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Continual improvement in the health, safety and environmental
aspects of our products, services and operations is a guiding
principle at Kodak. We understand and embrace the importance
of benchmarking best practices, setting goals, making measurable
improvements, and sharing the results with our many publics.
The year 2002 included important milestones that
illustrate continued progress on Health, Safety and Environment
(HSE) initiatives. We pursued strong Kodak partnerships and
support for environmental organizations that reaffirm our
commitment to education and outreach. We also received a
number of significant awards that give further testimony to the
hard work and achievements of Kodak people around the world.
To learn more about Kodak's efforts in the Health, Safety and
Environment arena, please visit www.kodak.com/go/hse.
Milestones and Achievements
- The listing of Kodak in two prestigious indices: the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI) and in the sustainability index of the
Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange (FTSE4Good
Index). These are visible indicators of Kodak's performance in
the environmental arena. Both indices have environmental
issues as a key criterion for inclusion. The selection criteria for
the Dow Jones Sustainability Index includes economic,
environmental and social responsibility. The FTSE4Good Index
selection criteria includes working toward environmental
sustainability, developing positive relationships with
stakeholders, and supporting universal human rights.
- With the achievement of 16 million hours without a lost time
accident at our five plants in China, Kodak has earned
recognition by the Chinese government as a role model. Other
global manufacturing sites also received recognition for their
employee safety records. Kodak Limited (UK) received awards
for exemplary safety performance from both the Royal Society
for the Prevention of Accidents and the Chemical Industries
Association.
- In 1999, Kodak set eight ambitious 5-year environmental goals focused on:
- Reducing the emissions of carbon dioxide and 30 priority chemicals.
- Reducing energy and water use as well as the use of four heavy metals.
- Reducing manufacturing waste.
- Achieving ISO14001 certification at all our major sites.
We are pleased to report that we have achieved six of these
goals and are on track to achieving all eight by our self-imposed
deadline of January 1, 2004.
Partnerships
Kodak has long believed in working cooperatively with nonprofit
organizations and supporting collaborative initiatives to promote
health, safety and environmental responsibility.
- The company strongly supports the World Wildlife Fund, in
particular its Windows on the Wild program for educating people
of all ages about biodiversity issues and to stimulate critical
thinking, discussion, and informed decision making on behalf of
the environment. Kodak also supports a number of initiatives
with The Nature Conservancy. Of particular note is a
conservation initiative called the Yunnan Great Rivers Project, a
joint effort by The Nature Conservancy and China's Yunnan
Provincial Government. The Kodak American Greenways Awards
(a partnership project of Kodak, The Conservation Fund and
National Geographic Society) provides small grants to stimulate
the planning and design of green spaces in communities
throughout America. The company also supports a number of
other organizations, including World Resources Institute, Water
Environment Research Foundation, and Resources for the Future.
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