Delighted with the gold status: Martin Weger (left) and Stefan Engleder.

ENGEL is one of the most sustainable industrial companies worldwide. This was confirmed by the current sustainability ranking of the EcoVadis platform. ENGEL has improved its ranking from silver to gold and is the only injection molding machine manufacturer with gold status.

”As a family business, our actions are positioned toward future generations. This fundamental approach was already lived by our company’s founder and is still being continuously developed by all generations of managing directors and the entire workforce with a great deal of commitment,” said ENGEL Group CEO Dr. Stefan Engleder. “That’s why we are very pleased and proud that our sustainable practices have also been confirmed objectively.”

EcoVadis is the world’s largest provider of sustainability rankings. The rankings include data from more than 90,000 companies and focus respectively on the global supply chains. In addition, the companies’ environmental, social and ethical performance is evaluated.

Green power and closed cooling circuits

"When it comes to the topic of the environment, ENGEL is in the leading group - which includes only one percent of all assessed industrial companies," said ENGEL Global Quality and Environment Vice President Martin Weger, citing just one detail from the audit conducted this summer.

The criteria cover many aspects, from environmental protection measures to certifications and the carbon footprint. Among other things, the fact that ENGEL has now certified all of its worldwide locations in line with ISO 14001 and ISO 9001, and uses a great deal of green electricity, was considered.

"The Austrian plants use 100% green electricity. We generate some of this ourselves with our photovoltaic systems," Weger reported. "We are upgrading more plants and subsidiaries with photovoltaic systems, and we are looking into other alternative energy sources, such as geothermal energy in China."

The subject of water shows the detail that EcoVadis puts into its audits.

"At the Schwertberg plant, we take cooling water from the river Aist, which flows directly alongside the plant. We use a closed circuit to make losses and contamination impossible," said Weger.

Ensuring prosperity for future generations

The excellent performance in the EcoVadis ranking underlines the great responsibility that ENGEL has taken on for the environment and society while at the same time strengthening the future of the machine manufacturer.

"Many customers take the EcoVadis status into account when making a purchasing decision," Engleder emphasized. "We will continue to work consistently to improve the sustainability of our processes. We want people worldwide to rely on the fact that they are using plastic products in their everyday lives manufactured in a way that conserves resources and whose supply or value chains are ethically sound. This is how we ensure prosperity, especially for future generations."

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