ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRACTICES
[EN16, EN17, EN18, EN19, EN20] EThe total amount of GHG emissions generated by Fluidra in 2011 in its production processes and transport was 30,227.7 T/CO2
*, which is an
8.98% increase compared with the previous business year. This increase is mainly due to the higher mileage driven by goods vehicles and trucks over the year, particularly by tho- se from our corporate logistics company, which has consi- derably increased the dispatch of products. (*The calculations were carried out using the conversion guidelines provi- ded in the guides published in 2010 by the Government of Catalonia for this purpose). Some examples: • A corporate policy is being designed for vehicles whe- reby new criteria will be set for choosing less contamina- ting vehicles.
• A large number of face-to-face meetings and training programmes are being substituted by teleconferencing and online courses, thus avoiding many national and in- ternational trips.
• Increased use of the Group’s logistics warehouse by all companies, thus resulting in deliveries being made in full truckloads.
• Staff who commute to work in the La Garrotxa area have continued to take part in an initiative called the “Plan for improving mobility and accessibility to industrial estates in the La Garrotxa region”, which was launched by the lo- cal authorities in the area.
• Many companies in the Group have run awareness-rai- sing activities in the shape of information and training sessions for their usual haulage carriers so that they would have all the information they needed for optimi- sing resources and avoiding unnecessary atmospheric emissions.
Training and awareness-raising actions [EN.e]: • Through the EveryDay microsite, Fluidra sends regular messages on how to optimise and make responsible use of natural resources such as water, thus promoting the participation of employees in competitions and activities in their local communities.
• Information is sent on a continual basis to worksites to raise awareness about the use of water, electricity and air conditioning systems, as well as about recycling paper and plastic in offices.
• Training programmes in lean management.
Improved waste management: • New waste collection points have been placed in a num- ber of industrial plants and worksites in order to make it easier to separate waste and improve its management, about which employees have been given information and training.
Minimisation of waste in packaging and packing: Aware of the waste generated by the packaging of our pro- ducts, which are mainly packed in recycled cardboard bo- xes, they are categorised and stored in accordance with the instructions of the Group’s logistics operator and the guide-
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Products sold (T) Packaging materials (T) % of packaging on sales * % reusable packaging materials (T) **
* (Packaging materials/Products sold)*100 ** (Reusable packaging/Packaging materials)*100
Reducing consumption of water: Fluidra is particularly aware of the need to save water and although its general consumption is not high, nor do pro- duction processes require great quantities of water, the companies in the Group endeavour to monitor consump- tion closely in order to detect and remedy any unneces- sary or improper uses of water as soon as possible that are caused by bad practices or leaks in the network. Likewise, campaigns are run on a continuous basis to raise awareness among employees of the importance of using water pro- perly. Some examples: • Many worksites have water tanks to test their products. These tanks have closed circuits in order to reduce water consumption. In addition, the water used usually co- mes from water employed for cleaning machinery, and from water recovered from settling tanks or press filters, amongst other sources.
• Installation by Sacopa of a water spray system for coo- ling the fans in closed circuit mould refrigeration systems, which enables the company to save around 60% of the water it uses.
• Installation by Poltank of an air cooling system for its ace- tone distillation unit, thus reducing consumption by 52%.
• At Inquide, water vapour is recovered from the company’s evaporation plant for use in its ATCC plant. The company is thus able to recover 27% of the water consumed by
lines of the Waste Packaging Reduction Plan approved by the Waste Agency of Catalonia. Some examples: • Internal and external reuse of cardboard boxes and woo- den pallets.
• Cardboard boxes for internal use have been replaced by reusable plastic boxes.
• A machine has been purchased that turns waste card- board boxes into stuffing for picking boxes, thus reducing the waste of cardboard. (Trace Logistics)
• Many companies have joined one of the Ecoembes pro- grammes designed to encourage the recycling of packa- ging.
In the 2011 business year, the proportion of material used for packaging increased by 2% due to one of the companies in the Group including pallets as packaging in its Packing Declaration. There was also a considerable increase of over 11% in reusable materials in comparison with 2010. [EN27]
2009
54,641.2 7,011.2 12.83% 8.37%
2010
58,371.5 5,986.2 10.26% 9.59%
2011
53,603.03 6,647.29 12.40% 21.10%
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