Quality &
Sustainability
Sustainability Rating
(Categories: Environment, Labor and Human Rights, Ethics, Sustainable Procurement): BRONZE, TOP 35% of more than 150,000 rated companies
In the “Manufacture of other articles from paper & cardboard” sector, KONOS GmbH
- among the top 30% in overall assessment,
- among the top 26% in the Environment category,
- among the top 30% in the Sustainable Procurement category of companies rated by EcoVadis.
Social responsibility
Corporate policy
“Declaration of principles on corporate policy”
- Principle
- Quality policy
- Food safety policy
- Occupational safety policy
- Personnel policy
- Environmental policy
- Procurement policy
A 1 Policy statement on human rights policy
A 2 Policy statement CSR “Corporate Social Responsibility”
“Declaration of principles on corporate policy”
“CSR declaration of commitment”
Ecological responsibility
Certifications and eco-labels
- Certified environmental management system in accordance with ISO 14001
- “FSC®-CoC” certification (logo license number FSC® C041179) for sustainable forest management in the supply chain
- Blue Angel” eco-label for unbleached coffee filters
- Nordic Ecolabel “SWAN” for unbleached and bleached coffee filters
- “OK KOMPOST” eco-label
-HOME & INDUSTRIAL for unbleached coffee filters
-INDUSTRIAL for bleached coffee filters
Energy efficiency and climate protection
- Purchase of electrical energy from 100 % renewable sources
- Self-generation of electrical energy with a photovoltaic system, > 160 MWh/year
- Long-term energy efficiency measures program, 33% more electrical energy efficiency since 2012!
- Member of the VEA initiative “Climate-friendly SMEs”
- Monitoring the greenhouse gas footprint (Scope 1 and 2)
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Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target according to the “Science-Based Target Initiative” (SBTi): KONOS GmbH commits to reducing its Scope 1 emissions by 42% by 2030 compared to the 2023 baseline. Furthermore, KONOS GmbH commits to maintaining its Scope 2 emissions at zero by 2030 and to measuring and reducing its Scope 3 emissions compared to the 2023 baseline.
- Charging facilities for e-cars and e-bikes on the company premises
Climate-friendly
SMEs
Protection of resources
- Monitoring the waste balance, > 95% of residual materials and waste are recycled!
- Monitoring the water balance
Process and product quality
- Certified management system for product and process conformity with regard to food safety and quality in accordance with IFS-HPC
- Certified quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001
IFS-HPC
ISO 9001
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What expectations do you have of our sustainability activities? What is important to you? How do you rate our sustainability management? We look forward to your feedback and suggestions – because this is the only way we can keep improving.