We are all stewards of the environment and we take this responsibility seriously. At Broadridge, not only are we focused on reducing our own environmental footprint, but we also support our clients in achieving their environmental goals by driving digitization and reducing the volume of paper mail we process on their behalf.
See Our Environmental PolicyOpens in new window(PDF :100KB)“At Broadridge, intelligent sustainability considerations are central to our business, our day-to-day practices, and our vision for the future. We consistently review and adapt our environmental impact and activities to create a stronger company, a healthy environment both of which are aligned to create long-term shareholder and associate value. Broadridge is committed to reducing emissions and further developing our environmental goals to reflect our understanding of how sustainability contributes to Broadridge’s long-term success.”
Our Commitment to Net Zero
As part of our long-standing pledge to corporate sustainability and global environmental stewardship, Broadridge is developing a strategy to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the year 2050. We will continue to report our GHG emissions inventory through our Sustainability website. By setting and working to achieve our net-zero targets, we are doing our part to conserve a better planet and stronger business.
Environmental Reporting
Environmental reporting encourages greater awareness of the impacts we make as a company. We view this awareness as the first step to minimizing our climate change risks. We hold ourselves accountable to applicable environmental, safety, and protection standards, and we regularly disclose detailed information around GHG emissions and resource use at each of our production facilities.
We make every effort to operate in compliance with all U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mandated reporting requirements at all of our production facilities.
Environmental Initiatives in Our Locations
Capital Investments in Energy Use
In 2016, Broadridge made its first significant capital investment to decrease energy use from renewable sourcing by acquiring the El Dorado Hills location, which included a rooftop solar array and a natural gas fired cogeneration facility.
Green Buildings
Our New York City office is located in a building that is certified LEED Gold and our Phoenix, Arizona office is certified LEED Silver. Created by The U.S. Green Building Council, LEED is the leading program for green building certification worldwide. LEED-certified buildings, on average, use 25% less energy as well as consume less water, and divert more waste than non-certified buildings.
Our office located in Singapore is Green Mark Platinum certified. Similar to LEED certification, the Green Mark certification scheme is also a green building rating system designed to evaluate a building’s environmental impact and performance. Developed in Singapore by the Building and Construction Authority, it provides a comprehensive framework for assessing the environmental performance of new and existing buildings in order to promote sustainable design and best practices in construction and building operations.
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Units
We’ve partnered with a consulting firm and HVAC vendors to institute energy management systems to regulate the temperatures in our buildings and ensure that our HVAC systems operate efficiently. Now we pre-set parameters and institute program setbacks so that our systems power down or the heat/AC turns off in a building during optimal times. In the last several years, we have replaced energy intensive HVAC units with high-efficiency HVAC units in all of our North American facilities that achieve the greatest energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness. These HVAC systems use about 15% less energy than the equipment they replaced.
Energy Efficient Lighting
We have begun installing LED retrofit lighting at Broadridge’s major U.S. production sites and are continuing to expand this effort. In addition, lighting occupancy sensors were installed in strategic areas to save energy and reduce unnecessary use in select Broadridge offices.
Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products and Furnishings
In partnership with Broadridge vendors, we use GS-37 cleaning products for general-purpose, restrooms, counters, glass, mirrors, and floors at all of Broadridge’s major U.S. production sites. These products are certified by Green Seal, which monitors product performance requirements as well as environmental and health considerations for vulnerable populations in schools, day-care facilities, nursing homes, and other institutional settings.
Broadridge has partnered with a green furniture vendor, Waldner’s, to ensure our furniture is made from mostly recycled materials. Our facilities team also replaced standard carpeting with climate-neutral, sustainable, environmentally friendly carpeting on new construction and renovation projects. Eco-friendly carpet, ceiling tiles, and furniture have been installed at select Broadridge U.S. production sites.
Recycling Programs
Broadridge has recycling initiatives with recycling and removal vendors to reuse and properly dispose of items at select locations, including fluorescent lightbulbs, batteries, toner cartridges, scrap metal, used oil, and other materials. For example, our oil is sent to be re-refined, our burnt lamps, ballasts and the waste captured from microfiche film processing are recycled, and our scrap metal is sold for reuse. Associates can recycle their office and cafeteria products, including paper, printer cartridges, cans, bottles, and cardboard.
Responsible and Eco-Friendly Supply Chain
We take pride in creating high-quality communications products that are safe and accessible for all, while simultaneously mitigating our environmental footprint throughout the supply chain.
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Hazardous Materials Management
In accordance with OSHA, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation regulations, we maintain and conduct annual reviews of Safety Data Sheets at all our production facilities that include information on the properties of chemicals used in the applicable facility, the physical, health, environmental health hazards, protective measures, and safety precautions for handling, storing, and transporting the applicable chemicals. We also conduct an annual review of our Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure plan and have eyewash stations for emergency first-aid.
Responsible Paper Sourcing and Disposal
100% of the paper products we produce and sell are sourced from responsibly managed forests. Furthermore, we continually strive to print as many applications as possible on blank white paper stock, minimizing the need to utilize pre-printed paper stocks.
Paper scraps and pre-consumer recycled waste is automatically extracted to the back of the facilities building where it is separated into waste streams. Most Broadridge printing facilities are also equipped with trim removal systems which are used to collect paper waste during the print and insert process. We further increase operational efficiencies and reduce emissions by separating blank from printed paper waste so our paper recycle partners do not have to run blank paper through the de-inking process.
