The document discusses environmental sustainability and how it relates to production printing. It defines sustainability and outlines some strategies companies can take, such as finding partners with a history of sustainable practices like recycling and reducing waste and emissions. It provides a checklist for evaluating technology vendors on their sustainability and highlights how Océ, as an example vendor, meets many of the criteria through its long-standing commitments to environmental stewardship, recycling, reducing energy and paper usage, and complying with various sustainability regulations and standards.
The document discusses how sustainability has become an important consideration for businesses facing pressure from customers. It argues that sustainability means reducing waste and inefficiency throughout supply chains. The key is taking a holistic approach - redefining core philosophies, improving design and processes, and increasing collaboration across the supply chain to create closed-loop systems. Examples like HP's D2545 printer show how sustainable products and processes can be developed through considering waste from start to end of life.
Remanufacturing the_best_solution_for_the_environmentMichael Davis
Clover Technologies Group produces remanufactured printer cartridges as an environmentally friendly alternative to new cartridges. Their process involves collecting empty cartridges, disassembling them, reusing components when possible, and ensuring any non-reusable components are properly recycled. Remanufacturing cartridges reduces landfill waste and conserves resources compared to recycling. Clover collects millions of cartridges per month, preventing plastic and metal from being landfilled, and aims to have zero landfill waste through rigorous recycling processes.
The document summarizes Schawk's 2010 sustainability report. It discusses their efforts to track resource usage and reduce waste. A highlight from 2010 was a pilot project with DuPont where Schawk recycled 24,500 pounds of scrap polymer material. The report also notes that in 2011, Schawk will submit supplier information to the Carbon Disclosure Project for the second time to improve sustainability reporting. The overall message is that Schawk is committed to reducing its environmental impact and engaging in collaborative initiatives.
Best Practices in Integrating Sustainability into the Product Design Process ...Sustainable Brands
In most cases, the ultimate sustainability of a brand, and therefore its flexibility to adopt a chosen market positioning and support communicated claims, is baked in during the design process. The reality is, doing so effectively requires a raft of new expertise that often is housed in various places external to the design team. This session reviews tried and tested methods for building sustainable design thinking into your organization.
Supplier sustainability training spring 2013 - final2Mosaic_EFA
The document provides an overview of Summit Brands' supplier sustainability initiative and training. It discusses:
1. The benefits of sustainability for suppliers in terms of risk mitigation, efficiency, and competitive advantage.
2. Summit Brands' existing sustainability efforts including ISO 14001 certification, reducing packaging, and developing green chemistry products.
3. The new expectations from Walmart around supplier sustainability reporting and goals to reduce environmental impacts across the supply chain.
Supplier sustainability training spring 2013 - finalMosaic_EFA
The document provides an overview of Summit Brands' supplier sustainability initiative and training. It discusses:
1. The benefits of sustainability for suppliers, including risk mitigation, efficiency gains, and competitive advantages.
2. Summit Brands' existing sustainability efforts, including ISO 14001 certification, reducing packaging, and developing green chemistry products.
3. The new expectations from Walmart around supplier sustainability performance and goals for suppliers to measure environmental impacts and set reduction targets.
This document provides an agenda for a two-day event on practical ways for businesses to implement environmental sustainability. The event will feature case studies and best practices from various companies on topics like measuring carbon footprints, complying with environmental regulations, making economic cases for sustainability programs, managing energy and waste. Speakers will provide advice on tracking resources, supplier selection, product carbon labeling, and total cost of ownership for IT equipment. The goal is to translate sustainability into measurable business value.
Tarkett's environmental strategy focuses on sustainability through cradle-to-cradle design principles. The strategy aims to minimize environmental impact and design products for reuse by closing material loops. Key elements include using good, safe materials; responsible resource use; ensuring occupant health and well-being; and recycling or reuse at end of life. Tarkett obtained Cradle to Cradle certification for some products and is working to certify more. The strategy supports the UN Global Compact principles and is embedded in Tarkett's values of caring for people and the environment.
The document discusses how sustainability has become an important consideration for businesses facing pressure from customers. It argues that sustainability means reducing waste and inefficiency throughout supply chains. The key is taking a holistic approach - redefining core philosophies, improving design and processes, and increasing collaboration across the supply chain to create closed-loop systems. Examples like HP's D2545 printer show how sustainable products and processes can be developed through considering waste from start to end of life.
Remanufacturing the_best_solution_for_the_environmentMichael Davis
Clover Technologies Group produces remanufactured printer cartridges as an environmentally friendly alternative to new cartridges. Their process involves collecting empty cartridges, disassembling them, reusing components when possible, and ensuring any non-reusable components are properly recycled. Remanufacturing cartridges reduces landfill waste and conserves resources compared to recycling. Clover collects millions of cartridges per month, preventing plastic and metal from being landfilled, and aims to have zero landfill waste through rigorous recycling processes.
The document summarizes Schawk's 2010 sustainability report. It discusses their efforts to track resource usage and reduce waste. A highlight from 2010 was a pilot project with DuPont where Schawk recycled 24,500 pounds of scrap polymer material. The report also notes that in 2011, Schawk will submit supplier information to the Carbon Disclosure Project for the second time to improve sustainability reporting. The overall message is that Schawk is committed to reducing its environmental impact and engaging in collaborative initiatives.
Best Practices in Integrating Sustainability into the Product Design Process ...Sustainable Brands
In most cases, the ultimate sustainability of a brand, and therefore its flexibility to adopt a chosen market positioning and support communicated claims, is baked in during the design process. The reality is, doing so effectively requires a raft of new expertise that often is housed in various places external to the design team. This session reviews tried and tested methods for building sustainable design thinking into your organization.
Supplier sustainability training spring 2013 - final2Mosaic_EFA
The document provides an overview of Summit Brands' supplier sustainability initiative and training. It discusses:
1. The benefits of sustainability for suppliers in terms of risk mitigation, efficiency, and competitive advantage.
2. Summit Brands' existing sustainability efforts including ISO 14001 certification, reducing packaging, and developing green chemistry products.
3. The new expectations from Walmart around supplier sustainability reporting and goals to reduce environmental impacts across the supply chain.
