We take responsibility

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The protection of our climate is one of the major challenges of our times. We accept our responsibility to reduce CO2 emissions as far as possible in order to preserve our environment and livelihood for coming generations.

For that reason, Schubert & Salzer has been cooperating since 2022 with ClimatePartner in order to systematically measure the emissions at our site in Ingolstadt and to identify reduction potentials. Thanks to this fruitful cooperation, we know which levers we have to pull in the future in order to minimise our influence on the climate.

However, every change takes time and not all emissions can be avoided. In order despite that to make a relevant contribution to climate protection today and at the same time to support meaningful development projects, we have decided to compensate the emissions at our Ingolstadt site. For this purpose, we have supported projects to expand renewable energies in India and South Africa, for example. The solar modules and wind turbines replace electricity that would otherwise have been generated in thermal power plants, and they are having a positive effect on the local economy.

In addition, we also want to make a regional statement and contribute to the preservation of our environment. Therefore, we support regional initiatives such as the “Bergwaldprojekt e.V.” for the reforestation of forests in the Upper Allgäu in addition to international CO2 compensation projects.

As a result, our Ingolstadt site can already be regarded as “climate-neutral” today. However, our goal and our responsibility remain the continuous reduction of our CO2 emissions.

At our manufacturing sites, we take extensive measures to protect our environment and to create an attractive working environment for our employees.

The manufacturing site in Ingolstadt has a state-of-the-art combined heat and power plant that supplies the entire site with electricity. The waste heat that it generates is used all year round for the pleasant air conditioning of the offices and workplaces. Surplus thermal energy is buffered in a stratified storage tank. The simultaneous use of the electricity and heat generated enables a particularly high efficiency, makes a considerable contribution to a reduction in CO2 emissions and reduces the impact of our business operations on the environment. Due to the modern technology, the cornerstone for the use of green hydrogen has also been laid.

The process water system is supplied by an underground rainwater storage tank. This enables us to save many litres of valuable drinking water every year at our Ingolstadt site. At the same time, we provide all our employees with reusable drinking bottles that can be filled at the free water dispensers. In this way we offer the employees a strong incentive to refrain from bringing their own drinks and to reduce plastic waste due to disposable bottles.

We offer our employees high-quality and healthy meals at fair prices every day in our canteen. In doing so, we attach importance to freshly prepared and organic foodstuffs as well as to species-appropriate animal husbandry (e.g. pigs reared on straw).

Valves from Schubert & Salzer are amongst the most efficient on today’s market when it comes to energy consumption, durability and noise pollution. Even during the development of our products, particular attention is paid to the minimisation of the use of materials and the energy requirements for operations. Thanks to the compact design of the valves, we are able not only to reduce the CO2 emissions during production and transport, but also to lower our customers’ energy consumption. For example, our sliding gate valves require far fewer raw materials than comparable valves on the market and are thus not only lighter and more energy-efficient, but also more environmentally friendly.

In particular with regard to the digital transformation, we support our customer in the use of IIOT and IO-Link technologies. The combination and use of digital measurement data offers support for the optimisation of internal procedures and production processes, with the result that a significant reduction in costs as well as an increase in efficiency and productivity can be achieved.

Our constant goal is to further perfect the sustainability of our products and to make the entire product lifecycle even more environmentally friendly and ecological.

The continuous further development of the state of the art in industrial manufacturing and the environmental standards is decisive for sustainable and ecological manufacturing. Therefore, we focus on the economical use of resources and the reuse of materials during the entire production processes. State-of-the-art machines and technology ensure ergonomic workplace design in manufacturing and logistics, as a result of which we not only achieve a considerable increase in efficiency, but also higher productivity.

Furthermore, we use environmentally friendly and sustainable packaging. A state-of-the-art automated packing machine optimises the packing and warehousing processes and thus increases efficiency. Due to made-to-measure packaging, unnecessary waste is reduced as far as possible or avoided and the environmental impact is kept to a minimum.

We are constantly working to reduce or avoid environmental pollution. For that reason, the optimisation of the use of resources in our manufacturing is a fixed component of our company.