Our commitment to the environment
At Realco, we firmly believe that environmental protection is a fundamental responsibility we must all share. Aware of the importance of preserving our planet for future generations, we are committed to adopting innovative and responsible practices at every stage of our business.
We strive to integrate environmentally friendly methods into all our processes, from product design to their use.
In collaboration with our ecosystem, we work tirelessly to minimize our environmental impact and promote initiatives that support our vision of an ecological transition.
This is why, in June 2024, we obtained ISO 14001 certification, an internationally recognized framework for environmental management, which attests to our concrete and structured commitment to sustainably managing our environmental impact.
Excerpt from our Environmental Policy
Our Environmental Policy
In accordance with the requirements of the ISO 14001 standard, which we are now proud to implement as a certified company, we have established a rigorous environmental policy based on principles of sustainability, natural resource preservation, and the reduction of our environmental impacts.
- Supporting the goals of the Paris Agreement to limit the rise in global average temperature to below 2°C (with an ambition of 1.5°C).
- Optimizing our energy consumption.
- Encouraging sustainable water use.
- Training, raising awareness, and mobilizing our team members and stakeholders to ensure their support in implementing our environmental policy.
- Optimize waste management at our site and with our partners by promoting waste reduction, reuse, recovery, recycling, and valorization.
- Collaborate with our ecosystem to create favorable conditions for environmental protection.
- Maintain a dual seat for the environment in our vision committee.
Goals and Priorities
for 2030
Plastic packaging from the recycling or reuse sector
Sales volume of products certified as Ecological by an external organization
in sales volume of bio-based* and/or green chemistry products
Reduction of our carbon emissions (scope 1&2)
Our Concrete Actions
As part of our ISO 14001 commitment, we have already implemented several concrete initiatives in 2023, including:
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Distance traveled by bicycle
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Participated to a Climat Fresk Workshop
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harvested and filtered rainwater
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Recycled Plastic
Bike-lease
Since 2022, Realco has offered a bike leasing program to its employees. Beneficiary team members commit to using the bike for at least 15% of their commuting trips.
Climat Fresk
Each year, our colleagues trained in this educational tool lead a collaborative workshop aimed at raising employee awareness of environmental issues.
Rainwater
We use harvested and filtered rainwater in our factory for the production of our products, thereby reducing our consumption of mains water.
Recycled Plastic
The range of enzymatic products for home use is now packaged in bottles made from 100% recycled PCR plastic.