From the CEO
I am pleased to present an update to our
inaugural Corporate Sustainability Report,
which was published last year. Sustainability
is a strategic priority for WESCO, and we are
committed to improving the sustainability
of our operations, as well as those of our
customers.
Our efforts are focused on driving the
concepts of sustainability throughout
everything we do at WESCO, such as:
• Collaborating with our services partners
to improve energy and environmental
data collection, asset coverage, and
methodologies to measure performance.
• Providing a safe work environment
for our employees and everyone who
visits our operations. We are pleased to
report that our safety performance has
consistently been better than industry
benchmarks and has improved in each
of the last three years.
While we are proud of the progress we
have made, it is consistent with our
Lean principles to constantly strive for
improvements to become a recognized
leader for our environmental, social,
operational, and financial performance.
• Implementing strategies to improve
energy efficiency, increase recycling,
reduce waste generation, and reduce
both greenhouse gas intensity and
emissions.
• Delivering our Value Creation programs,
which identify ways our customers
can make improvements in their
operations in the areas of lighting,
energy management, renewable energy,
water and waste mitigation, and green
procurement.
John J. Engel
Chairman, President, and Chief
Executive Officer
WESCO International, Inc.
WESCO International, Inc.
WESCO Sustainability: 2013 in Review
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
Acquisitions are a key growth engine for WESCO,
and over the past four years, WESCO has acquired 11
businesses. This provides challenges as we integrate
new facilities into our energy and environmental data
collection system.
Building Energy
Intensity (Btu/sqft)
Regarding WESCO’s other metrics, waste generation
showed an increase over the previous year, while fuel
efficiencies continue to improve.
Even though we experienced some increases in our
energy and environmental metrics, we are still on
track to meet our 2015 goals.
25,945
22,564
9.94
13
9.55
18,350
12
10.89
18,745
11
44,295
44,206
23,870
20,336
10
41,308
45,202
11.31
GHG Emissions
Intensity (lbs CO2e/sqft)
2013 building energy
intensity: down 2%
from 2010
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2013 GHG emissions
intensity: down 12%
from 2010
Building Energy and Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Intensity
Electricity and natural gas are the primary
energy sources used in our facilities.
In 2013, we experienced an increase in
building energy intensity relative to 2012 as
a result of harsh weather in 2013. Natural
gas is the primary source for heating our
facilities. With the colder temperatures,
the overall energy use increased. We plan
to continually review equipment options,
such as HVAC equipment and controls, at
our facilities to further improve efficiencies.
Electricity intensity, on the other hand,
showed a slight decrease overall, proving
that our facility lighting upgrades and
awareness initiatives are contributing to
operational efficiency.
Similarly, our GHG emissions intensity
also increased, but not at the same rate as
energy intensity. The reason is that natural
gas combustion contributes fewer emissions
than electricity from the utility grid.
Past years’ U.S. data
2013 U.S. data
2013 Canada data
WESCO 2015 goal
23,570
Colder temperatures were another challenge
which impacted our natural gas consumption.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, the contiguous U.S. temperaturerelated energy demand during 2013 was above
average. This resulted in an increase in WESCO’s
building energy use, specifically natural gas, to keep
our employees warm in their working environments.
This added consumption was the primary reason
that our overall building energy use increased, driving
higher GHG emissions.
21,632
In 2013, we were able to improve our coverage and
quality of energy and environmental data creating
our most comprehensive energy and Greenhouse
House Gas (GHG) emissions inventory to date. Also,
we are reporting on U.S. versus Canada operations
performance and water consumption for the first
time.
Electricity Natural Gas
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KEY
From 2010 to 2013, building energy
consumption continued to decrease. We
will strive to meet our 2015 goals, even as
we bring new facilities from acquisitions
into our portfolio.
2013 Sustainability Update | One World. One WESCO.
1.24
13
2013 waste generation
intensity: down 48%
from 2009
10.91
13
2013 fleet fuel
efficiency: up
10.6% from 2011
Water
Building Energy
Intensity (Btu/sqft)
72,537
U.S.
9.94
44,081
(lbs CO2e/sqft)
9.78
(gallons/sqft)
GHG
Emissions
Intensity
28,456
Water
Consumption
44,295
An immediate benefit of tracking
water was realized when WESCO
had the ability to compare the water
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consumption and costs across all of
our current facilities simultaneously.
Water
Facilities that had unusually high
consumption:
down 3.2%
or low consumption or costs were
since 2012
investigated. We discovered that
the facilities with the highest water
costs and consumption were the result of billing
errors, rather than excessive consumption.
2013 OPERATIONS: COMPARING U.S. TO CANADA
25,945
WESCO is not a water intensive
organization and currently does
not consider water reduction
goals. WESCO only uses water for
domestic purposes. However, we
commenced tracking water data
on an intensity basis in 2012 for
U.S. and Canadian branches and
distribution centers.
