Corporate Sustainability Report - Wesco

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Efficiency. Solutions. Results.2012 Inaugural Sustainability Report

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ContentsSustainability Program Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Message From the CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Message From the WESCO Sustainability Executive Committee: “Walking the Talk” . . . . . 6-7

WESCOʼs Sustainability Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19

Environmental Footprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Sustainability Goals and Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Greenhouse Gas Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

Energy Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13

Fleet Fuel Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15

Waste and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17

Green Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19

Delivering Sustainable Solutions to Our Customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-25

Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21

Sustainable Lighting Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23

Renewable Energy Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25

Affiliations and Additional Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27


A Comprehensive Environmental Assessment and Sustainability Goals In 2009, WESCO became the first electrical distributor in the U.S. to report to the Carbon Disclosure Project. Since then we have expanded the evaluation of our company’s environmental impacts, including energy and greenhouse gas emissions. In 2011, we completed an initial assessment of our waste generation, recycling, and packaging impacts. In 2012, we added Canadian operations to our environmental footprint and completed our first corporate water footprint. We also developed a plan to improve each of these sustainability metrics by 2015.

Significant Strides Made in Reducing Energy Consumption In 2011 and 2012, WESCO made a significant investment in upgrading lighting and lighting controls in our facilities. Through more than 40 lighting and controls upgrades, WESCO is projected to significantly reduce its energy consumption. See page 12 for more information on WESCO’s energy efficiency initiatives.

On-Site Renewable EnergyIn 2011, WESCO completed our first on-site renewable energy project in Phoenix, AZ. This integrated solar car port and electric vehicle (EV) charging station serves as a prototype solution that we are now offering to our customers. See pages 24-25 for more information on WESCO’s renewable energy progress and solutions.

LEED® Gold in Charlotte, ENERGY STAR® in MilwaukeeWESCO earned LEED Gold Certification for our branch in Charlotte, NC, and ENERGY STAR certification at our Milwaukee, WI, branch. Other WESCO facilities have made progress toward LEED and ENERGY STAR certifications through energy efficiency, materials reuse, and on-site renewable energy. Turn to page 18 to learn more about our green building efforts.

Lighting & Sustainability Solutions CentersIn 2011 and 2012, WESCO opened two new state-of-the-art Lighting & Sustainability Solution Centers in Boston, MA, and Chicago, IL. These centers provide customers with real-world applications of energy-efficient lighting, controls, and other green building solutions offered by WESCO.

Breakthrough Sales for Solar and LED Lighting SystemsThrough our collective efforts, WESCO’s sustainability business has grown significantly, resulting in energy cost savings and more sustainable operations for our customers. WESCO experienced significant sales growth of its greenest products, including light emitting diode (LED) lighting systems, building automation products, and solar equipment.

Documenting and Improving Environmental Performance in Our ProductsIn the fall of 2011, WESCO completed a greenhouse gas lifecycle analysis of its MaxCellTM fabric innerduct product, certified by a third party. Through this process, WESCO confirmed that MaxCell is a sustainable solution for innerduct. Using MaxCell reduces lifecycle carbon emissions more than 85% compared to the industry standard High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) innerduct systems.

Working With Customers and Suppliers To Drive Sustainability Across the Value ChainOur suppliers have been critical in supporting environmental and sustainability improvements for both WESCO and our customers. We are working with suppliers to continue to improve our product footprints and sustainability marketing communications, and to increase customer awareness of our green building, energy efficiency, and renewable energy solutions.

WESCO is reducing energy consumption and environmental impact while helping our customers do the same.

Highlights


WESCO’s Sustainability Commitment Sustainability is a strategic priority and a company-wide responsibility at WESCO . With deep roots in the electrical industry and a core value proposition centered on LEAN process improvements, WESCO has been focused on improving energy management and increasing energy efficiency for many years. Our commitment to environmental sustainability is long standing and drives our strategy and program goals .

In this inaugural Sustainability Report, we outline the policies and programs that we are using to reduce our environmental impact and the progress we are making toward our sustainability goals. We have also included customer success stories which highlight our support of their sustainability initiatives and the progress we have made together toward achieving key sustainability objectives. Finally, we provide a snapshot of WESCO’s sustainability businesses, along with the key metrics we use to track the success in our sustainability product and service offerings―from LEDs and solar panels to recycling services and sustainable telecommunications solutions.

2011 and 2012 were strong years for WESCO’s sustainability efforts. We launched our “Walk the Talk” program to improve the energy efficiency and environmental responsibility of our facilities, implemented a green procurement policy, worked with our suppliers on sustainability awareness programs, and reduced our energy consumption, waste generation, and fleet fuel usage.

WESCO is a U.S. Green Building Council Member and an ENERGY STAR® Partner. We work with both organizations to drive environmental sustainability and energy efficiency in our facilities and product and service offerings.

As a global supply chain solutions provider, WESCO’s operational environmental footprint is relatively small compared with many of our Fortune 1000 customers, but our supply chain impact is considerable. The same sustainability products and services that helped fuel our revenue growth are translating into a reduction in our customers’ energy consumption and overall environmental impact.

We will continue to drive our sustainability program forward with cost-effective investments in our buildings, transportation fleet, and supply chain. Through our “Walk the Talk” program, we are providing additional sustainability training to our workforce, engaging employees across WESCO to help us achieve our sustainability goals. Finally, we will continue to increase the engagement with our customers, helping them reduce their energy consumption and environmental impact.

John J. Engel, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

WESCO International, Inc.

From the CEO


Walking the Talk

As an electrical and industrial distributor, WESCO has been helping our customers implement energy efficiency programs for decades. WESCO’s energy efficiency, renewable energy, and environmental management solutions have helped customers across many industries reduce energy costs and improve their operational efficiencies while reducing their environmental impact. In 2009, WESCO conducted an internal sustainability assessment and discovered that while some of our operations were embracing sustainability, there was significant room for improvement in a number of branches and operational areas .

