Freeman Schwabe - Sustainability Statement
Greg DeFisher
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Freeman Schwabe is committed to improving the sustainability of our company across our manufacturing process, our products, our suppliers and our customers.
Freeman Schwabe recognizes the fact that to become sustainable involves a long continuous process of improvement. |
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Step by step we aim to become a better environmental company, by reducing our carbon footprint and protecting the environment we work in, and to continue to improve the health and safety of our employees, customers and the communities in which we operate. |
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In pursuit of energy efficiency Freeman SCHWABE is installing a geothermal pump system at the company headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio during March 2018.
Geothermal Energy is the heat from the Earth. It’s clean and sustainable. “Sustainability is not a Choice…It is a Necessity” is the keynote talk on the opening day of FOAM EXPO Conference and Exhibition on March 6th in Novi, Michigan. Freeman SCHWABE will be attending Foam Expo which is North America’s first free-to-attend exhibition and conference for the technical foam industry. |
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Recycling
We continue to recycle all scrap metals (steel, aluminum, brass, etc.) as well as:
paper
cardboard
glass
aluminum
and hydraulic oil.
We continue to recycle all scrap metals (steel, aluminum, brass, etc.) as well as:
paper
cardboard
glass
aluminum
and hydraulic oil.
LED Lighting
Our manufacturing campus in Cincinnati, Ohio will be converted to LED lighting, inside and outside during first quarter 2016.
Our manufacturing campus in Cincinnati, Ohio will be converted to LED lighting, inside and outside during first quarter 2016.
Energy Efficiency
We are installing December 2015 new Energy Star windows to meet the energy performance standards of the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) across different energy metrics of efficiency
e.g. U-factor, Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC),
Visible Light Transmission (VT),
Air Leakage (AL)
and Condensation Resistance (CR)“The National Fenestration Rating Council provides accurate information to measure and compare energy performance of windows, doors and skylights. www.nfrc.org/
We are installing December 2015 new Energy Star windows to meet the energy performance standards of the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) across different energy metrics of efficiency
e.g. U-factor, Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC),
Visible Light Transmission (VT),
Air Leakage (AL)
and Condensation Resistance (CR)“The National Fenestration Rating Council provides accurate information to measure and compare energy performance of windows, doors and skylights. www.nfrc.org/
Long Term Sustainability Goal
Our long term goal for our corporate campus is for the buildings and manufacturing plant is to achieve Net Zero Energy and to be recognized as LEED Platinum certified.
“LEED, or Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, is a green building certification program that recognizes best-in-class building strategies and practices. To receive LEED certification, building projects satisfy prerequisites and earn points to achieve different levels of certification.” www.usgbc.org/leed
Our long term goal for our corporate campus is for the buildings and manufacturing plant is to achieve Net Zero Energy and to be recognized as LEED Platinum certified.
“LEED, or Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, is a green building certification program that recognizes best-in-class building strategies and practices. To receive LEED certification, building projects satisfy prerequisites and earn points to achieve different levels of certification.” www.usgbc.org/leed
“I used to think that my job didn’t have anything to do with the environment.
Then I realized that my job, as well as everyone else’s job, impacts the environment in some way.
And now advocating for sustainability has become my No. 1 responsibility”.
Ray Anderson
Founder and Chairman of Interface Inc.
Then I realized that my job, as well as everyone else’s job, impacts the environment in some way.
And now advocating for sustainability has become my No. 1 responsibility”.
Ray Anderson
Founder and Chairman of Interface Inc.
