Circular economy
We are committed to respecting the circular economy in order to reduce the negative impacts of materials and products throughout their lifecycle. Our goal is to transform our entire value chain into a loop that is as closed as possible.
To achieve this, we choose durable and recyclable materials from responsible sources, process and store them with care, and put them back into circulation via proper disposal or repurposing.
Resources and choice of materials
⇒ By 2025, we will reduce our resource consumption by five percent in relation to 2022.
⇒ By 2025, we will use only materials that have been awarded a sustainability label or certificate.
To achieve this, we are continuously increasing the proportion of rental material in our projects, use only durable materials with sustainability certification and opt for larger quantities of secondary materials. By using modern, efficient production facilities, we can reduce the consumption of resources in manufacturing.
Procurement
⇒ By 2025, we will review our most important suppliers on the basis of sustainability criteria.
⇒ By 2025, our suppliers will be informed about Messerli’s commitment to sustainability.
The criterion of «environmental awareness» is given a strategically important role in the procurement process. When selecting products and services, we demand appropriate consideration of issues such as recycling, disposal, packaging and transport, and are establishing transparency in this regard.
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Storage
⇒ When it comes to storage, we conserve resources thanks to organisational and structural measures.
By centralising our warehousing processes in our modern logistics centre in Wil ZH, we can reduce storage and site costs and ensure shorter transport routes. We can reduce the error and damage rate by using modern logistics systems. The warehouse building is structurally designed for sustainable use of resources.
Disposal
⇒ By 2025, we will reduce the total amount of waste by five percent and increase the proportion of recyclable waste by 15 percent in relation to 2022.
We extend the lifecycle of products by consistently pursuing a strategy of reuse (renting instead of buying). At the end of the service life of an item, we separate the various waste products and recycle or dispose of them properly so that raw materials remain in circulation for as long as possible.