Ecology DMA EN / 4.11 / EN 30
“We view environmental protection as a challenge that is worth the investment of resources, both today and in the future.” Code of Conduct, Chapter 2: Social Responsibility
Environmental strategy and the precautionary approach The revision of the company’s health, security, environmental and quality policies in the 2012 fiscal year included placing a strong emphasis on our ecological objectives: We are committed to the responsible use of resources and recognise the subject of environmental protection as a long-term challenge and a worthy objective for investment. In agreement with our legal compliance department and in line with the Gebrüder Weiss Code of Conduct, the environmental issues that have been identified, together with their impact, have been systematically recorded by our local environmental teams and assessed with a risk analysis. We are increasingly trying new ways to reduce our environmental impact and are fully committed to doing so. Intelligent platform solutions, renewable energy sources, a modern infrastructure, integrated carriers and service providers and above all our highly skilled employees provide us with the potential for new ecological improvements.
Investments In total, Gebrüder Weiss invested approximately one million euro in environmental protection measures in 2012. This investment included training and waste management, modern LED lighting and environmentally friendly loading devices in our warehouses, daylight-dependent lighting control systems with motion detectors, waterless urinals in the WC facilities, and ventilation systems with heat recovery in our office buildings. Our constant pursuit of improvement and the serious and critical discourse taking place within the orange company underlines our commitment to avoiding the purchase of CO2 certificates as a means of improving our CO2 balance.