Sustainability

Award ceremony of the Schweizerische Umweltstiftung (Swiss Environmental Foundation)

By means of the aforementioned award ceremony, this foundation for special achievements in environmental protection honors selfless commitment to the preservation of our habitats and also strives to set an example as motivation for future achievements.
Ecological considerations when manufacturing

As a result of several closed water cycles, we ensure:

  • that all factory buildings and 120 apartments meet 92% of their heating requirements with waste heat
  • complete non-reliance on crude oil for heating
  • that 600t of grinding sludge is recycled each year

Ecological considerations when choosing materials

Through careful selection and processing, we ensure:

  • environmentally friendly and fully recyclable end products
  • an integrated disposal concept for liquid and solid materials
  • total omission of heavy metals

Ecological considerations when choosing packaging materials

Due to the targeted and product-specific use of materials, we ensure:

  • compliance with the “Grüner Punkt” regulations, member since 1993
  • Recyclability of blister packaging material (PET)
  • 90% of cardboard packaging is made from recycled paper
  • use of chlorine-free bleached paper for instruction manuals and instruction peaflets

 

 

 

 

The well-known pocketknife manufacturer, Victorinox in Ibach-Schwyz, is sending out a clear message for practical environmental protection through its Green Shield program. For the program’s launch, the entire workforce of 900 was shown Al Gore’s film on climate change.

The production hall at the Victorinox plant was converted into a movie theater at the end of March. All of the employees viewed Al Gore’s film An Uncomfortable Truth in four showings. Company head Carl Elsener jr. stated that a central objective at Victorinox is acting to protect the environment. The basis for the livelihood of coming generations must be preserved. ’Even small steps in everyday life are meaningful when it comes to protecting the environment, said Elsener.

This gripping documentary by the former American vice president about the dangers of climate change has sensitized the company’s employees more than ever to the importance of protecting our environment. In its mission, Victorinox has been oriented to sustainability for decades. The pocketknife manufacturer has been a pioneer in saving energy and recycling. Now the company’s ecological commitment will be communicated with greater emphasis to employees and the general public.

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