SUSTAINABILITY AND
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
Strong commitment to environmental and
social sustainability
No business in the world can successfully operate in an economic and social vacuum. Industry is one of the primary users of raw materials such as fresh water and forest fibers, and natural resources. As such, industry must sustainably manage these raw materials while meeting demands for renewable and greenhouse-neutral energy, healthy livelihoods, wildlife habitat, climate protection, and the cultural survival of indigenous peoples.
This requires close cooperation and collaboration with all relevant stakeholders, and a holistic view. Fulfilling the expectations of all of the key stakeholders – customers, investors, suppliers, employees, and the communities where Andritz does business or has manufacturing and services sites – is our goal. Only long-term sustainable development can secure the balance between economic growth, environmental impact, and social responsibility.
For Andritz, sustainability, environmental protection, and social responsibility are integral parts of its corporate policy. The principles are reflected in the daily work of Andritz employees, as well as in the management principles and systems. It is important to recognize the knowledge and experience of employees, as well as cultural variety, as keys to success. Andritz companies operate all over the world on the same high level of quality, health protection, and work safety, as well as environmental protection.
Sustainable development for Andritz means having a corporate responsibility and meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. There are three fundamental pillars for sustainable development: economic growth, ecological balance, and social progress.
Andritz is helping to achieve economic growth and ecological balance through:
- Developing and offering technologies that prevent pollution in the first place
- Processes that use the by-products of one process as raw materials for another, thus minimizing waste
- Offering new services which allow more efficient utilization of labor and other raw materials used within a customer’s plant
- Collaborating with customers to better understand the requirements for sustainability and aligning Andritz’s business processes with these requirements
- Further developing products that are as environmentally benign as possible
- Operating the business in a socially responsible manner
- Giving preference to suppliers that share these commitments to sustainability.
Andritz focuses all of its activities on sustainability, targeted on and contributing to ongoing, positive development in the economic, social and environmental areas.