Supplier sustainability training spring 2013 - finalMosaic_EFA
The document provides an overview of Summit Brands' supplier sustainability initiative and training. It discusses:
1. The benefits of sustainability for suppliers, including risk mitigation, efficiency gains, and competitive advantages.
2. Summit Brands' existing sustainability efforts, including ISO 14001 certification, reducing packaging, and developing green chemistry products.
3. The new expectations from Walmart around supplier sustainability performance and goals for suppliers to measure environmental impacts and set reduction targets.
This document provides an agenda for a two-day event on practical ways for businesses to implement environmental sustainability. The event will feature case studies and best practices from various companies on topics like measuring carbon footprints, complying with environmental regulations, making economic cases for sustainability programs, managing energy and waste. Speakers will provide advice on tracking resources, supplier selection, product carbon labeling, and total cost of ownership for IT equipment. The goal is to translate sustainability into measurable business value.
Tarkett's environmental strategy focuses on sustainability through cradle-to-cradle design principles. The strategy aims to minimize environmental impact and design products for reuse by closing material loops. Key elements include using good, safe materials; responsible resource use; ensuring occupant health and well-being; and recycling or reuse at end of life. Tarkett obtained Cradle to Cradle certification for some products and is working to certify more. The strategy supports the UN Global Compact principles and is embedded in Tarkett's values of caring for people and the environment.
Tyco Retail Solutions takes a systems approach to environmental responsibility that considers the interconnected impacts of its solutions up and down the supply chain. This includes source tagging programs that reuse tags, efficient EAS systems that reduce energy usage, and optimizing service routes to minimize environmental impacts. Tyco tracks metrics like emissions and waste reduction to measure progress towards sustainability goals. Viewing environmental protection as a shared responsibility, Tyco designs solutions that provide security and inventory intelligence while limiting resource usage and waste.
Pharma Erm And Green : Kapil Khandelwal, EquNev Capital, www.equnev.comKapil Khandelwal (KK)
The document discusses environment waste management in the pharmaceutical industry. It notes that while pharmaceutical companies have traditionally shown resistance to managing environmental waste, perspectives are changing. The document outlines some of the challenges faced by the industry, including limited options for waste treatment and high costs. It discusses how companies are now working to reduce waste through initiatives like applying green chemistry principles to make processes more efficient and reduce waste. Government initiatives to promote green chemistry and encourage research are also discussed as important to addressing the industry's environmental impact.
This document provides an eight part framework for assessing the sustainability of fast food packaging. It identifies key indicators such as embracing corporate leadership on sustainability, using a full life cycle approach, reducing overall packaging, increasing recycled fiber, eliminating paper from controversial forestry practices, improving in-store recycling, eliminating toxic inks and labels, and reducing carbon footprint. The document offers this framework to guide fast food companies in developing more sustainable packaging practices.
DyStar Group has adopted a two-fold sustainability strategy to reduce its operational impact and its customers' impact. To reduce operational impact, DyStar established sustainability structures, measures environmental performance through reporting, and implements emission reduction strategies with a goal to reduce footprint in water, waste, energy and GHG by 20% by 2020. To reduce customer impact, DyStar focuses on product safety, compliance, sustainable product innovation, processing and services. DyStar has achieved organizational efficiency, established leadership in sustainable solutions, and gained customer confidence as a sustainable partner in the industry. The ultimate goal is to establish closed loop systems through sustainable product innovation, consumption reduction, product development and process development.
Going green at trade shows can benefit brands in multiple ways beyond just helping the environment. While green materials may initially cost more, using lighter and more durable materials that can be reused reduces shipping and storage costs over time. Additionally, promoting sustainability efforts can provide marketing benefits by positively impacting a company's image. Overall, investing in green exhibit design and materials may not only be good for the planet, but also good for the bottom line through cost savings and brand building opportunities.
SURE is a collaborative platform that incentivizes sustainable practices through gamification. It allows companies, cities, and individuals to track sustainability metrics and achievements to earn points and rewards. SURE's goal is to make sustainable actions measurable, engaging, and shared in order to positively impact the world. The company has received several awards and recognitions for its innovative approach and strong growth potential.
The global market for sustainable packaging is forecast to reach $142.42 billion by the year 2015, according to a new report by GIA.
Creative and innovative packaging solutions are an integral part of positioning a sustainable brand and Australian companies are embracing the opportunities that this presents.
The recently introduced Australian Packaging Covenant (APC) mobilizes and cements our collective commitment to welcome innovation in design and move into an exciting new future.
The document discusses the importance of sustainable product design. It argues that product design is the starting point for transforming a business to be more sustainable. The design process determines how materials are sourced, where a product is manufactured, and how it is distributed and disposed of at the end of its life. More than anywhere else, the initial design stage establishes a product's ultimate environmental footprint. The document advocates for cradle-to-cradle design principles that reduce the need to continually extract new resources and expend energy to create products.
Haig Barrett is a leading management consulting firm founded in 1999 with 30 professionals and offices in New York, Los Angeles, and London. They provide core services in learning, strategic thinking, information processes, sustainability frameworks, and green communications. Their industry focus includes resource industries like energy and mining, as well as automotive, transportation, and service industries. They help clients with sustainability strategy, organizational transformation, growth opportunities, market entry, and thought leadership through their Sustainovation approach.
ICUC is a group of professionals committed to making the environment more suitable for living. It provides solutions for climate change, urban infrastructure, environment and sustainability. ICUC works with governments, private sectors, PSUs and donor agencies by providing advisory services, project implementation assistance, and end to end consulting. Its focus areas include urban planning, environment management, feasibility studies, climate change, clean development mechanisms, and more. ICUC has strengths such as experienced team members, training capabilities, and experience working with industries, governments, and organizations on projects related to sustainability, environment management, renewable energy, and more.
The key findings from the survey of chemicals industry professionals on sustainability are:
1) Short-term priorities centered around sourcing, costs and cash flow while long-term focused on new products, shareholders and sourcing.
2) Half of companies define sustainability as environmental quality or carbon footprint and see it as a top priority.
