Whirlpool Corporation Summary

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Company Description
Whirlpool Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances with almost 70 manufacturing and technology research centers around the world. Whirlpool Corporation markets global brand names such as Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, and Consul in nearly every country in the world. By 2015, Whirlpool plans to make all the electronically controlled appliances it produces -- everywhere in the world -- capable of receiving and responding to signals from smart grids.

CEO: Jeff M. Fettig; Revenues: $18.5 Billion (2010); Employees: 70,758 (2010).

Statements on Climate Change
“At Whirlpool Corporation we take our environmental responsibilities very seriously. Just as we have taken a global approach to our home appliance business, we believe our world’s environmental issues, such as climate change, must be addressed in a similarly comprehensive way. This is why we continue to develop innovative products that minimize their impact on the environment while making our consumers’ lives easier. We applaud the efforts by C2ES to showcase market-based solutions to climate change issues.” –CEO, Whirlpool

Climate Change Targets
In 2003, Whirlpool Corporation became the first appliance manufacturer to announce a global greenhouse gas reduction target, with a goal of reducing emissions three percent below 1998 levels by 2008. This goal encompassed not only the company’s direct emissions, but also the much larger emissions associated with use of its products. In 2007, Whirlpool Corporation strengthened this target, announcing a new goal of 6.6 percent reductions below 1998 levels by 2012.

Climate and Energy Strategies

Technology Solutions (C2ES's Climate Techbook [4] Factsheets)

Lighting Efficiency (C2ES Factsheet [5], Company Web Site [6])
Residential End-Use Efficiency (C2ES Factsheet [7], Company Web Site [8])
Smart Grid (C2ES Factsheet [9], Company Web Site [10])

Relevant links: Whirlpool Company Web Site [11], Whirlpool Environment Web Site [12], Whirlpool Sustainability Report [13]

short description:

Whirlpool [14]is the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances

Energy Efficiency Initiatives

Success Stories Summary:

Whirlpool has received the Energy Star Partner of the Year Award 10 times.
Whirlpool manufactures over 550 products (clothes washers, refrigerators, and dishwashers) that qualify for the Energy Star label, some exceeding U.S. standards by 30-50 percent.

Internal Operations summary:

In 2003, Whirlpool became the first appliance manufacturer to announce a global greenhouse gas reduction target, with a goal of reducing emissions 3 percent below 1998 levels by 2008. This goal encompassed not only Whirlpool’s direct emissions, but also the much larger emissions associated with use of the company’s products.
In 2007, Whirlpool strengthened this target, announcing a new goal of 6.6 percent reductions below 1998 levels by 2012.

Products & Services summary:

Whirlpool manufactures over 550 products (clothes washers, refrigerators, and dishwashers) that qualify for the Energy Star label, some exceeding U.S. standards by 30-50 percent.
Whirlpool’s Duet steam washer saves 77 percent more energy than top-load washers manufactured before 2004.
Whirlpool participated in the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s GridWise pilot program to test grid friendly appliances. For this program, Whirlpool developed residential clothes driers that can communicate directly with the energy grid, allowing peak load control.
In 2009, Whirlpool announced that by 2015 it would make all electronically controlled appliances it produces capable of receiving and responding to signals from smart grids, dependent on appropriate industry and government standards and policies being enacted.

Supply Chain summary:

Whirlpool is a member of the Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Transport Partnership.

Whirlpool Corporation [14] is a member of the Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC), the largest U.S.-based association of companies dedicated to business and policy solutions to climate change. Whirlpool Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances. The company manufactures in 13 countries and markets products in more than 170 countries under many brand names. In 2000, Whirlpool had revenues of $10.3 billion and employed 59,000 people.

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belcwhirlpool Whirlpool Corporation [14] is a member of the Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC), the largest U.S.-based association of companies dedicated to business and policy solutions to climate change. Whirlpool Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances. The company manufactures in 13 countries and markets products in more than 170 countries under many brand names. In 2000, Whirlpool had revenues of $10.3 billion and employed 59,000 people.

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