Our Environmental Sustainability Policy
A responsible society must protect the environment for present and future generations, allowing people around the world to enjoy a better quality of life. Sustaining the earth’s resources can be achieved by ensuring the prudent and efficient use of the world’s natural raw materials and the deployment of effective measures for the protection of the environment around us.
One of the largest polluters of our environment are the buildings in which we live and work and for more than a century Boon Edam has been delivering a sustainable building product to the market in making available to society a highly effective means to save energy consumption within buildings, through the design, manufacture and supply of revolving doors; the best way to ensure that the carefully created climate inside a building is not affected by outside weather circumstances.
As the world leader in entrance technology, Boon Edam constantly reviews each part of its global business and, in this process, sustainability is a key component of the Group’s business strategy. In recognition of the need for Boon Edam to increase the role it must play in protecting the environment the following key areas are under continual focus:
Product design
- Boon Edam designs energy efficient products which enable the end user to reduce their carbon footprint allowing them to contribute towards a sustainable society. Integral energy saving measures in revolving doors include:
- "Always open – always closed" principle of the revolving door
- Intelligent low energy consuming drive units and controls
- Horse hair weather strips to close the gaps between door set and frame/floor
- Direction sensitive motion detectors to reduce the number of rotations
- Low energy lighting
- Remote monitoring to reduce the number of service/maintenance calls
Marketing
- Information will be issued electronically wherever possible.
- If paper is required, renewable sources will be used, including the use of recycled paper where possible.
- Internet based applications are developed for internal and external use.
Energy
- Manufacturing equipment is monitored and maintained to ensure it is used safely and efficiently to minimize risk and energy waste.
- Renewable energy sources are used where and when feasible.
- Reductions in energy use are encouraged in all parts of the worldwide Group, for example automatic light switches.
Material Procurement
- Parts required for the manufacture of Boon Edam products are sourced from responsible suppliers.
- When possible, parts manufactured from wholly or partially recycled raw materials are purchased.
- Natural materials such as wood are purchased from responsible suppliers purchasing only from renewable sources.
| Part | Material | Recycling potential | Recycled origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extrusions | Aluminium | Ca. 99% | Ca. 25% |
| Sheet metal | Aluminium | Ca. 99% | Ca. 90% |
| Stainless steel | Ca. 99% | Ca. 90% | |
| Panel fillings | Laminated Glass | Ca. 95% | 20% |
| Safety Rails | TPE | Ca. 90% | Unknown |
| POM | |||
| Aluminium | |||
| Copper | |||
| PVC | |||
| Cabling | Copper PVC | Ca. 80% | Ca. 5% |
| Dust Cover | Plywood | 100% | FSC |
| Packing | Timber | 100% | FSC |
| Polystyrene | 100% | 100% | |
| Polythen wrapping | 100% | 0% | |
| Cardboard | 100% according to Declaration of Packaging 94/62/EC: Reuse, EN13429 Recycling, EN13430 Incineration, EN13431 Biodegrading, EN13432 |
65 – 100% Depending on type |
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| The figures were provided by Boon Edam’s suppliers, specialized recycling companies and branch organizations. | |||
Manufacturing
- Waste material from manufacturing processes is collected and returned for recycling.
- Packaging of finished products is continually under review to be reduced and, where possible, return for re-use or recycling.
- Any waste products produced during the manufacturing or the coating of our products which is not suitable for recycling, is disposed of responsibly through approved companies in line with local environmental legislation.
Transport
- Efficient logistics are used when arranging the delivery of finished product to our customers.
- Employees are encouraged to hold tele/video-conference meetings to reduce all forms of travel.
- Employees are encouraged to make use of public transport when travel is required.
- Company vehicles must comply with low emission regulations.
Other issues
- Each subsidiary has an employee designated as the Company Environmental Coordinator to ensure compliance with the Group’s Sustainability Policy and to make recommendations to extend the Policy.
- A policy of recycling old Boon Edam Entrance Technology products will be introduced early in 2009.
