Setting goals to drive progress towards sustainability is nothing new at 3M. 3M has been setting environmental goals since 1990. These goals have helped 3M dramatically reduce its environmental footprint.
In 2010, 3M developed its first set of Sustainability Goals. These Goals go beyond the environment and now include social responsibility and economic objectives.
Continuing to improve our environmental performance remains a key component of our 2015 Sustainability Goals, but we’re going to do more:
Environmental Stewardship
Reduce Volatile Air Emissions 15% by 2015 from 2010 base year, indexed to net sales
2011 Results: 8.6% reduction indexed to net sales from 2010
Reduce Waste 10% by 2015 from 2010 base year indexed to net sales
2011 Results: 9.2% reduction indexed to net sales from 2010
Improve Energy Efficiency 25% by 2015 from 2005 base year, indexed to net sales
2011 Results: 32% reduction indexed to net sales from 2005
Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 5% by 2011 from 2006 base year, indexed to net sales
(Goal was set in 2007)
2011 Results: TBD
Develop Water Conservation Plans When 3M is located in water scarce and stressed areas
2011 Results: 100% of plans developed and we're working to conserve water in those locations
Social Responsibility
Develop Community Stakeholder Engagement Plans at 3M Facilities
2011 Results: We’ve developed new plans focused on community engagement and volunteerism at XX locations globally.
Promote a Road to EHS Excellence at New 3M Sites
2011 progress: We developed and implemented a new process to assess all of our new facilities within the first 6 months of being acquired to determine their compliance with applicable regulations and alignment with our corporate expectations.
Economic Success
Review at least 80% of Supplier Spend in the following countries: China, India, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Brazil, Mexico, Russia, and Turkey to Drive Conformance with 3M EHS, Transportation & Labor/Human Relations Policies by 2015
2011 progress: We’ve reviewed 74% of Supplier Spend in the targeted countries above.
Enhance the Environmental Sustainability Attributes of New Products
2011 progress: We launched several new products with environmental advantages, including:
Scotch-Brite™ Botanical Disinfecting Wipes – a no-rinse botanical disinfecting wipe that kills 99.9 percent of household germs.
New Low VOC Aerosols and 3M™ Hi-Strength 94 ET Spray Adhesives with up to 50% reduction of volatile air emissions or VOCs
Collimating Multi-layer Optical Films (CMOF) which eliminate all free-floating films, as well as the light guide from LED LCD backlights.
In addition, we established a system to evaluate and track the sales of new products with an environmental advantage. We intend to start reporting aggregate sales of new products with an environmental advantage in the future as comprehensive data becomes available.
Timeline
A look back at significant milestones from 3M’s rich sustainability legacy.
