Sustainability Initiatives at the Building Technologies Division of Siemens
Creating Lasting Value
At Siemens, we are committed to sustainability and environmental responsibility across every aspect of our business. Not only are we helping thousands of customers improve the efficiency of their buildings and operations every day, we are also working hard to ensure our company and our people are doing the same.
Our goal is to incorporate sustainability into all organizational initiatives as well as making it a part of every employee’s mission and vision.
Siemens Industry USA Building Technologies is committed to delivering long-lasting benefits to our customers. Among them is helping customers reduce energy consumption and improve the environment for their workers and their communities.
As part of our commitment, we are applying the energy efficiency and green building sustainability practices we offer our customers to our own business operations. Consequently, we have launched an internal Sustainability Committee. Formed in the summer of 2007, the committee is comprised of business leaders representing all segments of our organization and providing cross-functional guidance and responsibilities. The committee represents members from the following business segments:
Manufacturing
Product Development
Environmental Health and Safety
Human Resources
Facilities Management
Field Excellence and Standards
Procurement and Supply Chain Management
Corporate Communications
Marketing
Our Mission
As a steward for the environment and leader of our industry, Siemens Industry USA Building Technologies is committed to fostering a culture of environmental responsibility. That culture includes reducing the carbon footprint of our business operations and developing innovative products, services and solutions that reduce environmental impact.
To execute our mission, the Sustainability Committee will focus on four areas that form our pillars of sustainability: