38. Sustainability Reporting Examples
Going Green Inside and Out:
Sustainability
Sample Report
Key Report
Features
In a successful report,
it’s important to communicate
goals, corporate vision, and
demonstrate company progress
on sustainability initiatives. this
sample report document provides
a framework for you to use in
creating a sustainability report for
your own company.
this sample plan includes major
headings and subheadings that
can be customized for your
corporate sustainability report. it
also features brief descriptions
with suggestions for each section.
topics included:
Overview
A keystone of any sustainability initiative
is the sustainability report. Not only does
a report help your company promote the
good work that you are doing, but it also
assists with sustainability planning.
Sustainability reports are typically
published once a year or once every two
years. At the end of the reporting period,
factual data from NAED’s Sustainability
Performance Management Tools1 can be
incorporated into the report.
This sample plan can help get you
started. Start with the major headings and
letter from the ceo
executive summary
initiatives
accounting
Future plans
conclusion
By drafting a mock up of the sustainability
report early in the process, staff will have
a tool to capture lessons learned as well as
manage the data.
The inished report will showcase the
achievement of sustainability goals and
current year-end statistics. Tailored to
your target audiences, your sustainability
report will be a powerful statement of
your goals and commitments.
sustainability report resources
before diving into sustainability planning and reporting, it is helpful to look at the
following examples of reporting frameworks relevant to the electrical industry.
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the Global Reporting Initiative provides a trusted and credible framework for
sustainability reporting applicable to a wide range of organizations.
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southwire, a leading wire and cable manufacturer, publishes the company’s
sustainability reports on their website.
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osraM sylVania devotes a page of its company website to their sustainability
efforts. this page also provides a link to their corporate sustainability report.
title page
table of contents
subheadings, adding interim achievements
and progress toward sustainability goals.2
For more examples, see CorporateRegister.com, a searchable database of
corporate social responsibility reports and resources.
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if print copies are desirable,
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the format of the report, print or
electronic, should be tailored to
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table of Contents
The table of contents not only helps readers ind their way through your sustainability
report, but it is also a helpful planning tool for your sustainability initiative. Be sure to
include major section headings and key subheadings with page numbers, including
as much detail as its your company. Also, think about the tone you’d like to set in the
report, and then create your table of contents to relect your company’s culture with
either formal details or a casual approach.
For Example
you can choose to use a
formal table of contents like
schneider electric to the right
or a more informal approach
like southwire’s below.
Contents
SOUTHWIRE’S VISION
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letter from the CeO
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Many sustainability reports begin with a letter from the CEO or President of the
organization. Senior management support of sustainability initiatives within their
organizations is crucial. This letter clearly indicates executive leadership’s support of the
sustainability initiatives and measurements outlined in the report.
One-third of the irms surveyed
for the economist Intelligence
Unit study place responsibility for
sustainability performance directly
with the CeO; another 26% place it
with the board.2
The letter can be formal or casual, depending on the overall tone and content of the report.
Most reports contain a letter from the CEO, but the letter can also represent the Board of
Directors. This letter should convey the motivation behind sustainability to help readers
discover the reasons behind a company’s decision to undertake sustainability planning
and reporting.
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these messages
from the
sustainability reports
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Ge convey each
company’s central
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Executive Summary
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Vision
The vision summarizes what the organization’s deinition of sustainability is and
what a sustainable version of the organization will look like. Deining this vision
is the irst step toward sustainability.
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include detailed information
like budget igures and the
timeframe for planning and
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these details give readers a
better sense of what it takes to
accomplish sustainability goals.
Beneits / Business Case
This section should also outline the business case to stakeholders. Listing the
beneits an organization accrues from sustainability initiatives justiies the
investment and upfront costs for planning and implementing sustainability.
Achievements
Finally, summarize notable achievements accomplished within the past year.
Doing so previews achievement highlights detailed in the Initiatives and
Accounting sections.
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on making the business case and
expressing the vision, see naeD’s
Little Green Book of Corporate
Sustainability.
Barriers and Responses
Summarizing barriers to sustainability initiatives is also helpful because it
conveys transparency and accountability while also presenting a learning
opportunity.
