Owens Corning has a 2020 goal to reduce its greenhouse gas intensity by 20 percent compared to 2010 levels. The company sees improvement in its foam business footprint as “critical” to achieving this goal, along with energy reduction.
Last year the company reduced water use intensity in its operations by five percent. Its absolute water intensity increased two percent from 11.21 to 11.44 million cubic meters. The company attributes the jump to increased production.
From 2010 to 2011 the company reduced its particulate matter emissions intensity by eight percent. Its absolute emissions in this metric increased nine percent – due again to increased production – from 1,950 to 2,130 metric tons per year. Owens Corning has a 2020 goal to reduce its fine particulate matter emissions intensity by 15 percent over 2010 levels.
In November last year, NPR and the Center for Public Integrity reported that one Owens Corning site in Kansas City, Kan., was named on a leaked EPA “Watch List” of potential clean air violators. The plant was one of 464 facilities on the list.
Owens Corning says its 2011 Sustainability Report is consistent with Global Reporting Initiative G3.1 guidelines. The company says it meets the GRI’s “A” application level requirements.
Click through for Environmental Leader’s coverage of Owens Corning’s sustainability reports from 2009 and 2010.
