Watertown, CT——美國西蒙，全球通信布線領(lǐng)域的領(lǐng)導廠商，今天宣布其在美國和加拿大的經(jīng)營活動已達到了負碳排放。為實現(xiàn)這個綠色標桿，西蒙采取了積極的改善環(huán)境的舉措，包括開發(fā)更有能源效益的和可持續(xù)發(fā)展的生產(chǎn)流程，零垃圾的再循環(huán)，更多地使用可再生能源，如太陽能，并通過廣泛的森林保護實施碳抵消。西蒙是第一個也是唯一一個實現(xiàn)了這一顯著的綠色里程碑的網(wǎng)絡(luò)布線制造商。Company's carbon reductions and offsets exceed actual emissions by over 330%
Watertown, CT, USA — Siemon, a worldwide leader in IT network infrastructure, today announced that its US and Canada operations have achieved carbon negativity.Siemon is the first and only network cabling manufacturer to achieve this notable green milestone.The announcement is based on an extensive audit that identified Siemon's 2009 US and Canada-based carbon emission sources and calculated their total carbon footprint utilizing publicly available US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data.這一聲明是基于廣泛的審計來確定西蒙在2009年在美國和加拿大的碳排放源，并利用公開的美國環(huán)境保護局（EPA）的數(shù)據(jù)來計算總的碳足跡。 The scope of the study focused on facility-level emissions within organizational boundaries as specified by ISO 14064-1 and included electricity and fossil fuel usage-related CO2 output at Siemon's Watertown, CT based global headquarters and United States manufacturing facility as well as the effects of the facility's waste management programs.這項研究的范圍集中在由ISO 14064-1指定的組織內(nèi)各種設(shè)施的排放量，包括西蒙美國總部和美國工廠的電力和化石燃料的使用，這些都與二氧化碳排放量有關(guān)。同時也考核企業(yè)廢物管理方案的效果。 該The audit also compiled fuel consumption for the company's US and Canada auto fleet and air travel.審計還收集了公司在美國和加拿大的汽車車隊和空中旅行所需的燃料消耗。
Siemon's 2009 carbon reduction and sustainability programs were also analyzed using EPA data.西蒙在2009年的碳減少和可持續(xù)性方案也采用美國環(huán)保局（EPA）的數(shù)據(jù)來分析。 根According to the calculations, Branch Hill Farms, a 3000 acre tree farm established and operated by the Siemon Company board of directors as well as 900 metric tons of waste recycled at Siemon in 2009 and company's clean solar energy system further reduced yearly carbon output by a combined 16,330 metric tons.據(jù)計算，由西蒙公司董事會創(chuàng)建和管理的3000英畝的Branch Hill林場，和西蒙在2009年的900噸的廢物循環(huán)再利用，以及公司的清潔太陽能系統(tǒng)，進一步減少了每年的碳排放，總計減少16330噸。
比起Balanced against the approximately 4880 metric tons of CO2 emissions, the combined 16,330 metric tons of carbon reductions and offsets noted above brings Siemon's total US and Canada carbon footprint figures to negative 11,450 metric tons - a carbon reduction over 3.3 times larger than the company's actual carbon output.大約4880噸的二氧化碳總排放量，上面提到的總計16330噸的碳減少和碳抵消為西蒙公司的美國和加拿大的碳足跡總數(shù)帶來了負11450噸的碳排放 —— 公司的碳減少比起公司實際的碳排放超過3.3倍。
"Just about every enterprise - especially manufacturers like Siemon - will produce carbon, but our success proves that there are economical and effective ways to offset the impact of those emissions," explained Carl Siemon, the company's CEO.“幾乎所有的企業(yè)—— 尤其是像西蒙這樣的制造商—— 將產(chǎn)生碳排放，但是我們的成功證明了可以通過經(jīng)濟有效的方式來抵消這些碳排放的影響。”美國西蒙公司的總裁卡爾.西蒙解釋道。
According to Mr. Siemon, his company's approach was twofold.據(jù)西蒙先生所說，西蒙公司的做法是多方面的。 Siemon adheres to longstanding continual improvement policies that drive efficient manufacturing and business processes.西蒙堅持長期持續(xù)改善的政策，推動高效的制造和業(yè)務流程。 A more efficient use of energy and materials is not only sound business practice, but also makes the company a more environmentally sustainable operation.更有效地使用能源和材料不僅是良好的商業(yè)慣例，而且還讓公司擁有更加有利環(huán)境生態(tài)平衡的運營。除了確信在源頭上減少碳排放之外，西蒙還通過開發(fā)更好的廢物管理，替代燃料等方式進一步抵消碳排放。 As Siemon continues to improve internal operations and processes, they are also working proactively with suppliers and partners to identify areas where mutual improvements to upstream and downstream impact can be made.正如西蒙持續(xù)不斷地改善內(nèi)部運作和流程一樣，西蒙還積極地與供應商和商業(yè)伙伴一起合作，以確定在某些領(lǐng)域可以相互改善上游和下游的影響。
"We didn't set out to be carbon negative," Mr. Siemon explained. “我們并沒有著手于負碳排放，”西蒙先生解釋說。 "We just want to be as efficient and environmentally responsible as possible. Being carbon negative is the natural result of over 50 years of progressive environmental stewardship." “我們只是想要更高的效率，并盡可能對環(huán)境負責。現(xiàn)在的負碳排放，是西蒙公司50多年來不斷進行的環(huán)境管理的自然結(jié)果。”
