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We define our sustainability as long-term
prosperity for our people, customers,
communities, and company delivered through
Genuine Service Excellence.

Our Sustainability

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Jerry, Corporate Safety Manager

Jodi, Environmental Engineer

Mike, Director of Operations

Our Sustainability

We define our sustainability as long-term prosperity for our people, customers, communities and company delivered through Genuine Service Excellence. We believe the foundation of sustainability success comes from the inside out.

Below is a summary of our sustainability model.

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106,294

gallons of solvent were recycled through our Ultra Printer Towel program last year

Environment

Mission: Increase environmental stewardship through operational processes, practices, products, services, and benchmarking activities.

  • Our processing facilities are registered to the latest ISO 14001:2015 standard by Intertek.
  • We utilize advanced processing systems for wastewater, VOC emissions and other environmental controls.
  • We strive to increase the life of our textiles and drive down consumption of energy, water and packaging.
  • We employ a patented environmental process to recover, measure, and beneficially reuse waste and solvents from our customers’ facilities.
  • We operate and maintain facilities in full compliance with all applicable environmental regulations.
  • We participate in regulatory development processes.
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Safety Awards received in the last 5 years

People

Mission: Value the safety and well-being of each stakeholder, first and foremost, in operational and strategic decision making.

  • We maintain a best-in-class workplace safety environment as evidenced by our low MOD rate and safety award achievements.
  • We conduct frequent 6S and lean events.
  • We have a long-standing, charitable relationship with JDRF and other charitable organizations.
  • We developed AbsorbU, an award-winning training and professional development program.
  • Production technicians are trained and certified in multiple job skills for greater flexibility.

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6S projects completed last year throughout our facilities

Economic

Mission: Increase environmental stewardship through operational processes, practices, products, services, and benchmarking activities.

  • We employ conservative practices to position us to weather economic changes … a philosophy that ITU AbsorbTech has carried over since 1930 and four generations of family ownership.
  • We are actively engaged in 6S and lean events throughout the company to improve safety and help lower operating costs. All employees are trained at making bottom line contributions to the business.
  • We continue to develop new technologies to meet the changing needs of our customers at the lowest overall cost.