BETTER PLANET Safe Water for All. Design for Environment. EPD & Declare. 4 Since 2008, the focus of Kohler's sustainability program has been on reducing the environmental footprint of its own operations. We have reduced our water usage, improved our energy efficiency and added a significant portfolio of renewable energy. In 2019, we did not meet all of our goals, with increases in GHG and net waste. We are evaluating our sustainability program based on all product life cycle environmental impacts, including our supply chain, Kohler operations, customer use and end of life. We use Design for Environment (DfE) thinking and tools to understand the impact of our products. Our goal is that every new product will be DfE-screened by 2021. As a measure of year-over-year success, we have established the More Environmentally Favorable (MEF) designation, which ensures each new generation of products is better for the environment than the previous generation and, as a company, we're driving toward our sustainability goals.
BETTER PLANET
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2019
2018 - 100 120 140 20 40 60 80
Water Usage (2008 =100)
Absolute Consumption Water Usage/Revenue
2%
IN 2019
Reduction in water intake intensity since 2008
42%
100 120 140 20 40 60 80 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2019
2018
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2008 =100)
Absolute Emissions Emissions/Revenue
3%
IN 2019
Reduction in greenhouse gas emission intensity since 2008
43%
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2019
2018 - 100 120 140 20 40 60 80
Net Waste (2008 =100)
Absolute Net Waste Net Waste/Revenue
24%
IN 2019
48%
Reduction in net waste intensity since 2008
To preserve a healthy planet, our Sustainability team is reducing our footprint while creating more sustainable products and services.
Over $1 billion in sales from environmentally favorable products in 2019
$1B
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