Our Complete Care strategy enables us to take more informed decisions and make a positive difference as we progress in sustainable integrated solutions and run our business in line with a 1.5 degree future. This is vital for the planet and great news for our customers, shareholders and other stakeholders.
This is why we’re unafraid to state our stances on the issues that drive ESG debates. Read some of them here.
Studies show that only 1% of the top global companies meet the standard for socially responsible conduct. This means taking adequate action against issues such as corruption, bribery, anti-competitive behaviour, and human rights violations across the value chain.
For any manufacturer, corporate responsibility does not begin at the factory gate, it extends to the whole supply chain that underpins your operation. Scrutiny is needed to ensure that both environmental and social risks are mitigated.
Corporate responsibility does not just mean keeping your own house in order, it also considers the communities that you interact with. At Purmo Group we recognise that our expertise can benefit thousands of people in the markets we operate in, and that we have a unique opportunity to make a difference.
In manufacturing, health and safety is usually synonymous with accident prevention, with the focus on eliminating physical risks. At Purmo Group, we have found that around 85% of accidents are caused by stress or exhaustion, demonstrating a critical link between mental well-being and health and safety.
The HR arena is dominated by two topics: the need for reskilling and redeployment as a result of increased automation and digitisation; and the recognition that a healthy workforce is one where equality, diversity and inclusion are embedded as best practice.
The world is only approximately 8% circular. This means that only 8% of all materials are re-used, or recycled at the end of their life.
The climate crisis is upon us, and every goverment, business and individual has a responsibility to take steps to mitigate its impact. Without immediate and significant action, there is a real threat of a catastrophic breakdown in the planet's social and ecological stability.
In recent years, the terms 'sustainable', 'eco-friendly' and 'green' have been thrown around carelessly as catch-all definitions. This has resulted in confusion about how we evaluate the sustainability credentials of any business, product or initiative.
When war broke out in neighbouring Ukraine, Purmo Group staff in Poland had a very personal reason to help. Former colleagues, contract workers from Ukraine, got in touch asking for assistance for their families, who were fleeing the conflict zones.
In Purmo Group Austria, a group of factory floor workers were inspired to lend a hand when they heard about the sorry plight of a community centre in Kapfenburg.
Purmo Group has a plant in Ochtrup, Germany. Next to the plant we have given over an area of land to beehives, which are tended by our HR representative and part-time beekeeper, Melanie Oskamp.
