AIS

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AIS CarbonNeutral
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AIS Environmental Journey

• Lean manufacturer, reducing waste from every
  aspect of our manufacturing stream.
• Shingo Prize
• Top 25 plants in North America by Industry Week
  Magazine
• Utilizes recycled and environmentally preferred
  materials
• Low VOC
• Low Formaldehyde/Formaldehyde Free
• Complies to Indoor Air Quality Standards
• GREENGUARD
• BIFMA
• Achieving Net Zero carbon footprint for the
  manufacturing of its systems furniture.

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AIS CarbonNeutral

• AIS took its lean initiatives one step further
  and invest in carbon offsets
• The company reduced its carbon footprint with
  internal reductions, but wanted to offset the
  unavoidable greenhouse gasses used in the
  manufacture of its systems.
• Together with the CarbonNeutral company AIS has
  measured its Carbon footprint and invested in
  projects throughout the world to offset negative
  impacts, becoming a CarbonNeutral company.

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What is Carbon Dioxide (CO2)?

• To really understand what all of this is about,
  you first need to understand what Carbon Dioxide
  is and what it does
• CO2 is a long-lived greenhouse gas (GHG) produced
  when fossil fuels are burned (oil, coal)
• The build up of CO2 in the atmosphere can cause
  an increase in the Earths surface temperature,
  also called Global Warming.
• The increase in temperature is believed to cause
  severe changes in weather that are catastrophic.
• Scientific opinion is that global GHG reductions
  of 80 are necessary by 2050 to avoid the worst
  effects of climate change.

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What is a Carbon Offset?

• A Carbon Offset represents the reduction of one
  metric ton (2,205 lbs) of carbon dioxide
  emissions.
• Although complex in practice carbon offsets are
  simple in theory
• If a project is developed to reduce carbon
  emissions, every ton of emissions reduced results
  in the creation of one carbon offset.
• Project developers then sell these offsets to
  finance the cost of their projects.
• For example a wind farm generates clean energy,
  which reduces carbon emissions from coal burning
  power plants. To finance the operations, a wind
  farm can sell these reductions in the form of
  offsets.

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What is a Carbon Footprint?

• A carbon footprint is a measure of the impact
  that our activities have on the environment, and
  in particular climate change.
• It relates to the amount of greenhouse gases
  produced in our day-to-day lives through the
  burning of fossil fuels for electricity, heating,
  manufacturing, transportation, and more.

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What is AIS Carbon Footprint?

• AIS has measured the following emissions in our
  Hudson, MA facilities
• Natural gas consumption
• Electricity consumption
• Waste disposed
• Gasoline used in company vehicles
• Miles traveled by rental car
• Hotel night stays
• Commuting type and distance
• Refrigerant gas loss
• Movement of company owned goods
• The total carbon footprint for AIS is 3,500
  metric tonnes of CO2 e.

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Why did AIS make this commitment?

• A part of our lean manufacturing philosophy
• AIS was able to reduce its carbon footprint with
  internal reductions however the company felt it
  wasnt enough.
• AIS wanted to investigate other ways and invest
  in alternative energy solutions and emerging
  green technologies.
• AIS wanted to make a bold commitment in hopes
  that others in the industry would follow. We hope
  to educate and teach others this is our
  responsibility.

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What does being CarbonNeutral mean?

• CarbonNeutral is a brand mark.
• It is awarded when CO2 emissions are measured and
  reduced to net zero in accordance with a standard
  called the CarbonNeutral protocol.

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How did AIS achieve CarbonNeutral certification?

• To achieve the CarbonNeutral brand mark, AIS
  went through a process that involved
• Measuring CO2 emissions from travel, waste,
  energy, etc.
• Setting a net zero CO2 target, and planning for
  how and from where to make reductions
• Executing a program of external and internal CO2
  reductions
• Being awarded the CarbonNeutral brand and using
  it to inspire others to follow suit

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What projects is AIS offsetting its carbon
emissions with?

• AIS has selected 3 offsetting projects
• The first being a forestry project in Mendocino
  County, California called the Big River/Salmon
  Creek Forests Project
• The second is a methane capture project in
  Tieling, China that captures methane gas released
  in the coal mining process
• The third, a renewable energy project, generates
  clean energy from 40 wind turbines in Mongolia,
  China

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So what does this all mean?

• AIS is the first systems manufacturer to achieve
  CarbonNeutral certification
• It shows AIS has made a bold environmental and
  social responsibility commitment.
• Were taking our commitment to lean manufacturing
  to another level.
• We hope to educate the industry and see some
  forward progression.