Sephora Adds LEED Store

Sephora’s Stonestown store has earned LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The company focused its efforts on energy, lighting, water and material use as well as incorporating a variety of other sustainable strategies to achieve platinum level certification.

“Sephora Stonestown’s LEED certification demonstrates tremendous green building leadership,” says Rick Fedrizzi, president, ceo and founding chair, U.S. Green Building Council. “The urgency of USGBC’s mission has challenged the industry to move faster and reach further than ever before, and Sephora Stonestown serves as a prime example with just how much we can accomplish.”

Among the green attributes are: low VOC paints; recycling 73 percent of construction waste; 25 percent energy savings under California Title 24 Energy Compliance; energy saving equipment and appliances; green housekeeping products; certified wood; high efficiency plumbing; and gondolas and linears using LED lighting and a percentage of recycled content in the fixtures/finishes

Launched in the U.S. in 1998, Sephora North America today operates more than 260 stores in the U.S. and Canada. In addition to its North American business and its initiative with JCPenney, which includes more than 190 Sephora inside JCPenney locations, Sephora today has more than 800 stores within 14 countries in Europe and 30 locations in China. The beauty retailer was founded in France in 1969 and acquired in 1997 by Paris-based LVMH.