Annual report - Sequana

3 4–increase energy efficiency at itsplants;–preserve air quality by using an airquality control system to recoverand condense waste gases at anumber of plants in order to reduceemissions into the atmosphere andconsumption of fossil fuels;–contribute to effective waste managementby using material that can berecycled or burnt to produce energy.Antalis has also made a priority ofreducing its carbon footprint and ithas launched a carbon pilot to assessthe best methodology to be deployedin a number of countries by 2010.Moreover the initiatives deployed in2008 around five broad themes –procurement, energy, travel, logisticsand waste management – continuedapace in 2009. Within the scope ofoptimising its distribution network,the inauguration of the new distribu-tion centre in the Netherlands inSeptember 2009 allowed Antalis tobring its administrative, commercialand logistics activities under the same– eco-friendly – roof. It was built in2009 and is powered solely by greenenergy from a wind farm.Helping customers that wish to pursuea sustainable development strategy isa priority for both Arjowiggins andAntalis. Thence the wide range ofpledges and services that it offers tothem:–FSC and ISO 14001 certification forArjowiggins’ plants (excludingChina and Greenfield);–Antalis provides CoC certificationin 37 countries that guaranteesend-to-end sustainability in boththe production and distributionprocess;–“environmental pledges” for eachof its product ranges; and–seminars organised around the environmentand certification.Responsibleprocurement practicesResponsible procurement is one ofthe Group’s watchwords and it iscommitted to choosing its raw materialssuppliers with care: Arjowigginsonly uses pulp from sustainable forestmanagement programmes.Antalis also gives priority to supplierswho have put the environment tothe fore. It encourages them to boostefficiency and make improvementsall the way down the production lineand out through the logistics chain,as well to deploy ISO 14001 certifiedEnvironmental Management Systemsor Eco-Management and Audit Schemes(EMAS).Sequana 39 2009 Annual report