SUSTAINABILITY
Read on for what sustainability really means to us, what we already do in this area and what we plan to implement going forward.
GETTING THERE IS HALF THE FUN
A VISION
FOR A BETTER TOMORROW
We acknowledge our potential and undertake to do our bit in a more sustainable world. We aim to produce less waste and make our operations more sustainable – throughout the entire supply chain. From production to packaging to retail delivery. Of course, our efforts continue, but we are striving step by step to be more future-proof.
THERE IS NO PLAN(ET) B!
At ANNY, we care about the Earth’s future!
Developing and improving is our ongoing quest. In the process, we want to improve our sustainability whenever possible. Read more here about what we are already doing in this area today:
USE OF FSC-CERTIFIED AND CLIMATE NEUTRAL FOLDING CARTONS
We use FSC-certified paper for all our ANNY folding boxes. We also use mineral-oil-free printing inks, most of which are made from renewable raw materials
and made using zero cobalt.
CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP
We are proud to say that 272 members of our company workforce already work from home in the region.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROJECT: OUR OWN FOREST PROJECT
In cooperation with our partner DEUTIM, we are supporting an environmental protection project that is making the “Augsburg Westliche Wälder” nature reserve “fit for the future” and helping to preserve the local forest for future generations in the long term. We achieve this by reforesting clear-cut areas and converting monocultures into climate-stable mixed forests. We contribute to the protection of nature and can restore biodiversity. We want to preserve the beauty of regional forests and habitats. To do this, we plant a fixed number of trees in our ARTDECO Group forest every year for the next 10 years.
USE OF RECYCLING PAPER
The bubble wrap, which serves as the filling material in our ANNY product shipping, has been switched to recycled paper.
COMMITMENT
Since 2008, ANNY has been generating 1.2 million kwH of solar energy through panels on our company roof.
CO² REDUCTION
We can reduce CO2 emissions by switching from DHL to DHL Go Green.
HIGH STANDARDS, HIGH VALUES
ANNY pledges to meet its social, ecological and economic responsibilities for employees, customers and future generations. With our values in mind, greater transparency, responsibility and innovative capability, we want to further refine our processes and products step by step.
OUR COMMITMENT TO A GREEN WORLD
SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT TRANSPORT PACKAGING
Company-wide, sustainability matters to ANNY throughout the entire value chain. This also designing our transport packaging to be more sustainable – not only at ANNY, but also our partners’ sites. In this way, we strive ceaselessly to identify new savings potential and implement material changes accordingly.
SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE
We have set up a sustainability staff position to refocus even more closely on this topic with ANNY, upholding our strong commitment and driving us forward as we progress. In addition, we already have sustainability ambassadors in the departments for whom sustainability is a value they live and breathe, both personally and professionally.
SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT PRODUCT PACKAGING
ANNY product and brand management experts are currently refining a guideline for more sustainable product packaging. In the process, the project team is dealing with how plastics are handled going forward, the recyclability of our packaging and tools for assessing.
MORE TRANSPARENCY WITH OUR
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
JOIN US ON OUR JOURNEY
OUR PRIORITIES
At ANNY, we want to examine different dimensions of sustainability in business challenges. In other words, questioning and changing how we develop, produce and act. Because nothing outweighs safety and quality for us. Other musts include being brave, taking responsibility and setting challenging goals. After all: “There is no plan(et) B.”
THE QUESTIONS WE PONDER
In the coming weeks and months, we at ANNY will be examining the following issues more closely:
- How best can we contribute towards a circular economy?
- How can we use more recyclates going forward, without sacrificing safety?
- What can we avoid, what can we reduce, and where can we streamline even further?
- What is our carbon footprint and what can we do to reduce our emissions?
- How can we continue our social commitment?
ANIMAL WELFARE IS CRUCIAL TO US
WE NEVER TEST ON ANIMALS
Our exceptional product quality is guaranteed without animal testing and our ingredients are based on the strictest selection criteria.
TIME TO RETHINK
STAY SUSTAINABLE AND SAFE ON THE MOVE
Shipping in environmentally friendly packaging is as important to us as our strictly selected ingredients. Accordingly, the cardboard and filling material are recyclable and can be disposed of in the paper garbage can after use and recycled in our existing material cycles.