XEROX Corporation released its 2010 Report on Global Citizenship which, according to chairman and CEO Ursula Burns, continued to prove “that good citizenship and good results are not only compatible, but synergistic — in good times and in challenging times”.

Among other things, the report — made public on January 5 and which comes at a time when there exists concern over the impact of the use and disposal of technology tools on the environment — highlighted the company’s progress in meeting its environmental sustainability goals and climate protection.

“It pointed out that, with a goal to become carbon neutral, Xerox’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were down 31 per cent between 2002 and 2009. This, the report contends, is a result of improved energy efficiency, new technologies and improved energy management practices,” said a release from the company.

“At the same time, Xerox exceeded last year’s goal of delivering an increase in ENERGY STAR® qualified equipment; 92 per cent of new product launches met the July 2009 rigorous ENERGY STAR® requirements — up 12 per cent over 200,” it added.

“Additionally, Xerox’s EA toner plant in Webster, New York, achieved waste-free or zero waste to landfill status. The company has set a corporate waste-free goal for facilities to increase recycle/reuse rate to 97 per cent by 2012. To move another step forward in achieving its waste-free goals, Xerox established a partnership with global recycler, Close the Loop, which allows customers more options in returning used imaging supplies, such as toner bottles, cartridges, fusers and toner waste,” the release said further.

The Global Citizenship Report provides a comprehensive overview of the company’s progress in the areas of corporate social responsibility, addressing not only matters of environmental sustainability, but also governance and ethics, customer privacy and satisfaction, employee diversity and development, and corporate giving and volunteerism.

Xerox is a leading, US$22 billion global enterprise for business process and document management which, through its broad portfolio of technology and services, provides the essential back-office support that clears the way for clients to focus on their real business. The company has significantly expanded its global reach while remaining true to its commitment to match good results with good global citizenship.

Jamaica’s Productive Business Solutions (PBS) — the document technology and information technology arm of Facey Commodity Company Ltd, which is one of the largest distribution conglomerates in the Caribbean, with annual revenues in excess of US$1 billion — represents Xerox products in the region.

PBS grew out of the acquisition by Facey, over several years, of Xerox distributor entities throughout Central America and the Caribbean. That business strategy brought together sometimes very different and disparate companies, but also resulted in the creation of a very substantial business which now provides integrated technology solutions to blue chip customers throughout the region.