With nearly 380 000 employees and serving clients in more than 175 countries, IBM is the world’s largest technology services company.
IBM has a global EMS, which is underpinned by ISO 14001. The company believes that this standard has enabled sustained performance and achievements including:
Energy and climate: Between 1990 and 2014, IBM’s conservation efforts avoided 6.8 million MWh of energy consumption and an associated 4.2 million metric tonnes of CO2 emissions. During 2014, IBM achieved energy conservation savings equal to 6.7 % of its total energy use. Their purchases of renewable electricity (not counting what comes within the standard mix of grid power) made up 14.2% of consumption on a global basis.
Product stewardship: Between 1995 and 2014, IBM collected and processed more than 2 billion pounds of end-of-life IT products worldwide. Nearly 97 % of the quantity processed during 2014 was reused, resold or recycled.
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The UK Environment Agency recognises the value of accredited certification to ISO 14001 in providing an indication of a business’ commitment to meeting its environmental obligations.
Businesses with accredited certification to ISO 14001 receive credit under the Integrated Pollution and Prevention and Control legislation resulting in reduced environmental levies for businesses and reduced inspection requirements for the regulator. This can result in a significant saving for small businesses.
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Gerfor is a Columbian multinational company serving the plastics and synthetic fibres sector of the petrochemical industry. It is one of the leading South American companies in the production and commercialisation of PVC and CPVC piping’s and fittings for the construction and sewerage industries including tiles, covers, faucets, and solvent cement.
On a daily basis, Gerfor uses over 200 technical standards and management systems in the areas of research and development, product design, engineering, production, procurement, sales, purchasing, and marketing from national and international standards organisations like the Colombian Institute of Technical Standards and Certification (ICONTEC), the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), ASTM International, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Participating in standards development for more than 20 years has led Gerfor to achieve savings of over five million dollars annually. Using standards allows Gerfor to expand their domestic market, meeting and driving demand for quality products; access international markets by fulfilling market entry conditions; optimize internal operations increasing productivity and efficiency through continuous improvements of systems and processes; ensure the quality of supplies; and, build consumer confidence.
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Ellco Etikett, a Norwegian producer of labels, gained accredited certification to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 on the back of losing a long standing customer that now required accredited certification from its suppliers. This lack of eligibility to tender triggered the company to seek accredited certification for both its quality and environmental management systems, which the company has now achieved.
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The Lincoln Electric Company of Canada, a large multinational employing over 10,000 staff, has a Welding wire and manufacturing plant in Toronto, Ontario.
The plant has three divisions housed in one facility, each with different energy needs. Two divisions produce steel welding wire, and the third makes industrial welding machines. Lincoln Electric sells diesel-driven DC generator welding machines worldwide. They are used on an industrial scale for projects such as pipelines, heavy construction, bridge building and energy sector projects. All three divisions have accredited certification to ISO 9001, 14001 and most recently 50001.
The key driver for implementing an EnMS was to control cost control and to be environmentally sustainability. Accredited certification enabled the company to saving 22% of its annual energy costs in 2013.
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Danper is a large agro-exporter company in Peru, with total revenues of USD 88 million in 2010, derived almost entirely from exports to the USA, Europe and other markets. Asparagus and artichokes are by far the most important produce, and its business comprises of three major lines; preserved good, (77% of sales), fresh produce (21%) and frozen (2%).
Standards contributed 30% (USD 648,000) of annual gross profits from the asparagus exporting business.
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