The managing directors of the respective companies bear
entrepreneurial responsibility for the implementation of
the strategic targets. Among other things, they are required
to continuously reduce the environmental effects of their
business activities. They are also in charge of anchoring the
Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) department in the
company’s organization and for setting up a corresponding
cross-site reporting system for the centrally prescribed key
performance indicators. In 2016, BYK was the first division to
create a worldwide EH&S organization with responsible
persons
for each site. Furthermore, the managing directors
are also responsible for the introduction and certification
of suitable management systems with which environmental
protection and occupational safety can be practiced on
the basis of international guidelines at the different sites.
Independently of this decentralized organization of
responsibility, the holding company is committed to providing
knowledge and expertise on sustainability. This is the
task of ALTANA’s Corporate EH&S specialist department. In
addition, special, cross-divisional expert platforms foster
the exchange of information on the relevant EH&S topics (for
example energy, sustainability performance, and food
contact) and the development of best-practice models that
show efficient implementations. Consequently, in the fu-
ture
we will be able to offer our customers even better service
around sustainability at ALTANA.
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