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BRINGING ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT INTO HARMONY.
We are focused on reducing the negative environmental impacts that our products, services, operations and the energy industry we serve have on the environment. Clients who use our technologies want to be responsible stewards of the globe's limited resources while reducing their own environmental footprint. With regard to Dresser-Rand and its facilities, we realize that greater efficiency results in both cost reductions and conservation.
| 2011 Goals |
| Continue focus on our internal sustainability initiatives |
| Continue development and implementation of an eco-design process |
| Develop a company-wide waste management program |
| Improve and expand processes for collecting and documenting data for sustainability indicators |
| Continue development of innovative technologies that promote sustainability |
| 2010 Commitments | 2010 Accomplishments |
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Continue to develop processes, procedures and programs that promote sustainable outcomes |
We initiated "Lean to Green," a program that incorporates health and safety aspects and eco-efficiency training programs into our Lean-Six Sigma tools and processes company-wide We formed an "Eco-Design" Team to develop design strategies and processes to reduce the environmental impact of our products across their life cycles. A vision and strategy for an eco-design process has been articulated We expanded our "Green Cleaning" Program across our North American manufacturing facilities in New York State to create healthier buildings for the occupants and reduce environmental impacts Our Naroda, India facility (ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certified) developed environmental programs that resulted in outstanding environmental contributions, e.g., waste reductions, rain water harvesting, etc. |
| Report on direct and indirect energy usage | Dresser-Rand has included EN-3, Direct Energy Consumption by Primary Source and EN-4, Indirect Energy Consumption by Primary Source in our 2010 Sustainability Report |
| Use the Kyoto Protocol to report on Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions |
Dresser-Rand has included EN16- Total Direct and Indirect GHG Emissions by Weight in our 2010 Sustainability Report |
| Develop quality assurance and control guidelines and training modules for facility staff to ensure reporting accuracy, consistency and completeness | We implemented an Environmental and Sustainability Awareness training course that employees are required to take each year. We are developing measurement systems, calculation methods and standards to ensure accuracy and quality of data reported |