Sustainability

Sustainability

Our consistent approach.

Responsible management.

Core of our philosophy

Our responsibility for people and the environment

Sustainability is not just a duty for us, but a fundamental basis for the future. It is important to us to conserve resources and minimise our impact on the environment. This includes energy-efficient processes, environmentally friendly behaviour and fair partnerships. 

An overview of our certifications

Qualified and environmentally conscious.

Ecovadis

 

Silver Certification

We are one of the top 15% of the companies.

Responsible Care

 

Responsible action in the chemical trade

Regardless of legal requirements, we are constantly improving our environmental protection, health protection and safety.

ISO 50001:2018 Energy management

 

International energy management standard

Systematic energy management increases energy efficiency and reduces the associated greenhouse gas emissions.

SQAS

 

Safety and Quality Assessment for Sustainability

Industry standard for safety, quality and sustainability in chemical transportation and logistics.

ISO 14001 Environmental management

Global standard for environmental management systems

Improvement of environmental performance, fulfillment of legal and social obligations and achievement of environmental goals.

Quality & Certificates


Outstanding standards at a glance

Our quality, proven by recognised certifications.

 

Quality & Certificates

Silver rating for our sustainability

Sustainability always pays off

We have reached a new milestone with our various activities for the common goal of a sustainable future: we are delighted to have been awarded the Gold Medal by EcoVadis, placing us in the top 15% of companies.

UN Global Pact

On the 10 principles of the UN Global Compact

The United Nations Global Compact is a voluntary pact between companies, organizations and the UN in the framework of which participating companies and organizations undertake to demonstrate commitment to human rights, fair working conditions, environmental protection and anti-corruption.

We - Reininghaus-Chemie GmbH & Co. KG - are committed to the 10 principles in accordance with our values. We have integrated them into our corporate actions and are continuously developing our activities in support of the goals.

Our compliance guidelines reflect our attitude.

The goals and the 10 principles of the UN Global Compact:

Human Rights
01. Businesses should support and respect the protection of international human rights.
02. businesses should ensure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.

Labor Standards
03. Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining.
04. businesses should work for the elimination of all forms of forced labor.
05. enterprises should uphold the elimination of child labor.
06. businesses should uphold the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.

Environment

07. companies should follow the precautionary principle in dealing with environmental problems.
08. enterprises should take initiatives to promote greater environmental awareness.
09. enterprises should accelerate the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.

Prevention of Corruption
10. Businesses should work against all forms of corruption, including extortion and bribery.

Two complementary goals:

1. the ten principles are to be integrated into corporate action at the global level.

 

2. to promote measures that support the general goals of the UN, e.g. SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals.

What we do

 

Our companies work every day to sustainably improve the present and the future. To this end, we are guided by the 17 global sustainability goals. The following is an excerpt of our measures, which we are continuously expanding.

SDG 4

High quality education

We have more than 10% of apprentices and offer advanced employee training 4 times a year.

SDG 5

Gender equality

At our company, men and women are always paid equally and according to identical standards.

SDG 8

Decent work and economic growth:

We grant 30 days of vacation, flextime models and overtime is paid.

SDG 13

Measures for climate protection:

In the course of the energy management DIN ISO EN 50001 we continuously improve the efficiency of the use of different energy sources (gas, electricity, diesel).

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