PRESERVING THE FUTURE FOR ALL
We take our environmental responsibilities very seriously. We can offer our customers complete assurance that Vetrotech’s glass solutions meet internationally recognized environmental standards at every stage of their life cycles. In terms of building sustainability, our solutions come with REACH certification and contribute to the building occupants’ comfort and safety. We also support you in gaining points for sustainable building labels such as LEED, BREAM, WELL, DGNB, HQE and others by providing you EPDs and HPDs on demand.
CONSTRUCTION SECTOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL ENDEAVORS
This is why we at Vetrotech Saint-Gobain are committed to promoting sustainable construction products and processes. This commitment is driven by our Glass Forever program with the help of all our stakeholders: employees, customers, partners and suppliers. From small streams to big rivers, our vision is to grow and diversify our business, while improving our environmental footprint and increasing our contribution to people’s well-being.
INVENT SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
DID YOU KNOW?
- 30% of our glass is made of recycled glass.
- We strive to deliver innovative solutions that enable our customers to build and renovate safe, sustainable and comfortable buildings.
- Installing Vetrotech Saint-Gobain glass in an office can contribute to ensuring the right amount of daylight, hence increasing worker productivity by 18% while at the same time protecting them against attacks or fire.
- We are committed to the promotion of sustainable construction. As a testament to this engagement, our Romont plant and offices are remarkably energy-efficient.
- Our products help provide safety, security, comfort and well-being to the occupants and users of buildings.
- The environmental impact of our products is monitored vigilantly during production and also over their whole life cycle.
- Our products contribute to the requirements of international building schemes such as LEED, BREEAM, DGNB and others.
- By 2040, we are intending to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from all Saint-Gobain tertiary buildings by 75% through our internal CARE:4 program.
ENCOURAGE EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
DID YOU KNOW?
- We have reduced our work-related accidents rate by more than a factor seven in ten years.
- For new and senior employees, we offer a full range of trainings to boost their education, efficiency and performance at work.
- The average time of employment in Building Glass Europe is over 13 years. A good sign that our employees enjoy working for their company.
LIMIT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
DID YOU KNOW?
- All our glass factories (floats) are environmentally certified (ISO 14001).
- We are 100% committed to achieving Saint-Gobain’s 2010–2025 targets (at ISO production baseline 2010) with significant reductions in:
- Energy consumption -15%;
- Total CO2 emissions -20%;
- Non-recovered waste -50%;
- Industrial waste water discharge in liquid form -80%.
TAKE ACTIONS ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN
DID YOU KNOW?
- We are located all over the world with manufacturing facilities as close as possible to the main construction hot spots, ensuring that we can respond promptly, and that our materials are sourced locally to minimize transportation.
- 15% of our “inloaders” (special glass trailers) are used multimodally for rail and sea.
- Our major suppliers engage with us by signing our responsible purchasing charter.
- All trucks used by Vetrotech Saint-Gobain are required to follow the Euro 5 or 6 standard: their loading is optimized and drivers are trained to do eco-driving.
SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTS
DID YOU KNOW?
- Our Saint-Gobain Foundation has to date backed 115 projects, committing €7.3 million to the construction and renovation of comfortable, affordable and sustainable housing.
- Vetrotech Saint-Gobain is a sponsor of the Romont’s Vitrofestival which takes place every two years in Romont, Switzerland, and promotes glass art, stained glass and contemporary glass design.
- The Vetrotech headquarters in Flamatt, Switzerland, participates in the Swiss national “Clean-Up-Days” as a commitment to get rid of waste in the local surroundings.
THE SAINT-GOBAIN GROUP
Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and solutions which are key ingredients in the wellbeing of each of us and the future of all. They can be found everywhere in our living places and our daily life: in buildings, transportation, infrastructure and in many industrial applications. They provide comfort, performance and safety while addressing the challenges of sustainable construction, resource efficiency and climate change.
