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SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION
A perfectly balanced carbon footprint
AURO has been sourcing green electricity since 2012,
currently supplied from the local provider BS Energy/ Natur-
strom. In combination with the photovoltaic plant on the roof
of the building, this makes AURO a company
using exclusively energy from renewable
sources. The BS Energy/ Naturstrom
certificate states that two years of sourcing
green electricity instead of conventional
power sources (nuclear, coal etc.) save
the environment 209 tons of CO
2
and
206 g of nuclear waste.
As we speak of CO
2
: As early as 2007, AURO was the first
paint manufacturer worldwide to be certified as carbon
neutral company by the Climate Neutral Group. Since then,
we have made many efforts to keep our CO
2
footprint
as small as possible.
A major part of this is the cooperation with
companies like Interseroh or Belland Dual who
organise, monitor and assess the recycling of
packaging materials put in circulation by
AURO. The CO
2
savings are regularly calcula-
ted and confirmed in annual certificates.