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GE believes the future will be shaped by six essential business
themes as set out in our 2007 Annual Report: a massive investment
in infrastructure technology, the rise of emerging markets,
a demand for environmental solutions, expanding aging demographics, the transforming power of digital connections, and
opportunities in origination. Changing demographics over the
coming years, for example, will drive the need for new healthcare
solutions along with the need for reliable infrastructure, from
roads to clean water. At the same time, the pace of technical
innovation, government regulation and digital connections will
accelerate, especially in emerging markets.
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The Performance section that completes this report presents data
points, activities, and progress made on issues that support GE’s
commitment to the themes that drive our business strategy.
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Given our outlook on the future, this year’s citizenship report
reviews GE’s citizenship from the perspective of four key themes —
Energy and Climate Change, Demographics, Growth Markets,
and Financial Markets. These themes correlate with five of the six
business themes/trends discussed in the 2007 GE Annual Report:
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tandem with our responsible leadership and system of operational
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Initiatives
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Report features sustainable products
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the company’s overall sustainability
initiatives.
List the initiatives pursued in the last year
Greening the supply chain is an essential sustainability initiative for electrical
manufacturers and distributors. The initiative section offers a detailed list of the
strategic sustainability initiatives that the company chose to implement.
Describe why initiatives were chosen
In addition, this section provides the narrative behind how strategic initiatives were
chosen and what they will accomplish. This is different from the Accounting section,
which provides detailed measurements behind environmental impact reductions.
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Illustrate how initiatives developed over the past year
Explain how the initiatives included in the report were chosen and developed over
the course of the past year. Be sure to include details like timelines and the amount
of money budgeted for each initiative. To make the initiative transparent, some
organizations identify the various departments and/or staff persons responsible
for carrying out these responsibilities. Finally, summarize what has been achieved
through current initiatives. Inevitably, obstacles present themselves when companies
unveil and roll-out major initiatives. Discuss risk management planning because
readers will want to know what processes were implemented to plan for unforeseen
“roadblocks,” plus how the company overcame the obstacles it encountered.
Share achievements
Use this section to demonstrate how the company’s sustainability initiatives reduce
the company’s environmental impacts and offer customers more sustainable products
and services.
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Recommended Elements:
on sustainability tools and
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Performance Management Tools
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Impacts
This section describes the company’s primary environmental impacts.
Tools
Be sure to detail how your company reduced these impacts and the tools or metrics
used to measure reductions.
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Goals
This section should outline the goals selected to reduce environmental impacts. Many
companies establish a baseline and reduction goals and report progress. The nature
of environmental impacts largely determines the goals a company strives to achieve
within a given time frame. For instance, reducing solid waste might take longer than
reducing energy use, or vice-versa. A business might have limited recycling options,
but most businesses have numerous options for increasing energy eficiency. Some
goals require capital investments that are part of an annual budget cycle. Reducing
carbon emissions is an increasingly important goal for many organizations. The
Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) is a tool for measuring carbon and other
greenhouse gas emissions.
Progress made in the past year
Many companies establish a baseline and outline goals to reduce environmental
impacts, then they follow up by reporting progress made towards achieving those
goals over the past year. (Most companies establish annual baseline impacts.)
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how to establish baselines and make progress
toward reduction goals. the report lays out several
environmental impacts, such as landill waste, carbon
dioxide emissions, and water consumption. the
company irst established a baseline for each area.
then, southwire measured these impacts over a
speciied period of time.
southwire also established the following goals:
Achieve zero landill status by 2017
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Reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 10% by 2010
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Reduce water consumption by 15% by 2010
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These elements outline future sustainability plans. List initiatives the company
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Conclusion
This section summarizes the company’s signiicant sustainability achievements and
beneits. A company proile, including governance structure, divisions, product line,
locations, and contact information, may be useful here. In addition, use this section to
reiterate the company’s identity, vision of sustainability, plans to implement that vision,
and overall beneits of going green!
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Sustainabili
For Example
in the concluding pages of
its sustainability report,
osraM sylVania reiterates
its vision of sustainability and
connected initiatives.
