In addition, several of the Health, Safety, and Environment managers from the plants traveled to Kodak's Rochester headquarters for intense HSE training. Kodak's China operations clearly benefit from the company's practice of adhering to the same strict standards for environmental compliance and worker health and safety that pertain to all Kodak manufacturing facilities around the world. To date, five of the nine Kodak facilities in the Greater China Region have achieved certification to ISO 14001, an internationally recognized standard on environmental management systems. These plants manufacture cameras, circuit boards, film processing equipment, and optics. In fact, the Kodak BASO optics factory in Taiwan was the first equipment plant in the company to attain this certification.
Plans are in place to bring the others to the same level within two years.
Kodak also shares its environmental technology and information with government and commercial leaders in China. The company's facility in Shantou is often used by the city government as a showcase for proper wastewater treatment. Known as Kodak Woodland, the park helps beautify the city and promotes better environmental conditions for future generations.