Production and environment
ElringKlinger makes targeted use of its environmental and energy management system in order to reduce the environmental impact of its business activities, both at its own locations and increasingly within the value chain. This includes both the certified environmental and energy management system introduced throughout the Group and ongoing measures aimed at conserving resources.
ElringKlinger constantly optimizes internal processes and invests in intelligent, modern production systems that conserve resources, both to keep emissions at all production locations as low as possible and to ensure that high quality standards are maintained. In addition, ElringKlinger always ensures that environmental aspects and energy-saving measures are incorporated into new buildings, renovations and refurbishments.
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Products in the Original Equipment and Aftermarket segments have an impact on the environment at every stage of their life cycle, which is why ElringKlinger has introduced stringent environmental and quality standards worldwide. Against this background, all production locations operated by the ElringKlinger Group are certified to the automotive industry standard IATF 16949 or ISO 9001 (with the exception of Indonesia). In addition, all production locations have an environmental management system in accordance with ISO 14001.
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Through the ISO 50001 matrix certification scheme that ElringKlinger has introduced at its European production locations, the Group has intensified its integrated approach to energy flows and established an extensive metering infrastructure at individual production plants. As a result, previously unused energy efficiency potential can be unlocked, energy costs reduced and greenhouse gas emissions (e.g. CO2 emissions) cut. The energy management system therefore makes an important contribution to environmental protection. ElringKlinger has already been using green electricity in all its German production plants since 2021. By 2030, all other production plants will have been converted globally. At the same time, the Group is increasingly focusing on generating its own green electricity, e.g. by installing PV systems at its own sites.