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PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT — INSIDE THE PRODUCTION SITES ES
Group’s environmental
efforts show up in local
initiatives
The actions taken by Bel at its manufacturing sites worldwide are aimed at preserving natural
resources, primarily by reducing need and waste, and through recycling waste. Each plant has its
own organization for preserving the environment and implementing environmental policy.
Cléry site heated with
biomass steam boiler
The Cléry-le-Petit production site in
the Meuse region of France employs
some 300 persons and produces
fl avored Leerdammer ® , Bonbel ® and
Maredous ® cheeses. It operates with
a steam power generator fi red
primarily by wood.
Well adapted to the Cléry region,
where wood is plentiful, this solution
refl ects a drive to use renewable
energy resources. The new system
replaced a fuel-oil steam generator
that emitted 9,400 metric tons of CO2
annually. To keep the biomass steam
boiler supplied with fuel, some 10 new
forestry jobs will be created
around Cléry.
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An ongoing improvement
effort to cut greenhouse
gas emissions, reduce
water and non-renewable
energy consumption, and
recycle waste is underway
at all 27 Bel production sites. Each site
develops its own approach by
integrating the local context into the
Group’s goals. The targets set for key
performance indicators in the 2008-
2012 plan are mostly ahead of the mark.
More detailed information about the
targets, measures and investments is
provided in Bel’s Registration Document,
available at the www.groupe-bel.com
website.
A common approach to
cutting water and energy use
To reduce water and energy
consumption, and share the best
available technologies, Bel developed
the Esabel (Energy Saving Bel) and
Wasabel (Water Saving Bel) programs.
Launched in 2010, both methods are
part of an effort to assess water and
energy use at the production sites and
to map out action plans based on a
common model. The two programs are
expected to be deployed at all Group
sites by the end of 2013.
Wasabel
The Syrian plant in Damascus has served
as the Group’s pilot site for Wasabel
over the past five years. Wasabel is now
being deployed at all production sites,
e.g. Koléa, Algeria, Tangier, Morocco and
Cairo, Egypt, with a three-year goal of
cutting water consumption by 2.5 liters
to 3 liters per kilogram of The Laughing
Cow ® cheese produced. The target
represents a 30% decline in water usage.
By the end of 2013, all Bel sites will be
participating in the effort.
100%
of plants on track to
be certifi ed ISO 14001
by 2015