The Kolmar Sustainability Index
Kolmar has developed a “Sustainability Index” which is an overall measure of Kolmar’s impact on the environment, including electric (KWH usage & cost), gas/heating (DTH use & cost), water usage & cost, water & solid waste generation, and factoring recycled material. The index is generated utilizing a baseline of 2010’s actual measurements, giving us the ability to track our impact year over year. A lower score indicates a lower impact on the environment. For 2014, our goal is to meet a 70% Index score aided by the following feeder metric goals:
· Electric - 2% reduction of KWH/Unit Sold
· Water Use – 2% reduction of CCF/Unit Sold
· Waste (solid & liqud) – 5% reduction
In addition to these environmental goals, Kolmar will continue to strive towards the goal of
0 Lost Time Accidents.
Sustainability goals are achieved by employing:
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DART energy monitoring to optimize energy consumption in recipes and as an equipment maintenance tool
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Easy to program recipes for consistent batches to cut waste and rework
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TripSaver to reduce travel and carbon footprint