Our primary mission is an ambitious one. We seek shrink environmental footprint expand our business. A set of aggressive goals guides as we work to develop products processes that are efficient and environmentally friendly.

Reduce, reuse and recycle. Those three words are crucial to a sustainable future for our company. We recently introduced a recycling program in our corporate offices that is being expanded to all facilities. At the same time, we are taking steps to eliminate waste entirely - from our offices and manufacturing processes. Finally, we are working to reduce our use of renewable resources, including cutting our water use, reusing materials, reducing scrap, converting our corporate fleet to hybrid cars and other means.

Ensuring our operations are as efficient as possible is only part of the job. Our research and development team seeks to make our products environmentally friendly as well. That means removing lead, using safer inks and materials, eliminating wooden reels in some cases and finding ways to push more electricity through our cables, improving there efficiency.

Our Goals

Our Opportunities

Achieve zero-landfill status by 2017:
Reduced landfill waste by 27% in 2007 (from 14,000 tons to 10,210 tons).
Eliminate lead additives from all Southwire products by 2010:
95% complete.
Reduce carbon footprint by 10% by 2010:
Will report on progress once 2008 baseline established.
Reduce water use by 15% by 2010:
Will report on progress once 2008 baseline established.
Improve contract carrier freight fuel mileage by 10% by 2010:
Will report on progress once 2008 baseline established.
Improve company fleet mileage by 25% by 2010:
31% of fleet converted to hybrids in 2007, and mileage improved by 9%.
Establish wildlife sanctuary at Carrollton headquarters by 2010:
Initial planning underway.
Obtain regulatory approvals for site remediation at legacy locations:
Remediation work substantially complete at four sites that await agency approvals and remediation criteria is being negotiated with agency at one other remaining site.

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Growing Green

Our primary mission is an ambitious one. We seek shrink environmental footprint expand our business. A set of aggressive goals guides as we work to develop products processes that are efficient and environmentally friendly.

Reduce, reuse and recycle. Those three words are crucial to a sustainable future for our company. We recently introduced a recycling program in our corporate offices that is being expanded to all facilities. At the same time, we are taking steps to eliminate waste entirely - from our offices and manufacturing processes. Finally, we are working to reduce our use of renewable resources, including cutting our water use, reusing materials, reducing scrap, converting our corporate fleet to hybrid cars and other means.

Ensuring our operations are as efficient as possible is only part of the job. Our research and development team seeks to make our products environmentally friendly as well. That means removing lead, using safer inks and materials, eliminating wooden reels in some cases and finding ways to push more electricity through our cables, improving there efficiency.

Our Goals

Our Opportunities

Achieve zero-landfill status by 2017:
Reduced landfill waste by 27% in 2007 (from 14,000 tons to 10,210 tons).
Eliminate lead additives from all Southwire products by 2010:
95% complete.
Reduce carbon footprint by 10% by 2010:
Will report on progress once 2008 baseline established.
Reduce water use by 15% by 2010:
Will report on progress once 2008 baseline established.
Improve contract carrier freight fuel mileage by 10% by 2010:
Will report on progress once 2008 baseline established.
Improve company fleet mileage by 25% by 2010:
31% of fleet converted to hybrids in 2007, and mileage improved by 9%.
Establish wildlife sanctuary at Carrollton headquarters by 2010:
Initial planning underway.
Obtain regulatory approvals for site remediation at legacy locations:
Remediation work substantially complete at four sites that await agency approvals and remediation criteria is being negotiated with agency at one other remaining site.

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