Corporate Social Responsibility – Environment

A Project for the Environment

In association with ClimatePartner, Wenger Vieli is supporting a climate protection project to provide clean drinking water for rural communities in Laos in order to make a positive difference for people and the environment.

Climate change affects all of us, both as individuals and as organisations. That is why we are measuring our Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF) in conjunction with ClimatePartner. The CCF shows the total amount of all CO₂ emissions of an organisation. As a company, this gives us an appreciation of how we can help to protect our planet. Our CCF stands at around 535.5 tonnes of CO₂ emissions. Our commitment is to deliberately allow for a higher guideline value of approximately 1,200 tonnes of CO₂ emissions in order to comprehensively cover any additional emissions caused by our employees.

About the project
The purpose of the new project “Clean Drinking Water Throughout Laos” is to improve access to clean drinking water in remote villages. Many households in Laos currently have to boil their water over open fires to kill the germs it contains. This process not only impacts their health; it also causes high CO₂ emissions and contributes to deforestation. Distributing ceramic water filters, which are produced and sold locally, allows families to obtain clean water every day without having to boil it. The project therefore contributes both to the reduction of CO₂ emissions and to the improvement of the quality of health and life of the population, in the interests of taking responsibility on a sustainable basis.

The project likewise creates economic prospects on the ground and supports local infrastructure. Deploying modern, easy-to-use filter solutions not only helps the environment, it also offers the people on the ground a tangible social benefit.

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