CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project), a non-profit organization that holds the world’s largest, most comprehensive dataset on environmental action, has selected Nidec Corporation as a 2024 A List Company. By scoring companies, cities, states and regions, CDP incentivizes and guides them on a journey towards leadership on environmental transparency and action.
As a company that operates globally, Nidec considers contributing to a sustainable global environment as one of its key goals, and aims to achieve net zero CO2 emissions from its operations by FY2040 and across the entire supply chain by FY2050.
For one of the company’s largest business units, Nidec Appliance, Commercial and Industrial Motors (ACIM), the rating comes as a recognition of its commitment to continuously evolve on the sustainability journey, focusing on four bold sustainability targets encompassing its operations, people, solutions, and suppliers.
The U.S. MOTORS brand operates under the ACIM umbrella. The product line includes highly efficient motors and drives for numerous industries including HVAC, pool/spa, pumping, water/wastewater, processing, material handling, and agriculture.
The U.S. MOTORS line is working closely with ACIM to achieve the four targets. Three are carbon-related: the achievement of carbon neutrality in its manufacturing plants by 2030, followed by the aim to reduce its customers’ carbon footprint by one gigaton, and closing the cycle with an assessment of its key suppliers on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) topics.
“Our journey with CDP began over five years ago, and in 2024, we formalized the goals to align with those of the Nidec Corporation team,” says Katia Drusian, CEO of Nidec ACIM. “Being part of this prestigious A List is an honor as well as a responsibility since we now stand among a select group of companies expected to be role models in leading positive change. As a global provider of solutions and services to over 4,000 customers, we remain committed to engaging our employees, customers and suppliers in this movement toward a more sustainable future.”
Electric motors make up the single largest end-use of electricity in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. In the U.S. manufacturing sector, electric motors used for machine drives such as pumps, conveyors, compressors, fans, mixers, grinders, and other materials-handling or processing equipment account for about 54% of industrial electricity consumption. Additional energy is consumed in HVAC and refrigeration equipment.
