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Shaping sustainable growth (news with additional features)

(DGAP-Media / 25.09.2014 / 09:25)

Shaping sustainable growth

Wacker Neuson takes part in VDMA's "Corporate Social Responsibility Week"

In Germany's mechanical engineering sector, the week from September 15
through 21, 2014 was all about sustainability. The German Engineering
Federation (VDMA) dedicated this week to corporate social responsibility
(CSR) as part of a drive to promote responsible business practices across
the industry. Many companies throughout Germany took part in the
initiative, including Wacker Neuson. The Group used the CSR week as an
incentive to expand its CSR activities across the organization.

In 2013, Wacker Neuson became one of the first companies to sign up to the
VDMA's Blue Competence initiative, which focuses on sustainability in
industry. In addition to highlighting topics such as energy use and
resource conservation, Blue Competence also centers on compliance and
corporate philosophy as well as supplier selection and management
processes.

Sustainability plays a key role in almost every area of the Wacker Neuson
Group. Cem Peksaglam, CEO of Wacker Neuson SE is certainly happy with the
results of CSR week. "Many people think that sustainability is just about
reducing energy consumption. This week has given us the perfect opportunity
to show that there is actually a lot more to this topic and that
sustainability affects all areas in the company. As part of our commitment
to CSR, we continually improve our processes throughout the Group, from
procurement through production and administration to sales and service."
The Group's procurement team, for example, reviews and evaluates how its
suppliers work, investigating work conditions on site and the environmental
impact of suppliers' production processes. The Group has been, and still
is, implementing energy and environmental management systems in its own
production workflows that will help cut energy consumption and optimize
workflows.

New products with the ECO seal of approval
Wacker Neuson launched its ECO seal of approval last year to recognize
products that are exceptionally environmentally friendly and cost
efficient. Thus far, it has awarded the seal to existing products and
machines equipped with new drive concepts. These include the eHoftrac(R)
loader, which is distributed under the Group's Weidemann brand, and the
WL20e, a new electric wheel loader from Wacker Neuson that is driven by
powerful batteries. The 803 dual power mini excavator is a smart innovation
developed specifically to meet the challenges faced by operators on site.