Procter & Gamble Box Elder Employee Resource Center First New P&G Building to Earn LEED Certification

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Procter & Gamble [NYSE: PG] announced that the new Employee Resource Center opening today at its Family Care Box Elder Plant has received LEED Silver certification.

“P&G’s Employee Resource Center will be a showcase for high-performance, energy-efficient, healthy plant facilities, and an inspiration for others.”

“We are pleased to announce this first LEED certified office building for P&G globally,” says Yannis Skoufalos, P&G global product supply officer. “This is the first step on our journey to certify all new P&G sites. We are committed to the sustainable design of our facilities, and earning LEED certification is a great way to ensure that we are applying the best design and construction practices to our buildings.”

P&G announced plans on February 25, 2011 to pursue LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification for all new sites. While most of the new Box Elder plant was already up and running, last spring the site began constructing a new employee services building, including work to pursue LEED certification. The certification has ensured rigor in the design and construction process, including waste management programs to recycle/reuse construction materials, improved environmental quality of the building through abundant natural lighting and indoor air quality control.

Established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED is the internationally recognized preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. “P&G is to be commended for achieving LEED Silver on its Employee Resource Center. This facility is one that both its employees and the larger community can be proud of,” said President, CEO, & Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council, Rick Fedrizzi. “P&G’s Employee Resource Center will be a showcase for high-performance, energy-efficient, healthy plant facilities, and an inspiration for others.”

All new P&G sites that are currently in design phase or early construction are working toward achieving LEED certification. This effort advances P&G’s environmental sustainability program, which is focused on reducing the environmental footprint of its products and operations. This supports P&G’s long-term environmental vision, announced in September 2010, which includes powering all plants with renewable energy and having zero manufacturing waste going to landfill.

The Box Elder site has continued to drive notable environmental performance such as:

• Water: The plant is reducing the amount of water used by reusing and recycling water internally for reuse in its process cleaning operations.
• Waste: The site has implemented a program to minimize solid waste and increase reuse offsite. As a result, it is on track to achieve status as Family Care’s first site to achieve zero manufacturing waste to landfill.
• Energy: Innovative facility features such as day-lighted production and warehousing space makes Box Elder among Family Care’s most energy efficient plants.

Several additional new P&G sites are currently working toward the same distinction globally. P&G is currently pursuing LEED certification for plants in Taicang, China and Indonesia, and its Singapore Innovation Center.

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