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Sustainability

We take responsibility
for our environment.

Entrepreneurship, as we see it, means comprehensive responsibility for our society. Consequently, the economic success of the Dauphin HumanDesign® Group is linked to a company policy which deliberately focuses on the principles of sustainability and sensible environmental protection. At our company, active environmental protection measures and a committed, responsible relationship with nature are in harmony with environmental legislation and standards. In addition, we ourselves set high standards and strive to ensure that relevant developments occur within the desired framework.

Environmental Statement
Sustainability and Social report

To present this responsibility in a detailed way, we have compiled a sustainability report that highlights what we do to act in a sustainable, responsible and entrepreneurial way.
 

To the Environmental Statement

With EMAS, we commit ourselves to the continuous improvement
of our environmental performance.

We confirm our sustainable and responsible approach to business with independent certifications from various management systems.

Since 2003, we have successfully introduced an environmental management system based on the specifications in the international standard DIN EN ISO 14001 and we expanded this in 2010 to encompass the stricter Regulation (EC) No. 1221/2009 (EMAS). This reflects our commitment not only towards complying with all environmental laws and regulations but also towards systematically improving the company's environmental record on an ongoing basis.

With the EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme), companies and organisations can demonstrate that they take responsibility for their actions in accordance with the requirements of DIN ISO 14001 and beyond.

We make a statement

Bavarian Environmental Pact

When Dauphin joined the Bavarian Environmental + Climate Pact in 2007, it made a statement that, beyond what was required by the legislation, it responsibly championed an even better environment, climate and habitat.

Blue Angel

The Blue Angel is the ecolabel of the federal government. Independent and credible, the Blue Angel sets high standards for environmentally friendly product design.

Environmental Flower

The EU Ecolabel symbolises protection of the environment right across Europe and denotes products and services with a reduced environmental impact.

FEMB level certification

Comprehensive European sustainability standard. A programme for verifying and certifying eco-friendly furniture for offices and public areas that has been manufactured in a socially responsible way.

We act responsibly
with partners

Responsible working, manufacturing and thinking are important to us. Our processes are designed to develop high-quality, durable products while taking environmental aspects into account throughout the entire product life cycle, from development and production to use and recycling. Through EMAS certification, we voluntarily commit ourselves to the continuous improvement of our environmental performance.
 

The Dauphin Indeed automatic was developed with environmental and resource-related considerations in the areas of Design & Ergonomics, Sourcing, Production, Logistics, Lifecycle and Recycling. The foundation for this is the Dauphin Green Cycle, which systematically integrates environmental and resource aspects throughout the product life cycle.
 

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We are reducing our carbon footprint

Everyone has a carbon footprint

As a business, we generate emissions when we manufacture and produce products. To reduce this footprint, we follow the steps of Avoid, Reduce and Compensate, with the first two steps already forming part of the Dauphin Green Cycle.

What does climate-neutral mean?

Climate neutrality based on the definition by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) means that human activities have zero net impact on the climate system and any remaining emissions are offset by corresponding reductions in emissions. The products and services produced must not result in an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Support for a Climate Protection Project in Togo

To offset the currently unavoidable CO₂ emissions generated during the production of the Indeed automatic, we support the climate protection project “Project Togo” together with the climate protection agency natureOffice. The project includes measures in the areas of water, health, education, energy and employment, helping to improve environmental conditions and the living standards of local communities.

You can find more information about the project here

Our goal to reduce CO2 emissions

We will have reduced direct emissions at our headquarter in Offenhausen from 1,949 tons (of CO2 in the reference year 2012) to 600 tons of CO2 in 2027. A reduction of 70%.

This ambitious goal will be achieved by reducing energy consumption, switching to green and self-generated electricity as well as converting to sustainable heat generation.

17 UN Sustainable Development Goals

We were very keen to have a partner by our side that, just like Dauphin, has signed up to the 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development of the United Nations. We found this partner in the shape of natureOffice. We fully recognise the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the member countries of the UN in Agenda 2030 and focus in particular on six goals that we can influence directly.

Our responsibility to people and nature

Our responsibility to people and nature

We act in accordance with the UN Sustainable Development Goals

We act in accordance with the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Active climate protection with PROJECT TOGO

Active climate protection with PROJECT TOGO

The content of this publication has not been approved by the United Nations and does not reflect the views of the United Nations or its officials or Member States.
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment

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We campaign for clean oceans

Every year, 12 million tonnes of plastic waste end up in our oceans. And the production of polymers and plastics continues to increase at an exponential rate. Just 9 per cent of the plastic produced globally is recycled.

The Seaqual Initiative has set itself the goal of actively campaigning to clean up the oceans and protect the marine environments and their inhabitants that are under great threat. We are the first office furniture manufacturer in Germany to have joined the global organisation, which removes plastic waste from oceans, rivers and beaches by instigating clean-up campaigns, for example. The SEAQUAL INITIATIVE is a global community of NGOs, fishermen, scientists, authorities and private stakeholders. All the waste that is collected is then processed by certified manufacturers to produce the high-tech SEAQUAL® YARN. This is a 100% recycled polyester fibre that contains at least 10% recycled marine plastic.

The “Sealife” fabric collection is spun from 100% SEAQUAL YARN and has been offered in our range since the product launch of the Indeed automatic.

You will find more information about the SEAQUAL INITIATIVE here

 

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