Environmental Sustainability

Internal Efforts

Milestone AV Technologies maintains accountability for the environmental impact of its activities, and has integrated a culture of sustainability into our daily business practices, including:

  • Recycling bottles, cans, copy paper, junk mail and cardboard
  • Using processed chlorine-free copy paper with 30% recycled content in all US locations
  • Recycling old computers, monitors and toner cartridges
  • Reusing, and eventually recycling, warehouse pallets
  • Implementing an international employee-based Green Team

Milestone is taking the Energy Star Challenge to reduce our US energy consumption by 10% in 2009. We believe the integration of energy-efficient lighting, combined with the individual efforts of our employees, will be enough to not only meet the terms of this challenge, but exceed them.

Product Efforts

Milestone’s Green Team has taken great care evaluating product lines and international suppliers to ensure they meet the minimum local environmental requirements. This research provides us with accurate benchmarks for pursuing our 2009 goals:

  • Design and build products to meet or surpass LEED categories 4.1 (10% recycled content) and 4.2 (20% recycled content)
  • Initiate a program for returning and recycling Milestone products at the end of their life
  • Print 100% of literature on FSC-certified paper with 10-30% recycled content using vegetable-based inks; and print 75% of literature at FSC-certified print vendors
  • Apply domestic standards to literature printed internationally

Green Milestone

Milestone AV Technologies is committed to playing an active, responsible role in ongoing efforts to improve the environment where we live and work. Now more than ever, consumers and businesses are looking to be more energy conscious and green in their behaviors. A number of factors have pushed these issues to the spotlight, and they can no longer be considered as passing fads.

For example, energy use in commercial buildings and manufacturing plants accounts for nearly half of total US greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 50% of energy consumption nationwide. As a corporation, we are currently pursuing initiatives to reduce energy consumption, as well as increase recycled content and recyclability of packaging, and integrate recycled content into our products.

As we move forward in our efforts to improve our environment, be assured that Milestone is committed to the following:

  • Conducting our business and operations in an environmentally friendly manner
  • Learning, understanding, and complying with global environmental regulations
  • Educating our employees on environmental responsibility: reduce, reuse & recycle
  • Driving compliance with our suppliers
  • Introducing innovative products for our customers that support our goals of durability and recyclability

Along with these commitments, we will live up to our Core Value of Continuous Improvement by taking every opportunity to drive thoughtful advances in our environmental performance.

For more information on corporate initiatives, download Green Milestone.