A letter from the Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Long before the concept of
sustainability ever had a name, 3M
served as a leader among its peers for
reducing its impact on the environment
while conserving resources. 3M learned
a few things over the last 30 years and
now offers this catalog of products
developed from 3M innovation to help
customers achieve sustainability goals
-- whether they are saving energy,
reducing greenhouse gas emissions, or
purchasing products that are made with
fewer solvents, 3M has a solution.
Sustainability is the responsibility of
everyone. Together with customers, 3M
hopes to continue to meet today’s needs
while allowing the next generation to
meet its needs.
Sincerely,
George W. Buckley,
Chairman, President and CEO
Our Operations
EHS Management
3M’s Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Management
System promotes sound environmental management at our
facilities worldwide. It helps us address changing customer
needs and expectations as we continue to drive sustainable
growth. The EHS Management System:
• Includes an integrated, holistic system that anticipates
and addresses long-term issues and drives continuous
improvement.
• Promotes a strategic planning process that integrates EHS
issues into business unit strategic plans.
• Requires each business unit to identity EHS issues, develop
formal action plans, set goals and measure results.
developing a range of products that help 3M’s customers reduce
their energy use and GHG emissions.
• GHG emissions reduction goal of 50% (from a 1990 base year).
• Achieved a 54% reduction from 1990 – 2006.
Ethical Operations
Reducing Our Environmental Footprint
Sustaining 3M’s future includes acting in a socially responsible
way toward potential, current and former employees. As
an ethical and law-abiding company, 3M complies with
government regulations around the world concerning human
rights, employees and employment laws and expects ethical
behavior from employees in accordance with our global
Business Conduct Manual. 3M’s conduct goes beyond
obligation to include policies that help support a challenging,
productive and enjoyable work culture.
Continuous improvement is a vital component of the company’s
environmental performance. 3M believes in setting aggressive
corporate environmental goals and we’ve been articulating our
environmental objectives since the early 1990s. In 2005, 3M set
a new group of goals for the period of 2005 to 2010. These are
stretch goals that are built on 3M’s reductions achieved through
2005. The current goals, which are indexed to net sales, are as
follows:
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Reduce Volatile Air Emissions by 25%.
Improve Energy Efficiency by 20%.
Reduce Waste by 20%.
Complete 800 3P Projects (not indexed to net sales).
Bringing Greater Opportunity
to Employees
The success of 3M over the years has been due, in large part,
to the dedication, skill and effort of our employees — all over
the world. Our culture always has emphasized integrity and
fairness alongside innovation and excellence, and we will
continue to help employees develop their diverse talents which:
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Respects the dignity and worth of individuals.
Encourages the initiative of each employee.
Challenges individual capabilities.
Provides equal opportunity.
Addressing Climate Change
3M understands that energy efficiency is a critical element in
managing climate change. These efforts date back to 1973,
when the Energy Management Department was first formed.
Today, 3M has an aggressive energy and greenhouse gas
(GHG) management strategy which includes developing a
3rd-party certified GHG inventory; continuously improving
GHG accounting systems; setting voluntary GHG emissions
reduction goals; reducing the company’s GHG footprint
through energy efficiency, renewable energy, and controls; and
1990 – 2007
Environmental Progress
• 95% reduction in absolute volatile air emissions.
• 95% reduction in absolute U.S. Toxic Release
Inventory (TRI) releases (2006 reporting year).
• 54% reduction in absolute greenhouse
gas emissions.
• 57% reduction in solid waste indexed to net sales.
1970
1975
1990
2007
Environmental
Department Formed
Environmental
Policy Adopted
Global Environmental
Goals Established
Environmental
Solutions Catalog
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1990
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2007
1973
Energy Management
Program Begins
1975
1998
Pollution Prevention
Pays is Launched
Product Life Cycle
Management
Introduced
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