Becker Underwood releases sustainability report

Becker Underwood has released its first sustainability report, Be Legendary. Be Positive., highlighting the company’s economic, environmental, social and governance performance, compiled in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).

Becker Underwood’s approach to sustainability revolves around the company’s NET positive strategy, which is built on the philosophy that all businesses have positive and negative impacts on the environment and society through their policies, processes and products.

Highlights in the report include completing the first phase of a complete environmental profit and loss account with Trucost. The assessment analyzed the carbon emissions and water footprint of Becker Underwood’s global operations and supply chain. The total carbon cost amounted to $1.83 million.

Another highlight includes the installation of 84 solar panels at Becker Underwood’s St. Joseph, Mo. facility, making the installation the city’s largest private solar panel array. The panels will help reduce the facility’s carbon dioxide emissions by 789 tons over 25 years and create renewable energy for the site.

The company also purchased renewable energy credits (RECs) that funded wind farm development to offset 100 percent of Becker Underwood’s electricity use and prevented similar amount of carbon dioxide emissions being produced by nearly 762 passenger vehicles annually.

Becker Underwood says it is committed to continuing such reporting and addressing stakeholder concerns and key issues of sustainability on a biennial basis.

The full report can be viewed and downloaded on the Becker Underwood website at www.beckerunderwood.com/sustainability/sustainability-report/.