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Johns Manville reduces waste by 11.5% since 2010

04 May '15

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Johns Manville (JM), a producer of engineered specialty materials has achieved an 11.5 per cent reduction in waste since 2010 by implementing waste-saving programs across global operations.

This and other sustainability initiatives were highlighted in a 2014 Sustainability Report of JM, which is a Berkshire Hathaway company.

The fourth annual report highlights significant accomplishments and initiatives tied to the economic, environmental and social impacts of sustainability.

Among other initiatives, it was able to decrease energy usage by more than 5 per cent since 2010, despite increasing production.

JM was also able to achieving goals for volunteerism by doubling the number of employee volunteers since 2011.

It has increased employee training hours by 30 percent in 2014 with a focus on leadership, management, compliance, language, and technology.

JM bagged a ‘SmartWay Excellence Award’ from the US Environmental Protection Agency and ‘Voluntary Protection Program Star’ status from OSHA for 10 JM manufacturing facilities.

According to JM, the report is divided into sections that reflect JM’s core values of people, passion, performance and protection.

“These values guide the company and its employees to be a leader in each of the global markets JM serves and also differentiate JM from its competition and make the company an employer of choice,” it added.

“This report ties closely to JM’s four core values – people, passion, protection and performance and focuses on the innovative approaches it is taking to infuse sustainability,” said CEO, Mary Rhinehart.

“We are pleased with the results and will continue looking for opportunities to improve and perform in a way that ultimately delivers even greater value to our customers,” she too added.

The report also incorporates a new feature, the JM Product Landscape that highlights the sustainable attributes of many JM products used within a multitude of industries.

“JM’s approach to sustainability continuously evolves as we balance the needs of our customers, employees and the environment,” said Tim Swales, chief sustainability officer.

“Our greatest achievements in 2014 were in the areas of waste reduction, energy efficiency and community investment, thanks to industry-leading programs and practices,” Swales informed.

“We also identified opportunities for improvement, most notably in the area of greater alignment around our safety program,” he noted.

The 2014 publication marks the fourth year that JM has published a sustainability report detailing enterprise-wide sustainability initiatives.

The report received a B-Level Application Level Check by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and includes 24 fully reported performance indicators applying the GRI 3.1 guidelines.

In business since 1858, the Denver-based company has annual sales of approximately $2.6 billion and holds leadership positions in all of the key markets that it serves. (AR)

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