In 2011, WESCO launched our “Walk the Talk” initiative with the goal that our operations would become a case study for energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. Over the past two years, we completed energy efficiency upgrades in more than 40 facilities; began implementing a fuel reduction program for our fleet; and launched initiatives to drive waste reduction, green procurement, and supply chain sustainability.

WESCO’s “Walk the Talk” program has taken on many forms: the construction of the first WESCO LEED® Gold facility in Charlotte, NC; the opening of comprehensive lighting and sustainability solution centers in Boston, MA, and Chicago, IL; and the launch of our first on-site solar energy project at our Phoenix, AZ, facility. These projects serve as showcases for the best technology WESCO and our suppliers have to offer in energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.

Environmental sustainability? WESCO is working to ‘Walk the Talk.ʼ

In addition to these cutting-edge projects, WESCO is also making important incremental improvements in all of our facilities. Many of our best “Walk the Talk” success stories are in older facilities like Joliet, IL; Johnstown and Warrendale, PA; and Sioux City, IA. In these facilities, we are taking continuous improvement steps in sustainability―upgrading lighting to save energy and make our workplaces safer, installing programmable thermostats to improve HVAC efficiency, and launching new recycling programs. Volunteers are organizing their own innovative reuse and recycling programs, forming Green Teams to drive local environmental projects, and completing “sustainability treasure hunts” to identify cost-effective sustainability projects in their operations.

These projects are creating success stories for our branches, helping them take pride in being part of the

“Walk the Talk” program and giving them a case study they can share with local customers to demonstrate how even older facilities can “go green” and save money .

On behalf of our Sustainability Executive Committee, I would like to thank you for reviewing this report. As we reflect on our past accomplishments, we are encouraged by the progress we have made addressing sustainability at WESCO. In 2013, we are looking forward to helping more facilities “Walk the Talk” on sustainability, and helping our customers do the same in their operations.

― Billy Grayson, Manager, Corporate Sustainability

See the DifferenceFollowing the facility’s lighting upgrade in 2011, the Warrendale Distribution Center benefits from a brighter, whiter light that is more energy efficient and saves on the electric bill. This is only one of several ways that WESCO Warrendale “Walks the Talk,” serving as an example of sustainable actions we are taking across the company.

After the upgradeBefore the upgrade


Sustainability Executive Committee MembersWESCO’s Sustainability Executive Committee oversees the company’s sustainability initiatives.

WESCO�s ‘Green TeamsʼEmployee-led Green Teams are being launched at branches across the U.S. and Canada. These grassroots teams raise awareness of sustainability issues at the branch level and make recommendations to WESCO’s Sustainability Executive Committee on investments and operational improvements that would benefit the entire company. In 2011-2012, Green Teams were responsible for helping us broaden our reuse and recycling programs. In 2013, we are working with WESCO Green Teams on issues ranging from paper reduction to sustainable packaging strategies.

Billy Grayson Corporate Sustainability

Manager

Steve Van Oss Chief Operating

Officer & Committee Chairman

Rich Gallo Southeast Regional

Vice President

Keith Zagorski Transportation

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Joe Zagorski Facilities Manager

Jennifer Gates Corporate

Services Manager

Mike Ludwig Vice President,

Marketing

Shane Van Gorder IT Manager

Harald Henze Group Vice President & General Manager,

Canada

Gary Habsburg Real Estate Manager


Environmental FootprintFrom 2010-2012, WESCO saw performance improvement in building energy efficiency, waste reduction, and greenhouse gas emissions. This section presents WESCO�s 2012 environmental footprint and the improvements from our baseline year.1

Our U .S . Footprint

From 2010 to 2012 absolute building energy consumption, waste generation, and GHG emissions all declined while WESCO U.S. sales grew 24%.

As a growing company, WESCO has chosen to track its energy and environmental performance based on efficiency metrics. As we continue to grow, WESCO’s sustainability program will ensure that we become more energy- and resource-efficient, reducing our environmental impact per square foot of building space, per vehicle mile traveled, and per dollar of sales revenue.

In 2012, WESCO completed its first corporate water footprint, first greenhouse gas footprint of Canadian Operations, and first renewable energy report.3

2012 fleet fuel efficiency: 10.09 miles per gallon, 2.5% better than 2011

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1 All metrics in this report are based on WESCO's U.S. operations, unless otherwise noted. WESCO will begin reporting trends in our Canadian operations' energy consumption and environmental impacts separately in future sustainability reports. For details about WESCO’s methodology for our environmental footprint, email us at [email protected].

2 2011 and 2012 waste data includes Canadian operations. 3 As part of a number of WESCO’s new utility contracts for 2012-2013, at least 25% of power will come from renewable energy sources.4 WESCO's renewable energy footprint includes on-site renewable energy generation (solar) and renewable energy credits (RECs).

2012 waste generation intensity: 0 .97 tons per million dollars sales revenue,

down 51.9% from 2009

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Our Goals*

Our Plan

Sustainability Goals and StrategyThree years ago, we set goals for building energy consumption, fleet fuel usage, waste, and greenhouse gas emissions, and have exceeded many of these goals. Below is a summary of our performance and our plan to reduce our energy use and environmental impact. We plan to set new long-term goals later this year .

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We developed a plan to reduce our environmental footprint over the long term. The major initiatives in this plan include the following:

• Through our “green lease” policy, improve the energy performance of our leased facilities.

• Complete sustainability upgrades at WESCO-owned facilities to reduce energy consumption.

• Through leasing more fuel-efficient vehicles, the use of speed governors, clean technology upgrades and driver training, improve average vehicle miles per gallon.

