Welcome to KKR's Green Portfolio Web site.
Here you will find information about our unique initiative to improve the environmental performance of the companies in which KKR invests through its Green Portfolio Program developed in partnership with the Environmental Defense Fund.
RECENT UPDATES
- Green Portfolio Program expanded to include 20% of KKR global private equity portfolio
- Four new participants in 2010: First Data; Lehigh Phoenix, a division of Visant; Oriental Brewery; and Tarkett
- KKR joins Business for Social Responsibility
- KKR hires sustainability manager to lead responsible investment efforts
EDF AND KKR DISCUSS THE GREEN PORTFOLIO PROGRAM
KKR GREEN PORTFOLIO PROVEN RESULTS
SEALY CORPORATION
Saved more than $4 million in material costs and avoided 650 tons of solid waste (equivalent to the capacity of more than 46 garbage trucks) by reducing scrap per bed by 16% in 2008 compared to 2007.
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U.S. FOODSERVICE
Saved $8.2 million in fuel costs and avoided 22,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions (equivalent to more than 4,400 cars) by improving the efficiency of its fleet by more than 4% in 2008 compared to 2007.
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PRIMEDIA
Saved $2.9 million in material costs and reduced more than 3,000 tons of paper use (equivalent to over 40,000 trees) by improving efficiency by 22% in 2008 compared to 2007.
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