Scope of action: Resources
Using resources efficiently and environmentally friendly.
Strategic goals
Use of raw materials
We reduce food waste.
Energy supply and consumption
We increase our sustainable energy supply and our energy efficiency.
Waste generation
We reduce the amount of waste at our company site and encourage recycling.
Use of natural resources
We optimize our use of natural resources.
Use of raw materials
As a manufacturing company, we struggle daily with the challenge of minimising our raw material losses. By optimising production and reprocessing, we were able to reduce losses to 2.8% in 2022. This means that we sold 97.2% of the raw materials we purchased in the form of finished goods and have already significantly exceeded our target.
Energy sourcing and consumption
As a globally active company, we feel a strong responsibility to organise our corporate activities in an environmentally friendly way and to preserve nature for future generations. By using natural resources conscientiously and increasing our energy efficiency, we aim to protect biodiversity and preserve existing ecosystems.
The company environmental management system (EMS) ISO 14001 and the energy management system ISO 50001 (EnMS) are therefore valuable tools for our internal environmental and energy policy, with which we can reduce our negative environmental impact and energy consumption to a minimum within the scope of economic and technical feasibility and thus realise a continuous improvement in environmental and energy performance.
Energie Scouts OWL 2022
As part of the OWL Energy Scouts project and competition, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Eastern Westphalia (Ostwestfalen, OWL) gives businesses the opportunity to have their trainees receive training in the area of energy and resource efficiency. The aim of the project is to identify energy-enhancing measures and implement them in a structured manner within the company. Last year, our trainees Jonathan Franke (on the right) and Ole Krampf (left) participated in the competition as Weinrich’s Energy Scouts, and they closely researched the subject of “fixing pneumatic leaks”. The team devised a process that can allow the causes of air pressure deviations to be identified more quickly in future.
Waste generation
At Weinrich, we separate our waste into paper, plastic, aluminium foil and electronic waste, among other things. However, mixed municipal waste (including residual waste) consists of a mixture of materials, most of which are incinerated and thus utilised for energy recovery. We therefore attach particular importance to further reducing non-recyclable municipal waste.
Use of natural resources
Our contracted gardening and landscaping company was provided with tanks for watering the plants on the company premises. The tanks have a storage capacity of 24,000 litres of rainwater so that valuable city water can be saved.
You can find more information on the topics from the Resources scope of action in our sustainability report.
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