{"id":2576,"date":"2017-07-08T16:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xox.de\/quality\/nachhaltigkeit\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T08:27:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T06:27:08","slug":"sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.xox.de\/en\/quality\/sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>[vc_row el_class=&rdquo;full-size-page&rdquo;][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/4&Prime; el_class=&rdquo;sidebar-menu&rdquo;][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&rdquo;44&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;3\/4&Prime;][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"entry-header\">Sustainability at XOX &ndash; responsibility towards the environment and society<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&rdquo;20px&rdquo;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]<strong>Environmental management and resource conservation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a food-producing company, we have a special responsibility towards the environment and society. After all, our raw materials come from nature. We therefore want to use resources responsibly and reduce our environmental impact. Our environmental management system has been certified in accordance with <strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">ISO 14001:2015<\/span><\/strong> since October 2024. This enables us to identify, document and specifically minimize environmental impacts.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&rdquo;2\/3&Prime;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]Since 2024, we have also been using EcoVadis SAS, a leading global provider of sustainability assessments for companies, to evaluate our performance in the areas of the environment, sustainable procurement, labor and human rights as well as ethics, to identify risks and uncover potential for improvement. In the last assessment in October 2024, we were awarded the &ldquo;<span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>Committed<\/strong><\/span>&rdquo; badge by <strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">EcoVadis<\/span><\/strong> for our sustainability successes. We are constantly working to improve![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime;][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&rdquo;12121&Prime; css=&rdquo;&rdquo;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime;][vc_empty_space height=&rdquo;64px&rdquo;][vc_single_image image=&rdquo;12108&Prime; img_size=&rdquo;full&rdquo; css=&rdquo;&rdquo;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&rdquo;2\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]<strong>Energy efficiency and renewable energies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Energy efficiency is a key concern for us. Our energy management system, which is <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>certified<\/strong><\/span> in accordance with <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>ISO 50001:2018<\/strong><\/span>, helps us to record energy consumption and identify and exploit potential savings.<\/p>\n<p>Our progress:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The use of motion detectors has reduced energy consumption in our production facilities.<\/li>\n<li>Our production halls and warehouses have been fully equipped with <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>LED technology<\/strong><\/span> since 2015.<\/li>\n<li>Since 2011, we have been using <strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">photovoltaic systems<\/span><\/strong>, which are being continuously expanded. Our systems currently generate around <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>700 kWp<\/strong><\/span> in Hameln and <strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">990 kWp<\/span><\/strong> in Lauenau. By 2026, the capacities are to be expanded by <strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">21% (Hameln)<\/span><\/strong> and <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>150% (Lauenau)<\/strong><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&rdquo;2\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]<strong>Sustainable packaging and circular economy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our aim is to maximize the use of sustainable materials:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Most of our cardboard packaging is made from <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>FSC-certified materials<\/strong><\/span> with a high recycled content.<\/li>\n<li>Where technically possible, we do not use lacquers.<\/li>\n<li>We are constantly optimizing our packaging to reduce material consumption and environmental impact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also rely on an <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>effective recycling management<\/strong><strong> concept<\/strong><\/span> when it comes to waste:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We separate and dispose of our production waste properly so that it can be recycled and reused.<\/li>\n<li>Our aim is to continuously minimize waste and introduce residual materials into sustainable cycles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime;][vc_empty_space height=&rdquo;50px&rdquo;][vc_single_image image=&rdquo;12221&Prime; img_size=&rdquo;full&rdquo; css=&rdquo;&rdquo;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]You can view our certificates here: <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xox.de\/en\/quality\/certifications\/\">Certifications.<\/a><\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Image source: own recording<\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&rdquo;full-size-page&rdquo;][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/4&Prime; el_class=&rdquo;sidebar-menu&rdquo;][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&rdquo;44&Prime;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;3\/4&Prime;][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;] Sustainability at XOX &ndash; responsibility towards the environment and society [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&rdquo;20px&rdquo;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]Environmental management and resource conservation As a food-producing company, we have a special responsibility towards the environment and society. 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