EHS Approach

Each of our facilities and operating locations is unique.

In the early stages of planning and production, we work to identify opportunities to reduce our operational impact on the environment and the communities where we operate. This requires a blend of global strategy and local adaptation. We do this in a number of ways:

• Engaging our robust network of site-based Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) professionals throughout our global operations
• Exploring and implementing opportunities to build manufacturing, infrastructure and office space designed to conserve environmental resources
• Executing and certifying ISO 14001:2015 and OHSAS 18001:2007 environmental and safety management systems at all manufacturing locations
• Aligning critical environmental practices in our manufacturing to corporate standards (often exceeding local legal requirements)
• Inviting scrutiny of our environmental performance through corporate and third-party audits
• Adopting strategic corporate environmental sustainability targets implemented throughout our global manufacturing network

In recent years, we have significantly strengthened our up-front integration of EHS considerations into facility design and construction, including the adoption of energy, water and waste efficiency; LEED criteria; and other considerations that will improve our performance over time. We have collaborated with engineering consultants and design firms, and conducted a charrette focused on whole system design to evaluate opportunities to improve overall efficiency for future operations.