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Pittsburgh manufacturers move toward greater environmental sustainability, set new goals

By Julia Mericle – Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times

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By Julia Mericle – Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times

PITTSBURGH — “Our journey started by figuring out how to measure everything.”

Waste generation. Energy consumption. Water usage. Greenhouse gas emissions. All from a global perspective.

Stephanie Reese, global environmental, health and safety and product stewardship manager at Pittsburgh-based MSA Safety Inc., said for the company to improve its environmental sustainability, it had to collect, analyze and, transparently, report this massive amount of data.

It’s a task that local companies have increasingly been diving into. For many manufacturers, 2020 provided an optimal time to address and prioritize environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) performance.

Read more from our news partners at the Pittsburgh Business Times.

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