3rd Annual Flex Your Power Awards
3M ESPE Dental Products
Recognized for its commitment to energy efficiency policies and reforms. In 2001, 3M ESPE Dental Products introduced an energy reduction goal: to reduce the amount of energy used to manufacture a pound of product by 4% per year between 2001 and 2005. Through the third quarter of 2003, 3M achieved a 16% increase in energy efficiency, placing the Irvine facility ahead of the established goal. To reduce its energy consumption, 3M used Six Sigma methodologies, raised employee awareness, worked closely with Southern California Edison on audits and the "Demand Bidding Program," retrofitted equipment and hosted a regional energy conference.