Philosophy & key objectives
We have been driven by innovation and the will to make things better for over 60 years. Because our customers appreciate quality, reliability and open words.
THE ONLY CONSTANT IS CHANGE
Zuelch Industrial Coatings brings color into play, because sometimes it’s already colorful when we put ourselves out there for you! Especially with functional coatings whose inner values are not visible at first glance.
For passionate Harz people 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 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 is how you combine the pleasant with the useful.
We will continue to “show our colors” in the future – for the sake of our children.
Welcometo Harz!
Key objectives: Measure us against our sustainable key objectives
We began pursuing ecological and sustainable guiding principles and acting accordingly at an early stage.
The raw materials used are regularly checked 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 Scope 2 in 2018 and reduced emissions to a green 0.
We are continuously reducing direct Co2 emissions in Scope 1.
Our goal is to reduce total GHG emissions in Scope 1 and Scope 2 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, our manufacturing processes are continuously improved. 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 make up at least 35% by 2030 and at least 65% by 2040. By 2030, we will use at least 40% of the packaging for metal hobbocks and drums as part of the reuse system. In particular, the proportion of reconditioned 200L drums used will be 70% by 2030.
We are aware that our employees are responsible for reproducible quality. It goes without saying that we support your professional development and place great emphasis on working conditions. In line with the BGRCI’s “VISION ZERO”, our goal is also to have 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 violations of labor rights, human rights, ethics, corruption and environmental pollution.
We are also aware of our responsibility for sustainable procurement along the upstream supply chain. To this end, we undergo the globally recognized EcoVadis rating and also require our suppliers to undergo an independent sustainability audit.
