The C.A. Lawton Co. Joins the Sustainable Business Council
We are proud to announce that C.A. Lawton in De Pere is now a member of the Sustainable Business Council in Wisconsin.
The membership shows our continued commitment to be involved in sustainability efforts at Lawton to make the community we live in better.
What is the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council?
The Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council’s mission is to accelerate the integration of sustainability into business operations and strategy.
For over 15 years, the council has been bringing together business leaders and sustainability professionals to solve sustainability challenges. The council has also helped address environmental, social and governance actions in business.
The membership mission is to educate, measure, improve, connect and showcase. The aim of the council is to equip businesses like Lawton with the tools, knowledge and support to achieve meaningful sustainability integration and progress.
The WSBC provides resources and guidance to help drive Wisconsin forward through sustainable business. “We are here to transform business into a force of good,” says the WSBC website.
WSBC's Green Masters Program®
In 2022, Lawton earned the WSBCs Green Masters Program® certificate.
The free tool helps businesses define, prioritize, measure and manage sustainability initiatives.
The Green Masters Program® helps businesses build a strong sustainability program through system setup support, best practices and optional recognition.
C.A. Lawton's Commitment to Sustainability
The C.A. Lawton Co. has a long history of embarking on sustainability and environmental projects, programs and stewardship.
Our efforts have led Lawton to become the first Green Tier 2 foundry in the state.
Since launching the “Beyond Compliance” initiative in 2013, Lawton has ventured into various sustainability efforts and minimized the corporate impact on the environment.
The DNR’s Green Tier program empowers organizations to align their business objectives with environmental performance. Participation in Green Tier provides an opportunity to work with the DNR to take the next step on a path to sustainability.
C.A. Lawton first earned Green Tier 1 status in 2013. In 2021, Lawton was awarded Green Tier 2 status for its continued efforts.
Green Tier 2 status demonstrates a commitment to superior environmental performance, it also allowed Lawton to receive coverage under the exclusive Green Tier Registration Permit (ROP-G)
Other Efforts to be Stewards of the Environment
The C.A. Lawton Co. hasn’t just settled for the Green Tier 2 status.
The company also is ISO 14001: 2015 certified.
The certification is for environmental management systems (EMS). By following these standards set, Lawton can ensure they are taking proactive measures to minimize their environmental footprint, comply with relevant legal requirements and achieve their environmental objectives.
The ISO 14001 certification involves a wide variety of efforts from resource usage and waste management to monitoring environmental performance and involving stakeholders in environmental commitments.
Dedicated to a Sustainable Future
The C.A. Lawton Co. remains committed to paving a sustainable future, especially in the foundry industry.
Our efforts to divert waste streams from the landfill, raise environmental awareness among employees through training and encourage employee participation in community clean-up programs helps guide us down the path to sustainability.
Those efforts, plus being a member of the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council, earning Green Tier 2 status from the DNR and obtaining our ISO 14001 certification helps Lawton stand apart and lead the charge for a more sustainable future.