Power Automation Systems Sustainability Value
The Sustainability initiatives taken on by nearly all of our customers encompass the responsible and careful utilization of resources within their supply chain. It is recognized that all resources whether they be Natural, Financial or Human are precious and finite. The Sustainability aspects which Power Automation Systems is focused on in support of our customers’ needs are:

• Reducing Energy Consumption From
  • Better utilization of small facilities
  • Smallest area per pallet to cool (in temperature controlled facility)
  • Less lighting due to the use of automation
  • More energy efficient technology used in the movement of product
• Lower Cost of Operation by
  • Automating manual functions required to move product
  • Cutting maintenance costs by eliminating the need for antiquated equipment
• Decrease Waste in Storage and Movement of Product
  • Less product damage
  • Less errors
  • Inefficient cube utilization

What is Sustainability?
“Over the past 30 years, the concept of sustainability has evolved to reflect perspectives of both the public and private sectors. A public policy perspective would define sustainability as the satisfaction of basic economic, social, and security needs now and in the future without undermining the natural resource base and environmental quality on which life depends. From a business perspective, the goal of sustainability is to increase long-term shareholder and social value, while decreasing industry’s use of materials and reducing negative impacts on the environment.

Common to both the public policy and business perspectives is recognition of the need to support a growing economy while reducing the social and economic costs of economic growth. Sustainable development can be facilitated by policies that integrate environmental, economic, and social values in decision making. From a business perspective, sustainable development is accomplished by capturing system dynamics, building resilient and adaptive systems, anticipating and managing variability and risk, and earning a profit.

"Sustainable development reflects not the trade-off between business and the environment but the synergy between them.”

Sources: http://www.epa.gov/sustainability/basicinfo.htm#sustainability