Philosophy & guiding principles
Innovative strength and the desire to do things better have been driving us forward for over 60 years. Because our customers value quality, reliability and open communication.
THE ONLY CONSTANT IS CHANGE
Zuelch Industrial Coatings brings colour into play, because things can gat colourful when we get down to work for you. This is especially true for functional coatings, whose inner values are not visible at first glance.
For passionate Harz residents like us, the environment and sustainability are not just buzzwords, they are concrete and tangible.
Nature has been on our doorstep for many generations – and sustainable management is in our blood. We are committed to sustainability. Our exhaust air is filtered and is regularly checked by the relevant authorities to ensure that the good Harz air at our site in the former climatic health resort of Lerbach remains clean. The Harz National Park with the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Oberharzer Wasserregal” shows us that water is our most important resource, which we must protect.
” The memory of good quality lasts longer – than the brief pleasure of a low price”
Visit the Harz National Park and our company. This way, you can combine pleasure with practicality.
We will continue to “show our colours” in the future – for the sake of our children.
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Key objectives: Measure us against our sustainable goals
We began early on to pursue ecological and sustainable guiding principles and to act accordingly.
The raw materials used are subjected to regular checks and strictly controlled. Compliance with the REACH regulation is a matter of course for us.
A substitution test is consistently carried out for new SVHC substances. This benefits the environment.
We at Zuelch also implemented our measures for indirect CO2 emissions in Scope2 in 2018 and reduced emissions to a green 0.
We are continuously reducing direct CO2 emissions in Scope1.
Our goal is to reduce total GHG emissions in Scope1 and Scope2 by at least 65 % by 2030 compared to 2016. Our efforts do not end there. Our long-term goal is to reduce our CO2 emissions by at least 88% by 2040 compared to 2016.
We appreciate clean water. We will reduce our water consumption for production processes by 60 % by 2024 compared to 2020. To this end, we are continuously improving our manufacturing processes. Thanks to modern cooling in a closed cooling circuit, we will no longer use water for cooling by 2030.
We pay attention to sustainability when using recycled packaging. Our goal is for the recycled content of our plastic packaging to account for at least 35 % by 2030 and at least 65 % by 2040. For metal hobbocks and drums, we will use at least 40 % of packaging as part of the reuse system by 2030. In particular, the proportion of reconditioned 200-liter drums used will be 70 % by 2030.
We are aware that we are responsible for the reproducible quality of our employees. It goes without saying that we therefore promote their professional development and attach great importance to occupational safety. In line with the BGRCI’s “VISION ZERO”, our aim is also to record no accidents at work and to promote the health and well-being of our employees as part of our health management.
It goes without saying that we have implemented a compliance management and whistleblowing system in accordance with the whistleblower protection system and thus avoid violating labor rights, human rights, ethics, corruption and environmental pollution.
We are also aware of our responsibility for sustainable procurement in the upstream supply chain. To this end, we are subject to the globally recognized EcoVadis rating and also require our suppliers to undergo an independent sustainability audit.
