Friday, July 26, 2024
Hardwood specialist Danzer always ready to promote sustainability through their sustainable innovation. Recently, they have continued to advance its strategy to promote sustainable wood products. Amidst increasingly stringent regulations, such as the European Supply Chain Act effective January 1, 2024, for companies with at least 1,000 employees, Danzer reports various initiatives designed to ease customer compliance, secure supplier market access, and empower consumers with the knowledge to make informed choices.
Operational improvements
In 2023, Danzer made significant progress in pursuing its sustainability agenda, which includes the following Objectives and Key Results (OKRs):
From 2022 to 2023, the company’s indirect CO2eq emissions from petrol and gas decreased from 19.3 thousand tons to 16.9 thousand tons. Cathy-Lynn Danzer, the company’s Sustainability & Compliance Counsel, explains: “We are achieving our objectives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by considering all factors, including the use of more efficient forklifts, increasing the amount of wood waste burned in our boilers, installing photovoltaic panels on our plants’ roofs, and turning off lights when not needed.”
Water consumption at Danzer’s plants was reduced by 60% through measures such as changing the sprinkling regime used to keep the logs fresh. While plastic packing is required by some customers to maintain moisture content and protect the product during shipping and storage, the company’s efforts to reduce plastic resulted in 24% less packaging for Danzer’s worldwide product shipments in 2023.
High degree of transparency
Danzer adheres to widely accepted reporting standards and maintains full transparency regarding its achievements, a critical aspect for many customers assessing their supply chains or meeting regulatory requirements. In 2023, Danzer completed Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) for all key products produced in Europe and updated several of its Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). These results are readily available to all interested parties.
Danzer enlisted EcoVadis, a renowned provider of business sustainability ratings, to assess its Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility standards. Achieving a Bronze Rating is a notable and positive accomplishment within this industry sector. To meet the stringent traceability requirements of the new European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), Danzer has started collecting the necessary information and is upgrading its internal systems to provide this data with all sales, offering a comprehensive solution for its customers and suppliers.
In 2023, Danzer officially joined the United Nations Global Compact as a Partner. Since 2016, Danzer has used the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as a basis for the company’s Sustainability Reports. With the UN Global Compact partnership, Danzer underlines its commitment to best practices in all Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) aspects of its business.
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