Rheem Goes Green - See How This Company is Making a Difference

Rheem Australia Pty Ltd is committed to making a difference with the products they create, for the people they serve and through the processes that drive them.

Rheem has been a global leader in heating, cooling and water heating innovation, and continues to lead with a bold approach to improvements for their products and processes to dramatically cut impact on the environment, while empowering both customers and employees to work and live sustainably. It is all a part of a bold vision for the future and equally bold commitment.

Rheem recognises their opportunity and responsibility as a major global heating, cooling, and water heating product manufacturer and brand leader to care for our planet and be a role model helping to set high standards for other companies in our industry and beyond. In 2017, they set out to design and establish a robust sustainability program and ambitious goals for achievement by their 100th anniversary as a business in 2025. Their aims, which align to and reinforce several of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, are to improve the environmental footprint of products which are in daily use in homes and businesses across the world (SDG 7), to be more mindful of global impact and be better stewards of the global communities in which they operate (SDG 12), and to leverage their platform to empower the global skilled trade and channel partners on sustainability (SDG 4).

Rheem announced the A Greater Degree of Good™ sustainability program and 2025 goals in January 2019. The goals are, by 2025, to launch a line of heating, cooling and water heating products that boast a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas footprint; reduce greenhouse gas emissions in manufacturing operations by 50%; achieve Zero Waste to Landfill in manufacturing operations; and train 250,000 plumbers, contractors and key influencers on sustainable products or sustainable installation and recycling best practices. To activate their global business around these objectives, a core team of sustainability experts was established at the Enterprise level and a company-wide governance and employee engagement structure called GoodWorks, which assigns specific execution responsibilities to employees at our global locations, empowers employees at every level to play a role in our sustainability success, and ensures engagement, alignment, and accountability.

Rheem and its employees have driven the implementation of a range of initiatives to reduce water usage, lessen energy consumption and limit waste requiring disposal. Working with government and community authorities to establish appropriate energy efficiency and performance benchmarks for the markets in which they operate, and demonstrate a commitment to protecting the local environments in which they operate.

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