Motorola’s (NYSE: MOT) manufacturing facility at Sriperumbudur near Chennai was honoured today with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEEDR) Silver certification by the Indian Green Buildings Council. LEEDR is the global benchmark system for designing and constructing the world’s greenest buildings. The recognition identifies Motorola’s factory as the first green manufacturing site in India. The award was presented at the ongoing Green Building Congress organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Soumitra (Sammy) Sana, country president, Motorola India, said “Motorola has a deep and abiding respect for the environment. We comprehensively addressed every environmental footprint and built in best global practices at every stage of the factory’s lifecycle : from design, to construction to operations. Meeting the LEEDR Silver certification is a beginning. We are raising our environmental friendliness and sustainability bar higher”.
The LEEDR India Green Building Rating System is a voluntary, consensus – based, market-driven building rating system based on existing proven technology. It evaluates environmental performance from a whole building perspective over a building’s life cycle, providing a definitive standard for what constitutes a green building. LEEDR is a measurement system designed for rating new and existing commercial, institutional and residential buildings. It is based on accepted energy and environmental principles and strikes a balance between known established practices and emerging concepts. Under the LEEDR Green Building Rating System, Motorola’s manufacturing facility was evaluated on several parameters. These included efficiency of water usage, energy, material and resource selection, besides indoor environmental quality. “Motorola has consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to essential and increasingly critical goals of conserving energy and protecting the environment. The company’s Sriperumbudur facility is the first manufacturing plant in India to receive this recognition. We hope others will follow the example,” said Dr. Prem C. Jain, chairman, Indian Green Buildings Council (IGBC).
Elaborating on some of the measures taken by the company, Mr. Henry Mohan, director, manufacturing, Motorola India said “The plant has implemented rain water harvesting capable of collecting about 10,000 kilo liters of water. We have a green belt surrounding the premises covering approximately 120,000 square feet”.
“We have adopted a ‘whole-building’ approach to sustainability” he added.
Motorola focused on the following five key areas:
About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications. The company develops technologies, products and services that make mobile experiences possible. Our portfolio includes communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility solutions, digital set-tops, cable modems, mobile devices and Bluetooth accessories. Motorola is committed to delivering next generation communication solutions to people, businesses and governments. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $36.6 billion in 2007. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit www.motorola.com
About IGBC
The IGBC is a consensus not-for-profit organization representing the entire building industry, consisting of over 125 companies and organisations As the leading organization that represents the entire building industry on environmental building matters, the Council’s unique perspective and collective power provides our members with enormous opportunity to effect change in the way buildings are designed, built, operated and maintained. The LEEDR rating system is licensed by U.S. Green Buildings Council to the IGBC for the development of sustainable buildings.
