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LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics signs on for 100 per cent green electricity
with Bullfrog Power®
Ethical skin, hair, and body care company bullfrogpowers® manufacturing and distribution locations in B.C. and Ontario
Toronto, August 24, 2010 — Bullfrog Power, Canada’s 100 per cent green electricity provider, announced today that LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics will bullfrogpower its Canadian manufacturing and distribution operations located in British Columbia and Ontario. A sustainable company that believes in creating a greener future, LUSH is choosing renewable electricity with Bullfrog Power as part of its ongoing commitment to reducing its environmental impact.
Through the agreement, Bullfrog Power’s generators inject renewable electricity onto the regional grid to match the amount of power each bullfrogpowered location uses. In British Columbia, Bullfrog sources 100 per cent wind power from the Bear Mountain Wind Park, while Bullfrog’s energy mix in Ontario is a blend of clean wind and low-impact hydro power. All generation facilities have been certified as low-impact by Environment Canada under its EcoLogoM program. Across Canada, Bullfrog Power uses the collective demand of its customers to cause new renewable generation to be built.
“Sustainability is a company-wide priority that is shared by our employees and reflected in our products,” says Shama Alexander, Environmental Officer, LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics. “Acknowledging that 70 per cent of our energy consumption occurs during production, we signed on with Bullfrog Power as an easy way to reduce our carbon footprint.”
Specializing in highly effective, vegetarian and vegan products, LUSH has an impressive list of initiatives and innovative packaging solutions aimed at reducing post-consumer waste and manufacturing-related emissions. For instance, the company strives to create products that require no packaging, with more than 70 per cent of products sold to consumers packaging-free. LUSH also uses recycled paper bags and all pots and bottles are made with 100 per cent post-consumer recycled plastic. In addition, the company launched an internal energy conservation challenge in May 2010 to reduce energy consumption in all of its Canadian operating facilities by 15 per cent.
“We’re proud to welcome LUSH to the bullfrogpowered community and applaud the company for greening its manufacturing and distribution operations in Canada,” says Theresa Howland, VP Western Region, Bullfrog Power. "By choosing green electricity, LUSH is taking action on climate change and helping to increase awareness of renewable energy in Canada."
About Bullfrog Power
Bullfrog Power, Canada’s 100 per cent green electricity provider, offers homes and businesses a clean, renewable electricity choice. Bullfrog’s electricity comes exclusively from wind and hydro facilities that have been certified as low impact by Environment Canada under its EcoLogoM program instead of from polluting sources like coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear. Thousands of Canadian homes and businesses are doing their part to address climate change and air pollution by switching to green electricity with Bullfrog Power.
www.bullfrogpower.com
About LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics
LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics offers scented selections of ethical skin care, hair care, bath and body treats, as well as off-beat gift ideas loaded with natural ingredients. A self-appointed cosmetic-deli, LUSH makes effective products out of fresh organic fruits and vegetables, the finest essential oils and ingredients that are ethically and sustainably procured from around the world. Since LUSH came on the scene 14 years ago, its philosophy has always been based on ethics and having the least impact on the environment while still producing effective and innovative beauty products. In doing so, LUSH products are 100 per cent vegetarian, 74 per cent vegan, 65 per cent preservative-free, and 70 per cent free of wasteful packaging; absolutely no animal testing is done on LUSH products or ingredients. These ethics are at the heart of the brand and will remain there with every new shop that opens globally.
www.LUSH.ca
Contact Bullfrog Power
William Pointon
Manager, Public Relations
Tel: 416.360.3464 ext 221
Email: william.pointon@bullfrogpower.com
Contact LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics
Brandi Halls
LUSH Press Office
Tel: 212.965.0130
Email: brandi@lush.com
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