Environmental Statement: ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY GOALS

The 2024 Environmental Statement of Berndorf Band Group outlines the direct and indirect environmental impact of the company’s products, services, and activities, with a focus on continuously improving current processes. The statement highlights key aspects of impact such as greenhouse gas emissions, water use, waste management, and energy consumption, and emphasizes the intention to reduce emissions and increase sustainability across the scope. Looking ahead, Berndorf Band Group has set ambitious goals and is committed to taking the necessary steps to achieve them.

What is our Environmental Mission?

The Berndorf Band Group includes Berndorf Band GmbH in Austria, along with subsidiaries across Asia, Europe, North, and South America, and global partner companies. The group specializes in manufacturing high-quality Steel Belts and Belt Systems, providing complete solutions that play a key role in production and conveying processes in various industries worldwide. With decades of experience, the group offers fully customizable machinery like the Modular Double Belt Press, Casting & Drying Systems, and equipment like Conveyors & Components.

The combination of high quality products and a positive company culture is what makes Berndorf Band Group a global leader in the industrial sector. Committed to uniting technical innovation, sustainability, and quality – the group’s environmental mission is as follows:

In collaboration with employees, suppliers, and customers, the Berndorf Band Group is committed to minimizing its environmental impact. By integrating high standards into its core philosophy and employing an environmental management system, the company strives to monitor and enhance eco-friendly processes.

What is the process of ABC analysis for direct and indirect environmental aspects?

ABC analysis is conducted regularly by in-house experts to identify and assess the environmental aspects and impacts of Berndorf Band GmbH products, services, and general activities. Each aspect is classified in one to three categories: A, B, or C:

• Category A: Significant environmental impact – assess and act immediately.
• Category B: Minor environmental impact – consider refinements and upgrades.
• Category C: No environmental impact – no action needed.

The type of aspect, direct or indirect, is considered to properly handle improvements in these areas.

• Direct environmental aspects: Aspects that can be controlled directly by management, including but not limited to services, products, and activities of the organization such as transport, waste and wastewater, atmosphere emissions, environmental accidents, and use of resources.
• Indirect environmental aspects: Aspects that cannot be controlled directly by management. These aspects can be a result of the environmental performance of a third party (e.g. contractors, suppliers, etc.) that the organization has been involved with and can be minorly impacted by the organization, like the life cycle of a product from raw material extraction to disposal, and so on.

Find more information about the ABC analysis in the report on pages 17-19.

What are direct environmental aspects and impacts?

Berndorf Band Group’s sustainability report lists the aspects that have a direct impact on the environment and what actions are taken to counter them:

Find more information about the direct environmental aspects and impacts in the report on pages 19 to 25.

What are indirect environmental aspects and impacts?

All aspects that indirectly impact the environment have been identified and listed in the environmental statement. The findings indicate that these aspects have little to no environmental impact.

Find more information about the indirect environmental aspects and impacts in the report on pages 25 to 26.

Environmental Objectives and Targets we want to meet

Building on the success of our previous environmental targets and continual improvement of recent objectives, Berndorf Band Group is committed to achieving the following future goals:

• Odor Reduction: Retrofit air filters and exhaust systems to address the odor limit exceedance of a particular machine.
• Energy Reduction: Replace air conditioning systems with energy-efficient solutions at Berndorf Band GmbH.
• Climate Neutrality: Collect and analyze data for the project climate-neutrality by 2024 as well as for the requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
• Bike Leasing Model: Introduced “Lease My Bike” in 2023 to cut CO2 emissions from employee travel.

Find more information about the environmental objectives and targets in the report on pages 36 to 48.

The 2024 Environmental Statement of Berndorf Band Group is now accessible. The report details the group’s activities and products that affect the environment, as well as the methods used to monitor and manage these impacts. It also outlines environmental targets, and the steps planned to achieve these objectives.

Download the full Environmental Statement 2024 here for more details.