Our Commitment to Sustainability

Vision Statement

Flambeau brings plastic to life by developing and delivering innovative value to our customers through our people, brands and products. Through our policies and procedures we are committed to being ethical, environmentally and socially responsible, dedicated to reduce the effects of manufacturing on the environment and natural resources, and provide a safe work environment for all employees. We also aim to optimize energy efficiency in our products, processes and technologies and provide our customers with a quality product.

Goals and Objectives

Goal 1

With a focus on the environment and waste management, Flambeau will reduce waste in the office and on the manufacturing floor and at all job functions and reduce, reuse and recycle.

Objective 1

We measure our unusable waste (such as purgings, contaminated resin, and floor sweepings) on a weekly basis which is included on our plant KPI's.

Objective 2

Any material for disposal will be disposed of properly through our waste management vendor.

Objective 3

Schedule our trucks to run on the road when full, which will eliminate trips back and forth, diesel consumption and emissions to the environment.

Goal 2

With a focus on the environment and waste management, Flambeau will reduce waste in the office and on the manufacturing floor and at all job functions and reduce, reuse and recycle.

Objective 1

Recycle all materials in offices, break areas, and on the manufacturing floor such as paper, cardboard, plastic and aluminium.

Objective 2

All regrind that is generated is recycled and used back into our processes to the fullest extend allowed by our customers.

Objective 3

Recycling of shop floor waste and maintenance items such as cardboard, shrink wrap, skids, used oil, junk metals and electrical components will be done so in the proper fashion.

Goal 3

With a focus on power usage and water consumption reduction, Flambeau promises to do all they can to reduce the amount of electricity and water both in the office and on the floor and will reduce energy used by 25% over a ten year period.

Objective 1

Replacement of one to two hydraulic injection machines on an annual basis with new servo-driven electric Milacron Roboshot Electrics that uses 50% less power than the previous presses

Objective 2

In 2013 Flambeau implemented a new 240 Ton Turbo-Core Central Chiller System for all chilled water needs that reduced our power consumption from 1.25 Kwh/ton of cooling to 0.65 Kwh/ton

Objective 3

Using the new closed loop chiller, Flambeau decreased water consumption by 10,000 gallons

Objective 4

All employees will be reminded to turn off the water when not using, both at work and at home and will be educated on further energy reduction strategies.

Objective 5

We will use energy efficient light bulbs through the plant and offices to remain as energy efficient as will allow for manufacturing and operation.

Objective 6

Air conditioning and heat will run on a lower temp when employees are not in the office.

Objective 7

Replace all switches with motion sensors when possible to offer a cost efficient means of reducing energy. Employees will also be reminded to turn off any lights and equipment when not in use.

Goal 4

With a focus on quality, Flambeau promises to keep all certifications up to date and to inspect parts before they leave the facility and will not ship any parts that are known to have defects or be considered non-functional, or cause problems in the customer's application.

Objective 1

We will stay abreast of any quality standard or environment standard regulations.

Objective 2

We promise to keep ISO certifications up to date.

Objective 3

We promise to do the proper testing and documentation of products related to CARB and EPA.

Objective 4

Standards are in place for product testing before it ships to customer.

Statements of Commitment

Commitment to Continual Improvement

Flambeau is committed to establishing, maintaining and improving guidelines, policies, and procedures which will promote a culture of sustainability and environmental awareness by staff and our suppliers.

Commitment to Track Results

Flambeau will adhere to a consistent review schedule to go over progress, issues, and updates of the sustainability procedures and practices. We will track, measure and report on our performance in all areas of performance and will commit to continually improving in these areas.

Commitment to Address Company Sustainability

As part of our long-term plan we commit to incorporate our sustainability policies and procedures into the management cycle such as all planning meetings, review processes, reporting and implementation strategies. This sustainability statement and all its procedural practices will go hand in hand with our company core values and we promise to always provide sustainable solutions to all our customers and staff.

Results to Date

We believe industry has a key role to play in the transformation of our society towards sustainability. It has been acknowledged that energy and resource efficiency have been the main drivers to establish an environmentally less damaging economy.

That is why back in 2009/2010 we joined a Climate Change Agreement for the plastics sector, governed by the Environment Agency.

As part of this agreement we were set targets to reduce our SEC (specific energy consumption) over the term of the agreement. SEC is effectively how many kilowatt hours of energy we have used to process a kilogram of plastic. The lower the SEC the more efficient we have been.

We are currently in phase 2 of the agreement and have continually exceeded our targets.

Climate Change Agreement, Phase 2 – 2013 to 2020	Target SEC Reduction	Achieved SEC Reduction
Target period 1 – 2013 & 2014	8.500%	53.261%
Target period 2 – 2015 & 2016	11.336%	63.975%
Target period 3 – 2017 & 2018	14.172%	53.932%

We also set targets for land fill waste. In the last seven years we have managed to reduce our land fill waste by 55%.