Global Manufacturer 3M Joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation's CE100 Circular Economy Network
19 Juin 2019 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
3M highlights commitment to sustainability in thousands of
global products including new Thinsulate™, Scotch-Brite® products
made from 100% recycled plastics.
As part of its commitment to apply science to improve every
life, 3M (NYSE: MMM) announced today that the company has joined
the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Circular Economy 100 (CE100).
The CE100 platform brings together businesses, innovators,
cities, governments and universities committed to collaborate on
the transition to a circular economic model built on making the
best use of the planet’s resources through designing for the
prevention of waste, the reuse of products, and the recycling of
materials.
Sustainability is at the heart of 3M innovation. Joining the
CE100 is part of 3M’s strategic focus on science for circular, with
the ambition to design solutions that do more with less material,
advancing a global circular economy.
“3M is moving to more recycled and renewable materials in our
product and package designs, but no one company can do it alone,”
said 3M Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer Dr. Gayle
Schueller. “We are excited to engage with a committed group of
leaders focused on innovative approaches to driving a circular
economy based on sustainable use and reuse of finite
resources.”
"We are delighted to welcome 3M, another major U.S. brand taking
a leadership position on circular economy," said Joe Murphy, CE100
lead for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. "We look forward to 3M
contributing to our diverse and dynamic community to achieve
faster, greater success than any individual organization could
alone."
This year 3M formally built a commitment to sustainable
innovation into the pipeline that produces its thousands of diverse
products and technologies. All of 3M’s new products entering the
new product commercialization process are required to describe
their product’s sustainability impact and how it drives impact for
the greater good.
Two new products that demonstrate how 3M scientists innovate to
create products that promote recycling and reuse of plastic waste
are hitting the market now. Scotch-Brite® Heavy Duty Scrub Sponges
sold in the U.S. are now made with 100% recycled scrubbing fibers.
To create alternative to down, 3M™Thinsulate™ Recycled Featherless
Insulation is launching a new product with 100% recycled content
from plastic bottles (post-consumer).
Within its supply chains, 3M also continually looks for ways to
recover, reuse, and recycle by-products and other waste material.
3M’s Health Care Business Service Group helps extend the life of
about 150,000 devices each year globally which keeps electronic
waste out of the landfill.
Learn more about how 3M science and how the company collaborates
to solve shared global problems and improve every life at
www.3M.com/Sustainability.
About 3MAt 3M, we apply science in collaborative ways to improve
lives daily. With $33 billion in sales, our 93,000 employees
connect with customers all around the world. Learn more about 3M’s
creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on
Twitter @3M or @3MNews.
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3M (NYSE:MMM)
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