Our Environment

Longstanding Commitment

Guided by the precautionary principle, our philosophy is that “prevention is better than cure.” We have been working to minimize the environmental impacts of our products, processes and services since 1970. This means that where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage to the environment and/or health, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective preventive measures. Based on scientific evidence and stakeholder consultation, policies can be developed that may go beyond legislative compliance. Decisions for alternatives take into account the level of concern and the availability and technical feasibility of those alternatives.

EcoVision5

EcoVision5

Our action program focuses on reducing the energy consumption of our products, closing the materials loop, and bringing care to people.

Energy Efficiency

Energy Efficiency

We believe concerted action in climate change is a social responsibility

Recycling

Recycling

We design our products to continuously realize improvements and reduce their overall life cycle environmental impact.

Chemical Management

Chemical Management

Eliminating and minimizing hazardous substances in our products and production processes has long been a priority.
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