Environment
Recycling benefits the environment and produces jobs. During Fiscal Year 2008, Sims Metal Management’s 7,000 employee team sold more than 11 million tonnes of recyclable material; the use of these materials instead of virgin raw materials avoiding the emission of 23.5 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent to avoiding the burning of 62 million barrels of oil. But not all recyclers are created equal. Sims Metal Management prides itself on recycling the right way - in an environmentally sustainable manner.
Sims Metal Management has a strong commitment to the environment, health of the communities in which we do business and overall sustainability. As recyclers, we’re constantly promoting environmental responsibility with our operations every day, yet we also go above and beyond, helping maintain a environmentally sound planet for generations to come.
Strongly committed to environmental responsibility and the reduction of the Company’s carbon footprint, Sims Metal Management aims to create value for shareholders while improving the environment.
- Reducing Energy Needs - Sims Metal Management established Energy Teams in each division tasked with achieving continual reductions in day-to-day energy consumption.
- Corporate Sustainability - Sims Metal Management is a participant in the FTSE4Good and Dow Jones sustainability indices, Sustainability is most often defined as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
- Reductions in Carbon Footprint - Sims Metal Management is a participant in the International Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP6). In North America, we’ve committed ourselves to a large-scale initiative to reduce our overall “carbon footprint.” This includes the careful documentation and reduction of gas, electricity and water consumption at each of our facilities nationwide. We’ve also begun a demand response energy management system that benefits the community, cuts pollution by reducing the need for oil-fired standby generators, and keeps critical energy supplies stable during peak and off-peak periods. Sims Metal Management will do even more to foster sustainability this coming year, including reviewing our lighting efficiency, reducing truck idling, planting trees, and addressing other areas where we can improve.
Sims Metal Management isn’t content with just being the world’s leading recycling company - we're also determined to become the cleanest and most energy efficient.