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Sustainable development and citizenship 50 Sustainable development and citizenship > INNOVATIONS 09 209224 209549 209731 REDESIGN A RECEIPT FORMAT TO REDUCE RECEIPT VOLUME AND GLOBAL WARMING One for all! THE PROJECT. Until June 2008, the billing system at Vinythai meant that an invoice was issued for each order, whereas some customers preferred having a single bill covering a series of orders. Two drawbacks to the ‘one order, one invoice’ process were the heavy consumption of paper and additional and expensive ‘manual’ handling to meet the wishes of major customers. A reconfi guration of the process was therefore needed. This was done on the principle of ‘one invoice for multiple orders’. In addition, billing now takes place at the source, that is directly from the Map Ta Phut (Thailand) plant and not the Bangkok head offi ce. What remained to be done was to get all customers to accept this new way of doing things. It is ultimately the environmental argument (less paper used) that has convinced them of the merits of this change. In addition customers receive their bills more quickly and our staff, freed from repetitive tasks, can better devote themselves to improving the process, reducing the risk of errors, and to providing greater value to customers. BSC ASIA PACIFIC > Phattamaporn Archaphiphat. YES! YOUTH EXCHANGE @ SOLVAY A company that invests in the development of its employees’ children and families THE PROJECT. The ‘YES!’ program allows Group employees to send their children abroad for linguistic and cultural immersion in the families of other Solvay employees. Solvay’s Human Resources do not want to just provide a motivating place to work in terms of career, but also to promote a good balance between the working and family lives of Solvay employees, foster their possibilities for personal growth and cultivate the international and multicultural character of the Group. This program is innovative because, besides its impact on the motivation of members through action related to the workplace, it focuses on the development and well-being of their families. As such, Solvay is playing its role as a socially responsible employer, participating in the training of a new generation of young people who are open-minded, multilingual and sensitive to the needs of industry. In addition, this program, which is deployed in all Sectors and all regions, helps develop long-term relationships between the families of Solvay staff. CHEMICALS SECTOR > Joël Marion; Johan Parisse; Anne Riguelle. TRONA MINE METHANE RECOVERY Where safety, competitiveness and the environment join hands THE PROJECT. At the Green River mine (United States), the methane present in the rock formation above and below the trona seam is liberated as a result of longwall mining. For the safety of mine employees, this methane must be removed from the mine. Traditionally, it had been diluted and removed by the underground ventilation system. In this method the methane present in the caved portion of the longwall panel (gob) at a high concentration (above explosive range) must go through the explosive range in order to meet levels set by the Mine Safety and Health Administration. The innovation consists of drilling gob vent boreholes, which are normally drilled in advance of longwall mining to a depth of approximately 20 feet above the trona seam level. Once the longwall has mined under the borehole, methane in the gob fl ows up the borehole, and when needed a methane powered pump is used to further extract methane from the mine. This methane can then be either directly fl ared or used as a partial substitute for the natural gas purchased for the soda ash refi nery. A fl aring installation is planned for summer 2009. Even in this confi guration, the conversion of methane into CO 2 contributes to reducing the potential greenhouse effect. A facility to use the recovered methane in the process will be introduced in 2010. The benefi ts: greater safety for employees, reduced costs and an environmental plus. SBU SODA ASH > Bryan Mortimer; Ron Hughes; Larry Refsdal; Joe Vendetti.
209749 209799 MEDEXIS: MANAGING AND INTERLINKING INFORMATION USED BY OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIANS AND HYGIENISTS ON WORKPLACE RISKS Medexis: a worldwide observatory for better health at work THE PROJECT. Medexis is a database which exploits individual medical data by associating them with information on the exposure of Solvay personnel to chemicals and other hazardous products. Medexis has been developed on SAP and is fully integrated with other SAP modules, which is a fi rst. This is a worldwide project, designed to ensure a fl ow of complete, standardized and reliable data in areas that were previously separate: scientifi c, toxicological and regulatory information on substances, noise and vibration, exposure levels of each employee, and individual medical follow-up. The system will make it possible to establish new correlations between working conditions and health, to identify as yet unknown health issues and to take decisions more effectively to improve the situation. The system is also a management tool designed to manage all hygiene and occupational medicine activities in the Solvay group at both local and corporate level (follow-up of actions and results, scorecard and indicators, internal benchmarking, costs of services, etc.). Medexis will also make it possible to share best practices and best prevention strategies worldwide. The deployment of this system is one of the Group’s 25 key sustainable development objectives - the goal being to implement it at 80% of Group sites by 2012. CC HSE > Christiane Baleux; Willy Asnong; Nathalie Berne; Jean-Paul Capelle; Pierre Coërs; Stéphanie Gauzente; Philippe Hannequart; Aline Huge; Thomas Paschek; Brigitte Sion; Jack Smit; Paul Vanhemelryck. CDM PROJECT THROUGH RECOVERY OF SF6 FROM GAS-INSULATED EQUIPMENT IN TESTING FACILITIES SF6 contributes to the Kyoto objectives THE PROJECT. The CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) project benefi ts from the fl exibility of the Kyoto Protocol which states that developing countries such as Korea may contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by participating in international ‘emission trading’ under United Nations supervision. Specifi cally, the SF6 (sulfur hexafl uoride) gas which serves as insulation in electrical systems tested at KERI (Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute) is recovered, transported, processed and recycled by Solvay Fluor instead of being discharged to the atmosphere. This partnership project is at the development stage. The methodology was approved in March 2009 and it should be validated in August 2009, verifi ed in 2010, and implemented for the fi rst time in 2011. It will provide additional income to Solvay, along with energy and raw materials savings (up to 10 tons of SF6 per year) and contribute to the Group’s reputation in Korea, with an image as a leader in environmental protection and sustainable development. SBU FLUOR > Seung-Bong Choi; Dae-Jun Han; Ho-Jin Jeon; Hans-Jürgen Korte. 209824 THE SOLVAY ANIMAL CARE AND USE COMMITTEE: AN INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT GROUP OF EXPERTS FROM OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE COMPANY A better life for animals THE PROJECT. To be sustainable, all Solvay activities must be justifi able and acceptable to society as well as to the people that work for the Group. The Executive Committee has adopted an animal policy which includes the creation of an independent oversight committee, the Solvay group Animal Care and Use Committee or SACUC. Independence is important when ethical and moral considerations might potentially confl ict with business goals. With an equal numbers of external and internal experts with specialist knowledge of animal experimentation, animal alternatives and animal ethics, the committee gives advice to Solvay’s most senior managers on the care, use and protection of animals and on replacement, reduction and refi nement (the 3 Rs) in the use of all animals. PHARMACEUTICALS SECTOR > Roger Bickerstaffe; Pierre Coërs; Jacques de Gerlache; Bruno Schmit; Susanne Thun-Battersby. Solvay Solvay live live - JUILLET - JULY 2009 - 51
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