Dornbirn, Austria - At the Dornbirn facility of the Zumtobel Group, the two subsidiaries Zumtobel Lighting and Tridonic belonging to the lighting group were granted the ÖKOPROFIT Award by the Federal State of Vorarlberg for the 25th straight year to honour their commitment to climate and environmental protection. As a result, the Zumtobel Group ranks among the companies in Vorarlberg which have actively contributed to the ÖKOPROFIT (Ecological project for integrated environmental technology) initiative since it was launched. Interest is growing on the part of firms operating in Vorarlberg. ÖKOPROFIT certified 170 companies in 2020, whereas more than 186 Vorarlberg firms have already been granted certification in 2021.

For me sustainable management means operating in a manner which is fit for our grandchildren. What I am referring to is ensuring that companies and society only consume ecological, economic and social resources to the extent that these resources will also be available in the same quality and quantity to future generations.

- Mario Wintschnig, CSR Manager, Zumtobel Group

Carbon neutrality targeted by 2025
The focus of ÖKOPROFIT's activities in the year 2020 was on the fields of water, residual waste, hazardous wastes, solvent emissions, energy and mobility. A crucial prerequisite for certification is the transparent presentation of the company's actual environmental performance in these areas. At the same time, the Zumtobel Group was also required to submit a comprehensive environmental programme for its sites in Dornbirn for the year 2021. The company succeeded in achieving considerable energy-related improvements in its 25th ÖKOPROFIT year. Accordingly, the Zumtobel Group is coming closer to its targeted goal of carbon neutrality by 2025.

The ÖKOPROFIT brand
ÖKOPROFIT is a cooperation project between municipalities and the local business community with the aim of reducing operating costs while simultaneously preserving natural resources. Originally developed by the City of Graz in the 1990s, it is a registered trademark and is already being implemented in several European countries and outside of Europe as well. ÖKOPROFIT has been practised in Vorarlberg since 1996 and is the most widespread environmental management system in the region.

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