Speciically, the report:
Identiies the
organizations it
partners with to achieve
sustainability in its
corporate practices
>> Features one of the
programs it implements
to recognize business
practices incorporating
energy-saving strategies
and environmentally
responsible solutions
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of its own success in
the ield of corporate
sustainability
team effort.
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When it comes to creating a sustainable future, we’re all in it together. No
company can go it alone, and at OSRAM SYLVANIA our commitment to energy
efficiency and the environment includes active participation in programs,
organizations, and standards-setting groups who share our goals and values.
We’re proud of our sustainability partnerships, some of which include:
Alliance to Save Energy www.ase.org
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) www.ansi.org
International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) www.darksky.org
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) www.iesna.org
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) www.iso.org
Lighting Research Center (LRC) www.lrc.rpi.edu
Lighting Research Office (LRO) www.lightingresearchoffice.org
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) www.nema.org
National Lighting Bureau www.nlb.org
TFM Green Buildings Advisory Group www.facilitycity.com/tfm
United States EPA & DOE Energy Star® Program www.energystar.gov
United States Green Building Council (USGBC) www.usgbc.org
Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)
International Dark-Sky Association
The Alliance to Save Energy is a nonprofit
coalition promoting energy efficiency
worldwide to achieve a healthier
economy, a cleaner environment,
and greater energy security. OSRAM
SYLVANIA is a founding associate
and member of the alliance since
its inception. Presently, Senior Vice
President Geoffrey Hunt sits on the
Board of Directors.
The International Dark-Sky
Association’s mission is to “preserve
and protect the nighttime environment
and our heritage of dark skies through
quality outdoor lighting.” OSRAM
SYLVANIA is a lifetime member of
the IDA.
Illuminating Engineering Society
of North America (IESNA)
The Energy and Environmental
Design Award of Excellence,
sponsored by OSRAM
SYLVANIA, recognizes quality
lighting installations in commercial and industrial buildings
that incorporate advanced
energy-saving strategies and
environmentally responsible solutions
into the overall design.
National and international members of
the IESNA submit projects to a panel
of judges for sectional, regional and
international review and recognition.
Awards are given to projects that
address design complexity, employ
unique lighting design, and incorporate
energy efficient strategies and key
elements of sustainability.
We’re proud to be
ENERGY STAR®
Partner of the Year. Again.
ENERGY STAR is a government-backed
program that helps businesses and individuals
save money and protect the environment
through superior energy efficiency.
For the third year in a row, OSRAM
SYLVANIA is proud to have been selected
as the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year in
recognition of our energy-efficient lighting.
We offer more than 20 different compact
fluorescent products bearing the ENERGY
STAR label, including our new Daylight
Extra® series.
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2
3
NAED’s Sustainability Performance Management Tools are another component of NAED’s Corporate
Sustainability Planning educational program, available at TEDGreenRoom.com.
Darcy Hitchcock & Marsha Willard, “The Step-by-Step Guide to Sustainability Planning,” Earthscan,
2008.
Kielstra, Paul. Doing Good: Business and the Sustainability Challenge. The Economist Intelligence Unit,
February 2008.
Additional NAED Inside Going Green Corporate
Sustainability Tools at TEDGreenroom.com:
Little Green Book of Corporate Sustainability
Sustainability Best Practices Case Study Series
Greening Warehouse Facilities
Hubbell and AAL Lighting the Way
Lamp Recycling Services
Southwire: Implementing Sustainability Vision
Sustainable Purchasing Programs
Sustainability Performance Management Tools
Copyright © 2009 NAED Education & Research Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved.
This Sustainability Sample Report has been made possible through the generosity of the
electrical distributor and manufacturer members of the NAED Foundation’s Channel
Advantage Partnership. No part of this report may be reproduced or copied in any form
or by any means—graphics, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, taping, or
information and retrieval systems—without written permission from the NAED Education
& Research Foundation, Inc.
The indings, opinions, conclusions and recommendations provided herein are based on
independent research, commissioned and funded by the NAED Education & Research
Foundation, Inc. Information in this report should not be regarded as an endorsement or
opinion of the Foundation or its parent organization, National Association of Electrical
Distributors, Inc.