• Increase recycling opportunities at WESCO branches and use reverse logistics to increase reuse and recycling of packaging materials.

• Help customers achieve their energy and environmental mitigation goals through equipment purchases, WESCO Value Creation sustainability initiatives, LEAN integrated supply engagements, and innovative new products and services.

• Proactively engage our suppliers in reducing waste and “greening” our procurement of supplies and equipment.

* The baseline year for each energy and environmental goal is based on the year when operations-wide data became available. As our sustainability program evolves, we will be reporting on additional environmental impacts and setting additional reduction targets.


Greenhouse Gas Emissions

We organize, manage, and report GHG emissions according to the World Resources Institute/World Business Council on Sustainable Development GHG Protocol. In 2008, we completed our first GHG emissions estimate, and have been working to provide more comprehensive GHG inventories in each subsequent year. In 2011, we launched a new system to help manage our utility bill data collection. As a result, in 2012 we completed our most comprehensive GHG inventory to date. WESCO also worked with ICF International to analyze our GHG inventory estimates.

The information that follows summarizes our Carbon Disclosure Project report, which will be released later this year .

Greenhouse Gas EquivalenciesFrom 2010 to 2012, we reduced total GHG emissions by 11,918 metric tons. That is the equivalent of:

Sustainable GrowthBy 2012, WESCO achieved these reductions as we continued to grow our company:

74% of WESCO’s 2012 GHG footprint was generated by our facilities.

U.S. 2012 GHG Emissions Breakdown

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Reducing our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is a key priority of the WESCO sustainability initiative.

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Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Risks and OpportunitiesRisks: Like most companies, the threat of climate change poses potential risks to WESCO operations, including the following:

• Disruption of business activities due to an increase in the frequency and severity of major weather events

• Significant rise or price volatility in the cost of fossil fuels which could affect operational costs in all of our vehicles and a majority of our facilities

• Decrease in our distribution business with fossil fuel-intensive companies as companies move toward greater use of alternative energy*

• Indirect climate change regulation impacts, particularly as they pertain to WESCO’s contracts with utility companies, heavy industry, the federal government, and other sectors likely to be affected by the early rounds of climate change regulation

Opportunities: We see significant opportunity for sales growth in products and services that are more energy efficient, that support renewable energy, and that help mitigate climate change such as:

• Solar and wind systems, inverters, and power management technology

• Energy monitoring equipment including building energy diagnostics and smart metering devices

• Advanced lighting solutions, including efficient fluorescents and LED lighting systems

• Building controls technology, including occupancy sensors and building automation technology

• “Smart grid� technologies and infrastructure for utility clients

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation StrategyOur Impact: We are taking the following steps to reduce our GHG impact:

• Improving building energy efficiency through technology upgrades, facility management strategies, and employee engagement

• Investing in renewable energy on-site (as well as through the grid) at selected facilities

• Reducing fleet fuel use, through a no-idling campaign, speed governors, shipping consolidation, and reverse logistics optimization

• Purchasing more energy-efficient electronics through our green procurement program

Our Supply Chain: Our GHG impact is a very small portion of the collective impact of our suppliers and customers. To support the climate change mitigation goals of our overall supply chain, we are taking the following actions:

• Providing our customers with more energy-efficient alternatives in every key product class

• Driving customer education about energy efficiency and renewable energy through catalogs, direct marketing materials, and product training

• Providing turnkey sustainability solutions to customers that include GHG mitigation opportunity assessments, commissioning and engineering services, and efficiency and renewable energy financing support

• Driving suppliers to reduce GHG impact through green procurement guidelines, green packaging requests, and sustainability communications guidance

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* Many of our fossil fuel-intensive customers are making significant investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy. This is an indication that they are adjusting their operations in response to rising fossil fuel energy costs.

The following is an excerpt from WESCO�s Carbon Disclosure Project report.

WESCO generates GHG emissions from our buildings and our fleet. As a result, our GHG reduction goal is a reflection of our building and fleet goals.

Improve building energy efficiency Increase renewable energy use


Energy Efficiency

Our ImpactFrom 2010 to 2012, WESCO reduced its building energy intensity by 8.6%, surpassing our reduction goal of 8% by 2015 .

Energy efficiency metrics help WESCO track and drive performance improvement in energy

consumption and GHG emissions.

Our GoalsWith approximately 74% of our greenhouse gas (GHG) impact coming from facility energy use, energy efficiency is critical to our ability to reach our energy consumption and GHG reduction goals. As a company that plans to grow significantly in the coming years, a continued focus on making our facilities more efficient will help us drive performance improvement in our portfolio.

Success StoriesTechnology: WESCO completed major energy efficiency upgrades at more than 40 facilities. Projects ranged from installing energy-efficient lighting and controls to rolling out new building automation technology, HVAC controls, and more efficient electronics. Through these upgrades, we reduced the building electricity consumption of these facilities by an average of 25%. The following page provides an example of these upgrades at our Elmhurst, IL facility.

As an electrical and industrial distributor, a core component of our sustainability strategy is energy efficiency. In 2011, we launched a company-wide “Walk the Talk” program with a focus on energy efficiency through technology upgrades, building management strategies, and employee education and engagement.

Building Management: We launched a building “opportunity assessment” program, performing on-site assessments of building energy use and environmental impact, and developing action plans for each facility to improve its energy efficiency and environmental performance.

We completed 18 facility assessments, identifying no-cost facility management opportunities to reduce energy consumption by an average of 15% in these facilities.

Employee Engagement: We developed a facility management checklist for improving energy and environmental performance. All facility managers across the company now have a standardized building shut-down protocol and tools to complete a self-assessment on their facility.

