I found a website called environmentalleader.com. One of the articles this week was about Xerox Corp. and how it has cut the greenhouse gas emissions and other efforts to be more environmentally friendly and sustainable. You can look at the whole article here: http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/04/xerox-cuts-ghg-emissions-by-20-from-2002/?graph=full
I will cover some major points of the article. The first point is that from 2002 to 2008 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell 20%. Xerox has sustainability goals that focus on climate protection, preserving biodiversity and the world's forests, preserving clean water and air, and preventing and managing waste.
According to the article, 106 million pounds of waste was diverted from the landfills through recycling. This means a total avoidance of 2.2 billion pounds since 1991. Xerox achieved a 92% internal recycling rate during 2008.
The company launched a new multifunction printer this year in May. The ColorQube printer does not use ink cartridges so it produces 90% less office supply waste compared to other laser devices. The printer itself also reduces manufacturing and transportation impacts on the environment.
Overall Xerox has decreased water consumption since 2007 by 15% and energy use since 2002 by 16%.
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