Environment - METTLER TOLEDO
 

Environmental Management – An Integral Part of Sustainable Performance

We view environmental protection as an integral part of responsible business practices and are therefore committed to continuously refining products and processes, conserving resources, recycling, and monitoring our environmental performance. Even though our environmental impacts are relatively moderate, we believe in careful environmental management and, with this report, we are committing to ongoing internal and external communication on our environmental performance. 

METTLER TOLEDO approaches environmental management with stringent regard for all applicable laws and regulations relating to environmental protection, health, and safety in the workplace. All of our key manufacturing facilities in China, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States are ISO 14001 certified. In 2010, there were no significant fines or nonmonetary sanctions levied against METTLER TOLEDO for noncompliance with environmental laws or regulations.

Global Carbon Footprint

In 2010, we began the process of calculating our global greenhouse gas footprint. This exercise, which has involved all aspects of the global METTLER TOLEDO organization, allows our company to assess where its impacts are greatest, and where there are opportunities for improvement. Based upon this calculation, it is clear that in 2010 a major contributor to our overall greenhouse gas footprint is from our corporate vehicle fleets. We rely on these vehicles to transport our sales team as well as our service technicians. In addition to this, in a few operations heavy trucks are used to transport equipment to our customers’ sites.

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GreenMT Initiative

In 2010, we began the GreenMT initiative, a program designed to improve upon our understanding of how our business impacts the environment. The centerpiece of the GreenMT program is the comprehensive measurement of our resource usage and emissions as a means of determining our global greenhouse gas footprint. This past year, we have collected data across the company, including fuel usage in our fleets and the electricity usage of all of the buildings we occupy, to understand the magnitude of our greenhouse gas footprint. 

We see GreenMT as a critical ingredient for our long-term success. It is based upon our culture of innovation and stability, and our focus on long-term value creation for our shareholders. With this undertaking, we are broadening our understanding of our business, and further clarifying what risks and opportunities are out there. We look forward to frequently updating you on our progress here on this website.

Here are some examples of our actions

Our vehicle fleets contribute approximately one-half of our total greenhouse gas emissions. In order to reduce this, we will be implementing the following actions. First, a new vehicle replacement policy will be implemented across all of our operating units requiring all new vehicles to have improved fuel efficiency over the existing fleet. We will also be working with our fleet management agencies to implement driver training programs that focus on energy-efficient driving techniques. Lastly, we will explore programs to test new vehicle technologies and new routing systems to maximize efficiency.

The Mettler Toledo Hi Speed Facility in Ithaca, New York, implemented in 2010 an extensive recycling program, replaced aging HVAC equipment with new high-efficiency units, installed Energy Star appliances in the cafeteria, and installed a new high-efficiency natural gas powered generator.

At our corporate headquarters campus in Greifensee, Switzerland, in 2010 we upfitted our climate chambers used in our engineering lab with new frequency controlled compressors, reducing their use of electricity by 25 percent, and changed to a new coolant with less environmental impact.






 

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