Polaroid
Polaroid, the company that pioneered instant photography, is a leading U.S. seller of mass-market digital cameras and personal DVD players, and ranks among the top five makers of LCD televisions.
When Polaroid joined Climate Savers in 2000, it committed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 25% below 1994 levels by the year 2010. They achieved success within a short amount of time. The Polaroid Report on the Environment in 2004 stated that “as a member of the WWF Climate Savers program, Polaroid agreed to reduce carbon dioxide levels 20% by 2005, and 25% by 2010, as compared to base year levels. We have already exceeded our goal for 2010, which was 204,120 tonnes.”
In 2004, combined emissions of carbon dioxide were down 14% from the prior year and nearly 50% lower than 1994. While difficult trading conditions had bearing on the result, it also very much related to Polaroid initiatives in upgrading and replacing compressors, chillers, boilers, hot water systems, lighting systems and motors. They also purchased green power and switched to cleaner forms of fuel for on-site operations.
Polaroid's Facilities organization requires each employee to identify energy-saving projects as part of their performance evaluation. In one example, the company partnered with the local utility to share the cost and benefits of replacing a very large air compressor. Through the efforts of the Facilities organization, company-wide energy consumption was down 5% from 2003 to 2006.
For more information:
http://www.polaroid.com/
When Polaroid joined Climate Savers in 2000, it committed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 25% below 1994 levels by the year 2010. They achieved success within a short amount of time. The Polaroid Report on the Environment in 2004 stated that “as a member of the WWF Climate Savers program, Polaroid agreed to reduce carbon dioxide levels 20% by 2005, and 25% by 2010, as compared to base year levels. We have already exceeded our goal for 2010, which was 204,120 tonnes.”
In 2004, combined emissions of carbon dioxide were down 14% from the prior year and nearly 50% lower than 1994. While difficult trading conditions had bearing on the result, it also very much related to Polaroid initiatives in upgrading and replacing compressors, chillers, boilers, hot water systems, lighting systems and motors. They also purchased green power and switched to cleaner forms of fuel for on-site operations.
Polaroid's Facilities organization requires each employee to identify energy-saving projects as part of their performance evaluation. In one example, the company partnered with the local utility to share the cost and benefits of replacing a very large air compressor. Through the efforts of the Facilities organization, company-wide energy consumption was down 5% from 2003 to 2006.
For more information:
http://www.polaroid.com/
