Komatsu renews partnership with key disability service leader
Komatsu Australia has renewed its partnership with Endeavour Foundation, an independent organisation supporting people with disabilities through independent living and employment.
The partnership focuses on providing employment opportunities within
Komatsu’s oil wear analysis (KOWA) division, with supported employees
cleaning the 100 per cent recycled plastic canisters so they can be
reused up to six times.
“We’ve been able to not only offer meaningful employment to a number
of people, but with more than 30 per cent of Komatsu’s plastic packaging
waste generated through our KOWA bottles, this program and partnership
also means we can significantly reduce the volume of plastic packaging
waste that we are sending to landfill,” Komatsu Australia executive
general manager – supply chain Russell Hodson said.
“This partnership is just one of the ways we are focusing on our ESG
principles – it helps Komatsu reduce their environmental footprint,
while also providing some meaningful employment to people with
disabilities – and has proved to be such an important part of our
overall supply chain in the KOWA division.”
The companies first began working together in 2021. Since then, they
have recycled over 450,000 KOWA bottles, preventing 12,000kg of waste
ending up in landfill.
“Meaningful employment is valuable to everyone, and we’re proud to
play our part by helping to create roles for people with disability,”
Endeavour Foundation executive general manager – work Shannon Foley
said.
“We’re looking forward to continuing to work together with Komatsu on
this valuable initiative and seeing what other future opportunities we
can create.”