| NORWALK, Conn., April 21, 2008
-- With green practices that began even before the first Earth Day was observed
in 1970, every day is Earth Day at Xerox. The company turned up the volume this
week with special projects that encourage employees around the world to renew
their commitment to the environment through their efforts at home and at work.
From planting trees and spreading the word about all that Xerox
is doing to protect our planet to collecting and recycling waste, each Xerox
location is celebrating Earth Day in its individual way.
Xerox is also presenting its15th annual Earth Awards, a program
that honors employee teams that have not only improved the performance of the
company's operations but also helped to protect the environment through innovative
actions and programs.
Here's a quick look at some of the Earth Day activities at various
Xerox locations:
- In the U.K., Xerox
folks are kicking off a 100-day carbon clean up campaign. They are also hosting
Earth Day events at 12 sites complete with a Web-based poster competition
to build environmental awareness.
- Cincinnati Xerox
employees are no strangers to sustainability. That's where thousands of Xerox
systems are returned for recycling or remanufacturing when their leases expire.
The facility has educational displays that highlight operations to recover
plastic, cardboard and electronics. In addition, employees are working with
Nike to collect old athletic shoes to recycle them into sports surfaces.
- Wilsonville, Ore.
is scheduling earth-friendly events that impact employees' homes and the community
as well as the manufacturing site. On the schedule is a park cleanup, a native
plant display, information from a local power supplier, and collection of
household hazardous waste and employee electronic waste. They will also host
a brown bag lunch to discuss what else can be done for the environment. The
Wilsonville facility is home to Xerox's proprietary solid ink printing technology,
which generates 90 percent less waste than comparable laser printing.
- In Canada, Xerox
employees are planting trees in the City of Mississauga, a Toronto suburb,
to offset greenhouse gas emissions, and they are participating in a clean
up day with the city. They are magnifying their efforts by developing education
programs to promote sustainability awareness with Xerox customers, including
educational materials for the sales force as well as a special edition of
the quarterly newsletter.
- Rochester, N.Y.
has the largest concentration of Xerox employees, and they too will be busy
with roadside clean ups and tree planting in two locations, and an Earth Day
"fair" for employees.
Xerox's commitment to sustainability dates back decades and
is woven into nearly all aspects of how it designs its products, selects its
suppliers, and operates its business. Some of the "green" programs
and products being produced by Xerox include:
- Xerox's solid
ink technology used in printers and multifunction devices use cartridge-free
ink sticks that generate 90 percent less waste than laser devices.
- Intuitive "power
down" capabilities in Xerox's solid ink printers learn the printing patterns
of an office and automatically shift into a low-power mode when it knows the
printer will be in low use, like during the lunch hour.
- Emulsion Aggregation
toner is a major breakthrough in laser-based printing - requiring less toner
to be placed on a printed page while using 25 percent less energy to print
and manufacture than previous types of toner.
- High Yield Business
Paper™ uses 90 percent of a tree versus standard white office paper
that typically uses 45 percent of a tree.
- Forest Stewardship
Council and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certifications branded
paper products are manufactured using raw materials harvested from certified
sources that can be tracked from harvest through distribution.
- Research and development
projects underway inside of Xerox labs include the development of erasable
paper that can be reused multiple times.
In its worldwide operations, Xerox has reduced its greenhouse
gas emissions by more than 18 percent since 2002, and it has set a goal of a
25 percent reduction by 2012 based on the 2002 baseline. In addition, the company
has diverted more than 2 billion pounds of waste from landfills through its
long-standing green initiatives.
Whether it is to develop an entire portfolio of sustainable
paper, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its service fleet or to be one
of the first to incorporate ENERGY STAR® specification into its products,
Xerox partners with customers, suppliers and stakeholders to advance sustainable
business practices and make every day Earth Day.
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