Environmental Statement
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Raw materials
In October 2007, we joined forces with leading natural cosmetic companies to form the NaTrue interest grouping. As a result, starting this year our key environmental data will be classified according to the initiative’s requirements for raw materials used in natural cosmetics.
Natural substances: Substances of plant, inorganic-mineral or animal origin as well as their mixtures and reaction products thereof that remain chemically unchanged.
Nearly natural substances: Substances obtained through chemical reactions of renewable raw materials.
Nature-identical substances: Substances which exist in this form in nature but are obtained from chemical reactions.
The following tables show the amounts of raw materials used in the past years in the manufacture of our products:
| Raw materials¹ [t] | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 441,5 | 460,6 | 94,8 | 746,9 | 524,0 |
| ¹processed amounts | |||||
| Natural substances | 337,5 | 353,9 | 447,1 | 587,7 | 424,4 |
| Oils, fats | 173,7 | 169,9 | 229,8 | 273,7 | 211,9 |
| Essential oils | 11,2 | 11,6 | 14,4 | 18,8 | 211,9 |
| Plants | 31,6 | 36,3 | 42,8 | 60,2 | 44,8 |
| Other (ethanol, sugar, water …) |
121,0 | 136,0 | 160,2 | 235,0 | 159,4 |
| Nearly natural substances | 92,8 | 95,8 | 133,2 | 140,9 | 86,8 |
| Nature-identical substances | 11,2 | 10,9 | 14,5 | 18,3 | 12,7 |
Materials
Our packaging serves to protect our preparations crafted from fine raw materials and should be as environmentally compatible as possible. The following amounts of materials were used at WALA:
| Packaging materials [t] | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 947,9 | 959,3 | 1.258,8 | 1.479,7 | 1.111,5 |
| Glass | 530,1 | 495,4 | 670,0 | 712,8 | 640,9 |
| Paper/cardboard | 193,5 | 261,4 | 311,7 | 347,5 | 233,5 |
| Plastic | 146,6 | 133,0 | 187,6 | 235,2 | 152,1 |
| Aluminium | 36,2 | 33,9 | 45,9 | 65,6 | 45,5 |
| Tinplate | 37,2 | 34,6 | 45,5 | 55,3 | 37,7 |
| Natural materials | 3,8 | 0,4 | 0,6 | 2,5 | 1,4 |
| Other composites | 0,5 | 0,5 | 0,5 | 0,8 | 0,3 |
The following amounts of materials were purchased for literature and brochures, products, office supplies, shipping supplies and advertising purposes:
| Other materials¹ [t] | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 236 | 277 | 319 | 399 | 496 |
| ¹For instance literature, decorative material, commodities, office supplies ²Including advertising materials for marketing in Germany and abroad |
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| Paper/cardboard | 213 | 262 | 297 | 368 | 455 |
| Tinplate | 0,022 | 0,027 | 0,13 | 0,132 | 0,089 |
| Aluminium | 0,424 | 0,421 | 0,260 | 0,320 | 0,301 |
| Plastic² | 12 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 31 |
| Other composites | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Natural materials | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Operational supplies
We define operational supplies as materials that are not directly used in the manufacture of our products but which are necessary for related tasks. Key operational supplies for us include cleaning agents and disinfectants to meet the stringent hygienic requirements in production, and fuel to operate our fleet of vehicles, especially for our sales representatives in the field. The following amounts were acquired in the past years:
| Operational supplies [l] | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 132.232 | 134.413 | 176.449 | 186.424 | 183.587 |
| ¹Inventory increased in 2006 | |||||
| Cleaning agents¹ | 39.159 | 41.874 | 64.185 | 59.140 | 38.807 |
| Disinfectants¹ | 5.394 | 9.743 | 15.212 | 10.358 | 8.027 |
| Fuel for fleet of vehicles | 86.658 | 89.118 | 107.798 | 116.926 | 136.752 |
Water and energy
| Water [m³] | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal water, buildings at Dorfstrasse 1 and 3 and Badstrasse | |||||
| Total | 34.898 | 27.119 | 30.528 | 26.730 | 30.538 |
| Water, Dorfstraße 1 | 32.975 | 25.467 | 28.764 | 24.944 | 28.134 |
| Water, Dorfstraße 3 | 1.923 | 1.52 | 1.764 | 1.786 | 1.702 |
| Water, Badstraße 62 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 702 |
| Buildings at Bosslerweg 2 and Rossauchtert 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4.650 | 5.744 | 5.853 | 6.306 | 5.850 |
| Water, Boßlerweg 2 | 4.498 | 5.577 | 5.559 | 5.771 | 5.544 |
| Water, Roßauchtert 2 | 152 | 167 | 294 | 535 | 306 |
| WALA, overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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¹as of 2006: Including additionally purchased well water NA = not available |
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| Municipal water | 39.548² | 32.863 | 36.381 | 33.036 | 36.388 |
| Well water¹ | 106 | 33 | 87 | 113 | 431 |
| Energy [kWh] | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings at Dorfstrasse 1 and 3 and Badstrasse | |||||
| Electricity, Dorfstraße 1 and 3 | 3.151.800 | 3.215.063 | 3.404.196 | 3.636.026 | 4.027.414 |
| Electricity, Badstraße 62 | NA | NA | NA | 51.348 | 64.720 |
| Total, electricity | 3.151.800 | 3.215.063 | 3.404.196 | 3.687.374 | 4.092.134 |
| Natural gas, Dorfstraße 1 | 4.277.086 | 4.512.686 | 4.490.533 | 3.917.213 | 5.414.133 |
| Natural gas, Dorfstraße 3 | 180.594 | 312.515 | 290.385 | 265.064 | 356.807 |
| Gas Badstraße 62 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 385.732 |
| Total, natural gas | 4.457.680 | 4.825.201 | 4.780.918 | 4.182.277 | 6.156.672 |
| Buildings at Bosslerweg 2 and Rossauchtert | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity, Boßlerweg 2 | 455.520 | 453.920 | 474.400 | 526.426 | 683.638 |
| Electricity, Roßauchtert 2 | 3.051 | 3.238 | 3.314 | 7.648 | 8.946 |
| Total, electricity | 458.571 | 457.158 | 477.714 | 534.074 | 692.584 |
| Natural gas, Boßlerweg 2 | 1.001.333 | 928.472 | 1.012.088 | 972.548 | 1.333.557 |
| Natural gas, Roßauchtert 2 | 54.911 | 52.895 | 50.045 | 47.268 | 54.595 |
| Liquid gas, Boßlerweg 2 | NA | NA | NA | 49.420 | 44.054 |
| Natural gas, provisional, Bosslerweg | 82.285 | 89.128 | 86.210 | 32.152 | 101.153 |
| Total, gas | 1.138.529 | 1.070.495 | 1.148.343 | 1.101.403 | 1.533.359 |
| WALA, overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 9.206.580 | 9.567.917 | 9.811.171 | 9.505.128 | 12.474.749 |
| Electricity | 3.610.371 | 3.672.221 | 3.881.910 | 4.221.448 | 4.784.718 |
| Gas | 5.596.209 | 5.895.696 | 5.929.261 | 5.283.680 | 7.690.031 |
