Ökoprofit Certification – We're Investing in the Future
ÖKOPROFIT® (ÖKOlogisches PROjekt Für Integrierte Umwelt-Technik) is a pioneering and proven programme that supports companies and institutions in establishing environmental protection measures and thus strengthening their own competitiveness.
Back in 2020, we received recognized and proven certification for our environmental and climate protection practices, and we have been recertified ever since. Find out what that means here.
Responsibility towards the generations to come has always been part of addi’s company policy. This mindful attitude is also reflected in our participation in the ÖKOPROFIT Märkischer Kreis project – we have been an ÖKOPROFIT company since 2020.
We are also going for recertification in 2024 to ensure the award continues. At addi, we have a project team of around 18 employees who meet regularly to review measures that have already been taken or introduce new measures. And they do so successfully:
We invest continuously:
- Modern technologies, e.g. electroplating and wastewater plant renewed in 2014
- We use reusable packaging, reduce its size and weight and switch to recycled paper and cardboard
- We reduce the consumption of electricity and the production of waste
Responsibility towards the generations to come has always been part of addi’s company policy. This mindful attitude is also reflected in our participation in the ÖKOPROFIT Märkischer Kreis project – we have been an ÖKOPROFIT company since 2020.
We are also going for recertification in 2024 to ensure the award continues. At addi, we have a project team of around 18 employees who meet regularly to review measures that have already been taken or introduce new measures. And they do so successfully:
We invest continuously:
- Modern technologies, e.g. electroplating and wastewater plant renewed in 2014
- We use reusable packaging, reduce its size and weight and switch to recycled paper and cardboard
- We reduce the consumption of electricity and the production of waste
Our measures since 2020
- 2016 Investment in a new electroplating facility with low wastewater discharge and high energy and resource efficiency
- 2017 Purchase of a new energy-efficient compressed air system
- 2019 Purchase of a leak detection device and the sealing of detected leaks saves 15,000 kWh of electricity and 8.3 tons of CO² per year.
- 2019 Gradual Installation of Machine Insulation
- 2020 Improving analytics in the electroplating department – Reduction in the use of chemical fertilizers
- 2020 Reuse of Used Cardboard Boxes – Reduction in material consumption
innerhalb des Hauses - 2020 Switch to recycled paper – A reduction of 130 kg of CO2 and a 33% reduction in paper costs
- 2020 Extending the service life of racks in the electroplating process through demetallization – Reduction in material consumption
- 2020 Switching from disposable to reusable cleaning cloths
- 2020/21 Replacing defective light bulbs with LEDs Includes motion detectors – annual savings of 45,000 kWh of electricity and 27 metric tons of CO2
- 2021 Improving analytics in the electroplating department – Reduction in the use of chemical fertilizers
- 2021 Switch to Green Electricity – Avoiding 210 metric tons of CO2
- 2022 Financial Support for Municipal Reforestation
- 2022 Planting a flower meadow and building an insect house and birdhouses
- 2023 Support for regional reforestation (Kohlberg, Neuenrade)
- 2024 Switch to new cleaning agents in electroplating –€10,000, saving approximately 60,000 kWh of electricity as well as 12 metric tons of CO2 and reducing chemical use (elimination of the washing system)
- 2024 Switch of catalogues and flyers to recycled paper —savings in primary raw materials, improved environmental footprint
- 2024 Introduction of a flexitime model incl. the
4-day week in production —higher employee satisfaction, better machine utilization - 2026 Expansion of the energy-efficient lighting control
through installation of additional
motion detectors – reduction of electricity consumption through
lighting as needed - 2026 Identification of the main electricity consumers as
the basis for further
energy-saving measures – transparency about energy consumption,
basis for future savings
Savings at a glance
What is Ecoprofit?
Ökoprofit (Ecological Project For Integrated Environmental Technology) is a cooperation project between cities and the local business community with the aim of reducing operating costs while conserving natural resources.
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