Rieter releases first comprehensive sustainability report
Textile machinery manufacturer
Rieter has published a comprehensive sustainability report.
The report reveals that the company has reduced its
occupational accident rate and increased the average training time per
employee. It has also launched new vocational training courses in China and
India.
With regard to corporate output, Rieter’s energy
consumption and greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by around 20% compared
with the previous year.
Erwin Stoller, executive chairman, said: "Our
values and principles oblige us to set ambitious economic targets and to take
environmental and social responsibility.
"The Rieter sustainability strategy has formed an
integral part of our business strategy for many years. This includes for
example our environmental and safety mission statement that has been in force
since 1997.
"Rieter has established group-wide, and at each
location, the necessary processes and procedures for standards compliance,
control and monitoring. Internal and external experts regularly check the
related measures.
"Our management and employees ensure with great
commitment that sustainability is practised at Rieter on an everyday basis.
"As a company founded more than 200 years ago,
sustainable business ethics are a traditional obligation for Rieter. By
upholding that tradition, we continue to create added value for all our
stakeholders.
"This report documents against clear criteria how
we meet our economic, environmental and social responsibilities. We shall
continue to report in future on a regular basis."
