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THE EST{E LAUDER COMPANIES INC. 2015 ANNUAL REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL FIGURES
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. 2015 Annual Report is printed on paper that is made with certified renewable electricity
and is Forest Stewardship Council
®
(FSC
®
) Certified, ensuring all papers come from responsibly managed forests.
Paper used in the financial section is made with 100% post-consumer recycled fiber (PCRF), Green Seal™ Certified and
Carbon Neutral Plus, all of which ensure a reduction in carbon emissions and demonstrate a commitment to conserve
the environment.
The coated paper in the Annual Report is Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF), a technique that uses chlorine dioxide for the
bleaching of wood pulp. It does not use elemental chlorine gas during the bleaching process and prevents the formation
of dioxin. The paper made with 100% PCRF is Processed Chlorine Free (PCF), recycled paper in which the recycled
content is unbleached or bleached without chlorine or chlorine derivatives.
Combined savings from using 4,810 lbs of paper made with 100% PCRF and 7,975 lbs of paper made with
20% PCRF to produce this report:
27,519 lbs wood A total of 84 trees, which supply enough oxygen for 42 people annually.
18 trees PCRF displaces wood fiber with savings translated as trees.
(Assumes a mix of hardwoods and softwoods 6” to 8” in diameter and 40’ tall.)
38,798 gal water Enough water to take 2,320 eight-minute showers.
7,883 gal waste water PCRF content eliminates wastewater produced by processing equivalent virgin fiber.
(Swimming pools — 1 Olympic-sized swimming pool holds 660,430 gallons.)
519 lbs solid waste PCRF content eliminates solid waste generated through the pulp and paper
manufacturing process.
(Garbage trucks — 1 fully loaded garbage truck weighs an average of 28,000 lbs.)
2,339 lbs solid waste Solid waste trash thrown away by 522 people in a single day.
7.2 million BTU PCRF content displaces energy used to process equivalent virgin fiber.
(Homes per year — The average US household uses 91 million BTUs of energy in a year.)
27 min BTUs energy Enough energy to power an average American household for 109 days.
8,627 lbs emissions Carbon sequestered by 68 tree seedlings grown for 5 years.
Reduction of emissions derived from using paper made with 100% renewable energy:
5,914 lbs Combined amount of CO2, SO2, and NOx not emitted.
7,249 lbs
Greenhouse Gas Reduction — PCRF content reduces greenhouse gas emissions (measured
(1 cars/year) in CO2 equivalents) that would be generated by equivalent virgin fiber production.
Purchasing green power significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions, as well.
(Cars per year — the average car emits 11,013 pounds of CO2 in a year.)
Savings of these greenhouse gas emissions are equivalent to:
3,061.23 hours Number of kilowatt-hours of electricity offset by
purchase of renewable energy.
784 hours Total continuous electricity used by a single-family home.
3,659 lbs Amount of waste recycled instead of disposed in landfills.
Sandy Alexander Inc., an ISO 14001:2004 certified printer with FSC® Chain-of-Custody Certification, printed this report
with the use of 100% certified renewable wind power sources, which benefit the environment by preventing emissions
of greenhouse gases.
Reduction of emissions from printing using wind-generated electricity:
3,010.70 lbs of CO2 not emitted.
This amount of wind-generated electricity is equivalent to:
2,612 miles not driven in an automobile or 205 trees being planted.