For the 14th consecutive year, Danish company Faerchplast has published its Green Accounts, which documents its efforts to minimise environmental impact.
As a result of this measurement, Faerch Plast has implemented systematic improvements that have led to a reduction in energy consumption of 29% over the past 14 years. This equates to the annual energy consumption of around 4,300 households.
It is the company’s aim that by 2013 all the energy it consumes will come from renewable sources. “We fulfilled our own target to ensure that renewable energy should account for more than 40% of energy consumption in 2009, and we are confident of meeting this year’s target to increase that figure to 53%,” says Lars Gade Hansen, CEO of Farechplast.
Measured using the so-called CO2 equivalents, the company’s total environmental impact has been proportionately reduced by more than 50% since 1996.
As part of its efforts to optimise processes that have an environmental benefit, Faerch Plast is also aiming to reduce raw material consumption by 30% by 2013.
“In collaboration with our customers, we are continually assessing whether we can reduce the material weight of our packaging without compromising performance and we fully expect to achieve this target,” says Mr Gade Hansen.
Additionally, Faerch Plast is studying the possibility of substituting ‘virgin’ raw material with recycled materials. The company is in the process of replacing some of its raw materials with recycled PET from recycled bottles which, after being thoroughly chipped and cleaned, meet the same high hygiene standards as ‘virgin’ raw materials.
