Sabaf and environment Risks Environmental issues are also managed through a risk-based approach, in line with the UNI EN ISO 14001:2015 standard.
• Strategic risks, including collaboration with strategic service providers with potential environmental risk (waste collection, cleaning services, maintenances).
• Risks of external context (environmental sustainability), concerning the protection of the environment and the territory, through the reduction of environmental impacts and the containment of the use of natural and energy resources. These impacts are considered from the product design stage, through the different stages of its implementation and from a perspective that considers the whole life cycle of the product.
• Legal and compliance risks, related to compliance with law requirements (authorisations and compliance obligations) and requests of local institutions.
Health and safety, environmental and energy policy PROGRAMME AND OBJECTIVES Sabaf adopted and maintains an Integrated Management System of Health and Safety, Environment and Energy (EHS&En) that, by integrating with the other Management Systems operating within the company, is an effective means of pursuing a constant reduction in risks, environmental impacts and energy consumption through the following instruments: • the prior assessment of EHS&En aspects in all company processes, with particular focus on design, production processes and purchases; • maintaining full compliance with current law requirements, proactively using them as elements of continuous process monitoring; • a training and information system involving all employees and collaborators. Sabaf is committed to the following objectives: • the prevention of pollution and rationalisation of the use of energy through the continuous improvement of its processes and products; • the efficiency in the use of natural and energy resources during production, with a special reference to water and energy consumption;
• the reduction of the quantity of waste produced and the improvement of its quality in terms of hazardousness and recoverability. Since 2003, the Environmental Management System of the Ospitaletto production site (which covers approximately 75% of the Group's total production) has been certified in compliance with ISO 14001. CSQ carried out the monitoring inspection in July 2017, confirming the adequacy of the system and issuing the certificate of compliance for the transition to the new ISO 14001:2015 Standard. In 2015, the Energy Management System implemented at the premises of Ospitaletto was certified in compliance with the ISO 50001 standard. In November 2017, CSQ carried out a monitoring inspection, which was successful. In 2008, Sabaf S.p.A. obtained the Integrated Environmental Authorisation (IPPC) from the Lombardy Region pursuant to Legislative Decree 59 of 18 February 2005.
Dialogue with environmental associations and institutions The Group has long promoted the dissemination of information about the lower environmental impact of using gas in cooking instead of electricity: in fact, the use of combustible gas for heat production allows higher efficiency than those obtainable with electric cooking appliances.
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Moreover, cooking is increasingly characterised, all over the world, by the demand for high power and many cooking points to prepare meals quickly. Electrically powered hobs cause peak energy consumption to increase, typically around meal times, further increasing the demand for electricity.