3) Most companies are already engaged in sustainable practices and see it as important despite economic challenges.
4) Cost is viewed as the biggest challenge for sustainable programs but many see economic benefits to renewable feedstocks.
Presentation on Hewlett Packard's story of applying sustainability and environmental stewardship into its operations, brand communications, and internal research.
Learn more about Sustainable Business & Design at: http://sustainablelifemedia.com
As a Benefit LLC, Substance151 seeks to create positive impact through our daily operations, education and community involvement. Our inaugural 2011 Sustainability Report celebrates our accomplishments and sets goals for continued improvement.
The document discusses various aspects of sustainability as they relate to hotels and resorts. It provides examples of sustainable practices across operations, including waste reduction, water and energy conservation, green cleaning products, sustainable food and materials sourcing, and staff training. The goal is for hotels to minimize their environmental impact and create a holistic sustainability program through initiatives in these and other areas of operations.
Newreka Green Synth Technologies : Pioneering in the field of Green ChemistryNitesh Mehta
1) Newreka Green Synth is an Indian company pioneering green chemistry concepts such as recycling mother liquor and using milder reaction conditions.
2) They have had success implementing their Newreka Recycle Solution (NRS) which allows recycling of mother liquor for various chemical processes.
3) Their approach focuses on "prevention, not control" of pollution by achieving complete recycling at the end of the process through selective reactions and green engineering.
Business & Environment Series: Polin - Waste Reduction at Central Container CorpEnvironmental Initiative
Central Container Corporation is a packaging manufacturer that has undertaken a lean-green journey to become more sustainable. They have adopted a sustainable mission statement and identified the 7 green wastes and 7 R's framework to guide their efforts. Examples provided include eliminating unnecessary packaging materials, using renewable and recycled materials, and innovative packaging solutions for medical device customers that reduce waste. The company has achieved growth and awards for their sustainability efforts while improving operational performance through annual lean-green savings.
Environmental Upgrading in Global Value Chains The Perspective of SUSTAINABIL...ConectaDEL
This document discusses environmental upgrading in global value chains and sustainability strategies. It presents Renato Orsato's perspective on these topics from a workshop held in July 2010. The document provides an overview of various sustainability concepts and strategies businesses can use, including eco-efficiency, eco-branding, environmental cost leadership, and sustainable value innovation. It also discusses when adopting green strategies may provide competitive advantages for companies.
Business and Environment Series: Weglewski - Andersen Corporation Sustainabil...Environmental Initiative
The document outlines Andersen Corporation's sustainability strategy blitz. It discusses establishing clarity around sustainability goals and priorities. The blitz methodology focuses on vision, strategies, targets, and tactics. It also rationalizes work and staffs near-term tactics. Andersen's sustainability is delivered through four core strategies: responsible materials strategy, minimizing operations impact, minimizing consumer impact, and employee education and engagement. The blitz aims to provide a unified, focused approach to sustainability under a new ECO3 framework.
The document discusses the Sustainable Packaging Alliance (SPA) and its tool called PIQET (Packaging Impact Quick Evaluation Tool). PIQET allows users to conduct rapid life cycle assessments of packaging designs. It was developed with support from RMIT University, Birubi Innovation, and Victoria University to help businesses evaluate and improve the sustainability of their packaging. The document provides an overview of PIQET's features and how it can help companies meet sustainability targets by identifying opportunities to reduce environmental impacts across the packaging lifecycle.
http://www.sustainabilityconsulting.com/extra-resources/sustainable-manufacturing-comparing-lean-six-sigma-and-total.html With growing environmental and social concerns, many organizations are feeling the pressure to reevaluate their business practices in accordance with sustainability standards. Retailers, costumers, and stakeholders expect manufacturers to develop production methods which will have minimal environmental impacts.
How are manufacturing facilities making these mass shifts in business? Through both independent initiatives and in conjunction with management systems that have already been created.
For those with manufacturing facilities, this one is for you!
The document discusses Deutsche Post DHL's GOGREEN environmental sustainability program. The program aims to reduce carbon emissions from DHL's operations 30% by 2020 and 10% by 2012 by improving fleet efficiency, promoting new technologies, and engaging employees. It outlines DHL's carbon accounting methods and goals to measure and improve the carbon efficiency of its own operations as well as involve its carriers and customers through carbon reporting and offsetting services.
Tyco Retail Solutions takes a systems approach to environmental responsibility that considers the interconnected impacts of its solutions up and down the supply chain. This includes source tagging programs that reuse tags, efficient EAS systems that reduce energy usage, and optimizing service routes to minimize environmental impacts. Tyco tracks metrics like emissions and waste reduction to measure progress towards sustainability goals. Viewing environmental protection as a shared responsibility, Tyco designs solutions that provide security and inventory intelligence while limiting resource usage and waste.
Pharma Erm And Green : Kapil Khandelwal, EquNev Capital, www.equnev.comKapil Khandelwal (KK)
The document discusses environment waste management in the pharmaceutical industry. It notes that while pharmaceutical companies have traditionally shown resistance to managing environmental waste, perspectives are changing. The document outlines some of the challenges faced by the industry, including limited options for waste treatment and high costs. It discusses how companies are now working to reduce waste through initiatives like applying green chemistry principles to make processes more efficient and reduce waste. Government initiatives to promote green chemistry and encourage research are also discussed as important to addressing the industry's environmental impact.
This document provides an eight part framework for assessing the sustainability of fast food packaging. It identifies key indicators such as embracing corporate leadership on sustainability, using a full life cycle approach, reducing overall packaging, increasing recycled fiber, eliminating paper from controversial forestry practices, improving in-store recycling, eliminating toxic inks and labels, and reducing carbon footprint. The document offers this framework to guide fast food companies in developing more sustainable packaging practices.
DyStar Group has adopted a two-fold sustainability strategy to reduce its operational impact and its customers' impact. To reduce operational impact, DyStar established sustainability structures, measures environmental performance through reporting, and implements emission reduction strategies with a goal to reduce footprint in water, waste, energy and GHG by 20% by 2020. To reduce customer impact, DyStar focuses on product safety, compliance, sustainable product innovation, processing and services. DyStar has achieved organizational efficiency, established leadership in sustainable solutions, and gained customer confidence as a sustainable partner in the industry. The ultimate goal is to establish closed loop systems through sustainable product innovation, consumption reduction, product development and process development.
