Supported employees in the program clean the 100% recycled plastic cannisters from Komatsu’s Oil Wear Analysis (KOWA) area. Image: Komatsu Australia
Komatsu Australia has renewed its partnership with Endeavour Foundation, a leading provider of disability services, to help provide jobs for people with disabilities.
Under the terms of the partnership, Komatsu Australia will provide employment opportunities for supported employees within Komatsu’s Oil Wear Analysis (KOWA) area. The employees in the program clean the 100 per cent recyclable cannisters, which can be reused up to six times.
The two companies have committed to a three-year extension of the partnership, which began in 2021.
“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,” Russell Hodson, Komatsu Australia’s executive general manager for supply chain, said.
“As a large, global company, we are always looking at ways we can use our presence to bring about some good in the world. 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.
“Since we began our relationship in 2021, together we have recycled over 450,000 KOWA bottles that has prevented 12,000kg of waste going to landfill.”
Komatsu Australia has renewed their partnership with Endeavour Foundation. Image: Komatsu Australia
Endeavour Foundation is an independent, for-purpose organisation that supports people with disabilities through independent living or other forms of accommodation, community initiatives and employment opportunities.
Shannon Foley, Endeavour Foundation’s executive general manager for work, says access to employment opportunities is an important goal for many people with disabilities.
“Meaningful employment is valuable to everyone, and we’re proud to play our part by helping to create roles for people with disability,” she 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.”
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