Sustainability at Briggs & Stratton

At Briggs & Stratton Corporation, we believe sustainability is a business approach that creates long-term shareholder value by embracing opportunities and managing risks derived from economic, environmental and social developments. Our legacy of corporate social responsibility and community involvement is reflected in our longstanding commitment to environmental stewardship. For over 100 years, this has meant a continuous drive to improve our operating efficiency, integrating environmentally friendly technology and renewable resources into our products, and reducing the company’s environmental footprint globally. This is our Down to Earth commitment.

Briggs & Stratton’s goal is to have its customers feel confident that the outdoor power equipment they have purchased or are considering purchasing, has been developed and manufactured with sustainability in mind, from a name they can trust.

Briggs & Stratton has been working tirelessly to eliminate waste from and incorporating recycled materials into its manufacturing process whenever possible. Here are some examples:

• We’ve invested over $105 million in improving our impact in cleanliness of our products and operations in the past decade.
• We use over 100 million pounds of recycled aluminum in the production of our products every year.
• We have achieved a 50% reduction in hazardous waste over the last five years.
• We use recycled cardboard and returnable containers for shipping.
• We recycle over 250,000 gallons of oil annually.
• We have saved 5.4 million kilowatt hours of electricity in facility lighting projects.
• Annually, the company recycles approximately 35,000 lbs of computer and electronic devices.

Improvements to products include lower emissions and product innovation. Listed below are just a few examples:

Professional Series™ Engine

• Certified to EPA Phase 3 and CARB Tier III exhaust emissions standards
• Air Management System with 200-hour automotive-style air filter

DOV® Engine

• Exhaust emissions 25% lower than current EPA standards
• Quieter, more powerful engine
• Longer engine life with smoother operations

GE Home Standby Generators

• Energy efficiency can provide a savings of up to 33% in fuel costs
• Reduced emissions by 25%

Brute by Briggs & Stratton

• Fastest growing lawnmower brand in the United States

Fresh Start® Gas Cap

• Patented technology to keep gas fresh

Tune-up Kits

• Help to improve engine performance
• Reduce fuel consumption by up to 30%
• Reduce emissions by up to 50%

These are only a few of the many actions that demonstrate Briggs & Stratton’s commitment to sustainability. An engaged workforce, committed leadership and dedicated internal resources have made such advances possible. These same factors have helped the company reduce the emissions produced by its engines by almost 75 percent since 1995. And, in the next five years, Briggs & Stratton engines will be at least 35 percent cleaner. From the world’s largest producer of small four-cycle engines, that’s no small commitment. However, it is just one indication of Briggs & Stratton’s dedication to building on and expanding its achievements for another 100 years.

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