18,350
6.1
6.3
(gallons/sqft)
12
Natural Gas
Water
Consumption
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We are ahead of our fleet fuel
efficiency goal. The improvement
has been realized by retiring older
vehicles and replacing them with
more energy efficient models and
expanding the number of vehicles
with speed governors. Additionally,
we added two compressed natural
gas (CNG) vehicles to our fleet in
2013. While CNG vehicles have
lower fuel efficiency over traditional
diesel and gasoline vehicles, they
have much lower emissions per
mile driven. Depending on the
success of these vehicles and the
future availability of CNG refueling
stations, we may look to expand our
fleet of CNG vehicles in the future.
Electricity
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10.09
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(miles/gallon)
5.4
10
Our building portfolio
continues to grow through
acquisitions. We will
integrate new acquisitions
into our waste management
services so that haul rates,
haul frequency, optimal
container size, waste
characterization, and
recycling opportunities are
realized. WESCO facilities
currently recycle and reuse a
variety of materials, such as
wood pallets, plastics, metal,
cardboard, and paper.
Fleet Efficiency
Fleet Fuel
Efficiency
6.1
09
1.09
1.21
1.55
2.38
(tons/$ million revenue)
Waste
9.84
U.S. & Canada Waste
Generation Intensity
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Canada
Since 2010, our footprint in Canada has more than
doubled from 50 branches to 120 branches. While
our Canadian operations are more energy intensive,
they also have a lower GHG intensity relative to our
U.S. operations primarily because the utility grid
in Canada has installed more renewable energy
than the U.S. We do not currently include Canadian
operations in our energy and GHG goals, but will
continue to track them and consider them for our
next round of goals beyond 2015.
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Looking Ahead
We set our 2015 goals based on opportunities to become more efficient regarding U.S. building energy
consumption and GHG emissions, U.S. fleet fuel usage, and waste generation. Our current performance trend
and actions have positioned the company to meet or exceed those goals. As trends to evaluate companies on
environmental, social, and governance practices continue to develop, WESCO’s actions to integrate those aspects
into our sustainability program will continue to evolve.
RESOURCES
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
WESCO Value Creation
WESCO reports to the Carbon Disclosure Project
(CDP) through the CDP Supply Chain Initiative. This
report provides a more comprehensive look at our
greenhouse gas footprint and mitigation strategy.
The report is available on WESCO’s website and at
www.cdproject.net.
We offer a wide range of sustainability services to
our customers, including sustainability planning,
energy efficiency and energy management audits,
water assessments, and aftermarket solutions. For
more on WESCO’s Value Creation services email
[email protected].
U.S. Green Building Council and the
Running Man Leaf
Green Building Alliance of Southwestern
Pennsylvania
WESCO uses the “Running Man Leaf” to identify
products and services that can help customers
reduce their energy consumption and environmental
impact. Look for the leaf in our catalogs, on
wescodirect.com, in our Value Creation materials,
and on our upcoming e-commerce site.
We are a member of the U.S. Green Building
Council as well as the Green Building Alliance of
Southwestern Pennsylvania. For more information
about these organizations, visit their websites at
www.usgbc.org and www.gbapgh.org, respectively.
ENERGY STAR®
As an ENERGY STAR Partner, WESCO strives to
make energy efficiency a priority. To learn more
about the ENERGY STAR program, visit
www.energystar.gov.
WESCO’s Sustainability Program
For more information on WESCO’s sustainability
program going forward, please visit our website at
www.wesco.com/sustainability for updates about
our progress toward our sustainability goals. For
sustainability questionnaires or general questions
about sustainability at WESCO, please email us at
[email protected].
Catalogs
We carry thousands of “green” products that can
support any organization’s sustainability goals.
To view an electronic copy of these catalogs, visit
www.wesco.com.
Energy Guide:
www.wesco.com/energyguide/index.html
Solar Guide:
http://solar.wescorenewables.com/catalogs
Sustainability Guide:
http://www.wesco.com/sustainability/guide/2013
WESCO International, Inc. (NYSE: WCC), a publicly traded Fortune 500 company headquartered in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading provider of electrical, industrial, and communications maintenance,
repair and operating (MRO) and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) products, construction materials,
and advanced supply chain management and logistic services. 2013 annual sales were approximately
$7.5 billion. The company employs approximately 9,200 people, maintains relationships with over 25,000
suppliers, and serves over 75,000 active customers worldwide. Customers include commercial and
industrial businesses, contractors, government agencies, institutions, telecommunications providers, and
utilities. WESCO operates nine fully automated distribution centers and approximately 475 full-service
branches in North America and around the world, providing a local presence for customers and a global
network to serve multi-location businesses and multi-national corporations.
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