The three pillars of sustainability
The Arbonia Group's sustainability strategy is divided into three sub-areas: Climate (environmental issues), Community (social issues) and Compliance (governance issues). In these areas, the Arbonia Group aims to continuously improve its sustainability performance beyond the legal requirements.
Climate
As a building supplier for products and solutions relating to interior doors made of wood and glass, the Arbonia Group has a responsibility to protect the environment and climate. It sees great potential in the transformation towards an environmentally friendly economy and would like to make a substantial contribution to making the building sector more sustainable with its product, development and service portfolio. Various measures in production, as well as in the upstream and downstream value chain, are intended to reduce the ecological impact of the company's own business activities and those of its customers.
Community
The employees of the Arbonia Group and RWD Schlatter are the driving force behind the further development of the company. At the same time, they act as ambassadors for its values. In their day-to-day work, employees demonstrate commitment, determination and reliability, and the Arbonia Group is committed to being an attractive employer for them.
Compliance
For the Arbonia Group, compliance with the law and business practices of integrity form the foundation for sustainable corporate governance and thus for a future-proof company. The range of topics covers many ethical principles in internal cooperation and in dealing with our business partners. Particular attention is increasingly being paid to data security and data transfer. In addition to our own business practices, due diligence obligations in the supply chain are playing an increasingly important role. In all countries in which it operates, the Arbonia Group complies with the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the ten principles of the UN Global Compact.
Commitments and initiatives
Clear guidelines and external impulses support the Arbonia Group and RWD Schlatter in systematically pursuing our sustainability goals.
UN Global Compact
The world's largest initiative for sustainable and responsible corporate governance. Arbonia has been a member since 2021 and is committed to 10 principles in the areas of human rights, labor standards, the environment and anti-corruption, as well as corresponding annual reporting.
EcoVadis
Sustainability rating in the areas of environment, human and labor rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. In the latest EcoVadis assessment, Arbonia was awarded a bronze medal, placing it in the top 35% of the companies assessed.
Science Based Targets Initiative
initiative, which offers a science-based method for setting emissions targets in line with the Paris Climate Agreement. Arbonia has committed to short- and long-term emission reductions in accordance with the Net-Zero Standard of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
PEFC
PEFC stands for "Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes" and has been in existence since 1999. PEFC was founded by representatives of the international timber industry and aims to improve sustainable forest management with regard to economic, ecological and social standards.
RWD Schlatter products are made exclusively from certified, sustainable wood and wood-based materials. Each door element contains at least 10% by volume of PEFC material. The rest of the material is also made exclusively from certified wood and wood-based materials, including FSC® material. This ensures that all door elements are made from sustainable materials. The proof (PEFC-CoC number) is listed on the declaration of conformity and on the invoice.
FSC
FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council) certification ensures that the wood used comes from forests that are managed in accordance with ecological, social and economic criteria. This includes the protection of biodiversity, the avoidance of clear-cutting and the observance of human rights. RWD Schlatter undertakes not to use any timber from illegal logging or from areas with human rights violations.
Sustainability reports
The Arbonia Group publishes an annual sustainability report in order to report transparently on its sustainability strategy, developments, measures and plans. The sustainability report is prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards.
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