Just a few examples of our commitment to protecting our environment:
- We invented EAGLE XG® glass, the industry’s first LCD glass with no added heavy metals or halides, which makes possible TVs that are eco-friendly before, during, and after their use in homes around the world.
- We produce diesel vehicle exhaust filters that capture 99 percent of soot particles.
- We deployed an environmental management system (EMS) more than a decade ago. Now, every manufacturing and R&D facility in the world has instituted a Corning EMS.
- We invented the ceramic substrate that is a key element in many of the world's automatic catalytic converters.
We continue to implement our environmental policy by:
- Complying with, and striving to exceed all applicable laws, regulations, and company standards
- Maintaining environmental management systems at all facilities
- Reusing or recycling waste material where feasible
- Promoting environmental awareness
- Encouraging the use of technologies and materials that are friendly to the environment
- Promoting measures to reduce water and energy use, to reduce air emissions and lessen their impact, and to minimize the impact of wastewater discharge and waste disposal