BETTER PLANET 4 For more than a decade, we've been committed to a goal of net zero greenhouse gas across operations and zero waste to landfill by 2035. Since 2016 we're deepening that commitment through our Design for Environment (DfE) program by carefully considering the full life cycle impacts of our products and processes. In 2020, we completed over 4 times more DfE projects than in 2019 and saw more DfE projects completed in 2020 alone than in all previous years combined since DfE work began in 2016. We are focusing on designing efficiencies across all four stages of the life cycle: Suppliers, Kohler Operations, Consumer Use, and End of Use. Our goal is to design a product or process that is more environmentally favorable, using outcome- based standards recognized by the scientific community: Reduce greenhouse gas Steward healthy watersheds Reduce waste by using resources more efficiently Invest in safer materials Drawing on the passionate energy of associates, Design for Environment thinking will help us surpass our 2035 goals. It is our pledge to rethink the way we approach design. It is our path to a better planet. By joining together to reduce our environmental impact across the full life cycle of our products, processes, and experiences, we can help design a path forward for future generations and make it easy for our consumers to make environmentally friendly choices.
BETTER PLANET
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
2020
2019 - 100 120 140 20 40 60 80
Water Usage (2008 =100)
Absolute Consumption Water Usage/Revenue
Reduction in water intake intensity since 2008
46%
- 100 120 140 20 40 60 80 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2018
Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2008 =100)
2020
Absolute Net Emissions Net Emissions/Revenue
9%
IN 2020
Reduction in net greenhouse gas emission intensity since 2008
48%
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2020
2018 2019 - 100 120 140 20 40 60 80
Net Waste (2008 =100)
Absolute Net Waste Net Waste/Revenue
1%
IN 2020
47%
Reduction in net waste intensity since 2008
Reimagining our path to a better planet by going beyond net zero across operations by 2035.
11%
IN 2020
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