Metrics 2011
Eaton’s global efforts to reduce emissions from its operations are driven by both worldwide initiatives and individual projects at manufacturing plants and other facilities. Since 2006, we have reduced our Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 23.3 percent, indexed to sales, which exceeds our Business Roundtable goal of an 18 percent reduction by 2012. In 2010, we expanded that commitment by pledging to reduce our global energy use by 25 percent, indexed to sales, between 2006 and 2016, as a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Save Energy Now LEADER program
Our goals for 2011 (indexed to sales and expressed as a comparison to 2010 results):
The following charts compare 2011 performance to 2010, and also reflect Eaton’s success in exceeding our goals to reduce GHG emissions by 2012.
Our goals for 2011 (indexed to sales and expressed as a comparison to 2010 results):
- Reduce GHG emissions by 3 percent, indexed for sales.
- Reduce waste generation by 6 percent, focusing on waste elimination and recycling programs at sites that currently produce the largest amounts of waste to landfill.
- Reduce water consumption by 5 percent, focusing on water-scarce and drought-prone areas of the world
The following charts compare 2011 performance to 2010, and also reflect Eaton’s success in exceeding our goals to reduce GHG emissions by 2012.
Energy Consumption
CO2 Generation
Waste Generation
Water Consumption
Health & Safety Performance Rate
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