NWS Wireless Sustainability Plan
NWS's commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
of carbon offset since 2023.
That's like taking 92.00 cars off the road, permanently.
NWS is currently using the GreenPlaces Environmental Management system to measure and track the company's footprint including Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. Most recently NWS completed its 2021 Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report in accordance with GHG protocol.In 2023, NWS will have more visibility into real time emissions data through utility tracking in the GreenPlaces Environmental Management System. NWS will be tracking electricity, natural gas, and waste for all of its locations, wherever possible. This will allow for NWS to have more accurate emissions data in place of conservative estimates or assumptions.Â
Processing returned equipment can be an expensive and time-consuming endeavor. NWS' reverse logistics capabilities ensure that your returned equipment is taken care of – whether it needs to be returned to the origin, scrapped or repacked and replaced as stock.Â
NWS has a sustainable vendor policy in place to track and reduce supply chain emissions, which accounts for the majority of NWS's carbon footprint. In 2023, NWS is committed to surveying all vendors to understand their current initiatives and emissions. This will lead to more accurate emission calculations for NWS and allow for emission reductions if vendors are encouraged to switch to more sustainable practices. As a part of this initiative, NWS is taking the following actions: Publish Sustainable Vendor Policy: Implement policy establishing NWS priorities around sustainable sourcing & vendor expectations and make is policy available to vendors and customers Survey Vendors: To track emissions and initiatives of vendors, with a goal of 50% of top 10 vendors reporting in 2023Track Results: Monitor vendors for sustainability initiatives and emissions and set emission reduction goalsIdentify alternatives: Investigate greener alternatives for categories that have viable optionsÂ
NWS is purchasing renewable energy credits and upgrading to 100% renewable energy in order to eliminate our Scope 2 (electricity) emissions (~280 mT).
In order to reduce emissions from business travel, in 2023, NWS is implementing a Sustainable Flight Policy to educate and incentivize employees to choose greener travel options.Â
NWS has offset 100% of Scope 1 emissions (302 mT) through investments in verified carbon negative projects, effectively taking action against emissions from essential business operations that can't be eliminated. In conjunction with Scope 2 Renewable Energy Credits, these carbon credit offsets make NWS Carbon Neutral for Scope 1 & 2 Emissions.
In 2022, NWS began developing a formalized ESG program by: Conducting a structured materiality survey to confirm prioritiesAssessing current programs through a policy gap analysis and developing a suite of updated policies to adopt In 2023 NWS will be: Identifying KPIs to track and report on going forwardCreating a cohesive ESG program across all three NWS entities Releasing initial ESG report
NWS has conducted an initial waste audit and adopted a comprehensive waste policy, including recycling and waste reduction initiatives, based off the audit finding. Determining waste sources and types can help businesses pinpoint and prioritize their first step in lowering their waste-related carbon emissions. A waste audit can include measuring/weighing different types of materials, collecting data on what is thrown away and when, as well as identify better ways to dispose of the waste they do create.
Of the ~29 million plastic water bottles Americans purchase each year, only about 1 in 6 of them are properly recycled, leaving the others to end up in landfills polluting our water, air and soil. Eliminating water bottles from your workplaces is a great step towards reducing your carbon footprint and lowering waste costs. As an employer, you can provide reusable water bottles for your staff or seek aluminum alternatives that can be recycled more easily.
Investing in more sustainable printing practices not only lowers environmental impact, but also reduces operating costs for your business! Printing efficiences can not only come from using less ink, but investing in refabricated cartridges and recycled or compostable paper. There are even soy and vegetable based inks available, reducing the manufacture of chemical based inks that can more easily pollute the water and air.
This project supports the creation and operation of wind turbines in multiple regions in Pakistan which ultimately supply power to the grid. The total installed capacity of the project activity is 49.5 MW equipped with 33 WTGs of 1.5 MW installed capacity each. Prior to this project, the only source of energy in the region was fossil fuel intensive. The project activity is expected to reduce emissions of GHGs by an estimated 91,085 tCO2e per year by displacing equivalent amount of the electricity from the grid.
This project supports 118 Advanced Truckstop Electrification (ATE) locations across the U.S. ATE is an idling reduction solution that allows a driver to completely shut down the main propulsion engine of the diesel truck, eliminating all of the air pollution associated with diesel engine idling. This helps reduce the carbon emissions from engines that would otherwise be idling to keep the cabin comfortable during rest stops for drivers.
The New River Solid Waste Management Facility is an active municipal solid waste sanitary landfill in Dublin, Virginia. The landfill opened in 1997 and annually accepts on average 150 tons of municipal solid waste. The project consists of an active landfill gas collection and control system (GCCS) in Area A of the facility. The GCCS consists of 16 vertical extraction wells. The Landfill Gas (LFG)was originally flared, but since 2008 an electric generation station has been installed that receives the LFG. With yearly non-methane organic compound (NMOC) emissions of 24.1 Mg, the landfill is not required by EPA regulations to reduce emissions.