The program will foster energy efficiency by building a framework to expedite continual improvement in energy efficiency across global operations and encouraging the adoption of energy efficiency decision tools and training to achieve cost-effective savings.
It will also develop policies and incentives to reward GSEP-certified facilities and develop a framework for supply chain partnerships to drive energy efficiency improvements up and down the supply chain and reduce carbon emissions.
Nissan’s Oppama plant, which will begin production of the Nissan Leaf in the fall of 2010 followed by other Nissan plants around the globe, will participate as a GSEP pilot.
Nissan’s Smyrna, Tennessee, plant will also participate as one of the demonstration sites for the US Superior Energy Performance Program which will include certification to the new ISO 50001 Energy Management Standard in 2012.
Nissan has also launched Nissan Green Program 2010, through which it intends to reduce CO2 and other emissions and increase recycling.
Bill Krueger, senior vice president of manufacturing, purchasing, supply chain management and total customer satisfaction at Nissan Americas, said: “When governments, businesses and other entities join together in initiatives such as GSEP, great things can happen.
“We have a real opportunity to reduce the world’s energy consumption and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This kind of collaboration is essential for lasting environmental progress.”