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Sustainability
Sample Report
Key Report
Features
In a successful report,
it’s important to communicate
goals, corporate vision, and
demonstrate company progress
on sustainability initiatives. this
sample report document provides
a framework for you to use in
creating a sustainability report for
your own company.
this sample plan includes major
headings and subheadings that
can be customized for your
corporate sustainability report. it
also features brief descriptions
with suggestions for each section.
topics included:
Overview
A keystone of any sustainability initiative
is the sustainability report. Not only does
a report help your company promote the
good work that you are doing, but it also
assists with sustainability planning.
Sustainability reports are typically
published once a year or once every two
years. At the end of the reporting period,
factual data from NAED’s Sustainability
Performance Management Tools1 can be
incorporated into the report.
This sample plan can help get you
started. Start with the major headings and
letter from the ceo
executive summary
initiatives
accounting
Future plans
conclusion
By drafting a mock up of the sustainability
report early in the process, staff will have
a tool to capture lessons learned as well as
manage the data.
The inished report will showcase the
achievement of sustainability goals and
current year-end statistics. Tailored to
your target audiences, your sustainability
report will be a powerful statement of
your goals and commitments.
sustainability report resources
before diving into sustainability planning and reporting, it is helpful to look at the
following examples of reporting frameworks relevant to the electrical industry.
>>
the Global Reporting Initiative provides a trusted and credible framework for
sustainability reporting applicable to a wide range of organizations.
>>
southwire, a leading wire and cable manufacturer, publishes the company’s
sustainability reports on their website.
>>
osraM sylVania devotes a page of its company website to their sustainability
efforts. this page also provides a link to their corporate sustainability report.
title page
table of contents
subheadings, adding interim achievements
and progress toward sustainability goals.2
For more examples, see CorporateRegister.com, a searchable database of
corporate social responsibility reports and resources.
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The table of contents not only helps readers ind their way through your sustainability
report, but it is also a helpful planning tool for your sustainability initiative. Be sure to
include major section headings and key subheadings with page numbers, including
as much detail as its your company. Also, think about the tone you’d like to set in the
report, and then create your table of contents to relect your company’s culture with
either formal details or a casual approach.
For Example
you can choose to use a
formal table of contents like
schneider electric to the right
or a more informal approach
like southwire’s below.
Contents
SOUTHWIRE’S VISION
CEO’S MESSAGE
BUILDING WORTH
GROWING GREEN
LIVING WELL
GIVING BACK
DOING RIGHT
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letter from the CeO
Did you know?
Many sustainability reports begin with a letter from the CEO or President of the
organization. Senior management support of sustainability initiatives within their
organizations is crucial. This letter clearly indicates executive leadership’s support of the
sustainability initiatives and measurements outlined in the report.
One-third of the irms surveyed
for the economist Intelligence
Unit study place responsibility for
sustainability performance directly
with the CeO; another 26% place it
with the board.2
The letter can be formal or casual, depending on the overall tone and content of the report.
Most reports contain a letter from the CEO, but the letter can also represent the Board of
Directors. This letter should convey the motivation behind sustainability to help readers
discover the reasons behind a company’s decision to undertake sustainability planning
and reporting.
For Example
these messages
from the
sustainability reports
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Ge convey each
company’s central
sustainability
message—that it
drives every aspect
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Executive Summary
Recommended Elements:
RepORt tIp: pROvInG the
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Vision
The vision summarizes what the organization’s deinition of sustainability is and
what a sustainable version of the organization will look like. Deining this vision
is the irst step toward sustainability.
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include detailed information
like budget igures and the
timeframe for planning and
implementing sustainability
initiatives.
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these details give readers a
better sense of what it takes to
accomplish sustainability goals.
Beneits / Business Case
This section should also outline the business case to stakeholders. Listing the
beneits an organization accrues from sustainability initiatives justiies the
investment and upfront costs for planning and implementing sustainability.
Achievements
Finally, summarize notable achievements accomplished within the past year.
Doing so previews achievement highlights detailed in the Initiatives and
Accounting sections.
For More Info...
on making the business case and
expressing the vision, see naeD’s
Little Green Book of Corporate
Sustainability.
