Environment
私たちは、グローバルなコミュニティにおいて私たちが持っているプラスの影響を増大させつつ、当社の事業活動による環境への影響を抑えるべく、常に努力しています。 私たちは、持続可能な発展により、環境的な責任を負う身近な存在となり、将来の世代のために資源を保護する責任があります。
ECCOは、削減、再使用、修理、リサイクルの原則に従って、環境への影響を計測しています。 当社のECCO環境マネジメント・システム(EEMS) およびLean（無駄のない）製造方式は、すべての従業員を巻き込む、継続的な改善と廃棄物排除の文化を育んでいます。私たちは一丸となって、エネルギー効率を高め、水の使用と廃棄物を削減し、汚染を防止し、素材の削減と再使用を行い、なめし革工場およびシューズ工場の廃棄物をリサイクルするべく取り組んでいます。
すべての工程を所有し、管理しています
ECCOは、革の製造、シューズの製造、および世界中の小売店を所有し、運営しています。これにより、私たちは最善の環境、健康と安全の慣行、およびデザインを完全に統合し、すべてのビジネスおよび事業活動に盛り込むことができます。 私たちは、新しい計画を策定し、適切なソリューションを事業活動全体にわたって効率的に導入することができます。
Continuous Progress
Continuous progress requires continuous effort and commitment. Our ECCO Environmental Management System (EEMS) and Lean production help us safeguard the environment, reduce costs and improve operational efficiency around the globe. We set continuous improvement goals for environmental performance and we assess and audit our progress on a regular basis.
We Work Together
We look to our employees for ideas and suggestions for improvement. Our management systems and business strategies help employees, customers and business partners communicate, share innovations and implement solutions. We all work together to be good environmental stewards and to improve the health and safety of our employees and local communities.
Go Green Team
At ECCO's regional office in the United States, a Go Green Team works internally to raise awareness about sustainability issues. The team is made up of employees who want to make a difference in their work environment. The employees brainstorm, develop ideas, and act as ambassadors to encourage and support environmentally-friendly initiatives. The team calculates both the environmental savings and the general cost savings that can be realised through certain measures such as recycling printer toner cartridges and eliminating unnecessary use of electricity.
ECCO Environment, Health & Safety Policy
The ECCO Code of Conduct states in Commitment 9: ‘ECCO aims to be a leader within the environment, health and safety and supports sustainable development’. The ECCO Group is committed to this policy globally inasmuch as ECCO manages the entire value chain from tanneries and shoe factories to sales subsidiaries and shops. The ECCO Group controls the entire leather and shoemaking process from rawhides to consumer.
External Environment
The ECCO Group aims to take active measures to minimize environmental impact wherever technically and financially viable. To ensure continuous improvement of our environmental performance, we will:
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Promote the four R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle.
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Optimize the use of raw materials and energy, minimize the use of natural resources and minimize waste.
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Contribute to the ECCO Group’s global climate initiatives by focusing on the CO2 impact (carbon footprint).
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Minimize the use of restricted chemical substances in ECCO products and – wherever possible – use a suitable and safer substitute. The ECCO Group applies a uniform standard, the ‘ECCO Criteria for Restricted Chemical Substances in ECCO Products’. These criteria meet or exceed all applicable laws or requirements in the markets where ECCO products are sold.
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Establish at least one committee in every business unit to handle environmental issues and to ensure employee involvement.
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Educate and train employees to conduct their activities in an environmentally responsible manner.
Occupational Health & Safety
The ECCO Group’s most important resource is its human resource. The ECCO Group wishes to promote and strengthen a physically, psychologically and socially healthy working environment for all employees. To ensure continuous improvement of our occupational health and safety performance, we will:
- Minimize the use of restricted chemical substances in ECCO’s production processes and – wherever possible – use a suitable and safer substitute. The ECCO Group applies uniform global criteria for restricted chemical substances in ECCO production processes. These criteria are as a minimum based on EU laws and legislation.
- Take effective measures to prevent accidents and minimize the recurrence of accidents.
- Work with employees to ensure a healthy and safe working environment.
- Establish at least one committee in every business unit to handle health and safety issues and to ensure employee involvement.
- Educate and train employees to conduct their activities in a healthy and safe manner.
Involvement & Dialogue
The ECCO Group will inform, educate and engage employees in our efforts to optimize environmental, health and safety performance. Each employee must take personal responsibility towards the continuous improvement of environmental, health and safety issues. The ECCO Group will openly cooperate and support ongoing dialogue with authorities, customers and neighbours, and at all times meet or exceed all applicable laws or regulations concerning the environment, health and safety.
Monitoring Performance
The ECCO Group will review the ECCO Group Environment, Health and Safety Policy on an annual basis to ensure its alignment with current business operations. The ECCO Group will routinely promote, monitor and assess the company’s environmental, health and safety performance through KPIs and the Global Audit Programme.
Bredebro, 14 March 2011