Sustainability

Metrics at a Glance

Growing Green

*Southwire uses a subscription software solution to consolidate GHGs (CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, HFCs, PFCs, SF₆ and NF₃) into CO₂e. Global Warming Potential (GWP) values for natural gas, propane, etc. are based on the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, 2014 (AR5). All sites are under operational control.

^†Our subscription software consolidates GHGs (CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, HFCs, PFCs, SF₆ and NF₃) into CO₂e. Factors in the system are either based on US EPA eGRID factors (electricity) or in-country equivalent or the best estimate for international sites; GWP values for natural gas, propane, etc. are based on the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, 2014 (AR5). All sites are under operational control.

*Information obtained from utility bills, estimates used where data unavailable; Energy consumption calculated based on 1,025 Btu/cf natural gas (2013 average per US Energy Administration), 91,420 Btu/gal propane (Alternative Fuels Data Center, 2014), 1,054.2 Joules/Btu, 3.6 MJ/KWh

*For waste by type see our 2020 GRI Content Index

*2016 baseline and 2017 status values were revised to reflect corrections to site production numbers following implementations of SAP, which altered the intensity calculation.

Living Well

*Number of incidents per 200,000 hours worked. TRIR includes all “OSHA Recordable Injuries”—first aid is not included, fatalities are included.
^†The lost workday rate (LWDR) is calculated as work days missed per 200,000 hours worked, beginning with the first day the employee was to work next.

Giving Back

*2020 in-person community engagement activities curtailed due to COVID-19.

Doing Right

*Due to changes related to COVID-19, Southwire’s total spend – including spend on small and diverse suppliers – decreased in 2020