Eco-Conscious Printing and Ink Usage
We continuously look to improve operational efficiencies while also reducing our environmental footprint. We do this by consistently seeking opportunities to upgrade older equipment with more efficient technology. For example, in recent years, we replaced nearly all of our continuous form toner-based printers with more energy efficient inkjet printers. Since inkjet printers have significantly more capacity than toner-based printers, we are able to produce more output with a smaller footprint. As a result of the use of inkjet technology, we now require less air conditioning capacity to cool the print rooms.
Most of our production printers use dye-based ink which requires less drying than other similar inks. Throughout the print process the drying portion is the most energy intensive, and the use of dye-based ink decreases our energy use. At Broadridge, we also work with our printer manufacturers to buy bulk ink in drums and pallet sized totes to minimize packaging waste and shipping which also helps us drive down our carbon footprint.
Recyclable Polywrap
Some of our proxy materials and other mailed packages are encased in recyclable polywrap. This packaging film is composed of 45% post-industrial recycled content. At the end of its product lifecycle, it can be recycled in any area accepting #4 plastics or in store drop-off locations.
Responsible E-Waste Program
E-Waste Recovery and Recycling
For all of our U.S. printing facilities, we carry out responsible waste disposal in our information management by working with Iron Mountain. Iron Mountain is a trusted and responsible member of Broadridge's supply chain. Through their Asset Lifecycle Management solutions, we partner to divert e-waste and IT equipment from landfills which contributes to growing a circular economy. Iron Mountain's Secure IT Asset Disposition features the following:
- Iron Mountain partners with certified Responsible Recycling (certified R2) and e-Stewards Electronics Recyclers
- No e-waste is sent to landfills or overseas
- Circular Economy: Remarketed assets securely wiped and given a second life; precious metals reclaimed
Circular Electronics Management
Once an associate returns their cellphone to our IT team, if deemed useable, it will be repurposed as a loaner device. When the cellphone ultimately reaches the end of its life, then it is sent to E-Cycle Inc. for proper disposal. Through our partnership with E-Cycle Inc. all profits from the recycling program have been directed to charity partners such as NPower and the Newark All Stars Project, in years past.
End-of-life printers, landlines, monitors, and laptops are sent to either Iron Mountain or TeleTraders. TeleTraders reimages, remarkets, and repurposes these items for resale, extending their lifecycle and reducing e-waste.
Data center equipment is regularly evaluated based on age and market demand before being remarketed and sold, ensuring that we maximize the utility and extend the lifecycle of our technology assets.
Driving Digitization Across Products and Services
Broadridge is committed to conducting its business based on a strong sustainability framework focused on responsible sustainable practices. We believe that continually developing and transforming our products and services is important to our commitment to employee engagement, client satisfaction, and the creation of shareholder value - the Service-Profit Chain.
We are well positioned to lead in the connection between digital-first products and environmental sustainability. We offer numerous e-delivery products that replace our paper communications as well as suppression methods that decrease mailed paper volumes. These products promote sustainability within the linear supply chain model by reducing resource input and waste output. Our solutions, such as Virtual Shareholder MeetingsTM, Digital Proxy, Regulatory Mutual Fund Communications, the Broadridge Customer Communications Cloud, and digitization of processes resulting from shifts in the ways of working, assist our clients in accomplishing their environmental objectives.
Associate Environmental Awareness Initiatives
Our passionate associates promote education and advocacy by providing peer engagement and professional development volunteer opportunities in environmental sustainability initiatives. In doing so, associates address environmental challenges that are important to our business, values, and communities. These initiatives encourage responsible energy use, biodiversity, and waste diversion in both our workplaces and our homes.
BeGreen Associate Network
BeGreen is our Associate Network dedicated to environmental sustainability. The group engages all Broadridge associates that care about the environment to incorporate sustainability and a green mindset into their lives. BeGreen aims to provide a forum for associates to educate, encourage, and empower one another and provide practical steps we can take as individuals and within our communities to improve our sustainability. Since its founding in 2023, BeGreen has spearheaded over 30 global events aimed at promoting sustainability leadership and community engagement. These have included educational events such as biodiversity webinars featuring acclaimed oceanographers and panels starring an S&P 100 Chief Sustainability Officer. In addition, the group has hosted community engagement events, including tree planting events in Scotland and Markham, environmental clean-up events in New York and Poland, invasive species removal days in Denver and Vancouver, and volunteering with school gardens in Newark and Bangalore. All are examples of how BeGreen takes Small Steps to make a Big Impact!
Responsible Energy Use
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: We have implemented electric vehicle charging stations at our Edgewood, Bangalore, and El Dorado Hills locations.
Ride-Share Program: Our partnership with Carpoolworld.com allows associates to sign up and find a commuting buddy in their area to travel to and from Broadridge workplaces. Any U.S.-based Broadridge associate is eligible to partake in our ride-share program. We also subsidize a vanpool program with Enterprise and offer free rideshare programs through the “I-50 Corridor” program for our associates in our El Dorado Hills facility.
“Travel Smart” Parking: Associates who ride-share are also eligible to register for our Travel Smart parking program. Our carpooling program reserves premium parking spots for registered associates. Environmentally friendly cars, as designated by New York State regulations, may also park in these coveted spaces as another incentive for sustainable travel.
Biodiversity
Gardens: Our volunteer-led community gardens began at our Edgewood, New York, site in 2013. The garden program allows associates to plant, tend, harvest, and donate fresh produce each summer to local hunger relief organizations. Broadridge associates maintain a second community garden at our South Windsor, Connecticut site where up to 100% of produce is donated. These gardens are both a means of giving back to our community and fostering a healthy and supportive work environment for our associates.
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