everyday operations, which significantly helps us reduce our carbon footprint,” said Vik Srinivasan, Chief Administrative Officer for Meijer. “We remain incredibly proud of achieving our industry-leading 2025 carbon emissions reduction goal a year early. Continually reducing our refrigerant emissions was a key part of that achievement.”
The EPA’s GreenChill program works with food retailers, refrigeration system manufacturers and chemical manufacturers to reduce refrigerant emissions and decrease their impact on the ozone layer and climate change.
It’s all about adopting green refrigeration practices and upgrading technology to prevent leaks.
“Meijer should be extremely proud of achieving GreenChill’s Best Emissions Rate among large food retail Partners for the fourth year in a row,” said Bella Maranion, Senior Advisor in EPA’s Stratospheric Protection Division and member of the GreenChill Team. “This accomplishment proves that dedication pays off.”
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