Sustainability Report
EGGER takes its responsibilities seriously, for products, production, as well as for employees and society. Read more about our sustainability performance in our Sustainability Report.
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Environment & Sustainability
Our environmental cycle – sustainability is more than a word for us.
We stand for the responsible use of the raw material wood. Like in nature, we also organise our processes in cycles that conserve resources. Our focus is on our closed material cycle.
We act responsibly with regard to forests and the environment and are certified according to PEFC and FSC®, depending on the availability of the wood. In accordance with the EU Timber Regulation, EUTR, we only buy timber in the region from monitored suppliers.
At our sawmill in Brilon, every year 800,000 cubic metres of spruce and
pine logs are felled from sustainable forestry. Sawmill by-products are directly processed further in the wood-based materials production.
To continually improve our environmental performance in the production process, we are opting for internationally certified energy and environmental management systems in accordance with ISO 50.001, ISO 14.001 and EMAS.
We provide full transparency through Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). They give end customers important information about environmental and health aspects – for each of our basic products.
Recycled wood, consisting of waste wood from disposed goods and those not fit for sale, is prepared and used for chipboard production.
Biogenic fuels, which can no longer be used materially, are turned into heat and green electricity by us in our own biomass power plants.
