Commitments & Goals
Sealed Air has established new responsible
growth goals and commitments to better reflect the health, safety
and environmental challenges of the global materials company it
has become.
| Strategic
Focus |
Commitments |
| Sustainable
Packaging |
• Invest twice the industry
average in new product development
• Begin
at the point of design, where we can prevent waste, optimize
our use of resources, select safer materials and plan for
the recyclability or recoverability of our packaging.
• Utilize Life Cycle Management tools in the
development of new products and as part of a review for existing
products
• Keep customers and the public
informed on all the environmental attributes of a product
and the importance of meeting demands for price and performance |
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Environmental
Health & Safety |
• Reduce waste –
Find practical uses for 98% of our raw materials by the end
of 2009.
• Reduce GHG emissions by 12% between 2006 and 2010
• Reduce energy intensity by 2% between
2006 and 2010.
• Increase the use of renewable
energy
• Maintain a safe working environment |
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Community
Involvement
& People Development |
• Encourage and promote
employee volunteerism
• Respond quickly
to the needs of neighbors impacted by natural disaster
• Through financial, technological and employee
donations, combat the growing issue of world hunger |
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| Values &
Compliance |
• Integrity – Always act with
the highest ethical and legal standards
•
Trust – Doing our best to meet our commitment, be open
and honest and keep our word
• Respect
– Always act in a manner that treats of all people,
cultures, backgrounds and viewpoints with fairness and respect |
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| Globalization
& Emerging Markets |
• Work with local governments to
understand community priorities
• Help shape public policy that serves the pursuits
of both business, government and the community |
Recent
Accomplishments:
90,000 – Employees donated time
filling pouches with more than 90,000 liters of water to aid flood
victims in Mexico
1.12 – Sealed Air’s Total
Recordable Incident Rate at our more than 100 manufacturing facilities
5.5% – Reduction in the energy intensity
used at our manufacturing facilities from 2006
10.3% – Reduction in Greenhouse Gas emissions
produced at our manufacturing facilities from 2006
