Environment, health & safety (eh&s)
Healthy employees in a safe working environment
As a globally active company in the fields of construction, agriculture and food, as well as energy, BayWa has a particular responsibility towards worldwide and long-term challenges. To live up to this social responsibility, we protect the environment, human health and conserve natural resources. We reconcile economic, environmental and social requirements.
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Awareness for EH&S topics
We want to raise awareness of the topic of EH&S at all levels of our workforce. Find out how here.
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Health & well-being
We want to prevent risks in order to maintain and improve mental health. You can find out about our measures here.
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Occupational environmental protection
We are actively working to avoid harmful effects on the environment. Read here what we are doing to achieve this.
Our EH&S strategy for 2030
We ensure the long-term health and safety of our employees and third parties, by preserving the natural environment, using resources efficiently and protecting the climate. Our strategy sets a clear direction for our goals until 2030 and works out recent challenges and potential areas for improvement. Considering our capabilities and what has the biggest impact on our company, our strategy highlights two main targets as a core focus for the future: The awareness-raising for safety topics and the health and well-being of our employees. The measurability of our strategy is key to our EH&S vision to ensure a consistent implementation and compliance.
Our main focus is on three objectives of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. By 2030, we aim at having made progress in occupational health and safety (3), the dissemination of decent work (8) and climate action (13).
Focus on people
We encourage all people who are involved in BayWa's business activities to understand the requirements and effects of their work and to act appropriately. Effective protection of the environment, health and safety can only be implemented if everyone is aware of and accepts their responsibilities. In this way, we act fairly and responsibly towards customers, society and the environment.
The human being at the center is protected by a balanced multi-level system of protective measures based on the hierarchy of measures of the International Labor Organization (ILO).
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We plan, develop and distribute our products and services in a way that protects the environment and human health and conserves natural resources. The highest technical standards and continuous adaptation to the state of the art are BayWa's top priorities. We create a safe working environment by continuously reviewing and, if possible, substituting chemicals that are hazardous to the environment.
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We design our work processes in a way that ensures our employees' performance, health, motivation and satisfaction. We regularly review our high-performance standards to ensure that we comply with all industry regulations. All risks and hazards are assessed, investigated, and best practices are followed. Management drives an ongoing program of continuous improvement measured by KPIs for all elements of EH&S.
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We provide appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to minimize exposure to hazards that cause serious injuries and illnesses in the workplace. To ensure that workers can use the PPE without risk to their health, our company doctor regularly checks the physical condition of users for this purpose.
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We support our employees in behaving in an environmentally, health and safety conscious manner by systematically training, informing and motivating them in our in-house EH&S Academy. Our employees are the experts for their respective work and know the hazards in their daily work best themselves. We therefore actively involve them in identifying and minimizing health, safety and environmental risks and proactively encourage them to contribute ideas and suggestions for improvement.