Going green at trade shows can benefit brands in multiple ways beyond just helping the environment. While green materials may initially cost more, using lighter and more durable materials that can be reused reduces shipping and storage costs over time. Additionally, promoting sustainability efforts can provide marketing benefits by positively impacting a company's image. Overall, investing in green exhibit design and materials may not only be good for the planet, but also good for the bottom line through cost savings and brand building opportunities.
SURE is a collaborative platform that incentivizes sustainable practices through gamification. It allows companies, cities, and individuals to track sustainability metrics and achievements to earn points and rewards. SURE's goal is to make sustainable actions measurable, engaging, and shared in order to positively impact the world. The company has received several awards and recognitions for its innovative approach and strong growth potential.
The global market for sustainable packaging is forecast to reach $142.42 billion by the year 2015, according to a new report by GIA.
Creative and innovative packaging solutions are an integral part of positioning a sustainable brand and Australian companies are embracing the opportunities that this presents.
The recently introduced Australian Packaging Covenant (APC) mobilizes and cements our collective commitment to welcome innovation in design and move into an exciting new future.
The document discusses the importance of sustainable product design. It argues that product design is the starting point for transforming a business to be more sustainable. The design process determines how materials are sourced, where a product is manufactured, and how it is distributed and disposed of at the end of its life. More than anywhere else, the initial design stage establishes a product's ultimate environmental footprint. The document advocates for cradle-to-cradle design principles that reduce the need to continually extract new resources and expend energy to create products.
Haig Barrett is a leading management consulting firm founded in 1999 with 30 professionals and offices in New York, Los Angeles, and London. They provide core services in learning, strategic thinking, information processes, sustainability frameworks, and green communications. Their industry focus includes resource industries like energy and mining, as well as automotive, transportation, and service industries. They help clients with sustainability strategy, organizational transformation, growth opportunities, market entry, and thought leadership through their Sustainovation approach.
ICUC is a group of professionals committed to making the environment more suitable for living. It provides solutions for climate change, urban infrastructure, environment and sustainability. ICUC works with governments, private sectors, PSUs and donor agencies by providing advisory services, project implementation assistance, and end to end consulting. Its focus areas include urban planning, environment management, feasibility studies, climate change, clean development mechanisms, and more. ICUC has strengths such as experienced team members, training capabilities, and experience working with industries, governments, and organizations on projects related to sustainability, environment management, renewable energy, and more.
The key findings from the survey of chemicals industry professionals on sustainability are:
1) Short-term priorities centered around sourcing, costs and cash flow while long-term focused on new products, shareholders and sourcing.
2) Half of companies define sustainability as environmental quality or carbon footprint and see it as a top priority.
3) Most companies are already engaged in sustainable practices and see it as important despite economic challenges.
4) Cost is viewed as the biggest challenge for sustainable programs but many see economic benefits to renewable feedstocks.
Presentation on Hewlett Packard's story of applying sustainability and environmental stewardship into its operations, brand communications, and internal research.
Learn more about Sustainable Business & Design at: http://sustainablelifemedia.com
As a Benefit LLC, Substance151 seeks to create positive impact through our daily operations, education and community involvement. Our inaugural 2011 Sustainability Report celebrates our accomplishments and sets goals for continued improvement.
The document discusses various aspects of sustainability as they relate to hotels and resorts. It provides examples of sustainable practices across operations, including waste reduction, water and energy conservation, green cleaning products, sustainable food and materials sourcing, and staff training. The goal is for hotels to minimize their environmental impact and create a holistic sustainability program through initiatives in these and other areas of operations.
Newreka Green Synth Technologies : Pioneering in the field of Green ChemistryNitesh Mehta
1) Newreka Green Synth is an Indian company pioneering green chemistry concepts such as recycling mother liquor and using milder reaction conditions.
2) They have had success implementing their Newreka Recycle Solution (NRS) which allows recycling of mother liquor for various chemical processes.
3) Their approach focuses on "prevention, not control" of pollution by achieving complete recycling at the end of the process through selective reactions and green engineering.
Business & Environment Series: Polin - Waste Reduction at Central Container CorpEnvironmental Initiative
Central Container Corporation is a packaging manufacturer that has undertaken a lean-green journey to become more sustainable. They have adopted a sustainable mission statement and identified the 7 green wastes and 7 R's framework to guide their efforts. Examples provided include eliminating unnecessary packaging materials, using renewable and recycled materials, and innovative packaging solutions for medical device customers that reduce waste. The company has achieved growth and awards for their sustainability efforts while improving operational performance through annual lean-green savings.
Environmental Upgrading in Global Value Chains The Perspective of SUSTAINABIL...ConectaDEL
This document discusses environmental upgrading in global value chains and sustainability strategies. It presents Renato Orsato's perspective on these topics from a workshop held in July 2010. The document provides an overview of various sustainability concepts and strategies businesses can use, including eco-efficiency, eco-branding, environmental cost leadership, and sustainable value innovation. It also discusses when adopting green strategies may provide competitive advantages for companies.
Business and Environment Series: Weglewski - Andersen Corporation Sustainabil...Environmental Initiative
The document outlines Andersen Corporation's sustainability strategy blitz. It discusses establishing clarity around sustainability goals and priorities. The blitz methodology focuses on vision, strategies, targets, and tactics. It also rationalizes work and staffs near-term tactics. Andersen's sustainability is delivered through four core strategies: responsible materials strategy, minimizing operations impact, minimizing consumer impact, and employee education and engagement. The blitz aims to provide a unified, focused approach to sustainability under a new ECO3 framework.
