16 Sustainability Report 2016 FORBO MOVEMENT SYSTEMS COMMiTTED TO ThE FUTURE Our resource management is based on continu ously improving consumption efficiency which we achieve by conceiving and systematically implementing measures to optimize the con sumption of electricity gas oil and water Another important factor besides continuous energy savings is energy recovery i e harnessing energy freed by the post combustion system for space heating and or for power generation pur poses To reduce water consumption and to avoid unnecessary consumption we focus heavily on closed water cycles Used water can in many cases be reused in a second production step in order to minimize consumption Reduction and meaningful recycling of cuttings are always in focus when we pursue kaizen and sustainability initiatives For instance in some countries the edge cuttings of the belts we produce are sold on to other companies for reuse in their pro duction workflow s Our sites in North America collect material using filters which is then pro cessed by external partners as a material for use in their production processes in some cases cut tings from plastic modular belts and polyure thane cutting residues are reintroduced into our own new production processes At Forbo Movement Systems we walk the walk when it comes to responsible environ mental stewardship Our environmental efforts are not limited to mere compliance with the pertinent health safety and environment regulations We are committed to ever minimizing both resource consumption in the production process and consumption by the products themselves while at the same time increasing product utility Certified environmental management system in order to secure employee buy in to environ mental protection as a business objective and to systematize our environmental efforts we have introduced an iSO 14001 certified environmental management system at our key European sites its functionality is verified through regular internal and external audits The Environmental Protection Coordinator reports directly to the Managing Director We plan to implement similar systems at all production sites in the coming years Some key ratios collected from around our global operations already show that we are on the right track internationally

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