Greener World - Progress Report

We view environmental sustainability not as a cost of doing business, but as a way of doing business. For us, it’s an integral part of developing products, serving customers and posting profits.

Activity	2007	2008	Highlights
Environmental management	All manufacturing facilities certified to ISO 14001 Two facilities named members of U.S. EPA National Environmental Performance Track, bringing total to five	All manufacturing facilities certified to ISO 14001 The ISO 14001 approach has been extended to U.S. warehouse operations	Xerox named a National Performance Track Corporate Leader in 2008 in recognition of its decades of environmental achievement and future commitments.
Recycle rate (non-hazardous solid waste)	92%, up 1% from 2006	92%, unchanged from 2007	Xerox’s waste-free initiatives invoke the 3Rs – reduce, reuse, recycle – to avoid or divert millions of pounds of waste from landfills each year.
Water consumption	Up 2% from 2006	Down 15% from 2007	The environmental impacts of water use are monitored and managed throughout our worldwide operations.
Energy consumption	Down 2% from 2006	Up 2% from 2007	Energy consumption down 16% from 2002 due to our Energy Challenge 2012 program.
Greenhouse gas emissions	Down 21% from 2002	Down 20% from 2002	Greenhouse gas emissions down 20% from 2002, the result of improved energy efficiency, new technologies and improved energy management practices.
Products launched achieving the ENERGY STAR^® rating (eligible products)	80%, down 20% from 2006 due to new ENERGY STAR specification	80%, unchanged from 2007	Xerox is a charter partner of the U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR program. Products that meet the 2007 ENERGY STAR standard are on average 30% more energy efficient than previous models.
Waste diverted from landfills through equipment and supplies return reuse and recycling programs	2.1 billion pounds since 1991	2.2 billion pounds since 1991	Xerox launched its reuse and recycle program in 1991, setting the standard for the industry.