WHAT IS CAMFIL’S VIEW OF SUSTAINABILITY?
AOC
As Mark mentioned, it’s difficult for us to talk about sustainability without talking about the business and vice versa. We were green and sustainable already 55 years ago, but at the time these words were not established terms.
MS
In addition to being the core of the company, we see sustainability as a competitive advantage. We can differentiate ourselves from the competition by providing products with better performance and lower pressure drop. The pressure drop is directly related to energy consumption for the fans in the air handling units of building ventilation systems where our filters are typically installed, so lower energy usage is a cost saver for the customer and has a positive impact on the environment.
WHERE DO YOU SEE SUSTAINABILITY IN THE FUTURE?
AOC
We have always focused on sustainability from the customer’s perspective. We can still improve internally within the Camfil Group,and we do every year, but the biggest sustainability impact we can have is helping our customers shrink their environmental footprint.As Mark mentioned, we can accomplish this in many ways: filtration solutions create products with longer shelf life, which reduces food waste, for example.
MS
As I mentioned, I think sustainability is good for us in all possible ways. At Camfil, we need to focus even more on this. We identified the UN Sustainability Development Goals where we think we can make an impact, and we need to work more with them and provide value for our customers, Camfil and society.
Suisse
