Sustainability

Sims Metal Management has a strong commitment to the environment, sustainability and the health of the communities in which we do business. As recyclers, we’re constantly promoting environmental sustainability with our operations everyday, yet we also go above and beyond, helping maintain a healthy planet for generations to come.

What is Sustainability?

Sustainability is most often defined as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

This concept of sustainability is wide ranging, and encompasses many ideas, goals and strategies. When keeping sustainability in mind, organizations become better stewards of the environment by promoting positive, sustainable growth rather than that which could be harmful to future generations. The principles of sustainability, when properly applied, can stimulate technological innovation and improve our quality of life.

Sustainability and Sims Metal Management

Sims Metal Management isn’t content with just being the world’s leading recycling company - we’re also determined to become the cleanest and most energy efficient and socially focused within our industry.

In North America, we’ve committed ourselves to a large-scale initiative to reduce our overall “carbon footprint.” This includes the careful documentation and reduction of gas, electricity and water consumption at each of our facilities nationwide. We’ve also begun a demand response energy management system that benefits the community, cuts pollution by reducing the need for oil-fired standby generators, and keeps critical energy supplies stable during peak and off-peak periods. Sims Metal Management will do even more to foster sustainability this coming year, including reviewing our lighting efficiency, reducing truck idling, planting trees, and addressing other areas where we can improve.

Additionally, the Company is a participant in the FTSE4Good and Dow Jones sustainability indices as well as the International Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP6).

Sims Metal Management and its employees make a positive impact on the environment every day. By taking the initiative to reduce our carbon footprint and foster sustainability, Sims Metal Management aims to do even more and become “World Class” in terms of sustainability.