3M UK plc win Business in the Environment Award 20013M UK plc was announced as the 'Example of Excellence' for Business in the Environment Award 2001 on the 12th July 2001.
At 3M UK plc All company employees are actively encouraged to consider environmental, health and safety opportunities at all stages of a product's life cycle, resulting in substantial environmental benefits over the last 10 years, including reductions of 97% in air emissions, 25% in energy consumption and 33% in waste.
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The finalists were:
Severn Trent Plc
The group's environmental management system enables it to assess the environmental impact of activities across all of its businesses and then to set objectives to reduce these impacts. To date £8m additional income has been generated from renewable energy generation and recycling, and £1m has been saved through reductions in electricity and vehicle fuel consumption.
Union Railways (South) Ltd
By selecting contractors on the basis of environmental criteria and minimising environmental risk early in the planning process, the largest infrastructure project in the UK is intent on communicating and enforcing best practice in this field.
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