Johnson & Johnson institutes a ten-stage checklist for increased energy efficiency.
May 27th, 2008 Posted in Green Automation, News
Johnson & Johnson, a leading provider of health-care products instituted a corporate strategy for carbon emissions reduction, backed up by a ten-stage checklist for increased energy efficiency at all its facilities and a $40 million annual fund to support greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects.
Manufacturers are creating opportunities through increased efficiency. Johnson & Johnson instituted a ten-stage checklist for increased energy efficiency.
Manufacturers are creating opportunities through increased efficiency. Examples:
Efficient design of products
Cheaper power: From waste gas
Johnson & Johnson, a leading provider of health-care products instituted a corporate strategy for carbon emissions reduction, backed up by a ten-stage checklist for increased energy efficiency at all its facilities and a $40 million annual fund to support greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects.
A cornerstone of this effort is the ten-stage checklist, known as Enhanced Best Practices (EBP). Adapted from the U.S. EPA’s Energy Star standards, it includes 245 potential energy-saving facilities upgrades. Each of Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary companies is expected to implement all feasible upgrades that have a return on investment of less than five years.
When subsidiaries identify projects with a longer payback period, they can apply for financing from the $40 million annual fund, effectively removing two of the most common impediments to greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction projects: limited capital availability and short payback period requirements for capital investments.
Johnson & Johnson will also provide its Enhanced Best Practices materials free of charge to other interested companies.
Packaging
Manufacturers are reworking their packaging to reduce costs and conserve natural resources by:
Using fewer and lighter materials
Increasing recycled content
Reducing the need for packaging
Managing Fleets to Save Both Money and Fuel
U.S. autos account for one-fifth of our global warming pollution. Any serious effort to stabilize the climate must include cutting vehicle emissions. Now fleet managers are achieving economic gains by:
monitoring their trucks’ activities
tinkering with engines
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