Barriers and Responses
Summarizing barriers to sustainability initiatives is also helpful because it
conveys transparency and accountability while also presenting a learning
opportunity.
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GE believes the future will be shaped by six essential business
themes as set out in our 2007 Annual Report: a massive investment
in infrastructure technology, the rise of emerging markets,
a demand for environmental solutions, expanding aging demographics, the transforming power of digital connections, and
opportunities in origination. Changing demographics over the
coming years, for example, will drive the need for new healthcare
solutions along with the need for reliable infrastructure, from
roads to clean water. At the same time, the pace of technical
innovation, government regulation and digital connections will
accelerate, especially in emerging markets.
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Energy and Climate Change, Demographics, Growth Markets,
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Recommended Elements:
OSRAM SYLVANIA’s Sustainability
Report features sustainable products
and/or services the company provides,
along with demonstrated facts and
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the company’s overall sustainability
initiatives.
List the initiatives pursued in the last year
Greening the supply chain is an essential sustainability initiative for electrical
manufacturers and distributors. The initiative section offers a detailed list of the
strategic sustainability initiatives that the company chose to implement.
Describe why initiatives were chosen
In addition, this section provides the narrative behind how strategic initiatives were
chosen and what they will accomplish. This is different from the Accounting section,
which provides detailed measurements behind environmental impact reductions.
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Illustrate how initiatives developed over the past year
Explain how the initiatives included in the report were chosen and developed over
the course of the past year. Be sure to include details like timelines and the amount
of money budgeted for each initiative. To make the initiative transparent, some
organizations identify the various departments and/or staff persons responsible
for carrying out these responsibilities. Finally, summarize what has been achieved
through current initiatives. Inevitably, obstacles present themselves when companies
unveil and roll-out major initiatives. Discuss risk management planning because
readers will want to know what processes were implemented to plan for unforeseen
“roadblocks,” plus how the company overcame the obstacles it encountered.
Share achievements
Use this section to demonstrate how the company’s sustainability initiatives reduce
the company’s environmental impacts and offer customers more sustainable products
and services.
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Case Study Series (Green
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For More Info...
Recommended Elements:
on sustainability tools and
metrics, see naeD’s Sustainability
Performance Management Tools
on teDGreenroom.com.
on how architectural area lighting
(a Hubbell lighting, inc. brand)
achieved carbon neutrality using
the GHG protocol, see naeD’s
Hubbell Lighting Case Study.
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Impacts
This section describes the company’s primary environmental impacts.
Tools
Be sure to detail how your company reduced these impacts and the tools or metrics
used to measure reductions.
>>
Goals
This section should outline the goals selected to reduce environmental impacts. Many
companies establish a baseline and reduction goals and report progress. The nature
of environmental impacts largely determines the goals a company strives to achieve
within a given time frame. For instance, reducing solid waste might take longer than
reducing energy use, or vice-versa. A business might have limited recycling options,
but most businesses have numerous options for increasing energy eficiency. Some
goals require capital investments that are part of an annual budget cycle. Reducing
carbon emissions is an increasingly important goal for many organizations. The
Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) is a tool for measuring carbon and other
greenhouse gas emissions.
Progress made in the past year
Many companies establish a baseline and outline goals to reduce environmental
impacts, then they follow up by reporting progress made towards achieving those
goals over the past year. (Most companies establish annual baseline impacts.)
Southwire is G GREEN
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southwire’s 2008 sustainability report shows
how to establish baselines and make progress
toward reduction goals. the report lays out several
environmental impacts, such as landill waste, carbon
dioxide emissions, and water consumption. the
company irst established a baseline for each area.
then, southwire measured these impacts over a
speciied period of time.
southwire also established the following goals:
Achieve zero landill status by 2017
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Reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 10% by 2010
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Reduce water consumption by 15% by 2010
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the southwire report also provides a narrative for how
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Speciic Goals
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Future Plans
Recommended Elements:
Initiatives
These elements outline future sustainability plans. List initiatives the company
intends to add to its sustainability repertoire.
