Environmental management
Environmental management systems and sustainable management certificates
More than
of the Group's plants have the ISO 14001 certification
*Excluding the acquisitions made in the strategic period, 86% of the Group's plants have this certificate
The importance given to EHS is reflected in the advances in environmental management systems and the attainment of sustainable management certificates. We are working to attain the ISO 14001 certification in all the production plants in the "2016-2020 MORE TO BE" period.
Currently, more than 60% of the plants have this certificate (excluding the acquisitions made in the strategic period, 86% of the Group's plants have this certificate).
In 2019 the Kentland plant (Vector USA) has certified its environmental management systems to this standard and the objective for 2020 will be to continue with the certification process at the Danville and Montgomery plants in the United States and the Alfhausen plant in Germany, meeting the objective of 100% of the plants in the Viscofan perimeter at the beginning of the strategic plan.
The breakdown of the Group's plants with ISO 14001 certificate is the following::
| Czech Republic | Plant | ISO 14.001 |
| Spain | Cáseda | |
| Urdiain | ||
| Germany | Weinhem | |
| Serbia | Novi Sad | |
| Czech Republic | Ceske Budejovice | |
| Belgium | Hasselt | |
| USA | Kentland | |
| Mexico | Zacapu | |
| San Luis Potosi | ||
| Brazil | Itu | |
| Matarazzo | ||
| Uruguay | Pando | |
| China | Suzhou (2 plantas) | |
| Australia | Sidney | |
| New Zealand | Wellington |
At the same time, the energy management model of the Weinheim (Germany) and Cáseda (Spain) plants is certified by the ISO 50001 energy efficiency standard.