The Ethics Of Xerox, Sustainability, Health, Safety, And...

At Xerox, sustainability is our way of doing business. We have aligned our goals for the environment and health and safety in five key areas to make an impact across our value chain worldwide. Together with our suppliers, customers, and stakeholders we strive to maintain the highest standards to preserve our environment and protect and enhance the health and safety of our employees and communities. The Xerox Environment, Health, Safety, and Sustainability (EHSS) organization ensures company-wide adherence to Xerox’s environment, health, safety, and sustainability policy. The governance model we use to accomplish this includes clearly defined goals, a single set of worldwide standards, and an audit process that ensures conformance to these†¦show more content†¦Since we introduced two-sided copying in 1970, we have continued to innovate at the forefront of environmental sustainability, offering the first recycled grade of cut sheet paper and office equipment with an ene rgy-saving mode, long before ENERGY STAR ® was established. Governance Our global Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHSS) department enforces our environment, health and safety policy. The corporate EHSS governance policy, first adopted in 1991, underpins our environmental leadership program. The Vice President of EHSS reports to the President of Corporate Operations, a direct report to the CEO. Our governance model uses clearly defined goals, a set of worldwide standards and an audit process that validates compliance. Standards and Programs Environment, health and safety standards guide employees and suppliers in complying with corporate policies. These worldwide standards apply across Xerox and establish specific requirements for products, services, operations, product safety, materials safety, packaging, design for environment and