2016 Catalog

FORTESSA TABLEWARE SOLUTIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES
Marketing
• Fortessa Tableware Solutions has replaced paper catalogs with digital marketing material with the effect of eliminating more than 3 million printed pages
per year, thereby reducing energy consumption and environmental impact.
Products
• Hygienic and safe for foodservice use
• Provide for thousands of reuses, reducing waste and garbage
• Inherently of lower impact than disposable and low quality products
Manufacturing
• Industry leading innovation for environmental glass production, implemented 2012
• Wholly owned operation in China for quality control and inspection of facilities
• Long-term relationships with ethical and responsible suppliers throughout the world
• Products are free from lead and other heavy metals
Compliance
• Corporate priority on regulatory compliance in all countries of operation
• Extensive work with US Agencies such as FDA, DOT, CBP, and EPA
Transportation
• Consolidation to increase efficiency
• Use of freight rail rather than trucking
• Shipping policies to encourage efficient ordering
Packaging
• Use of recycled materials as practical given market requirements
• Use of environmentally friendly and recyclable materials
Information Technology
• Server virtualization to reduce server hardware requirements by a factor of 10. This reduces energy use by 90% and reduces landfill waste.
• Desktop virtualization to eliminate energy-hungry desktop computers and reduce landfill waste.
• Virtual meeting technology to reduce energy consumption and pollution related to travel.
• Teleworking technology to allow employees to work from home or other offsite locations reduces energy consumption and pollution related to travel and
allows Fortessa Tableware Solutions to occupy smaller office locations, reducing total environmental footprint.
• Digital document handling and storage to reduce the need for paper based documents, resulting in reduced energy consumption and smaller environmental
footprint.
• Business intelligence software to allow for sophisticated data analysis and storage without paper based reports, resulting in reduced energy consumption and
smaller environmental footprint.
Acknowledgments
• Fortessa Tableware Solutions has received the Green Business Certification award from the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce. One of the first member
companies to receive this distinction, the Green Business Certification examines a broad range of criteria for clean operation, reduced carbon footprint and
sustainable best practices.