Environment
Trelleborg’s policy in this area mainly comprises the Group’s Environment, Health and Safety policy and requirements specified in the ISO 14001 environmental management system.
Direct responsibility for issues relating to the environment, health and safety rests with each facility. Every plant has an environmental coordinator and persons responsible for health and safety.
The central Group function, Environment, which is part of Group Legal, is responsible for control and coordination in environment issues based on the Group’s environmental policy and the central environmental objectives. Each business area has an environment coordinator, who together with the central Group environmental function, is included in a Group-wide Environment Forum, which is convened once every quarter.
Training in environmental issues is conducted locally within the framework of the requirements specified in ISO 14001.
The Group-wide targets established within the framework of the Environment and work-environment policy entail that:
• All production or product development units within the Group shall be covered by a certified environmental management system in accordance with ISO 14001. Newly acquired units must implement such a system within three years following acquisition.
• All production units shall prepare energy-saving plans.
• The proportion of recovered waste at Group level shall increase by 25 percent within three years.
• Common criteria for assessing chemicals shall be prepared, taking into account the environment, health and safety.
In addition to these central targets, and within the framework for ISO 14001, each facility has its own specific environmental targets with an annual review of results.
The central targets are followed up on a yearly basis in conjunction with sustainability reporting. Locally, the review is conducted in connection with internal and external ISO 14001 audits. At year-end 2006, a total of 93 facilities were ISO 14001 certified, corresponding to about 75 percent of all the production facilities. A further ten plants are scheduled for certification in the next year.