Fairmount Santrol Sustainable Business Practices Award, 2014 Pillar Awards, Northeast Ohio
Alexander Cutler
Chairman and CEO
Eaton Corp.
www.eaton.com
Doing Their Part
Being a global energy-provider, Eaton understands the importance of sustainability for the environment and for its business. Working with its customers and suppliers, the company meets growing power needs while avoiding depletion of the world’s resources.
Currently, Eaton has 39 electrical, hydraulic and other sites all over the world that have achieved “zero-waste-to-landfill” certification, which is defined as consistently achieving a landfill waste diversion rate of 98 percent through either reuse, composting, recycling or incineration.
Its Beachwood facility is on track to become a certified zero-waste-to-landfill.
The year-old Beachwood facility, which is on track to become a certified zero-waste-to-landfill, was designed to earn a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification, making it energy and water efficient, delivering 350,000 kilowatt-hours of clean energy a year. Eight of its manufacturing or support facilities are in the Cleveland area and are involved, in one way or another, with energy-efficient products and environmentally sustainable practices.
As part of its waste management program, zero-waste-to-landfill certification also achieves a reduction of the carbon dioxide produced during the transportation and storage of landfilled wastes. Collectively, the 39 sites have eliminated 2,500 metric tons of carbon dioxide. Since 2006, Eaton has reduced the total amount of carbon dioxide generated by its operations by 26 percent.
Continuing its sustainability efforts, Eaton has its multinational sites partake in World Environment Month. Approximately 10,000 of its employees formed Green Teams, cleaning up communities, planting trees and gardens as well as educating co-workers and friends about the benefits of reducing energy and water consumption.
