Corporate Responsibility Brochure - Hilti

Yes, we care!
The environment
Our process management system contains all business pro c-
esses and is valid worldwide. It has also created a framework
for environmental topics that allows us to comprehensively
meet the demands of our corporate responsibilities. We want
to continue to improve the quality of our products, services
and processes throughout the company, and this includes the
topic of the environment. It goes without saying that this also
embraces meeting the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 international
quality and environmental standards.
Our environmental commitment includes both ecological and
economic perspectives. The knowledge that we acquire in this
area will increasingly be used to develop new and innovative
business fields. We are convinced that sustainable growth can
only be achieved if we systematically incorporate the environment
in our daily business.
• When developing our processes we set ecological-oriented
guidelines as the foundation for the careful selection of
wrecyclable materials, including the usage of environmentally-friendly
materials in product packaging.
• In 2007 we signed the UN Caring for Climate initiative. This
initiative is dedicated to improving the environment and primarily
focuses on climate change. By signing the initiative we
are obligated to increase our energy efficiency while reducing
our CO 2
emissions relative to business development. All
corporate decisions are made after a thorough evaluation of
the influence they will have on the environment.
• For example: the construction of an 11,000 square meter
production and logistics hall at our plant in Thüringen,
Austria targeted the use of existing sources for heating and
cooling the new facility. Instead of using gas-fired boilers
and electric-powered cooling units, existing waste heat is
deployed for both cooling and warming via an ecological
energy-sharing system.
• We have a comprehensive supplier audit management
system to ensure that the ecological and social standards
defined in our code of conduct are also maintained by
our suppliers.
CO 2
emissions per employee:
2006
5.37 tons
2007
5.07 tons
2008
4.78 tons
2009
4.54 tons
For additional information on Hilti’s environmental protection measures go to: www.hilti.com