OliverHCP SustainabilityReport 2022 F WEB SPREADS - Flipbook - Page 13
| Supporting Sustainability Performance
| Supporting Sustainability Performance
Embracing Responsible Best Practices
Reducing Travel, Reducing Emissions
Our Environment, Health, Safety, & Sustainability (EHS&S) Policy outlines the commitments and practices we use to
evaluate and improve our performance. This includes embracing responsible best practices throughout the company
and promoting human and environmental health.
Every Oliver site has video-conferencing capabilities. Our global sales force is also field based, and
Oliver employees in certain functions have the option to work remotely. As a result, commuting was
down in 2020 by about 1,346,550 miles per year. Business travel was down 1,961,952 miles for air and
228,123 miles for car. We believe taking advantage of technology is critical in helping us expand over
the coming years.
Our EHS&S Policy adheres to the guiding principles
outlined in the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) 14001: 2015 Environmental
Management Systems Standard. We’re using the
standard as a guide for meeting our environmental
commitments and creating a robust EHS&S
management system.
Innovating To Reduce Packing Material
Reducing Our Carbon Footprint
We make it a priority to collect data on our direct and
indirect emissions to evaluate and address our energy
needs with responsibility and care. During 2020, our
estimated carbon footprint for all Oliver facilities—
including five technical labs and seven manufacturing
facilities in the United States, Europe, and Asia—was 13,824 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (MTCO2e).
This includes purchased electricity and fuels as well as employee travel and commuting.
Internal Management Tools
Management
Communication
Oliver’s management
team meets regularly to
discuss the overall health
of the business and to
review EHS&S at Oliver.
Employee
Awareness
Employee engagement is
key to our success, and all
employees are encouraged
to submit ideas.
Continuous
Improvement
At Oliver, we discuss any
information dealing with our
environmental impact and
engage employees on project
and program status.
During 2020, our estimated carbon footprint for all Oliver
facilities—including five technical labs and seven manufacturing
facilities in the United States, Europe, and Asia—was 13,824 metric
tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (MTCO2e).
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We work to reduce the amount of scrap material generated during the manufacturing of our plastic,
nylon, Tyvek, and other products by optimizing our fabrication processes. When we innovate and reduce
packing material, we not only reduce shipping costs, but we lower corrugate use as well. During 2020,
we generated 2,069 tons of waste, of which 77 tons, or about 4 percent, was sent for recycling. We are
proud that two of our facilities—representing about 56 percent of our global sales volume production—
send zero waste to landfills, thanks to scrap reduction and recycling.
Energy Use
KPI
2019 Result
2020 Result
Unit of Measure
Natural Gas
16.39
9.23
therm/m2
Fuel Oil
0.47
0.35
gal/m2
Electricity
323.61
322.55
kWh/m2
Water
107.89
65.69
gal/m2
Waste
0.069
0.047
T/m2
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