Tangible measures to promote environmental values
While most of Uponor's units have set explicit environmental goals, all of the Group's production units are involved in the corporate social responsibility reporting procedure. Environmental, quality, and health and safety indicators form a part of financial reporting, with a view to providing increasingly more extensive and reliable information on the effects of the Group's operations.
Uponor aims to exceed the environmental standards set by the authorities, and thus be amongst the fore-runners in the industry. In line with its environmental programme, the company also aims to increase its staff's environmental awareness, formulated as follows: We all share responsibility for the environmental effects of our operations.
More than 80 per cent of our production units have ISO 14001 accreditation.
Pro-environmental product offering
With a long tradition of the development of pro-environmental products, Uponor can boast long-life products that save energy and clean water in use, and are made from raw material characterised by a high recyclable value. With no major burden on environment, the plastics processing industry neither generates any significant emissions nor pollutes the soil on factory grounds.
Examples of these products are among other the UltraRib2 pipes for sewer systems. The new innovative technique is based on an electrically welded ring making for a tensile and tight-proof sleeve fitting. This ground-breaking solution is ideal for use in groundwater areas, soft soil and steep slopes, as well as for industry; whenever there is a need for exceptionally reliable solutions. Another good example is the Upoclean product family, a biological wastewater treatment system for sparsely populated areas.
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