This document summarizes sustainability practices of several compressor manufacturers and suppliers. It describes how Atlas Copco, Gardner Denver, and Ingersoll Rand have implemented various sustainability initiatives to reduce their environmental impact, promote ethical business practices, invest in safety and health, and engage with stakeholders. It provides specific examples of goals and programs around reducing emissions, improving energy efficiency, sustainable sourcing, and community engagement. Performance metrics are presented on the companies' energy usage, greenhouse gas emissions, waste management, and other factors from 2010-2014.
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1. XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT,
BHUBANESWAR
Sustainability practices across Industries
2. SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN
THE COMPRESSOR INDUSTRY
PRESENTED BY
GROUP 9
SECTION E
Saubhagya Deepak Pathak (UM15296)
Souvik Sahu (UM15297)
Shivani Sahoo (UM15298)
Shreya Agarwal (UM15299)
Siddhartha Kumar Patra (UM15300)
Aparna Das (UM15319)
3. ATLAS COPCO
1. Manufacturer of industrial tools and equipment
2. It was ranked 23rd in the 2015 Global 100 Most Sustainable
Corporations in the World index
3. Atlas Copco has appeared in the Global 100 rankings 9 times
4. Atlas Copco took various sustainability initiatives both globally and in
the U.S like:
Boosting customer energy-efficiency by at least 20 percent between 2010
and 2020
Decreasing CO2 emissions
Working actively to eliminate corruption
Promoting access to clean drinking water in countries in need
4. SUSTAINABILITY APPROACH
1.Integrated Strategy
Presence
Innovation
Operational
Excellence
Service People
Priorities for Sustainable
Profitable Growth are Innovation,
Strong Business Ethics, Safety &
Health, Resource Efficiency and
Competent Teams
3. Engaging with Stakeholders
Customers
Employees
Business Partners
Shareholders
Society &
Environment
2. Business Code of Practice 4. Empowering Local Communities
5. HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS
•Business in Complex Markets (e.g. Conflict minerals in the
supply chain, Colombia)
•Whistle blowing and Access to Remedy
•Creating an Ethical Supply Chain
REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
INVESTING IN SAFETY AND HEALTH
6. GARDNER DENVER
About Us –
Global leader design, manufacture, installation and
service of innovative compressor technologies
How are we green?
Manufacturer of oil free compressors
Advantages
Help customers reduce carbon footprint
clean, reliable compressed air supply
No oil to dispose - environmental benefits
100% oil-free construction, eliminates possibility of
oil contamination from the compressor
Any compromise - No
Increased efficiency
Reduced energy consumption
Reduced maintenance cost
7. Part of S&P 500 with net revenue of
$ 13.3 billion in the year 2015.
For over 145 years Ingersoll Rand has
provided a wide range of
technologically advanced, highly
reliable and low maintenance air
compressors.
Regular member of the Dow Jones
Sustainability World and North
America Indices.
Reduce company’s climate impact:
• 50 percent reduction in GHG of the products by 2020 and lower global warming potential
alternatives by 2030.
• $500 million investment over next five years in product related research to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions.
• 35 percent reduction in greenhouse gas footprint of the company’s buildings, manufacturing
facilities and fleet by 2020.
Efficiently manage energy consumption, water consumption, natural resources and
land use, and waste and recycling management.
Established a sustainability governance structure to
enable it to achieve the long term sustainability goals.
The structure includes an external sustainability
advisory council, internal sustainability strategy
council and the Center for Energy Efficiency and
Sustainability (CEES)
Sustainable improvement of the society at large:
• The company has launched a conflict mineral program and adopted a conflict mineral policy
in 2013. The company seeks to responsibly source minerals from countries covered by the
Securities and Exchange Commission’s conflict mineral rules and to avoid supporting the
armed groups causing human rights violations.
• Implementing Environment, Health and Safety policies for eliminating injuries and improving
the well-being of the employees. Creating an open reporting culture and sustaining a safety-
focused, zero-incident philosophy is a top priority for the company.
8. Normalised Direct and Indirect GHG emissions ( Metric Tons CO2e per million USD Net revenue)
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
GHG Emissions 51 56 57 56 59
Volume of Significant Air Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds ( Metric Tons CO2e )
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Volatile Organic
Compounds
2,739 3,673 2,770 4,169 4,011
Total Energy Consumption (MWh)
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Total Energy Consumption 926,37
2
904,73
7
918,76
5
959,13
6
1,089,8
95
Fuel Purchased/Consumed 507,82
7
491,64
9
509,49
4
548,14
7
599,02
8
Electricity Purchase/Consumed 418,54
5
413,08
9
437,66
9
439,38
8
490,86
7
Normalised Energy Consumption (thousand MWh per billion USD of Net revenue)
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Total Energy
Consumption
71.86 73.25 76.64 75.16 90.58