Is it Possible to Create Sustainable Enterprises?

To begin the answer to this question, I will briefly outline some of the achievements of a relatively small but important operation in Australia that is part of the worldwide Fuji Xerox Corporation—the Fuji Xerox Eco Manufacturing Center, located in Zetland, Sydney.

As part of instituting a worldwide philosophy of sustainability, Fuji Xerox Corporation moved from selling to leasing office equipment and made a commitment to recycle component parts of their products. Management in Australia saw this as an opportunity and established a new plant, the Eco Manufacturing Center, in 1999. The Eco Manufacturing Center takes used products and reprocesses them and their componentry ready for later reuse ...

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