Sustainability at MAPAL

MAPAL is continuously expanding the carbon-neutral energy supply at its production sites. From 2024, MAPAL’s main plant in Aalen will produce around one megawatt peak of solar power each year by operating its own photovoltaic systems. The subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, India, Australia and South Korea already cover a substantial proportion of their electricity demand using solar energy or are completely self-sufficient in electricity. The plants in Germany source environmentally friendly green electricity for their additional electricity requirements. 

State-of-the-art heating concepts contribute to a sustainable energy supply and improved energy efficiency. MAPAL is continuously investing in the use of combined heat and power units, the use of waste heat from machines, heat recovery systems, efficient heat pumps and environmentally friendly LED technology.

MAPAL is also committed to a green future in the field of transport. New company vehicles only include electric or hybrid models. E-charging points are available at many sites for visitor, employee and company vehicles, and their roll-out is continually being expanded.

MAPAL also encourages its employees to opt for environmentally friendly transport and provides incentives at its sites in Germany, for example, with a bike-to-work programme, subsidised rail and local transport and remote working options. 

MAPAL also actively supports the formation of car pools among employees. Employees can arrange to travel to work together using specially set up apps.

保护性地应用各种原材料并将材料的回收再利用作为可持续循环系统的一个部分是集团环境管理中的重要部分。在包装方面，玛帕集团使用的包装保护层都是由回收材料制成的。这些措施的应用，不仅有助于减少各种排放对气候的破坏，同时将塑料的消耗降到最低程度，且并不会影响为保护刀具所需提供的最佳化包装质量。

此外，玛帕集团还尽可能扩大从可持续和经过认证的林业来源采购纸张和纸箱板材料。为了保护森林、气候和生物多样性，对于所有基于纸面的各个流程也正在进行审查，并逐步将它们用更现代化、数字化的数据管理系统取代。