Canton-based NEI achieves environmental cert

Canton-based NEI, a leading provider of application platforms, deployment solutions and lifecycle support services for software technology developers and OEMs worldwide, announced earlier this month that it has achieved the ISO 14001:2004 environmental management certification at its manufacturing facilities in Canton and in Plano, Texas. The company’s Galway, Ireland facility is expected to achieve the same certification next month.

ISO 14001:2004 is the internationally recognized standard for environmental management systems, providing guidance on how to manage the environmental aspects of an organization’s activities, products and services more effectively.

The ISO 14001 standard specifies requirements for establishing an environmental policy; determining environmental aspects and impacts of products, activities and services; planning environmental objectives and measurable targets; implementing and operating programs to meet objectives and targets; checking and corrective action, and management review.

To meet the requirements of the ISO 14001 standard, NEI developed and implemented a comprehensive range of policies designed to minimize the company’s impact on the environment. Among them are programs aimed at reducing water and gas usage and a more rigorous system for disposing of elements such as mercury-containing light bulbs, dry cell batteries, recyclables and non-recyclables.

NEI is also working with its suppliers to achieve a reduction in the amount of packaging materials used in shipments, and is exploring ways to reuse some of those materials in NEI packaging to help further reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills.

“NEI is committed to its customers’ green initiatives and to continuously improving its environmental policies and procedures,” said John Gauthier, director of quality assurance at NEI. “One of the core tenets of this program is the active involvement of every employee. We work to ensure our staff is invested in this initiative, and they understand that its success depends on their actions. Employees use an internal site to submit new ideas on how NEI can continue to reduce its environmental impact and often utilize those ideas in their own homes.”

For more information on NEI, visit www.nei.com.

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Posted by Canton Citizen on Aug 24 2011. Filed under Business. Both comments and pings are currently closed.