The document discusses the Sustainable Packaging Alliance (SPA) and its tool called PIQET (Packaging Impact Quick Evaluation Tool). PIQET allows users to conduct rapid life cycle assessments of packaging designs. It was developed with support from RMIT University, Birubi Innovation, and Victoria University to help businesses evaluate and improve the sustainability of their packaging. The document provides an overview of PIQET's features and how it can help companies meet sustainability targets by identifying opportunities to reduce environmental impacts across the packaging lifecycle.
http://www.sustainabilityconsulting.com/extra-resources/sustainable-manufacturing-comparing-lean-six-sigma-and-total.html With growing environmental and social concerns, many organizations are feeling the pressure to reevaluate their business practices in accordance with sustainability standards. Retailers, costumers, and stakeholders expect manufacturers to develop production methods which will have minimal environmental impacts.
How are manufacturing facilities making these mass shifts in business? Through both independent initiatives and in conjunction with management systems that have already been created.
For those with manufacturing facilities, this one is for you!
The document discusses Deutsche Post DHL's GOGREEN environmental sustainability program. The program aims to reduce carbon emissions from DHL's operations 30% by 2020 and 10% by 2012 by improving fleet efficiency, promoting new technologies, and engaging employees. It outlines DHL's carbon accounting methods and goals to measure and improve the carbon efficiency of its own operations as well as involve its carriers and customers through carbon reporting and offsetting services.
This study presentation outlines the role that environmental issues are now playing in business strategy. It looks at the main aspects of environmental legislation also at the role of CSR (corporate social responsibility), with a particular focus on sustainability
Wagstaff provides interior design, furniture solutions, and move management services. They have implemented several initiatives to reduce their environmental impact and become more sustainable, such as consolidating deliveries, outsourcing warehousing, recycling materials, and using more efficient equipment. Their goal is to help suppliers measure and lower the carbon footprint of their products through tools like FIRA's Furniture Footprinter. They also promote reusing and recycling furniture with customers.
How Life Cycle Management is being integrated into Zespri’s operations, strat...LCANZ
1) Developing sustainability as a core competency requires companies to understand their environmental footprint across the entire value chain and integrate sustainability into business strategy and innovation.
2) Zespri, a kiwifruit marketer, conducted studies to quantify its greenhouse gas emissions and water usage to identify opportunities to reduce environmental impacts through innovations on orchards, in packing facilities, and transportation.
3) Understanding how sustainability initiatives influence consumer value drivers is important for targeting R&D investments and partnerships that improve efficiency and the environment without compromising consumer benefits.
The document provides an overview of green initiatives and sustainability. It discusses (1) understanding one's environmental impact through assessing electricity usage, heating, travel, and paper consumption; (2) reducing waste and purchasing more sustainable products; and (3) offsetting one's remaining carbon footprint through projects that reduce carbon emissions such as forest restoration and landfill gas recapture. The document advocates for collaborative efforts and outlines strategies organizations can implement to become more environmentally friendly.
The document discusses EarthCheck, an environmental certification program. It provides the most scientifically robust benchmarking system that helps organizations increase efficiencies, maximize guest experience, and minimize environmental footprint. With over 30 years of experience and $260 million in research, EarthCheck offers comprehensive sustainability solutions and tools to navigate regulatory changes and complex risks in business.
This document proposes a framework called "Green Reengineering" that uses concepts from business process reengineering, total quality management, and value chain analysis to prioritize efforts to make business operations more environmentally sustainable. It discusses examples of government regulations and corporate initiatives that have driven green reengineering. The framework involves articulating a green vision, radically redesigning processes to achieve environmental and business goals, and implementing and tracking results. This allows companies to create new market opportunities while reducing waste, increasing productivity and reducing costs.
A startup called Sustainable Minds has created LCA software to make life cycle assessment results more accessible. The director of sustainability services at Sustainable Minds provides organizational strategy, marketing content, consulting projects, and training.
A electronics manufacturer set a goal to be one of the greenest companies by implementing sustainable practices. An investigation of product development and manufacturing identified common green tools and compared competitors' sustainability practices.
A study of mobile phone life cycles found that recycled plastic housings and packaging reduced impacts by 50-90% but reducing power consumption was most effective at lowering equivalent CO2 emissions. The use phase had greater environmental impacts than other phases.
This document discusses building a credible green employment brand. It emphasizes that companies should only promote being green if they can back it up with real environmental efforts and metrics. It also stresses understanding if employees truly value the environment, by surveying them to learn what factors influence their decision to join or stay with a company. Promoting green efforts internally can boost employee pride, retention and engagement.
10 Eco-Friendly Startups Making a Big Impact on the Environment.pdfInsightsSuccess4
This edition features a handful of 10 Eco-Friendly Startups business leaders across several sectors that are at the forefront of leading us into a digital future.
The 2009 sustainability report summarizes Ecolab's sustainability efforts and progress. It discusses how sustainability is core to Ecolab's mission of helping create a cleaner, safer, healthier world. In 2009, Ecolab made progress toward goals in economic performance, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility. It established teams to systematically drive sustainability initiatives throughout the company. Ecolab also pledged new goals to reduce its global water consumption, disposed waste, and effluent water by 18% per metric tonne of shipped product by 2015. The report highlights how Ecolab helps customers reduce environmental impacts and costs through products, programs, and on-site support.
This document provides sustainability sales tools and resources for Xerox representatives to use when discussing sustainability initiatives with customers. It includes fact sheets, brochures, videos, papers, and webpages that describe Xerox's commitments and programs related to environmental stewardship, as well as tips and guides for customers to reduce their environmental impact and create greener workplaces and print shops. The resources are organized by level of detail and content area, including overviews of Xerox's sustainability efforts, in-depth discussions of specific programs and metrics, and customer-focused materials on green office and paper practices.
Waste Enterprisers is an urban sanitation company operating in Ghana that treats human waste as a resource. It builds factories instead of treatment plants to produce "GreenHeat", a solid fuel derived from fecal sludge, which it sells to cover production costs and provide sanitation services. Its approach finances sanitation through a private business model turning waste into a renewable fuel. It expects to build its first full-scale commercial plant in Kenya in 2013-14 and expand to multiple countries within 10 years.
