Environmental Achievements

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

• Achieved ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification.
• Shared Earth Day information with employees and turned off power for one hour in our office to save energy and remind employees of the importance of conserving electricity.

Suzhou, China

• Achieved ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification.
• Decorated offices with green plants to improve air quality on World Environment Day.
• Shared Earth Day information with employees and turned off power for one hour in our office to save energy and remind employees of the importance of conserving electricity.

Timişoara, Romania

• Encouraged employees to bring in used cooking oil to be recycled and repurposed into candles by OilRight, an eco-inclusive social responsibility business in Timişoara. The collected oil is transformed into candles with the help of people with disabilities. To date, 23 liters of cooking oil have been recycled by employees, resulting in 225 candles being created.
• A team of employees (photo at right) planted trees in a community event, called “My Forest,” organized by a non-profit organization, Ecostuff Romania. Says Health, Safety and Environment Manager Ramona Csejtei, “After many pandemic restrictions, we enjoyed contributing to volunteering, creating a pleasant environment for our community, and spending quality time together as colleagues. We worked with passion, and we believe that we have created quality actions for life.”

Laem Chabang, Thailand

• Employees celebrated World Environment Day by sharing photos on social media about how they personally try to “restore our earth at home.”
• On Earth Day, gave employees vegetable plants to take back to their homes for planting (photo at right). “We can save the Earth to be a better place, starting with the small things in our own daily lives, from one day to two days, from two days to one month, from one month to one year. Small things can be the big things. Together, we can save the Earth,” says Saranya Aimthaworn, Environmental System Engineer.
• Employees used biodegradable materials when creating their floating baskets as part of the Loy Krathong Festival in 2021 (photo at right).
• New facility construction in process includes a renewable energy solar panel system (to be completed in the first quarter of calendar year 2022).

Trivandrum, India

• On World Environment Day, employees shared emails highlighting inspirational stories about people who are trying to make a difference for the environment.
• Promoted zero waste at home and shared video, “Work With a Purpose From the IT Industry to Waste Management.”
• Despite mostly working remotely from home due to Covid-19, our India team (photo at right) still connected virtually to celebrate World Environment Day.

Reynosa, Mexico

• To avoid generating waste, donated obsolete measurement equipment to a high school to be used in technical career curriculum.
• Celebrated World Environment Day by giving employees trees to plant on their personal property.
• Planted an oak tree on site as symbolic gesture for World Environment Day.
• Held an aluminum can recycling contest to promote recycling in the community (resulted in 200% increase in aluminum recycling at our facility).
• Employees participated in a bottle cap recycling campaign to support a breast cancer awareness foundation.
• Established onsite pharmacy, giving employees deep discounts and freeing up personal time from having to go to an offsite pharmacy.
• On International Coffee Day, gave employees a reusable thermos to encourage lessening paper cup usage.
• Participated in an event to remove trash from a lake and surrounding property in Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas (photo at right).
• New facility construction in process includes a renewable energy solar panel system (to be completed in the second quarter of calendar year 2022).
• Received an award from Technological University of Tamaulipas for creating job opportunities for persons with disabilities.

Tampa, Florida

• On Earth Day, employees picked up litter on campus, reviewed an environmental video, and were encouraged to wear green to show their support of our planet.

Photo by John Henry Gonzalez, Earth Day Nature Photography Contest Finalist

Poznan, Poland

• Earned the Polish Central Safety Labor Institute’s Labor Safety Leader Gold Card level distinction from the Polish government, the highest level possible.
• Evacuation drill prepared in-house rescue team for potential crisis.
• Offered smoking cessation program to employees.
• Held contest for employees’ children to create artwork from recycled materials (photo at right).
• Initiated campaigns to encourage employees to personally recycle plastic and reduce office paper.
• Encouraged employees to follow proper battery disposal practices and emphasized the importance of using rechargeable batteries (offered battery chargers as a contest prize). “This is very important for me since I wanted to change the way we are looking at the batteries and initiate the change needed to help us move quicker from disposable to rechargeable sources of energy,” says Marcin Kozinski, Quality and Infrastructure Manager.
• Donated water pump and rescue knives to local community fire brigade (photo at right).
• Organized an electro-waste awareness and collection campaign, which resulted in us diverting 560 kg of electronic waste from the landfill.
• Our popular KIMBIKERS program encourages employees to bicycle to work, and we help cover expenses for employees using public transportation. Both activities reduce the number of people who drive to work in their cars.

Indianapolis, Indiana

• Earned ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification.
• Honored by National Safety Council for focus on zero lost-time injuries.
• Employees cleaned our campus on Earth Day. Says Safety, Environmental and Facilities (SEF) Manager Cedric Rambert, “Everyone who participated had an awesome attitude and did a great job making our small piece of the world cleaner and less polluted.”
• Gave employees reusable grocery bags on International Plastic Bag Free Day.
• Celebrated 730+ accident-free days (photo at right).

San Jose, California

• Reduced number of vendors’ print catalogues.
• Hosted a presentation on tips for coworkers to manage their energy usage on World Environment Day.

Jasper, Indiana

WORLD HEADQUARTERS

• Continued quarterly Adopt-A-Street cleanup events (photo at right).
• Hosted a worldwide, virtual meeting focused on climate change, featuring professional expedition guide and photographer Sara Jenner.
• Planted a Dwarf Alberta Spruce as a symbolic gesture on World Environment Day.
• Employees donated money to a regional wildlife center that protects eagles, owls, and hawks.
• Sponsored Earth Day Nature Photography Contest for employees and the public to raise money for charitable grants in the community.
• Throughout April, employees shared photos of their home recycling setups to encourage coworkers to do the same.
• Encouraged employees to bring in recyclable materials from homes.
• Completed the upgrade of remaining interior building lighting to LED technology.
• Replaced the aged building heating system with high efficiency boilers.
• Implemented an ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety Management System.

MANUFACTURING

• Team of employees won company-wide health and wellness competition by tallying over 2.9 million steps collectively during four-week competition.
• Encouraged employees to bring in recyclable materials from home throughout Earth Day week.
• As a symbolic gesture on World Environment Day, donated and planted a Northern Red Oak at a senior citizens center (photo at right).