Sustainability
Essex Solutions places a high value on sustainability and environmental conservation. Our compliance to multiple environmental directives and regulations should be a testimony to our commitment. From substance control to our reel return program, re-usable plastic pallets or magnet wire recycling, Essex employees and factories work each day to maintain a sustainable environment.
Overview
Essex Solutions places a high value on sustainability and environmental conservation. Our compliance to multiple environmental directives and regulations should be a testimony to our commitment. From substance control to our reel return program, re-usable plastic pallets or magnet wire recycling, Essex employees and factories work each day to maintain a sustainable environment.
Zero Waste to Landfill
Essex Solutions has embraced efforts to reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfill. Our teams are working towards Zero Waste to Landfill status at all locations globally, and within our downstream management operations. By achieving this status globally we can reduce our environmental impact caused by the disposal of materials and turn waste into a valuable resource through beneficial reuse.
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Accountability, Reporting, & Governance
Essex Solutions has established a Corporate Social Responsibility reporting process for all stakeholders. Through consistent communication efforts we will be able to establish transparency both internally and externally. We created a Sustainability Leadership Council to track ongoing impact reductions, develop a Corporate Sustainability Report and further our commitments to social responsibility.
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Carbon Reduction Targets
Essex Solutions has set carbon reduction targets to provide our employees as well as partners with a clearly-defined path to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions as an organization. We believe that communicating our carbon reduction targets and progress will catalyze additional action up and down the value chain.
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UN SDG Partnership
Essex Solutions has aligned its sustainability efforts through its parent company, Superior Essex, with those of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, committing to 12 out of the 17 UN SDG’s. This partnership will enable our organization to identify common purposes and opportunities for action with other entities, while collaborating to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.
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Water Conservation
Essex Solutions believes that water scarcity is critical to public health and as a corporate citizen we plan to set water conservation goals to address this issue. With manufacturing locations on three continents we have an obligation to protect local water supplies in order to increase the longtime viability of those communities in which we operate.
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Responsible Sourcing
Essex Solutions is focused on the responsible sourcing of materials used in our manufacturing processes, including that of copper. This approach is one that is actively conscious about procuring products in ethical, sustainable, and socially conscious ways. We also hold ourselves accountable to understanding the impacts of our supply chain including investigating potential risks, opportunities for improvement, and information gaps as well as communicating them to all stakeholders.
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Circular Economy
Essex Solutions looks at a circular economy as an economic system that tackles global challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, waste, and pollution. We feel that aligning the pillars of our Vision will naturally create this system that improves the life cycle of our products, contributes to our carbon reduction goals, and aligns with our customer values.
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ZWTL Facilities
Our goal is for all global locations to achieve Zero Waste to Landfill status.
29%
CO2 Reduction
Which is equivalent to the sequestration potential of 77,966 acres of forests per year.
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Programs
Environmental stewardship and community development initiatives are spearheaded by our local teams.
90%
Surveyed
Engaged the majority of our supply chain to understand ESG impact upstream.