MWV has made a commitment to reduce carbon dioxide emissions 25% by 2015 (versus a 2010 baseline), and currently is on target to achieve that goal. The company is installing a new, state-of-the-art biomass boiler that will burn renewable biomass such as tree bark, wood residues, and waste water residuals at its Covington paperboard facility. The new boiler will replace a coal-fired boiler and further reduce the company's carbon footprint, cutting plant emissions by ˜30%.
"We are taking steps every day to make our operations more efficient and our business more sustainable," said Dirk Krouskop, MWV's VP for safety, health, and environment. "And we're not only letting our customers, investors, suppliers, and communities know what we're up to, we're working to achieve specific targets in partnership with all of these stakeholders. It's an honor to be named on the CDP Leadership Index. It recognizes the work we've done in so many areas to proactively reduce carbon emissions as cost effectively as possible."
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