“We have a global corporate sustainability road map till 2030. Eaton is conscious of climate change issues and is a participant on global climate change forums as a contributor for sustainability.”, Mukul Kadam, EHS Head for India & APAC, Eaton said.
Eaton has been embracing and practicing a culture of sustainability across all its locations in India and its continuous efforts has made operations, workforce, and communities more sustainable. Mukul Kadam, EHS Head for India & APAC, Eaton highlights some of the practices followed by the organization to protect environment.
“The climatic crisis is the next biggest catastrophe that the world will face in the coming years. We should start looking at implementing environmentally friendly practices at household and industrial levels to safeguard our planet. Eaton is dedicated to improving people’s lives and the environment with power management technologies that are reliable, efficient and safe. We focus on sustainability for the complete life cycle of our products. Within the plant we have concentrated on reducing waste generation by recycling and re-using.”, Mukul Kadam said.
“We recycle our HT fixtures, thus reducing the use of new material. Several of our plants are certified as Zero Waste to Landfill and Zero liquid discharge. We also focus on water consumption reduction. Under greenhouse gas reduction, we have installed roof top and ground mounted Solar panels, we use wind energy, deployed LEDs, and focus on natural air circulation, heat insulation to reduce cooling needs.”, he added.
“Many of our sites have been certified by CII for Green Co certification, which benefits the bottom line and meets the environmental KPI’s. The majority of our Eaton Sites are following green supply chain management and educating our suppliers and vendors on sustainability and cascading the best practices implemented at Eaton in their locations.”, he further said.
Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently, and more reliably. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 92,000 employees. For more information, visit www.eaton.com
