Since the end of 2010, the GRASS Group has been certified in accordance with the ISO 14001 international standard for environmental management systems. However, its high level of environmental awareness and projects built on this go back many years. Taking personal responsibility is part of the company’s identity.
The GRASS Group sees the present as part of the future, and therefore believes that environmental protection is an important prerequisite for sustainable company success. Working with this mindset means conserving resources and creating ecologically sound production conditions – something the GRASS Group works on every single day.
Key measures and success’ that have had an impact include:
75% green energy – 75 per cent of energy demand at the Höchst site is met by the company’s own combined heat and power plant.
636 tons – As a result of wide-ranging energy efficiency measures, CO2 emissions have been reduced by 636 tons per year.
100% recycled steel – 100% of steel waste generated during production is recycled.
Annual power consumption has been reduced by 11 million kW/h. This corresponds to an average annual consumption of around 2500 single-family homes.
50% waste reduction – The volume of non-recyclable waste was reduced from 1,530 t to 756 t per year.
100% recycling of steel waste. approx. 6,000 tons per year.
30 electric charging stations for the increasing number of electric vehicles.
1140 Solar panels – with an output of 421kWp generate around 400,000 kWh of electricity every year. This means that GRASS Group generates more than 70% of its electricity requirements and also avoids around 200 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
New headquarters in Hoenems built as a fully passive building.
It’s not just in production that GRASS Group is treading new, sustainable ground. Its drawer systems are almost 100 per cent recyclable and contain no hazardous materials or substances listed in the REACH regulation. The company has developed in Vionaro V8 a sustainable drawer system which not only can be produced and coated in an environmentally friendly manner, but whose materials can also be recycled by material type.
The concept of the world’s first all-metal drawer side resulted from this. Consequently, GRASS Group has completely dispensed with plastic elements, foams and adhesives in pursuit of robustness, sustainability and recyclability. The company is convinced that climate protection begins with the small things. And with the V8 Slim Drawer System, every consumer can make a contribution!