Our employee Green Teams have helped identify opportunities to improve our environmental impact. Recommendations have been made for improving energy efficiency, water consumption, and recycling. Many of these recommendations have been implemented over the last two years .

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Identifying the OpportunityRegional General Manager Jeff Hranicka knew the WESCO Elmhurst branch could find opportunities to save energy if the staff turned their energy and sustainability expertise inward. To “Walk the Talk,” the branch performed a lighting audit and an energy analysis on the facility in 2010. At the time, the facility had inefficient fluorescent T12 parabolic fixtures in the interior, and even less-efficient HID fixtures outside. Region Lighting Manager Kris Fedoruk analyzed the audit results, made recommendations, and implemented a lighting and controls retrofit and upgrade plan .

Developing a PlanWorking with Cooper Lighting, Philips, and Hubbell, the initial improvements to the facility focused on lighting. The inefficient T12 systems were replaced with T8 fixtures and 25-watt, extra-long-life fluorescent lamps. In addition to cutting the energy consumption from lighting by more than 50%, the product upgrades resulted in a dramatic improvement to the quality of light at the facility. In the warehouse, the HID and T12HO lamps were replaced with low-wattage T8 extra-long-life lamps, which also standardized the inventory . Even more aggressive strides in energy reduction were made with the implementation of dimming controls and occupancy sensors.

The most significant energy-reduction and cost-reduction opportunity was an upgrade to the exterior lighting system, replacing outdated high pressure sodium (HPS) lighting with cutting-edge LED systems. Energy consumption dropped nearly 80% for these fixtures.

Driving Deeper ReductionsIn addition to the lighting upgrades, several HVAC-related projects have resulted in substantial reductions in energy consumption. Programmable thermostats with automatic setback temperatures were implemented with a centralized software platform. This upgrade allows occupants in different areas of the facility to adjust the temperature within a given range, based on parameters established by the building manager. The improved HVAC system and controls have yielded an energy reduction of 35-40% compared with the previous systems .

ResultsThrough improved efficiencies, we were able to reduce energy consumption despite significant increases in headcount at this suburban Chicago location. This achievement has allowed the facility to score within the top 25% of similar buildings for energy efficiency and qualifies it for an ENERGY STAR® certification.

WESCO Elmhurst ‘Walks the Talkʼ Through heating, cooling, and lighting upgrades, WESCO achieves cost-effective energy reductions.

Induction lighting using less than 400 watts replaced the 1,000-watt HPS lighting that was in the parking lots.

Before After

The upgrade at the Elmhurst branch cut lighting energy consumption 50% while maintaining light output and improving light quality.


In the U.S., the majority of WESCO products are delivered to our customers via our own transportation fleet. As of December 2012, we had 528 owned and leased vehicles in our fleet, serving four distribution centers and over 300 branches across the U.S.

Fleet Fuel Usage

Even with a significant increase in sales, our total fleet fuel usage remained relatively unchanged from 2009 to 2012.

Our GoalsAs part of our sustainability initiative, we are working to improve the fuel efficiency of our fleet through technology investments and fleet management strategies. In 2011, we set a goal to improve vehicle fuel efficiency 5% by 2015.

Fleet Fuel Efficiency StrategyWe will continue to look for opportunities to drive fuel efficiency improvement using the following strategies:

• Continue to equip new medium-duty and light-duty vehicles with speed governors

• Engage our fleet management partners to identify more fuel-efficient vehicles in each vehicle class for purchase or lease

• Continue to evaluate opportunities for additional fuel efficiency and clean technology upgrades, including truck aerodynamic retrofits, alternative fuel vehicles, and GPS routing technologies in select markets

• Utilize fuel-efficient driving checklists and training for WESCO drivers

Our ImpactVehicle fuel emissions account for a significant part of our overall environmental and climate impact, representing approximately 26% of our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. They are also our largest direct source of air pollution. Fuel costs are a major component of our energy spend, and have risen more than 60% since 2009.

In 2012, WESCO vehicles consumed more than one million gallons of fuel and our overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were approximately 10,200 metric tons. We improved our fuel efficiency 2.5% from 2011 to 2012 .

2012 fleet fuel efficiency: 10.09 miles per gallon, up 2.5% from 2011

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Fleet Fuel GoalIn 2011 WESCO set a goal to achieve a 5% improvement in MPG of our trucks by 2015 through driver training, vehicle maintenance, and more efficient truck purchasing and leasing. By 2012, we are already halfway to our goal.

WESCO vehicles play an important role in our waste reduction efforts as well. In some regions across the U.S., trucks utilize reverse logistics to bring cardboard, wood pallets, and packaging materials back from our branches to our distribution center, where they are reused or recycled.

Driving Fuel EfficiencyStarting with Speed Governors: A truck traveling at 55 mph uses 10-15% less fuel than a truck traveling at 65 mph. WESCO utilizes speed governors on our tractors to help reduce accidents and drive fuel efficiency. Starting in 2012, we expanded their usage to medium and light-duty vehicles. As we cycle our equipment and continue to add speed governors, we expect to see more greenhouse gas improvements .

We continue to identify fuel-efficient strategies to deliver products to customers:

• We partner with UPS and FedEx, leaders in running efficient fleets, to reduce the transportation impact of small package and LTL shipments.

• We are increasing our direct shipments to customers, cutting one step out of the product’s lifecycle footprint.


Waste and Recycling

Our Impact We generated approximately 6,418 tons of waste, recycled 1,846 tons of cardboard, and donated or recycled nearly 100% of electronic waste in the U.S. and Canada in 2012 .

We saw a significant decrease in waste generation over the last few years as a result of initiatives to reuse boxes, packaging, and other materials received at our distribution centers. Many of our largest facilities experienced the greatest reductions, saving hundreds of dollars on their waste management bills and thousands of dollars on packaging costs every year.

