Environmental Sustainability
Operations and the Environment
Overview
Sustainability at Hasbro Owned and Leased Properties
Hasbro owns and operates two factories - one in Massachusetts, U.S. and another in Waterford, Ireland - where we make board games and puzzles. Sites referred to in this section include over 50 owned and leased properties we operate unless otherwise stated.
We seek to minimize the environmental impact of our facilities and operations and continuously look for opportunities to improve performance. We take a systematic and comprehensive approach that includes the following:
- Identify and manage environmental risks
- Comply with all applicable laws and regulations
- Audit for performance against regulatory and company requirements
- Improve the efficiency of our use of energy, water and materials
- Minimize water discharges, greenhouse gas and other air emissions, and waste disposal
- Increase recycling and reuse waste to minimize landfill disposal
- Establish environmental performance indicators, goals, and minimum standards that apply to all offices, manufacturing plants, and distribution centers
- Institute environmentally responsible purchasing practices
- Provide employee education and awareness programs.
Hasbro has a robust series of policies and standards that set minimum criteria for all operations, and each site is responsible for putting them into practice. Both our factories have implemented the internationally recognized Environmental Management Systems (EMS) standard ISO 14001, which requires independent certification.
Sustainability support for third party factories and licensee factories
We seek to conduct business with factories that share our commitment to reducing the impact of operations on the environment. Third party factories must comply with all applicable laws relating to the environment, including disposal of toxic materials in a controlled and safe manner. We monitor and address environmental issues and instances of non-compliance in our supply chain through regular audits and onsite assessments. Many of the processes we use to ensure ethical compliance in manufacturing vendors incorporate environmental checks.
In addition, in 2010, we organized webinars for Hasbro licensees and licensors, exploring how to manage social and environmental compliance in the supply chain. This initiative was part of our work with the Licensing Working Group (LWG) in collaboration with the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA) and BSR.