The document provides guidelines for sustainable paper products developed by GreenBlue and members of the Forest Products Working Group. It outlines eight guidelines for sustainability across the paper product lifecycle, including designing for the lifecycle, sourcing responsibly from certified forests and recycled fiber, ensuring material health, optimizing renewable energy, embracing transparency, using clean production technologies, effectively recovering and utilizing paper products, and creating social and economic value. The guidelines are intended to be a living document that provides a framework for companies to evaluate and improve the sustainability of their paper product operations and supply chains.
1) The document contains information about various sustainability consulting projects completed by Ka Lepa Tech, including conducting life cycle assessments, developing sustainable product design strategies, and evaluating components for eco-friendly improvements.
2) Details are provided on projects such as redesigning an electronic chassis for thermal improvements, designing downhole tools, and developing concepts for measuring athletic performance.
3) The document highlights engineering work done including thermal modeling, sensor system design, wind tunnel construction, and designing inflatable seals for withstanding high temperatures.
The document discusses whether going green means companies have to be less competitive. It presents opposing views that green measures increase costs but also responsibilities to society. A survey found that most companies now see green issues as important and that employees prefer green employers. The document outlines strategies like eco-efficiency and eco-branding for companies to gain competitive advantages from environmental practices. Going green is becoming less of a trade-off and more of a new opportunity for companies.
Strategies on how companies can be green and competitive. This is an old school project but I thought this information would be useful to share. All images are from the Internet and belong to their respective owners.
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/temporal-event-neural-networks-a-more-efficient-alternative-to-the-transformer-a-presentation-from-brainchip/
Chris Jones, Director of Product Management at BrainChip , presents the “Temporal Event Neural Networks: A More Efficient Alternative to the Transformer” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
The expansion of AI services necessitates enhanced computational capabilities on edge devices. Temporal Event Neural Networks (TENNs), developed by BrainChip, represent a novel and highly efficient state-space network. TENNs demonstrate exceptional proficiency in handling multi-dimensional streaming data, facilitating advancements in object detection, action recognition, speech enhancement and language model/sequence generation. Through the utilization of polynomial-based continuous convolutions, TENNs streamline models, expedite training processes and significantly diminish memory requirements, achieving notable reductions of up to 50x in parameters and 5,000x in energy consumption compared to prevailing methodologies like transformers.
Integration with BrainChip’s Akida neuromorphic hardware IP further enhances TENNs’ capabilities, enabling the realization of highly capable, portable and passively cooled edge devices. This presentation delves into the technical innovations underlying TENNs, presents real-world benchmarks, and elucidates how this cutting-edge approach is positioned to revolutionize edge AI across diverse applications.
This presentation provides valuable insights into effective cost-saving techniques on AWS. Learn how to optimize your AWS resources by rightsizing, increasing elasticity, picking the right storage class, and choosing the best pricing model. Additionally, discover essential governance mechanisms to ensure continuous cost efficiency. Whether you are new to AWS or an experienced user, this presentation provides clear and practical tips to help you reduce your cloud costs and get the most out of your budget.
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
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Oce Sustainability White Paper
1. Océ
White paper
Environmental
Sustainability
Why Green Business is Good Business
2. Contents
• Introduction: seeds of change
• Executive summary
• The challenge: identifying sustainable
business partners
• Looking to the past to see the future
• Re-use and recycling
• Environmental stewardship … it’s about
how a vendor does business
• Waste handling and emissions
• Sustainability begins with R&D
• Compliance with regulations, initiatives,
and standards
• At Océ, green business is good business
• Summary: Action and awards speak louder
than words
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3. Introduction:
Seeds of change
In 1962, environmental activist Rachel Carson published her
landmark book, “Silent Spring.” At the time, she couldn’t have
imagined that it would be another 45 years before her call for
change and environmental stewardship would reach a tipping
point. While the movement to go green is finally reaching critical
mass, the green revolution began many years ago. In 1987, the
World Commission on Environment and Development/the
Brundtland Commission published “Our Common Future” for
the United Nations, a report that outlined essential environmental
strategies for achieving environmentally sustainable development.
The watershed moment came five years later in 1992, when
former presidential candidate, environmentalist, and Nobel Peace
Prize Winner, Al Gore, published his book “Earth in the Balance”
followed by the Oscar-winning documentary “An Inconvenient
Truth.” These works and others like them sounded a wake-up
call—we ignore the dangers of climate change at our own risk.
The growing sustainability movement took hold, igniting
Environmental sustainability:
awareness of the importance of sustainability as a business practice.
What is it, anyway?
Today, businesses everywhere are seeking out products and
processes that enable them to minimize environmental impact and
Environmental sustainability centers around the notion
support a sustainable future.
that we have a responsibility to future generations to
reduce our carbon footprint today. While a universal
Executive Summary definition of sustainability has yet to be established, the
This white paper describes the increasing impact of World Commission on Environment and Development
environmental sustainability on production printing. It seeks to (the Brundtland Commission) defines it as
define sustainability and covers some of the trends, strategies and “development that meets the needs of the present without
actions businesses can take to ensure that they are working with compromising the ability of future generations to meet
sustainable technology providers. In this white paper, you’ll learn their needs.”
the “markers” to look for in a prospective print technology vendor.
Sustainability is by nature, about the future. It is about
business practices that balance the interests of people,
the planet, and profitability. Fortunately, awareness
is growing. Customers are challenging manufacturers
to find better ways to protect and preserve resources.
Environmentally conscious companies are initiating
efforts to balance what is good for business with what is
good for the planet. For many companies, sustainability
has just recently become part of their corporate mission.
For others, environmental sustainability is an opportunity
to “green-wash” their products and brands. For a rare
few, it has been a part of their DNA for years.
3
4. The Challenge:
Finding sustainable business partners Is your technology vendor a leader in
environmental sustainability?
As sustainability becomes a criterion for working or not working
with a potential vendor, the challenge many companies face is As more and more technology vendors jump on the green
determining if that provider is truly sustainable. Whether you’re bandwagon, how do you determine if a vendor is environmentally
in a commercial print shop or a corporate print center, it can be sustainable? Whether you are evaluating an existing technology
tough to separate reality from hyperbole. Fortunately, there are partner or a potential one, if environmental sustainability matters
certain “markers” to look for when you’re seeking sustainable to you and your business, it pays to know the score. Considering
business partners. Look for a history of sustainable practices, a a vendor? Compare the vendor with Océ in this checklist and see
commitment to recycling, efforts to give parts and products a how each one stacks up.