In 2009, only 21% of our facilities had on-site recycling. By working with waste haulers, we have increased that number to 47% in 2012.

Our Goals As part of our waste reduction initiative, we surpassed our goal set in 2009 to reduce waste intensity 50% by 2015 .

Waste Reduction StrategyOur plan for waste reduction follows the old adage,

“Reduce, reuse, recycle.”

Reduce

• Going digital: The majority of our invoices, bills, paychecks, and sales reports are now digital. We are actively working to convert other paper uses to digital, including order, accounting, and internal audit paperwork.

• Paper reduction program: Through our printer consolidation initiative, we ensure that all new enterprise printers have duplex capabilities set as the default for office print jobs. Some offices have also implemented a print queue to reduce unnecessary print jobs.

• Encouraging suppliers to use less packaging: We have asked our suppliers to reduce individual part packaging and suggested ways to reduce packaging waste in our supply chain. We are piloting an innovative packaging waste reduction program with a major utility customer in the southeast and plan to expand this to more customers and suppliers in 2013.

Reuse

• Expanding reuse through a ‘meet the champions’ program: By sharing success stories like the one in our Warrendale facility (see opposite page), we hope to inspire creative strategies for packaging reuse and recycling, including reverse logistics to the distribution centers and reuse programs in the branches.

Recycle

• Providing more branches with recycling options: Currently the majority of our waste haulers recycle only paper and cardboard. We are working with our haulers to identify opportunities to recycle other items. We are also helping branches identify ways to manage the “hard to recycle” items, such as batteries and electronics.

We generate waste from cardboard, plastic, foam, and wood packaging, paper and food waste from office activities, as well as waste from broken or obsolete office electronics.

2012 waste generation intensity: 0 .97 tons per million dollars sales revenue, down 51.9% from 2009

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Warrendale, PA ― One of our most aggressive waste reduction efforts is found at our distribution center in Warrendale, PA, where we make sure every usable piece of packaging material is reused.

The distribution center also takes advantage of reverse logistics to help the branches it serves reduce their overall waste footprint. Cardboard is transported back to the distribution center to be reused or recycled, and wood pallets, spools, and other materials are reused multiple times before disposal.

This facility also serves as our largest hub for lamp and ballast recycling. Lamps from WESCO branches and customer facilities that need to be recycled or safely disposed of are routed to the Warrendale distribution center where they utilize the same reverse logistics system that reduces packaging waste.

As a result, Warrendale has reduced waste generation while helping the branches they serve to do the same.

Annville, PA ― Our TVC operation has established a very comprehensive recycling program. Led by a recycling Green Team, employees volunteered to be responsible for specific recycling activities. While the facility actively reuses paper, cardboard, and packing filler, employees make monthly trips to local collection sites to drop off batteries, toner cartridges, cans and bottles, and light bulbs for recycling. Employees also identified an innovative use for their shredded office paper by providing it to a local farmer who uses it for animal bedding .

Jim Manari, the business leader of WESCO's TVC operations says, “We made a commitment to recycling because we felt it was a tangible way to get employees involved in our environmental program.”

Staying Green, Each Step of the WayWarrendale and Annville bring life to the reduce, reuse, recycle process.

“We decided to spread the recycling responsibilities across the company to get as many people involved as we can.”―Jim Manari of WESCO’s TVC Communications Operations

Boxes at the Warrendale distribution center are reused, cutting down on waste and costs.

TVC Annville Green Team — From left to right: Alissa Shimanski, Victoria Lutz, and Darren Brandt


Green Buildings

Green Leases The majority of our facilities are leased spaces, which can make it challenging to implement energy efficiency and renewable energy investments . In 2011, we finalized our green lease policy and integrated it into the specifications for all new leases. Under this green lease policy, all facilities we lease must meet minimum energy performance standards and have energy-efficient lighting, heating, and cooling systems. For more information or a copy of this policy, visit www.wesco.com/sustainability and click “Sustainability Policies” on the left menu.

LEED® Improvements for WESCO HeadquartersCorporate headquarters in Pittsburgh became a LEED® Commercial Interiors-registered project in 2012. Renovations included a number of LEED-focused improvements, such as recycling and reusing the majority of our construction waste and all of our electronic equipment, increasing daylight views, improving water efficiency in our restrooms, and using LEED-eligible carpet, paint, adhesives, and sealants. We also increased the use of motion sensors, installed efficient T8 lighting, and upgraded the HVAC controls.

Our corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA are leased offices located in a larger building that cannot currently qualify for LEED certification. We are working with our landlord to document and achieve the key prerequisites to achieve LEED certification.

ENERGY STARIn 2011, we formally became an ENERGY STAR Partner, affirming our commitment to energy efficiency. We also began benchmarking our building portfolio in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Portfolio Manager. To date, more than 250 WESCO buildings are tracked in Portfolio Manager. We are working to confirm and recognize buildings with superior energy performance by having them ENERGY STAR-certified in 2013. We earned our first ENERGY STAR branch certification in 2012 for our Milwaukee, WI, branch.

Looking ForwardAs our green building program evolves, we plan to add more LEED buildings to our portfolio, and earn additional ENERGY STAR building recognition for our most energy-efficient facilities.

We are pursuing green buildings in a number of ways, using our leverage as tenants and our involvement with both the U.S. Green Building Council and ENERGY STAR® program to improve building energy performance and environmental sustainability.

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The 113,000 sqft branch utilizes faucets with low-flow aerators, ENERGY STAR® appliances, and interior occupancy and motion light sensors – each designed to help reduce excessive energy use.

