Environmental Policy
On May 1, 1990, Cooper Industries issued a formal policy to affirm its commitment to the environment. The principles of this policy, highlighted below, reinforce standards of operation already in place and remind employees throughout the world that environmental considerations have the highest priority at Cooper.
Principles
- To observe all environmental laws and regulations.
- To respond effectively to environmental concerns involving Cooper facilities and products.
- To minimize and, wherever possible, to eliminate the generation of all wastes.
- To conduct operations in a manner that demonstrates respect for the environment.
- To cooperate with federal, state and local governments in developing scientifically based environmental standards.
- To encourage the development of environmentally sound procedures and to conduct business with the best-available technology.
- To maintain environmental monitoring programs that ensure compliance with governmental requirements and these principles.
- To provide training programs that emphasize the individual's responsibility for sound environmental decisions.
Cooper's annual Environmental Excellence Awards are presented to Cooper facilities that best demonstrate significant, lasting and measurable excellence in such areas as process improvement, pollution prevention, innovative product design and materials conservation. Winners in the program are given Cooper grants to direct to community nonprofit organizations that help improve and protect the local environment.
To view Cooper's 2011 Environmental Excellence Awards Winners, please click here.
Cooper's Environmental Excellence Awards
Gold Award Winner
Cooper Bussmann – Gyor, Hungary
Silver Award Winners
Cooper Crouse Hinds – Smithfield Australia/Syracuse, NY/Eberbach, Germany
Cooper Lighting – Monterrey, Mexico
Cooper Power Systems – Olean, NY
Bronze Award Winners
Cooper B-Line – Highland, IL
Cooper Crouse Hinds – Terrassa, Spain
Cooper Crouse Hinds – Ixtapalapa, Mexico
Cooper Power Systems – Greenwood, SC
Cooper Safety – Dongguan, China
Cooper Safety – Fulleon-Cwmbran, United Kingdom
