JSM – Commitment to Environmental Sustainability (ES)
JSM acknowledges that as an active and ongoing organization, it has impact on our shared global environment. JSM is working diligently to reduce the negative environmental consequences from our business activities. As a concerned party in our global community, JSM pledges time, talent, and treasure to improve our impact on the environment, specifically focusing on four key goals to:
· Reduce our carbon footprint (air quality)
· Reduce our use of natural resources including water (water quality & availability)
· Reduce the amount of waste generated by our business activities (discarded materials)
· Evaluate and collaborate with Supply Chain partners that prioritize ES
On a continuing basis, JSM will take the concrete steps to:
· Assess – record and report on our environmental footprint
· Analyze – review our business procedures to identify opportunities to change our impact
· Accelerate – utilize new ideas, new technologies, new low-impact resources and new partners
JSM’s commitment to the environment is visible and evident in its operations through its….
- Deployment of low-emission vehicles; either CNG or electric pick-ups, vans & utility (golf) carts
- Refurbishment of repairable equipment components (e.g., motors, gearboxes)
- Increased use of paper-less processes & recordkeeping, virtual meetings and cloud storage technologies
- Utilization of renewable energy sources and suppliers when provided an option
- Choice of “low impact” suppliers, both locally and nationally
- Reclamation, recycling of waste oils, lubricants, freon & copper; recovered from active operations
Company-wide implementation of the “5 Rs of sustainability” program:
1. Refuse…to accept items that create unnecessary waste
2. Reduce…the quantity of resources expended to the minimum required for the activity
3. Reuse… or repair items after their initial use, returning them to a serviceable condition
4. Repurpose… or redeploy resources in a different manner than originally intended
5. Recycle…items that can no longer used but have unexhausted value in their core