Regional Vice President Rich Gallo says, “We are quite proud that our Charlotte facility is the first LEED Gold Certified warehouse facility in the city. Many of our customers, which include electrical and industrial contractors, were aware of the LEED programs, but unsure how to start the process in their own facilities. Our Sustainability Assessment service, one of our WESCO Value Creation Solutions, helps customers identify opportunities and implement solutions to earn LEED points.”

This project stands as a great example of how the landlord, tenant, and community win when it all comes together .

WESCO Charlotte Earns LEED® Gold Certification

As the first industrial warehouse building in Charlotte to be LEED Gold certified, WESCO “Walks the Talk” and paves the way for workplace sustainability.

WESCO’s Charlotte, NC, branch was awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council, making it the first such designated industrial warehouse building in Charlotte. The LEED certification program, which accelerates the global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices, recognizes WESCO’s Charlotte facility for achieving the required building performance requirements in categories such as construction materials, water conservation, energy usage, and building maintenance.

WESCO Charlotte obtained LEED Gold Certification through close collaboration with third-party consultants Beacon Partners, InterCon Building Corporation, and Merriman Schmitt Architects. WESCO employees also played an important role in helping to achieve certification by recommending ways to reduce their carbon footprint and by adopting new practices related to recycling, operations, maintenance supplies, and documentation.


As the sustainability market has evolved and our product offerings have expanded, we now offer thousands of products that have a reduced environmental impact in their production and through their use. In 2012, sustainable products distributed by WESCO were conservatively estimated to have reduced our customers’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by more than 150,000 metric tons through energy reduction and renewable energy generation alone.1

Products

2009 Green Guide

Provides a broad range of “green” products, self reported by our

suppliers

2010 Energy Guide

Identifies key strategies to improve energy efficiency, integrate renewables, and reduce customers’ carbon

footprint

2011, 2012 Solar Guide

Provides in-depth turnkey solutions

for renewable energy systems

The catalogs are now physically “greener” as well. In 2009, the WESCO catalogs switched to 100% post-consumer recycled paper. They are also now produced by facilities using renewable energy.

2011-2012 Virtual Catalogs

Sustainability catalogs have been digitized and are available at www.wesco.com .

To date, three catalogs have been added to the WESCO Catalog app

for iPhone and iPad.

Our virtual catalogs help reduce paper consumption from printed catalogs. In

2011 and 2012, these virtual catalogs helped replace about 10% of our printed catalogs.

As our sustainability program has evolved, so have our sustainability marketing materials. From our industry-first Green Guide in 2009 to our new virtual catalogs and app for iPhone and iPad,2 WESCO is improving the sustainability of our products, as well as the marketing collateral itself.

WESCO is a leading distributor of Enphase microinverters, a unique solar inverter technology, as well as cutting-edge lighting products, including the Department of

Energy L Prize winner, the Philips PAR LED bulb.

NowAs far back as the 1950s, WESCO’s product catalog

included energy efficiency technology including these lighting timers, early versions of programmable

thermostats, and building energy diagnostic tools.

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1 Estimation based on key lighting products, lighting controls, and renewable energy product sales.2 iPhone and iPad are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

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MaxCellTM WESCO is well known as an electrical and industrial distributor, but we also have an important presence in the telecommunications industry due to an innovative product. MaxCell is a fabric innerduct that helps telecommunications companies reduce the amount of space needed for fiber optic cable network construction.

MaxCell is not only a time-saver and a space-saver relative to its competitors, but it also is the sustainable solution among innerduct products. WESCO commissioned a study by ICF International showing that MaxCell’s lifecycle carbon footprint is more than 85% lower than its closest competitor, the High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) innerduct.

For each million feet of single-cell MaxCell installed instead of HDPE Innerduct, the resulting carbon savings are 565 metric tons CO2 equivalent. These greenhouse gas (GHG) savings are equal to annual GHG emissions from more than 110 passenger vehicles on the road or more than 60,000 gallons of gasoline consumed.* A typical single-cell MaxCell Innerduct installation of 20 miles saves almost 60 metric tons of CO2 equivalent over an industry standard HDPE innerduct.

MaxCell provides significant resource efficiency improvements due to the lightweight materials used (approximately 70 pounds of product weight per 1,000 feet) and the ability to fit three times as many network cable pathways in the same amount of space required for one cable pathway using historic HDPE innerduct.

Good for the Environment, Good for Our Customers The independent ICF analysis confirmed that MaxCell is making a significant contribution to improving the sustainability of the innerduct and network construction industry by improving resource efficiency and reducing the GHG emissions.

Customers who use MaxCell also gain considerable environmental benefits by maximizing the use of existing laid cable conduits and reducing the need to construct

additional conduits for new cable pathways. MaxCell Innerduct provides cable pathway functionality while significantly reducing the carbon footprint.

After completing the lifecycle analysis, WESCO had the results verified by the Carbon Trust, making the product the first in its industry to be certified by this rigorous international standard.

Providing Sustainable ProductsWESCO offers a wide range of sustainable products that not only benefit the environment, but also offer savings for every industry.

Using MaxCell saves more than 85% lifecycle carbon emissions as compared to the historic standard HDPE innerduct systems.

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Sustainable Lighting Solutions

Walking the Talk Lighting drives energy and GHG reductions in our facilities: In 2012, we made a significant investment in lighting upgrades in our own facilities. Through a company-wide lighting assessment, we identified nearly 100 facilities where cost-effective lighting upgrades could help us reduce energy costs and GHG emissions .

We completed more than 40 lighting projects, ranging from simple warehouse retrofits to full lighting redesigns that included lighting controls and LEDs. As a result, we reduced the electricity consumption in these facilities an average of 25%.

We also opened Lighting & Sustainability Solution Centers in Boston and Chicago. At these centers, a wide range of lighting applications can be viewed and tested, and customers can evaluate how these solutions would work in their own facilities. The lighting centers have had a broad range of visitors including contractors, industrial end users, governmental agencies, utilities, and even school groups.

