GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLE
| Country: | GERMANY |  |
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| Product group: | IT / Office Equipment, Green Power | |
| Name of the institution: | Ulrich Walter GmbH – Lebensbaum |
Overview
Private Company
High-quality products, as there are herbs, spices, tea and coffee are marketed under the brand LEBENSBAUM and made them market leader in the organic food market in Germany. LEBENSBAUM is multi-awarded for Sustainable Management and for its ecological and social responsibility and exemplary engagement. Environment protection is ranked first also for procurement of office equipment and Green Electricity.
Institutional details
| Address: | Dr. Jürgen Ulderup Str. 12 49356 Diepholz |
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| Contact person: | Rosi Fritz |
| Function: | Quality and Eco Managment |
| Phone: | +49 (0) 54 41-98 56-0 |
| Fax: | +49 (0) 54 41-98 56-101 |
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| Website: | www.lebensbaum.de |
| Number of employees: | 70 |
Procurement process
The procurement of materials for the production as well as green electricity is organized centrally, whereas office equipment as monitors, printers and fax machines is peripherally purchased. An intern and binding guideline is defining criteria for environment protection in the company. Environmental aims and measures are published in the annual environmental report (http://www.lebensbaum.de/downloads/umwelterklaerung2005.pdf ).
Measures
An internal guideline defines the labels Energy Star and TCO as criteria for the procurement of monitors, printers and fax machines. For the Ulrich Walter GmbH, environment protection not only means the reduction of resource consumption but also the usage of renewable energies. 75% of the total energy consumption is therefore covered by green electricity- certified by the label TÜV EE01.
Success
On the basis of the using green electricity alone (270.000 kWh/year), the Ulrich Walter GmbH saves 18 tons CO2 anually.
Further publicly available info about the concrete project
In 2002 Lebensbaum put up a new office building by using environmental friendly material and techniques:
- Low energy administration building
- Improved heat isolation of the production building and in the production lines which led to an energy consumption that lies 30% under the legal standard
- Use of natural and renewable raw materials for the buildings
- Use of hybrid vehicles (natural gas-petrol motor technology)
- Ecological friendly arrangement of the factory premises
- Use of rainwater
