Integrating Environmental Priorities into Manufacturing Operations
All of Xerox’s manufacturing operations employ an ISO 14001-conforming environmental management system. This ensures compliance with regulations and Xerox standards, identifies environmental impact and sets objective and performance targets. The ISO 14001 system requires that day-to-day business activities be integrated with environmental planning and program management. It encourages innovative engineering solutions, creative partnerships and employee involvement. Our major manufacturing operations have been certified to ISO 14001 since 1997. In 2002, we completed the certification of all current manufacturing operations. New plants are scheduled for certification as they become operational.
In 2007, starting with our largest U.S. supplies warehouse operations, Xerox began to expand the ISO 14001 approach beyond manufacturing. Our largest U.S. supplies warehouse operations have adopted ISO 14001-conforming environmental management systems and have set a goal to reduce solid waste sent to landfills 25% by 2012.
Integrating Environmental Priorities into Product Design
Xerox recognizes that the best results – both environmental and financial – are achieved when environmental priorities are considered from the outset of product design. Customer feedback, along with a forward-looking view of global trends in technology, regulations and ecolabels, have led us to a comprehensive set of standards that encompasses: energy efficiency, chemical management, packaging, parts reuse and recycling, electrical and mechanical safety, ergonomics, electromagnetic emissions, fire resistance and materials safety.
Xerox business teams and the EH&S organization review Xerox products at each stage of the “time to market” product development process for conformance with EH&S standards. This is a requirement for the introduction of any new product.