Expanding Our Impact We bring sustainable lighting solutions to our customers: Lighting has been a key component of our sustainability strategy, helping to “kick-start” our energy and GHG reduction program with projects that have a strong return on investment and a quick payback. Over the past several years, our lighting team has helped customers across a wide range of industries generate even greater savings with energy-efficient lighting and lighting control systems, strengthening their sustainability efforts through cost-effective technology upgrades. The following page highlights some of our recent projects.

The rise of LEDs: While the majority of our lighting sales are efficiency upgrades and retrofits, we are experiencing significant lighting sales growth in energy-efficient solid state LED lighting. LED lighting uses semiconductors to generate a high quality light at a much lower wattage than past lighting technologies.

Our LED lighting sales grew significantly from 2010 to 2012 as costs continued to decline. LED growth came from commercial clients upgrading parking garages; municipalities upgrading streetlights; and hotels, restaurants, and hospitals completing indoor and outdoor LED projects. As part of our commitment to sustainability and sales growth, LEDs are expected to play an even larger part in our lighting sales going forward.

WESCO's Lighting Team at the grand opening of the Boston Lighting & Sustainability Solutions Center

EESCO Woodridge, IL, is one of several branches that now demonstrates our energy-efficient lighting solutions.

For many companies, one of their biggest environmental impacts is the energy used to light their facilities. With advances in technology, declining costs, and strong federal, state, and local rebate programs, lighting upgrades are often one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint.


Search for Savings at Food Processing FacilitiesMany of our energy efficiency projects are generated through “Search for Savings,” a key part of our Value Creation program. One example is our work with a major food processing customer.

We conducted a Search for Savings event at two separate food processing facilities, resulting in a lighting and sustainability project yielding more than $60,000 per year in energy savings.

We implemented a lighting solution consisting of T5/HO fluorescent lamps. This resulted in significant cost savings to the customer and improved safety at the facilities.

Working with International Paper to Achieve Environmental and Cost BenefitsIn 2012, we helped International Paper complete a major lighting and lighting controls upgrade at their Georgetown, SC, mill. Working with our turnkey partners, we developed a cost-effective project that delivered significant energy and environmental savings. The project resulted in a 46% reduction in lighting energy use and $340,000 in annual energy and maintenance cost savings with a payback of 1.5 years.

Streetlight ConversionsWorking with a major U.S. utility, we are implementing one of the largest LED streetlight conversions in the country. Projects completed in partnership with WESCO increased the number of LED streetlights to 20,500 in more than 60 cities with greater than $4.5 million in annual energy savings and 2 .33 million pounds per year in CO2 reduction.

Driving Energy Efficiency for Customers Through Advanced Lighting Technology

LED lamps are having a great impact on customer energy usage. LED lighting can cut energy consumption by as much as 80% in some applications, improve lighting quality, and help significantly reduce maintenance costs.

Working With Cities To Increase Energy EfficiencyIn 2011, a major city in the southeast received a grant from the Department of Energy under the Federal Stimulus program to reduce energy costs, improve lighting quality, and decrease maintenance. The city worked with WESCO and Cooper Lighting to convert 995 fixtures from 250-watt high-pressure sodium (HPS) to LED. The LED fixtures are expected to reduce energy consumption 40% (total of 493,000 kwh of electricity) and last twice as long as the current fixtures, saving the city $50,000 in energy costs and $165,000 in annual maintenance costs. Beyond energy and maintenance savings, the quality of light from the streetlights has also improved dramatically, with a visually comfortable, uniform white light replacing the unattractive orange HPS lights .

Closing the Loop on Lighting: Lamp Recycling in Partnership with VeoliaOne major challenge for customers completing a lighting upgrade is knowing what to do with used fluorescent lamps, which contain mercury. In high concentrations, mercury can be harmful to both wildlife and human health. Unfortunately, in many parts of the country these bulbs cannot be recycled by local recyclers. Working with Veolia, WESCO now offers customers fluorescent bulb and ballast recycling across the country through a mail-back RecyclePak® program.

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Renewable Energy Systems

WESCO hosts a solar installer training session at its Anaheim, CA, branch. Customers have a hands-on opportunity to learn about solar power and the products that support it.

The 6.4kW carport structure installed at the WESCO Phoenix, AZ, branch includes solar panels, structural steel, a Level 2 EV charging station, inverter, and monitoring system .

WESCO ‘Walks the Talk’ With Renewable Energy We began integrating renewable energy into our own facilities two years ago by installing an on-site solar canopy and integrated electric vehicle charger at our Phoenix, AZ, branch. This 6.4 kW system provides on-site renewable energy directly to the grid. The canopy also provides an educational opportunity for our customers and local installers. The Phoenix facility is the hub for our renewable energy training program, which trained over 100 installers of solar systems last year alone .

In 2011, we also signed our first “green power purchase,” moving our Baltimore facility to 100% green power using Clean Currents wind energy credits. As part of WESCO’s energy procurement program, we have now entered into 52 energy contracts that each include at least 25% renewable energy.

Working With Customers To Expand Our Renewable Energy Footprint We are helping our customers cost-effectively integrate renewable energy technology into their operations. Over the last two years, we increased our renewable energy product sales by more than 200% with projects ranging from a few kilowatts to several megawatts. The growth of our solar business has led to a significant increase in sales of other products such as wire, fuses, and other technology needed to connect renewable energy to the grid .

We expect our solar business to continue to grow. One major driver for this growth will be our new multi-year partnerships with several turnkey solar lease partners. These installers help homeowners adopt solar energy with no up-front cost. Under this partnership, we serve as the principal supplier of electrical supplies and balance of system components to these locations across the country. Implementation and project rollouts started last year at multiple sites across the country and are expected to expand as these businesses continue to grow.

