“Brunswick understands the impact our businesses and products have on the environment and our opportunities to lead the way in sustainable, responsible business practices,” said
Focused on the pillars of energy, environment, products, and people, the report highlights the Company’s ESG accomplishments and its long-term goals and objectives, including:
- Reporting the lowest recordable incident rate in Company history
- Achieving zero-waste to landfill status at the Ft.
Wayne, Indiana , aluminum boat manufacturing plant - the first Brunswick boat manufacturing facility to attain this status; this successful program will be replicated at Brunswick’s aluminum boat group plants in 2021. - Installing a large photovoltaic array at Mercury Marine’s world headquarters in
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin - this array, coupled with a similar array at Mercury’s Petit-Rechain facility inBelgium , will contribute to Brunswick’s goal to derive 50% of the Company’s electricity from renewable sources by the end of 2030. - Replacing balsa wood as a filler material in its fiberglass boat manufacturing process with Gurit® Kerdyn™ Green PET recycled foam, absorbing 4.7 million plastic bottles per year and saving thousands of trees.
In 2020, Brunswick was recognized multiple times for ESG initiatives, including being named to Forbes’ lists of America’s Best Employers for Women, America’s Best Employers for Diversity, and America’s Best Employers for Veterans. In addition, the Company was honored with the International Boat Industry Community Support Initiative Award, was named by Newsweek to its 2021 list of America’s Most Responsible Companies, and was ranked in the Top 10 on the Forbes America’s Best Large Employers list, placing 1st in the Engineering and Manufacturing Category.
“Our commitment to sustainability, safety, and corporate responsibility extends across our layers of governance and management, and throughout the entire enterprise, from the Board of Directors to our leadership team to our global employees and our channel and supplier partners,” said Foulkes. “As the global marine industry leader, it is our role to lead the way in sustainability just as in many other areas.”
The full report can be accessed at: https://www.brunswick.com/corporate-responsibility/sustainability-reports
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