“second life,” energy efficient engineering, a forward-looking
approach to waste and emissions handling, compliance with
sustainability regulations, and any awards that recognize the
company for environmentally responsible business practices.
Environmental Sustainability Checklist Vendor A Océ
A track record of environmental sustainability
Products and components that can be recycled
A remanufacturing process/program
Recycling as part of the company’s routine practice
Products and components engineered for re-use
A second life for products and parts
Facilities for collection, transport and processing of products at the end of their useful lives
Sustainable logistics processes
Procedures that minimize energy consumption, emissions, and waste
Programs to reduce packaging and use recycled materials in packages
Use of green/renewable energy sources for heating, cooling, production
Initiatives in place to reduce paper usage during testing
Programs in place to reduce ozone, dust, and toner emissions
Photoconductors & consumables that last longer to reduce waste
Products engineered for low heat, noise, dust and ozone emissions
Products that are Energy Star, RoHS and ISO 14001 compliant
Membership in the U.N. Global Compact
Receipt of awards for its sustainable practices
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5. Looking to the past to see the future
>>Taking action …
Ironically, while sustainability is about the future, one of the best
ways to determine if a company is truly sustainable is to look at Looking for a vendor committed to reuse and recycling?
its history. Is sustainability a fashionable mantle that the company Ask them these questions…
has suddenly donned? Or has sustainability been part of its DNA
Do you have a remanufacturing policy?
;
for years? Look for a company that can demonstrate sustainable
Are products and component materials
;
business practices—before it was fashionable to do so. Key engineered to be re-used in new systems?
indicators? Consider companies that have taken steps to reduce the
How are machines handled at the end of their
;
use of toxic materials, that designs sustainability into new products, economic lives?
and reduces, recycles, and re-uses materials. Ask a prospective
Are components reclaimed, recycled, or
;
provider if they have sustainable processes for handling waste and remanufactured—or are they sent to a landfill?
emissions and transporting materials—and ask them to show you Do components stay in play—or are they
;
how sustainability is being incorporated into business models and discarded as waste?
strategic planning cycles—evidence that the company is continuing
to refine its focus on a sustainable future.
Reuse and recycling … Giving products a second life
Océ has emerged as a leader in re-use and recovery by organizing
While it isn’t the only component of sustainability, recycling is an
appropriate collection, transport and processing facilities for
essential pillar of a wider program of sustainable business practices.
products that have reached the end of their useful lives. Many Océ
While many companies continue to send used machines to landfills
(because their focus is selling equipment today), truly sustainable products are given a second or third life in the company’s Asset
companies create products with components that can be recycled. Recovery facilities and placed on the market again to minimize
They support recycling in their manufacturing and routine business waste. In addition, many Océ products are designed with a family
practices, along with a remanufacturing process. Recovering parts approach—they are modular and upgradeable, so they can be
and materials for re-use or recycling reduces consumption of new
upgraded to higher levels of performance rather than discarded
materials and parts. It also eliminates the waste inherent in the
or replaced. For example, Océ VarioStream® and VarioPrint®
manufacture of new materials.
families of products are engineered for scalability, which in a sense,
takes the notion of recycling and re-use to the next level.
5
6. Environmental
Stewardship
Environmental stewardship … it’s Waste handling and emissions
about how a vendor does business … Waste handling and emissions are top-of-mind concerns for
sustainability. Waste handling comes in three basic flavors—
Of course, there’s more to sustainability than recycling.
hazardous chemicals, industrial waste and domestic waste.
Increasingly, it’s a matter of how a company does business.
Most industrial waste can be recycled, so look for a company
When it comes to production printing and document management
that recycles and re-uses these components—and designs
hardware, you want a company with a record of implementing
photoconductors and consumables to last longer. Meanwhile,
sustainable business practices. Does the company meet stringent
reducing ozone, dust, and toner emissions should be a key
standards for quality and environmental responsibility through
initiative for any eco-responsible company.
procedures that minimize energy consumption, emissions, and
waste? What about logistics—moving parts or equipment from
Point A to Point B? Has the company adapted its processes to
support a sustainable environmental program? Is it powering
Toner Emissions
truck fleets with alternative fuels like biodiesel? Is it using carbon-
The issue of particle emissions from toner-based products
neutral biomass fuels to power its production plants? What about
or laser printers is one that has captured the attention of
emissions? Is it working to reduce or eliminate them?
environmentally conscious companies around the world.
Information has been issued indicating that laser printers
Case in point, Océ optimizes its manufacturing processes in many
produce dust emissions and ultra-fine particles (UFP).
ways. It does not produce any toxic waste, does not use CFCs,
halons, or substances that deplete the ozone layer in manufacturing.
Océ has reduced paper consumption during testing by 90 percent In response, Océ states, “During the design and
since 1995 and has set up a dedicated asset recovery department manufacturing process, Océ always pays a great deal of
that organizes the flow of returned goods and maximizes their attention to product safety. Océ adheres to strict technical
re-use value. What’s more, as overpackaging becomes an increasing standards that are constantly updated to include the latest
concern, Océ keeps packaging to an absolute minimum and uses developments in materials, substances, and ergonomics. These
recyclable materials whenever possible. Re-usable pallets and standards take into account current legislation, regulations
containers are delivered to Océ through a carefully constructed and industry standards and are often much stricter than
network that minimizes handling, pallets and packaging. official regulations. Before a product is released to the
market, independent institutes such as TÜV and Cetecom in
The use of energy is another important environmental indicator Germany and Underwriter Laboratories (UL) in the United
considering the greenhouse gas emissions caused by burning States test Océ equipment.”
natural gas and other fuels. Sustainable companies use green or
renewable energy sources for heating, cooling, and production, As a result, Océ products:
and/or are studying ways to reduce energy consumption and
• Comply with relevant safety laws and standards
improve efficiency. As for the product you’re considering—if you
want to determine if it’s energy-efficient, look for the familiar • Do not expose users to any known health risks
ENERGY STAR emblem. ENERGY STAR is a US government- when operated correctly
backed program created by the EPA to help businesses and
• Have been tested by independent expert institutes
individuals protect the environment through superior energy
• Are accompanied by adequate health, safety and
efficiency. Any product that bears the ENERGY STAR logo has
environmental information including Product
met stringent guidelines for energy efficiency. Not every company
Safety Data Sheets and Material Safety Data Sheets
will be able to respond in the affirmative on all counts—but look
on consumables and supplies.
for an overarching pattern of eco-friendly business practices.
