Active environmental protection is anchored in our corporate principles. We attach importance to the conservation of resources in the development, manufacture and use of our products.
Responsibility towards our living space obliges us to ensure that we pursue environmental protection beyond the legal requirements. In this way, we help to reduce CO2 emissions to a considerable extent. With our own environmental statement and the establishment of an environmental management system in accordance with EMAS (ECOManagement and Audit Scheme), we are committed to continuously improving our environmental performance.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is examined, i.e. corporate social responsibility with regard to sustainable business. EcoVadis is a leading provider of sustainability ratings and examines companies in the four fields of environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. Roth's application was based not only on its corporate principles, but also on the newly developed Code of Conduct and the environmental management system according to EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme), which has been established since 2010. It is considered one of the strictest regulations in resource protection.
Roth Werke has won the national "EMAS Environmental Management 2018" award for its environmentally friendly production. As the company has significantly reduced its CO2 emissions at the Buchenau and Wolfgruben sites, it convinced the jury in the "Large Companies" category. "This award is high recognition for the company's achievements on the road to climate-neutral production," says Hartmut Gojdka, the company's environmental management officer. State Secretary for the Environment Florian Pronold presented the award in Berlin in December 2018 in recognition of the company's climate strategy.
Roth pursues the goal of reducing CO2 emissions at the site as much as possible.
In addition to the purchase of certified green electricity, which will save approx. 3,000 t of CO2 emissions annually from 2016 onwards, and the company's own electricity generation by means of an 86.5 kWp photovoltaic system, in 2011 the heating technology of a 3,300 m2 production hall was redesigned to reduce energy consumption, thereby reducing CO2 emissions by 590 tons annually.
In 2013, Roth opened a 5,000 m2 logistics center with a pioneering energy supply system. The energy obtained from the environment for the hall heating is equivalent to the need for about 120,000 liters of heating oil. Roth saves approximately 392 tons of CO2 emissions annually with the environmentally friendly energy concept for the logistics hall.
Sustainable pioneer: Interseroh is one of the leading providers of services related to closing product, material and logistics loops. Together with customers throughout Europe, Interseroh designs intelligent full-service solutions and products that specifically improve companies' sustainability performance - a plus for the environment, the economy and society.
Recycling of transport packaging
In accordance with the principle of producer responsibility, anyone who puts transport packaging on the market must ensure that it is recycled properly. For almost 30 years, Interseroh has been number one in the market when it comes to taking back and recycling transport packaging. Intersoh ensures efficient collection and recycling nationwide.
Recycling of sales packaging
Packaging legislation obliges initial distributors of sales packaging to assume their producer responsibility and register their packaging for collection and recycling with a dual system. Interseroh offers practical solutions for take-back and recycling - customer-oriented, efficient, environmentally friendly.