Environment and Quality
Salcomp aims to develop both its products and operations to be as safe and as, high-quality and environmentally-friendly as possible. Operations are based on the group's quality and environmental policies. In 2010, we concentrated on improving the energy-efficiency of chargers as well as the reduction of stand-by consumption. In addition, emphasis has been on improving the efficiency of the production facilities and improving the quality of products and operations.
The management of Salcomp’s quality and environmental issues is based on the Group’s quality and environmental policies, as well as its risk management strategy.
Key principles:
- We maintain an open, active and ethical approach to quality and environmental issues.
- Successful business operations require sustainable quality and environmental activities, which take into account the entire life cycle of a product.
- We are committed to complying with the laws and regulations governing quality and environmental issues.
- We aim to continuously improve our quality and environmental activities by regularly setting new goals according to the principles of sustainable development.
- We also apply our quality and environmental policies and rules tothe processes of our subcontractors and suppliers.
Salcomp’s products are energy-efficient, and the use of materials is tightly controlled. Quality and environmental thinking has been extended to cover the entire life cycle of the products, also to the product design and development stages.
Salcomp’s production processes are efficient and ensure high-quality end products and the lowest possible environmental load per unit produced. Development is monitored on a monthly basis, both at the Group level and locally, through various quality and environment indicators. The most significant quality and environmental considerations relate to customer returns, quality generation ability in production, energy consumption, the use of materials and raw materials, as well as the generation of waste.
ISO certifications cover all functions
The company’s production plants in China, Brazil and India are ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified, as are its R&D and sales and marketing globally. Many customers require a stricter application of environmental criteria than the official regulations and ISO standards. Salcomp requires that its material and service suppliers commit to the same philosophy.
Salcomp’s chargers are entitled to use the international ENERGY STAR energy-efficiency label, and Salcomp is also committed to the European Code of Conduct on Efficiency of External Power Supplies (CoC) standard.
Salcomp complies in the reporting of greenhouse gas emissions with the levels 1 and 2 of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. This means that Salcomp reports all directly generated greenhouse gas, as well as the greenhouse gas generated in the production of the electricity, gas and heating purchased by it.