Lowe’s may be one of the most well-known furniture and home improvement companies in the U.S., but their ocean shipping pollution is a dirty secret that needs to be exposed. Ship It Zero’s latest report uncovers Lowes’ ranking as the SECOND-WORST ocean import polluter of all furniture and home improvement companies in 2021. They are also the fifth most-polluting ocean importer overall, accounting for almost 300,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions that same year.

Lowe’s wants consumers to “do it right for less,” but has failed to take responsibility for their massive pollution problem. Ship pollution harms human health — endangering nearby port communities — and worsens the climate crisis at a time when corporate polluters must act to fight climate change.

While leaders like Amazon and IKEA have signed on to clean ocean shipping commitments as a first step toward true climate leadership, Lowe’s remains quiet. By committing to #ShipItZero this decade, Lowe’s leadership would finally put consumer health and environmental justice over corporate profits.

Join us today in writing a letter to Lowe’s executives to tell them: do it right by cleaning up your ocean shipping!

By ditching fossil-fueled ships and committing to 100% zero-emission shipping by 2030, Lowe’s could become one of the first furniture and home improvement companies to step up for climate leadership.

Send a letter to Lowe’s executives today. Thank you for taking action.