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This section summarizes the company’s signiicant sustainability achievements and
beneits. A company proile, including governance structure, divisions, product line,
locations, and contact information, may be useful here. In addition, use this section to
reiterate the company’s identity, vision of sustainability, plans to implement that vision,
and overall beneits of going green!
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For Example
in the concluding pages of
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connected initiatives.
Speciically, the report:
Identiies the
organizations it
partners with to achieve
sustainability in its
corporate practices
>> Features one of the
programs it implements
to recognize business
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energy-saving strategies
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When it comes to creating a sustainable future, we’re all in it together. No
company can go it alone, and at OSRAM SYLVANIA our commitment to energy
efficiency and the environment includes active participation in programs,
organizations, and standards-setting groups who share our goals and values.
We’re proud of our sustainability partnerships, some of which include:
Alliance to Save Energy www.ase.org
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) www.ansi.org
International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) www.darksky.org
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) www.iesna.org
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) www.iso.org
Lighting Research Center (LRC) www.lrc.rpi.edu
Lighting Research Office (LRO) www.lightingresearchoffice.org
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) www.nema.org
National Lighting Bureau www.nlb.org
TFM Green Buildings Advisory Group www.facilitycity.com/tfm
United States EPA & DOE Energy Star® Program www.energystar.gov
United States Green Building Council (USGBC) www.usgbc.org
Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)
International Dark-Sky Association
The Alliance to Save Energy is a nonprofit
coalition promoting energy efficiency
worldwide to achieve a healthier
economy, a cleaner environment,
and greater energy security. OSRAM
SYLVANIA is a founding associate
and member of the alliance since
its inception. Presently, Senior Vice
President Geoffrey Hunt sits on the
Board of Directors.
The International Dark-Sky
Association’s mission is to “preserve
and protect the nighttime environment
and our heritage of dark skies through
quality outdoor lighting.” OSRAM
SYLVANIA is a lifetime member of
the IDA.
Illuminating Engineering Society
of North America (IESNA)
The Energy and Environmental
Design Award of Excellence,
sponsored by OSRAM
SYLVANIA, recognizes quality
lighting installations in commercial and industrial buildings
that incorporate advanced
energy-saving strategies and
environmentally responsible solutions
into the overall design.
National and international members of
the IESNA submit projects to a panel
of judges for sectional, regional and
international review and recognition.
Awards are given to projects that
address design complexity, employ
unique lighting design, and incorporate
energy efficient strategies and key
elements of sustainability.
We’re proud to be
ENERGY STAR®
Partner of the Year. Again.
ENERGY STAR is a government-backed
program that helps businesses and individuals
save money and protect the environment
through superior energy efficiency.
For the third year in a row, OSRAM
SYLVANIA is proud to have been selected
as the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year in
recognition of our energy-efficient lighting.
We offer more than 20 different compact
fluorescent products bearing the ENERGY
STAR label, including our new Daylight
Extra® series.
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endnotes
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2
3
NAED’s Sustainability Performance Management Tools are another component of NAED’s Corporate
Sustainability Planning educational program, available at TEDGreenRoom.com.
Darcy Hitchcock & Marsha Willard, “The Step-by-Step Guide to Sustainability Planning,” Earthscan,
2008.
Kielstra, Paul. Doing Good: Business and the Sustainability Challenge. The Economist Intelligence Unit,
February 2008.
Additional NAED Inside Going Green Corporate
Sustainability Tools at TEDGreenroom.com:
Little Green Book of Corporate Sustainability
Sustainability Best Practices Case Study Series
Greening Warehouse Facilities
Hubbell and AAL Lighting the Way
Lamp Recycling Services
Southwire: Implementing Sustainability Vision
Sustainable Purchasing Programs
Sustainability Performance Management Tools
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Advantage Partnership. No part of this report may be reproduced or copied in any form
or by any means—graphics, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, taping, or
information and retrieval systems—without written permission from the NAED Education
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The indings, opinions, conclusions and recommendations provided herein are based on
independent research, commissioned and funded by the NAED Education & Research
Foundation, Inc. Information in this report should not be regarded as an endorsement or
opinion of the Foundation or its parent organization, National Association of Electrical
Distributors, Inc.
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