Tessy Plastics Makes the ‘A’ List for the Carbon Disclosure Project

Tessy Plastics has been recognized for its actions in the last reporting year to cut emissions, mitigate climate risks and develop the low-carbon economy, based on its 2018 disclosure to CDP

Tessy Plastics Director of Environmental Health & Safety, Cindy Bush, states, “We have been working toward achieving an ‘A’ rating for quite a while now. We submitted our first report in 2010 and have come close to receiving an ‘A’ within the past three years with an A-. This is our first year to receive an ‘A’ rating. We are proud to contribute to lowering emissions and preserving the environment, especially working in the plastics industry. It is my hope that more companies will join this effort in the future.”
Tessy Plastics consistently takes action to build a sustainable business and a secure supply chain by measuring and understanding the environmental impact. Year after year we work diligently to improve our carbon emissions by tracking and reporting extensive data. The latest Tessy Plastics emission reduction initiatives are: the company-wide lighting conversion to LED lights, scrap reduction efforts, employee engagement in waste reduction by targeting only one pound of trash per employee per day, customer engagement by reporting Scope 2-3 carbon emissions by each customer, supplier engagement through tier 1 supplier sustainability assessments, and incrementally increasing our use of renewable energy. Additionally, Tessy Plastics has risk management processes put in place, transparent disclosure, and we have our carbon data verified by a third party auditor to ensure accuracy.

Paul Simpson, CEO of CDP, said: “Congratulations to all companies that made it onto CDP’s A-List this year. As the severity of environmental risks to business becomes ever more apparent, these are the companies that are positioning themselves to provide solutions, seize new market opportunities and thrive in the transition to a sustainable economy. We need to urgently scale up environmental action at all levels in order to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. It’s clear that the business world is an essential player in this transition and the A-List companies are set to make a substantial contribution to those goals”.

The Climate Change A-List is published by CDP each year, alongside similar lists for leadership on protecting forests and water security.

The full list of companies that made this year’s CDP Climate Change A-List are available here, along with all other public company scores: https://www.cdp.net/en/scores

CDP assesses companies on the comprehensiveness of their disclosure, their awareness, and management of environmental risks and their demonstration of best practices associated with environmental leadership, such as setting ambitious and meaningful targets.

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Note to editors
The full methodology and criteria for the Climate Change A-List are available on CDP’s website at https://www.cdp.net/en/guidance/guidance-for-companies under ‘CDP scoring methodologies 2018’.

The 2018 CDP A-List includes the CDP Supplier A-List, which in previous years was released separately.

About Tessy Plastics
Founded in 1973, Tessy Plastics is a global contract manufacturer headquartered in Skaneateles, NY, specializing in injection molding and custom automated assembly solutions. Through comprehensive engineering and research & development, they provide their customers with the highest level of quality. Contributing to both Medical and Consumer markets allows Tessy to leverage their expertise over a wide range of products. Tessy Plastics takes pride in providing solutions for difficult challenges.

About CDP
CDP is an international non-profit that drives companies and governments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard water resources and protect forests. Voted number one climate research provider by investors and working with institutional investors with assets of US$87 trillion, we leverage investor and buyer power to motivate companies to disclose and manage their environmental impacts. Over 7,000 companies with over 50% of global market capitalization disclosed environmental data through CDP in 2018. This is in addition to the over 750 cities, states and regions who disclosed, making CDP’s platform one of the richest sources of information globally on how companies and governments are driving environmental change. CDP, formerly Carbon Disclosure Project, is a founding member of the We Mean Business Coalition. Visit www.CDP.net or follow us @CDP to find out more.