Newsweek magazine has named Whirlpool Corporation as one of the top 500 “green” companies in the United States. Whirlpool ranked 116 this year. The rankings assess each company’s environmental footprint, policies and strategies to manage that footprint, and reputation among environmental experts. The quality of each company’s environmental reporting, policies, programs, and initiatives are measured, including 700 metrics such as emissions of key greenhouse gases, water use and solid-waste disposal.
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