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PEOPLE PRODUCT PLANET NET-ZERO BUSINESS

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It's the curious who redefine the world, seeking not just to understand it, but to improve it. We are the inventors, the designers, the problem-solvers. Our curiosity isn't aimless, it's rooted in the pursuit of something greater.

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PEOPLE

Empowering our teams to foster a fair, safe, and inclusive future.

PEOPLE GOALS PROGRESS

ZERO LOST-TIME SAFETY INCIDENTS


COMMIT TO AN INCLUSIVE ASSOCIATE COMMUNITY


ZERO DATA PRIVACY BREACHES


100,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS IN OUR COMMUNITIES

PEOPLE

Empowering our teams to foster a fair, safe, and inclusive future.

PEOPLE GOALS PROGRESS

ZERO LOST-TIME SAFETY INCIDENTS


COMMIT TO AN INCLUSIVE ASSOCIATE COMMUNITY


ZERO DATA PRIVACY BREACHES


100,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS IN OUR COMMUNITIES

PRODUCT

Innovating to reduce resource use, promote health, and contribute to circularity.

PRODUCT GOALS PROGRESS

ANALYZE NEW PRODUCTS LAUNCHED USING SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS


CONVENE TO ADVANCE THE GOAL OF SOLVING THE PLASTICS END‑OF‑LIFE CHALLENGE


SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS


PRODUCT

Innovating to reduce resource use, promote health, and contribute to circularity.

PRODUCT GOALS PROGRESS

ANALYZE NEW PRODUCTS LAUNCHED USING SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS


CONVENE TO ADVANCE THE GOAL OF SOLVING THE PLASTICS END‑OF‑LIFE CHALLENGE


SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS

PLANET

Investing across our businesses and value chains to improve outcomes.

PLANET GOALS PROGRESS

REDUCED INDEXED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 25%


INCREASE RENEWABLE ENERGY USE TO 100,000 MWH/YR


REDUCE INDEXED SOLID WASTE BY 25%


ZERO WASTE TO LANDFILL


REDUCED INDEXED WATER USAGE BY 25%


ZERO ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS

PLANET

Investing across our businesses and value chains to improve outcomes.

PLANET GOALS PROGRESS

REDUCED INDEXED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 25%


INCREASE RENEWABLE ENERGY USE TO 100,000 MWH/YR


REDUCE INDEXED SOLID WASTE BY 25%


ZERO WASTE TO LANDFILL


REDUCED INDEXED WATER USAGE BY 25%


ZERO ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS

NET-ZERO

Dedicated to collaborating to achieve emission reduction and elimination by 2050.

NET-ZERO TARGETS PROGRESS

REDUCE ABSOLUTE SCOPE 1 AND SCOPE 2 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 50.4% BY 2030


REDUCE ABSOLUTE SCOPE 3 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 30% BY 2030


REDUCE ABSOLUTE SCOPE 1, 2 AND 3 BY 90% AND NEUTRALIZE REMAINING 10% BY 2050

NET-ZERO

Dedicated to collaborating to achieve emission reduction and elimination by 2050.

NET-ZERO TARGETS PROGRESS

REDUCE ABSOLUTE SCOPE 1 AND SCOPE 2 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 50.4% BY 2030


REDUCE ABSOLUTE SCOPE 3 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 30% BY 2030


REDUCE ABSOLUTE SCOPE 1, 2 AND 3 BY 90% AND NEUTRALIZE REMAINING 10% BY 2050

BUSINESS CONDUCT

We disclose the role of our Board of Directors and management teams so report users understand our governance approach to business conduct.

BUSINESS GOALS PROGRESS

GOVERNANCE


IMPACTS, RISK, AND OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT


METRICS AND TARGETS

BUSINESS CONDUCT

We disclose the role of our Board of Directors and management teams so report users understand our governance approach to business conduct.

BUSINESS GOALS PROGRESS

GOVERNANCE


IMPACTS, RISK, AND OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT


METRICS AND TARGETS

FAQs

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defines Sustainable Manufacturing as “the creation of manufactured products through economically-sound processes that minimize negative environmental impacts while conserving energy and natural resources.” In part, that means designing and operating manufacturing processes to minimize impacts to air, water and landfill, seeking to limit the impact supplying the world’s goods has on our natural environment. Sustainable manufacturing also seeks to address resource conservation by building and continually improving production processes that optimize energy usage, utilize clean fuels for energy or steam production, and optimize raw material conversion, as well as many other avenues for conservation that minimize negative impacts on the environment. The world’s understanding of sustainable manufacturing is extending to human and societal impacts, including operating manufacturing facilities in a safe and healthy manner to ensure the well-being of employees.

Traditional sustainability comes from the desire to balance the needs of humans and nature for generations to come. Many companies are focusing on their environmental impacts through their operations to better understand how we can avoid mass consumption of natural resources and enhance our environmental quality. This continues to evolve within the manufacturing sector into a holistic approach that incorporates previous initiatives, such as pollution prevention, recycling, waste reduction, and conservation, among others.

More and more, communities, B2B customers, and consumers expect manufacturers to leverage sustainable practices to run their operations. Rather than a competitive advantage, it is an expectation. One could consider sustainable practices that include health, environmental, and product life-cycle concerns as a “license to operate,” whether granted by the government or society.

The tangible benefits of sustainable manufacturing include:

  • Reduced operating costs
  • Increased environmental benefit through reduced natural resource consumption
  • Increased conversion and throughput
  • Lower compliance or regulatory costs

The intangible benefits of sustainable manufacturing include:

  • Improved brand recognition and reputation
  • Improved recruitment and retention
  • Capability building

Milliken & Company published its first annual Sustainability Report for 2018 as a mechanism to measure, report and hold the organization accountable to deliver on its commitment to make a positive impact on the world for generations to come. Milliken’s sustainability goals focus on Planet, Product, People, and Net-Zero as the foundation of our journey to 2025. Planet goals support reduction of carbon emissions, waste disposal, and water usage. Product goals respond to stakeholders’ priority of circular economy, while People goals reinforce its commitment to the health, wellness and safety of associates, diversity and inclusion, and technology and innovation.

After concentrating on laying the groundwork and truly setting the stage for the next five years, we have gained insights by listening to what is important to our internal and external stakeholders. We have seen progress towards our 2025 goals by way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and a decrease in lost time incidents. While we still have work to do, we are seeing the results of our actions. We will continue to uncover the solutions necessary to achieve our long-term goals.

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