SUSTAINABILITY
Our product development processes, across all business units, are being restructured to place greater focus on identifying sustainability opportunities early, so they can be addressed during the design phase.
To reduce waste, our manufacturing plant in Chiro, Taiwan replaced two electroplating lines with a single high-efficiency line. This change delivered a 78% annual reduction in chromium waste and an annual reduction of more than 13 million gallons in cooling-water discharge — enough water to fill 20 Olympic swimming pools.
We see the potential of our business to be an incredible force for change, and that is why we strive to create value beyond profit, taking the environmental and social dimensions into account — with the goal of generating a positive impact for our shareholders and stakeholders, as well as for society as a whole.
In 2014, our CDIY facility in Besançon, France became the first and only facility in the country to be recognized as a “Zero Industrial Liquid Discharge” facility. The government’s Water and Sewer Department recognized Besançon’s environmental achievement in 2014 by signing an official agreement to support, educate and promote similar practices throughout France.