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24 EnvironmentEmployees 25• The work to certify our factories continuedduring 2005. The factory inForli, Italy was certified in accordancewith ISO14001 in May 2005, and thefactories in Tidaholm, Sweden andRudersdorf, Germany were both certifiedin accordance with ISO14001 inDecember 2005.• Further lifecycle analyses (LCA) werecarried out for products for caravansand motorhomes; an air-conditioningunit, a generator and toilet systems.These analyses confirm that for energy-consumingproducts environmentaleffects during the usage phase of theproduct are dominant.• Environmental data sheets were preparedfor air conditioning, generatorsand a toilet system.• During the year, our manual for environmentallyfriendly product development,Environmental Design Guideline,was updated and supplemented.• Dometic has previously developed arecycling equipment for emptying thecooling system in absorption refrigerators.Such a plant has now been takeninto commercial operation and furtherplants are planned.• During the year our factories workedkWh/ton1 400Total energy consumptionto replace hazardousmaterials in products in accordancewith the EU’s RoHS Directive.Environmental goals for 2006• Our environmental policy will bereviewed and updated during 2006.This review is necessary, partly as aresult of the new factories that havebeen acquired and partly because ofnew regulation that have come intoforce.• The environmental section on Dometic’swebsite will be updated. A newenvironmental brochure will also beprinted. All sections will be madeavailable in more languages.• The collection of data for the Operation& Environment Report is continuing. Areport for each factory will be generatedfrom the data that is collected.• A further three factories are workingfor certification in accordance withISO14001. A number of factories willton/ton2.0Total fresh water consumptionalso start work inaccordance with theinternal system MER, MinimumEnvironmental Requirements.• An increasingly strong focus is beingplaced on recycling end-of-life productsin an environmentally friendlyway. During 2006, Dometic will carryout a study to develop an index thatindicates what proportion of productscan be recycled. This index canamong other things be used whendeveloping new products to facilitaterecycling.•As regards European environmentallegislation, Dometic keeps itselfabreast of the situation and the way inwhich environmental regulations couldaffect the company and its products.This applies for example to the currentDirective on Waste Electrical and ElectronicEquipment (WEEE) and theDirective on the Restriction of certainHazardous Substances (RoHS) andthe yet to be approved regulationsconcerning greenhouse gases and thenew chemical legislation REACH.ton/ton0.10Distribution of total wasteQuality requires experienceand competenceDometic’s employees are a central resource within the Group, a resource which must be nurturedand developed. The Group’s successes depend on the experience and skills of its employees.Dometic’s strategic goals are realisedthrough everyone’s right to a healthyworking environment, to good collaborationbetween colleagues and tostimulating professional development.The sales companies, regional officesand production facilities are responsiblefor the professional development ofemployees and for ensuring that fundamentalprinciples for collaborationbetween employees follow the group'spolicies.1 3801 3601 3401 3201.81.61.41.20.080.060.040.02Dometic’s successes are based onknowledge and experience among individualemployees and on the Group’semployees working in a common culture.All employees shall have theopportunity to achieve higher positionswithin the Group. Such opportunitiesare essential to be able to retain competentpeople and to supply the Groupwith competent managers.1 300200320042005Total energy consumption (kWh/ton)Dometics relative energy consumption per ton finalproducts, calculated for a selection of Dometicsmanufacturing plants, 2003–2005.1.0200320042005Total fresh water consumption (ton/ton)Dometic's relative fresh water consumption per ton finalproducts, calculated for a selection of Dometicsmanufacturing plants, 2003–2005.0.00200320042005Recycled waste per ton final productsWaste for landfill per ton final productsHazardous waste per ton final productsTotal waste per ton final productsDistribution of waste generation per ton final products,calculated for a selection of Dometics manufacturingplants, 2003–2005.Dometic’s management works closelywith the employees’ elected representatives.During 2005, discussionswere concluded concerning a groupunioncollaboration and an agreementwas signed in the beginning of 2006.The average number of employees duringthe year was 4,201 (4,367), of whom2,648 were men (63%) and 1,553 werewomen (37%). Geographically, employeeswere distributed with 3,007 in theregion Europe, Middle East and Africa,1,139 in the Americas and 55 in the restof the world.D O M E T I C A N N U A L S U M M A R Y 2 0 0 5D O M E T I C A N N U A L S U M M A R Y 2 0 0 5