Delphi Announces ISO 14001 Registration of 3 Additional Plants
21 January 2000
Delphi Announces ISO 14001 Registration of 3 Additional Plants
TROY, Mich., Jan. 21 -- Delphi Automotive Systems
is making steady progress toward having its worldwide facilities
registered to the International Standards Organization (ISO) 14001
environmental specification, with another three facilities now certified to
the standard.
The recently registered facilities are: Delphi Delco Electronics Systems,
Reynosa, Mexico; and Delphi Delco, Liverpool, England; Delphi Delco, Shanghai,
China.
Additionally, six sites have been recommended for registration. They
include four Delphi Packard Electric Systems facilities in Warren, Ohio
(North River Road, the Warren Distribution Center, Dana Street and Plant
Number 8), Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems, Douai, France (a joint venture
facility with Calsonic Corporation), and the Delphi Automotive Systems
Milwaukee Operations facility in Oak Creek, Wisconsin (a joint Delphi Delco
Electronics Systems and Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems facility).
Delphi has 29 plants out of its 168 facilities now ISO 14001 registered or
recommended for registration. Registered facilities have completed all audits
and have been issued a certificate. Facilities that are recommended for
registration have put all necessary systems in place to support the
ISO standard and are awaiting final review by the registrar. Delphi's goal is
to have all facilities registered by the end of 2001. Facilities are audited
twice a year to maintain their ISO 14001 registered status.
Marty Cristo from Delphi's facilities services group and the manager
charged with implementation of the company's environmental management systems,
said Delphi's steady progress is an indication of a systems approach to
protecting the environment.
"It's important that everyone in our operations knows what their
individual roles and responsibilities are as far as the environment is
concerned," Cristo said. "By implementing the ISO 14001 standard, we are
really saying it's not just the environmental engineer that is responsible.
Everyone has a part in maintaining the ISO 14001 standard."
The ISO 14001 standard establishes a system that is enduring.
"ISO 14001 certified facilities have implemented a system that becomes
integrated into each employee's job," Cristo said. "This is extremely
important for Delphi since our operations give employees the flexibility to
move to new jobs within the organization as they become available. The system
will allow the newly transferred employees to quickly know the environmental
responsibilities of their new positions."
The system also integrates business practices, aligning business goals
with environmental goals.
"For example, we look at reducing scrap from an environmental
perspective," Cristo said. "Reducing scrap product means you don't have to
use as much raw materials and energy in your operation and that helps reduce
the impact on the environment. At the same time, reducing scrap is something
the manufacturing manager wants to do; it's non-productive output you don't
get paid for. Our environmental management system will provide the framework
that encourages these improvements."
John Jaffurs, director, Delphi environmental services, said the
integration of the ISO 14001 standard into company operations will have
long-term benefits.
"We want to formally integrate our environmental management into the goals
of the business," Jaffurs said. "Establishing an environmental management
system is a very effective way of designing our processes and utilizing
materials in a more effective manner and in doing so, we can help prevent
pollution before it starts."
Cristo said plant managers are now able to use the ISO 14001 standard to
make better business decisions.
"It provides a system that allows plants to take into consideration
certain environmental costs they might not have considered up front when
looking at their production programs."
In acknowledging that Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) are
increasingly interested in having their suppliers become ISO 14001 certified,
Cristo said the standard is, in effect, an emerging industry requirement,
which helps Delphi.
"We welcome the requirement from OEMs because we believe having an
effective environmental management system gives us a competitive advantage."
Delphi Automotive Systems, headquartered in Troy, Mich., USA, is a world
leader in automotive components and systems technology. Delphi's three
business sectors -- Dynamics & Propulsion; Safety, Thermal & Electrical
Architecture; and Electronics & Mobile Communication -- provide comprehensive
product solutions to complex customer needs. As of December 31, 1999, Delphi
had approximately 203,000 employees and operated 166 wholly owned
manufacturing sites, 39 joint ventures, 51 customer centers and sales offices
and 27 technical centers in 37 countries.
With the addition of Lucas Diesel Systems in January 2000, Delphi's
worldwide presence grew to approximately 213,500 employees, 175 wholly owned
manufacturing sites, 41 joint ventures, 51 customer centers and sales offices
and 27 technical centers in 37 countries. Regional headquarters are located
in Paris, Tokyo and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Delphi can be found on the Internet at
http://www.delphiauto.com .