05.01.15
L'Oreal USA says that by 2020, 100 percent of products will have an environmental or social benefit - and 100 percent of strategic suppliers will be evaluated on their social and environmental performance. Carbon emissions, as well as water consumption and waste per finished product, will be cut by 60 percent.
The L'Oreal Group has already achieved a reduction of CO2 emissions by 50 percent in 2014, from a 2005 baseline. And L'Oreal USA reached a milestone in its sustainability efforts - it reduced its CO2 emissions by 57 percent, a saving of nearly 60,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide.
L'Oreal USA has a long term commitment to renewable energy and use of solar technology across its many facilities, and has invested more than 35 million dollars. L'Oreal's South Brunswick, NJ, distribution center boasts the largest solar panel array with over 10,000 panels, which supplies nearly 100 percent of the building's electrical energy requirements and reduces the CO2 emissions by close to 900 tons annually.
These 'green' accomplishments are the result of L'Oreal's global sustainability program, Sharing Beauty With All.
Jean-Paul Agon, Chairman and CEO of L'Oreal, said, "We are particularly proud to unveil these very encouraging results after making firm and quantified commitments towards sustainable development. These results show that we can deliver significant and tangible results if we put sustainable development at the center of the Group strategy, as we have been doing with determination for several years. Companies have an important role to play in society, and L'Oreal intends to make a significant contribution."
Here's a few more highlights of the e'green' measures that are being put in place:
• All U.S. facilities are certified ISO-140001 and will reduce the need for hot water through a vessel cleaning optimization program called OptiCIP. The program uses dishwasher-like technology and an improved three-step cleaning process, which helps reduce water consumption by 40 percent and consequently reduces the energy necessary to heat the water;
• The company's Piscataway, NJ, facility is lit by sun tubes that collect and redistribute sunlight to illuminate the warehouse without the need for electric lighting. These 65 sun tubes will save an estimated 13,000 Kg of CO2 emissions per year;
• The Research & Innovation Laboratory in Clark, NJ, has daylighting systems to maximize natural sunlight and low E-coated windows that reduce the need for climate control.
The L'Oreal Group has already achieved a reduction of CO2 emissions by 50 percent in 2014, from a 2005 baseline. And L'Oreal USA reached a milestone in its sustainability efforts - it reduced its CO2 emissions by 57 percent, a saving of nearly 60,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide.
L'Oreal USA has a long term commitment to renewable energy and use of solar technology across its many facilities, and has invested more than 35 million dollars. L'Oreal's South Brunswick, NJ, distribution center boasts the largest solar panel array with over 10,000 panels, which supplies nearly 100 percent of the building's electrical energy requirements and reduces the CO2 emissions by close to 900 tons annually.
These 'green' accomplishments are the result of L'Oreal's global sustainability program, Sharing Beauty With All.
Jean-Paul Agon, Chairman and CEO of L'Oreal, said, "We are particularly proud to unveil these very encouraging results after making firm and quantified commitments towards sustainable development. These results show that we can deliver significant and tangible results if we put sustainable development at the center of the Group strategy, as we have been doing with determination for several years. Companies have an important role to play in society, and L'Oreal intends to make a significant contribution."
Here's a few more highlights of the e'green' measures that are being put in place:
• All U.S. facilities are certified ISO-140001 and will reduce the need for hot water through a vessel cleaning optimization program called OptiCIP. The program uses dishwasher-like technology and an improved three-step cleaning process, which helps reduce water consumption by 40 percent and consequently reduces the energy necessary to heat the water;
• The company's Piscataway, NJ, facility is lit by sun tubes that collect and redistribute sunlight to illuminate the warehouse without the need for electric lighting. These 65 sun tubes will save an estimated 13,000 Kg of CO2 emissions per year;
• The Research & Innovation Laboratory in Clark, NJ, has daylighting systems to maximize natural sunlight and low E-coated windows that reduce the need for climate control.