Sustainability at ERIKS
Helping our clients to become more sustainable
We have already been helping our clients for years to become more sustainable. As a leading specialized industrial service provider, we have the knowledge, both on application and product specialism, to help our customers to become more sustainable. Our energy-efficient motors, steam trap, and pneumatics surveys are examples of how we help our customers to realize major energy savings.
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Sustainable innovation
Equipped with extensive knowledge on our product groups, we offer customized products and services which include sustainability by design. Our co-engineering capabilities have lead to innovations that are contributing to a more sustainable world.
Product compliance
Ethical sourcing practices and regulatory compliance across the ERIKS supply chain ecosystem are highly important to us. One area of product compliance we focused on in 2023 was conflict minerals. We integrated the regulatory mandates concerning conflict minerals into our procurement standards and procedures and embedded them within our supplier engagement protocols.
For example, we include guidance on conflict minerals in our Code of Business Conduct and are working towards mandating our suppliers to abstain from activities linked to conflict minerals to maintain a business relationship. These efforts represent a strong start, but we plan to progress this topic further in 2024 by installing monitoring processes.
Implementing the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
The implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in the European Union presents both a challenge and an opportunity for ERIKS. CBAM’s goal is to mitigate carbon emissions and ensure a level playing field for domestic and foreign producers.
As part of our preparation for CBAM, ERIKS conducted an in-depth internal analysis, starting by scrutinising all our current products that fall within its scope. In the first phase, this is cement, iron and steel, aluminium, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity. Our European and local procurement teams collaborated to establish robust processes for capturing the requisite data points for these products. This included engaging with CBAM-applicable suppliers to gather their input. Next, we developed a governance framework and infrastructure to report to the European Union quarterly, ensuring compliance with the mechanism
Health and safety
Our top priority is to continuously improve safety in our facilities, as people always come ahead of profits. We had ZERO life changing injuries in 2021. Our target until 2030 is to keep this number by actively investing in the safety of our employees.
Responsible procurement
We are in contact with over 30 000 suppliers globally. By initiating a Supplier Code of Conduct we raised the bar high for them as well to...
Training and development of employees
People are the pillars of our business. No matter who they are or where they come from. Attracting, retaining and engaging the greatest...
Fighting climate change
Being sustainable begins at home. We took the first steps by reducing our own emissions and energy consumption to show a positive...
A selection of our sustainability credentials
In order to be a credible partner to our customers we need to make sure we can showcase our Sustainability credentials. While our work is far from done, we are proud to say we have so far the following certifications and ratings
ISO 9001 Quality
ISO 14001 Environmental
ISO 45001 Occupational health & safety
Ecovadis Rating
Our Sustainability goals
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What is sustainability?
In 1987, the United Nations’ Bruntdland Commission1 defined sustainability as ‘meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’.
Although this definition remains valid today, the term sustainability has since become associated with a broad range of interconnected issues, from the extraction and use of natural resources, to economic prosperity, education and access to water and food.
The most critical issue, however, is global warming, as human activities that contribute to climate change alter the planet on which we all depend and thus affect our ability to develop a sustainable way of life.
There can be few people who are unaware of the impact of global warming or of the risks that humankind runs if the rate of warming it not brought under control in the coming decades.
Our Ambassadors
We have sustainability ambassadors througout our organization who are contributing to implementing our missions. See here an interview with one of our ambassadors, Gert Cielen, Commercial Director for Belgium.
How to Contact ERIKS
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At ERIKS we strive to deliver the best quality service and products. As part of this goal we encourage customers to submit feedback on their experiences so we can resolve any issues and concerns.
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