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7. Sustainability begins with R&D
Say you’ve determined that a potential business partner employs
environmentally sustainable business practices, encourages Supporting a tradition of sustainability
recycling, and offers products that are energy efficient. What about
Océ is committed to the certification of all operating
the future? Truly sustainable companies design products based on
companies and the group as a whole to meet all relevant
an awareness of their environmental impact from the earliest stages
standards. The company sets and meets rigorous goals for
of product development.
protecting the environment in the design, development,
and manufacture of its products. This commitment has
For example, Océ actively designs sustainability right into its
earned its products awards, certifications, and recognition
products. Many Océ printers and all Océ copiers are designed
in the United States and around the world. As our record
with short paper paths to reduce misfeeds, which saves energy
demonstrates, we believe in environmental stewardship.
and reduces wasted materials caused by jams. Océ systems are
From the way we use and re-use components, energy
designed for low heat, noise, dust, and ozone emissions. In many
and water consumption to our eco-friendly approach to
systems, developer and fuser oil are not required, so there is
waste handling and emissions, Océ remains committed to
very little toner residue. And paper usage can be cut in half with
reducing ozone, dust, and toner emissions.
automatic, single-pass duplex printing technology. For example,
the award-winning Océ VarioPrint® 6000 family of digital duplex
• In 1958 Océ launched a new production process using
printers uses Océ Gemini Instant Duplex technology, which
a paper coating that reduced solvents by 80 percent …
makes economic use of paper, toner, and energy. And because the
• Océ received Europe’s first award for research in
systems use 100 percent of toner, there’s no waste and no resulting
environmental protection in 1975
environmental impact.
• Océ products have met the criteria of the United
Compliance with standards Nations Global compact since 2002
Compliance with regulations and standards also plays a role
• Océ is proud to be one of the first companies to be
in many technology companies’ strategies. Most notable is the RoHS compliant
Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS), which
• In 2006, Océ received FedEx Kinko’s Best in
became effective in Europe in July of 2006 and in California
Sustainability/Environmental performance award at
in January 2007. RoHS places limits on the use of six
their annual supplier summit
hazardous materials (lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent
• Many Océ products have received Germany’s
chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated
Blue Angel award, given to products that meet a
diphenyl ether [PBDE] flame-retardants) in new electrical and
high standard of performance for efficient energy
electronic equipment.
consumption, use of recycled paper and recyclable
materials and that meet strict regulations for
The UN Global Compact encourages a precautionary
emissions
approach to environmental challenges, initiatives that promote
• In 2001, the Océ Venlo plant received ISO 14001
greater environmental responsibility and development of
certification
environmentally friendly technologies through research,
innovation, and self-regulation. • Océ is an ENERGY STAR partner, committed to
products that meet ENERGY STAR guidelines
ISO 14001 compliance indicates that a company has met one • Océ VarioPrint 6000 systems are 45 percent more
of the world’s most respected standards for environmental energy-efficient than comparable systems
responsibility. Compliance with any of these directives indicates
a commitment to sound environmental practices.
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8. Beyond the Ordinary
At Océ, green business is good business
Increased sensitivity to environmental concerns is a growing priority
among the world’s leading companies. In an increasingly global
economy, no company can afford to ignore the environmental impact of
business, especially when efficient environmental management can have
a positive impact on the bottom line. And as more customers demand
that business partners prove they are sustainable, green business is
becoming good business.
Long before the idea of environmental care gained the importance it
has today, forward-thinking companies were already putting it into
practice. For companies like Océ, sustainability has been a defining
philosophy—as far back as 1958 when the company launched a new
production process using a paper coating that reduced the use of solvents
by 80 percent. The company has continued to expand its sustainability
focus ever since, finding innovative ways to use and re-use components,
optimize energy and water consumption and reduce waste and ozone,
dust and toner emissions.
Sustainability continues to be a cornerstone of the company’s approach
to business. The most recent example of sustainability as an integral
part of design evident is the award-winning Océ VarioPrint® 6000
series, designed to use paper, toner, and energy more economically.
The Océ VarioPrint 6250 is nearly twice as energy efficient as its nearest
competitor, enabling customers to save thousands of dollars a year in Océ helps the people who make our world. Companies
energy costs. What’s more, the system emits only a fraction of the ozone everywhere use Océ technical documentation systems
of comparable high-volume cut sheet devices and does not require a in manufacturing, architecture, engineering and
toner waste bottle as it uses all available toner, eliminating waste and
construction. Each week, high-speed Océ printing
minimizing environmental impact.
systems produce millions of transaction documents
such as bank statements and utility bills. And in
Summary:
offices around the world, people use Océ professional
Océ received Europe’s first award for research in environmental protection
document systems to keep the wheels of business and
in 1975. Its products have met the criteria of the UN Global Compact
government turning. Océ is also at work in publishing
since 2002 and Océ is one of the first companies to be RoHS compliant.
on demand, newspaper production and wide format
Last year Océ received FedEx Kinko’s Best in Sustainability/Environmental
performance award at their annual supplier summit. Many of the color for spectacular display graphics. It all helps our
company’s products have received Germany’s Blue Angel Award, given professional customers go ‘Beyond the Ordinary’ in
to products that meet high standards for energy efficiency, emissions, and printing and document management.
use of recycled paper and recyclable materials. As more companies learn to
balance what’s good for business with what’s good for the planet and seek
Océ North America
out partnerships with companies that are green—many more businesses
will see the advantages of taking the lead as environmental stewards and
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