Sustainability
Sustainability awareness
Ecologically and economically responsible management is essential for Leopold, on the one hand because it is one of the guiding principles of the company, and on the other because this is what our customers expect of us. For this reason we live and promote the sustainability goal in all aspects of our production and material management systems. We only use paper made from wood obtained from sustainable forestry for our high-quality packaging. Our entire product chain is also certified to PEFC and FSC.
- Certification to FSC standards (Forest Stewardship Council®)
- Certification to PEFC standards (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes)
- Certification of an energy management system to DIN ISO 50001
- Certification to PSO (Process Standard for Offset Printing)
- Efficient and effective working processes with the integration of the very latest production standards
- Cutting-edge production methods
- Economical and ecological procurement
- Use of low-migration and mineral-oil free printing inks and coatings
- Maximum reduction of printing auxiliaries and other process materials
- Recycling of paper and film
- Regular and preventative maintenance of the production and heating systems to achieve a considerable reduction in CO2 emissions
- Reduction of energy and water consumption
- State-of-the-art, low consumption building technology
- Effective building management
- Use of groundwater and geothermal energy for CO2-neutral temperature control in the production facilities
- Use of photovoltaic and solar energy
- Prevention of waste and reduction of materials required for production
- Recycling of recyclable materials such as plastic, wood, metal etc.
- Effective vehicle fleet management for optimised transport and freight
