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LEED Gold Certificate Award For Sustainability Leadership Henkel’s factory in Kruševac was this year awarded with the international “LEED Gold” certificate for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, once again becoming the first production site in Serbia to gain this certificate
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to receive the ISO 50.001 certificate for energy efficiency in May s a world leader in brands and technologies, Henkel 2012. This year also saw Henkel’s factory in Kruševac awarded has operated for 140 years in three business units with the international “LEED Gold” Certificate for Leadership - Laundry & Home Care, Beauty Care and Adhein Energy and Environmental Design, once again becoming the sive Technologies. Founded in 1876 in Düsseldorf, first production facility in Serbia to receive this certificate. where its headquarters are still located today, Henkel operLEED represents confirmation of internationally acceptates in more than 125 countries. One of the countries where Henkel operates is Serbia, ed benchmarks for the design, construction and operation of which has an excellent geographic location and highly profeshigh performance green buildings. Its rating and certification system is the industry’s gold standard for environmentally sustainsional staff. Henkel Serbia’s administrative headquarters are in Belgrade, while its production plants are located in Kruševac and Inđija. able construction and is highly recognised industry-wide by architects, engiHenkel arrived in Serbia in 2002, with the privatisation of company neers, developers and other construction professionals. LEED Certification Merima, which was considered one of the most successful detergent proconfirms reductions made in energy and water usage, reductions of mainteducers in Serbia. nance and operation costs, as well as reductions in generating construction Henkel Serbia’s production plant in Kruševac now includes powder deterwaste during the building process. Furthermore, LEED recommendations engent production, liquid detergent production and Bref production, with a daily hance indoor air quality and recycled material usage, whilst also increasing production capacity of 1.2 million toilet fresheners, as well as a regional wareemployees’ performance, satisfaction and retention. house. Henkel also has two Ceresit production sites in Inđija for the production of powWith a strong commitment to successfully balancing economic, der building adhesives and liquid plasters, ecological and social goals, Henkel is one of the world’s leading which were opened as the company’s first companies in sustainable development greenfield investment in Serbia. Henkel Serbia today exports products and brands from Henkel Serbia implemented these green building recommendations all of these plants to 32 markets in Europe and worldwide, supplying more than in response to the most important challenges of our time - global climate 55 million consumers. change, dependence on non-sustainable and expensive sources of energy, Over the past 14 years, Henkel has implemented numerous projects and threats to human health. By thinking ahead and planning thoroughly, the aimed at modernising production by improving production processes and new Bref factory in Kruševac was designed and built in accordance with stratimplementing the latest technologies for sustainable development, investing around €160 million. With a strong commitment to successfully balancegies aimed at reducing energy and water usage, promoting better indoor air quality and improving quality of life. ing economic, ecological and social goals, Henkel is one of the world’s leading Constructed and operating according to the world’s best practices in companies when it comes to sustainable development. sustainability, the Bref production facility was awarded the LEED Gold Following its Sustainability Strategy, Henkel Serbia does business in a susCertificate, which confirms Henkel’s strategic approach to sustainable tainable way and is achieving excellent results in reducing water and electriciperformance in Serbia, as well as providing a good example for other comty consumption, as well as waste generation. The company’s full dedication and efforts resulted in Henkel’s factory in Kruševac being the first factory in Serbia panies to follow. ■
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