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Osram Sylvania Joins U.S. EPA’s Climate Leaders Program

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DANVERS, MASS.—As a part of its continued commitment to sustainable practices, Osram Sylvania announced its participation in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Leaders program. By participating in Climate Leaders, Sylvania has pledged to reduce its corporate-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This commitment to reduce emissions is just one of many social and environmental goals set by the company through its recently launched Global Care program.

“Climate Leaders presented us with a new goal on which to set our sights,” says Jennifer Dolin, environmental marketing manager. “As we continue to make changes to increase the sustainability of our practices and products as part of our Global Care program, we are looking for new challenges to make us a better company. The Climate Leaders program is a natural next step. It will help us benchmark our current emissions, and set a long-term goal for greenhouse gas reductions.”

The Sylvania Global Care program aims to promote the company’s goals and achievements towards increased sustainable products and practices. These goals include a commitment to cut energy by 10 percent in 2007 at all its facilities throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. The company has also avoided the use of close to 1.4 million pounds of lead in its incandescent, halogen and HID lamps, has pioneered the use of lead-free welded bases, and is now aiming to completely eliminate the use of lead in its ballasts.

PVC on the Way Out

Sylvania is also committed to eliminating polyvinylchloride (PVC) plastic from its packaging. A new 100 percent recycled paperboard package, called Smart Pak, is an easy-to-open alternative to sealed PVC plastic packaging. For retailers that prefer plastic packages, the company is transitioning to environmentally preferable plastic materials suitable for curbside recycling.

“Osram Sylvania is demonstrating corporate climate change leadership by embracing energy efficiency and technological innovation as sound business investments,” says Kathleen Hogan, director, Climate Protection Partnerships Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “Many of the nation’s leading companies are working aggressively with EPA to lower their greenhouse gas emissions.”

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