New Picture

Renewable energy provides energy security, resiliency, and clean power. It also is a great growth opportunity for the company; over each of the past three years, we have seen significant growth in our renewables business .


Solectria Chosen to Power the Sonoma Valley Unified School DistrictWESCO Distribution places order for 2.5MW of inverters for 28 PV systems for 10 schools in the Sonoma Valley Unified School DistrictLawrence, MA – June 16, 2011 – Solectria Renewables, LLC, the leading U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced today that it has been chosen as the inverter supplier for the Sonoma Valley Unified School District (SVUSD). The PV systems will be made up of 19 carport shade arrays, 3 ground mount systems and 6 shade structures, spanning 10 schools across the district and totaling 2.5MW.

“Solectria Renewables is dedicated to long-term partnerships with our customers. Winning this bid was a direct result of the dedication between Solectria and WESCO Distribution,” said Allison Duffy, Regional Business Development Manager, Solectria Renewables. “SVUSD is a great example of a school district not only implementing solar power, but also teaching their students about the benefits of renewable energy and conservation. They are a model for other school districts looking into solar for the cost savings and educational benefits,” added Ms. Duffy.

Solectria Renewables worked closely with WESCO Distribution, one of Solectria Renewables’ nationwide distributors, and Roebbelen Contracting, Inc., a general contractor with a 52-year history. Solectria will supply inverters ranging from 13kW to 300kW.

Jeff Stroin, WESCO’s Regional Vice President commented, “The Sonoma Valley Unified School District needed a team that could meet an aggressive project time line without

sacrificing the quality expectations of the total system engineering design. This important project was enhanced by the combination of quality inverters from Solectria, the building expertise from Roebbelen Contracting and the sales, service and solar industry expertise from WESCO. WESCO is very proud to be a team member for this significant solar project.”

Andy Brophy, Senior Project Manager, Roebbelen Contracting, Inc., added, “The collaboration between Solectria Renewables and WESCO Distribution greatly contributed to the successful bid process for the SVUSD project. This collaboration is a model distribution for large scale solar projects.”

Construction for this district solar project is underway and is expected to be commissioned in August 2011. The solar project at SVUSD is expected to offset 96% of the school district’s collective energy usage. This amounts to $750,000 in California Solar Initiative rebates during the first five years. In addition, the district is also expected to save an additional $500,000 in energy costs. The total savings are estimated at $26 million over the lifetime of the system. The complete project will offset 54 million pounds of CO2 emissions .

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Partnerships for Improvement WESCO and our suppliers continue to help customers meet renewable energy goals by partnering to provide various components of major solar installations. Some of our successes, including Solectria Renewablesʼ 2.5MW system for Sonoma Valley schools, have been recognized in media coverage.


Affiliations

WESCO reports to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) through the CDP Supply Chain Initiative. This report provides a more comprehensive look at our greenhouse gas footprint and mitigation strategy. The report is available on WESCO’s website and at www.cdproject.net .

WESCO is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council as well as the Green Building Alliance of Southwestern Pennsylvania. For more information about these organizations, visit their websites at www.usgbc.org and www .gbapgh .org, respectively.

As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, WESCO strives to make energy efficiency a priority. To learn more about the ENERGY STAR program, visit www .energystar .gov .

WESCO supports the principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of human rights, labor standards, the environment, and anti-corruption. Find out more about this strategic policy initiative at www.unglobalcompact.org .

WESCO is a member of the National Association of Environmental Managers (NAEM) and is working to implement best practices in climate change mitigation and environment, health, and safety management in our facilities. To learn more about NAEM, visit www .naem .org .

WESCO is a member of the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), and is committed to climate change mitigation in our operations. Visit www.accoonline.org for more information about ACCO.

United NationsGlobal Compact

www.cdproject.net

www.usgbc.org

www.gbapgh.org

www.energystar.gov

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Additional Resources

For more information on WESCO’s sustainability program going forward, please visit our website at www.wesco.com/sustainability for updates about our progress toward our sustainability goals .

WESCO offers a wide range of sustainability services to our customers, including sustainability planning, energy efficiency and energy management audits, water assessments, and aftermarket solutions. For more on WESCO’s Value Creation services email [email protected] .

WESCO uses the “Running Man Leaf” to identify products and services that can help customers reduce their energy consumption and environmental impact. Look for the leaf in our catalogs, on wescodirect.com, in our Value Creation materials, and on our upcoming e-commerce site.

As referenced in the “sustainable products” section of this report, WESCO carries thousands of “green” products that can support any organizationʼs sustainability goals. To view an electronic copy of these catalogs, visit www.wesco.com .

Green Guide: www.wesco.com/greencatalog/index.html

Energy Guide: www.wesco.com/energyguide/index.html

Solar Guide: http://solar.wescorenewables.com/catalogs

Sustainability Guide: Coming summer 2013 to www.wesco.com/sustainability

For sustainability questionnaires or general questions about sustainability at WESCO, please email us at [email protected] .

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WESCO International, Inc. (NYSE: WCC), a publicly traded Fortune 500 company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading provider of electrical, industrial, and communications maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) products, construction materials, and advanced supply chain management and logistic services. 2012 annual sales were approximately $6.6 billion. The company employs approximately 9,000 people, maintains relationships with over 18,000 suppliers, and serves over 65,000 active customers worldwide. Customers include industrial and commercial businesses, contractors, government agencies, institutions, telecommunications providers and utilities. WESCO operates nine fully automated distribution centers and approximately 475 full-service branches in North America and around the world, providing a local presence for customers and a global network to serve multi-location businesses and multi-national corporations

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