New KHS sustainability report: more responsibility for nature and people
KHS GmbH presents its 2015/2016 sustainability report. In this report, the system provider documents its ongoing measures, achievements, and goals pertaining to strategy and social, ecological and economic issues. A main focus is on the topic “PET and sustainability – a contradiction or not?” The KHS sustainability report has been published every two years since 2015. The complete report is available for online viewing.
“We assume responsibility for people and their natural surroundings by practicing environmental friendliness and social commitment in all aspects of our work. For this reason, it is important for us to provide an insight into the fields of action of our activities,” explains Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Niemeyer, Chairman of the Executive Management Board. With this report, KHS orients itself to the globally recognized sustainability reporting standard of the Global Reporting Initiative. The results of the report show that KHS continues to take action in an exemplary manner: for example, the entire KHS Group has been using only hydroelectric power at all of its German production sites since 2016 and has thus reduced CO2 emissions by approx. 9,000 tons this year. This significant reduction also has a positive effect on the carbon footprint of all products manufactured by KHS GmbH.
For many years, KHS has been contributing towards continuously reducing the consumption of raw materials both in the beverage packaging itself as well as in the production of the machines and equipment required for this purpose. “Long-lasting and energy-saving filling and packaging systems also help our customers to produce much more sustainably,” Niemeyer emphasizes. KHS is particularly committed to developing new PET packaging systems.
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