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Candy Green 8
1. Candy Group
our commitment to sustainability
Our commitment to sustainability in the
R&D, manufacture, and sale of innovative
appliances is focused and straightforward: it
aims at the effectiveness of actions and pro-
grams, it has been engineered for results.
In all our operations and strategies, we aim at pre-
serving resources for future generations and reducing our car-
bon footprint. At the heart of our approach are the develop-
ment and delivery of energy-efficient products that satisfy
customers and minimise environmental impact.
Five Candy products for a “green” kitchen have
already been certified by Carbon Footprint: they were award-
ed two stars for their excellence in energy saving.
This leaflet summarises what we have achieved in
terms of sustainability and outlines our “green” objectives.
Its content will provide you with valuable information and
help clarify the issues.
I hope that when you have read it, you will spread
the message and make a contribution to the success of our
environmental policies.
Aldo Fumagalli
President, Candy Group
A selection of logo of corporate and product awards, appraisals, partnerships, certifications on ecological values acknowledged to Candy Group in various countries.
Candy Group is a partner in the European Commission’s Sustainable Energy Europee 2005-2008 campaign.
2. Sustainability
a shared
corporate value
❂ A company can’t be “green” without minimising
energy consumption through every stage of its
operations and in the use of the products it sells.
★ Energy efficiency is the quickest, most cost-effec-
tive way to use less energy and reduce harmful
emissions into the atmosphere.
❦ Energy efficiency is the “sixth fuel” alongside bio-
masses, coal, gas, oil, uranium. It is free from price
fluctuation and its only by-product is increased
wealth.
❄ More efficient household appliances are an effec-
tive means to save both energy and water.
3. CO2 AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Today’s business models must be transformed to achieve sus-
tainability with reduction of the carbon footprint, i.e. the
greenhouse gases emission(*), being the central business driver.
There remains much ground to cover before sustainable prod-
ucts capture a critical mass of market share, but the signs are
promising.
Demand for environment-friendly products is growing, yet
too many customers still ignore that the sustainability value
of a product is closely related to its use. Nearly two thirds of
a major domestic appliance’s total carbon footprint is gen-
erated after it leaves the sales room, when it is in use by the
customer.
(*) CO2 is the gas responsible for the greenhouse effect and global warming. It
is the by-product of every combustion of fuels like in power plants burning oil,
WHAT IS gas, coal to generate electricity.
A CARBON FOOTPRINT?
A carbon footprint is a measure of the
impact human activities have on the envi-
ronment. It is quantified in units of green-
house gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2),
that are produced.
The total carbon footprint is the sum of
direct (primary) and indirect (secondary)
footprints.
• The primary footprint is generated and
directly controlled by people and business-
es for basic activities like burning fuels for
power generation, travel, and electricity
use in households.
• The secondary footprint is a measure of
indirect emissions from the whole lifecy-
cle of products we use. It measures emis-
sions in the design and manufacturing
stages, and in the eventual breakdown and
recycling.
4. Why appliances
are important to achieve
the goal of sustainability
An European Commission research shows that about 20 There is a huge potential for additional savings in electric-
ity and emissions into the atmosphere: 44 TWh(1) can be
percent of the energy consumed in Europe is being wasted
through inefficient practices and equipment. Energy usage saved by replacing the 188 million household appliances
causes 80% of CO2 emissions in the atmosphere. over 10 years old, that are still used in
European homes. Replacing these with
In Europe, electricity consumption by appliances, including ones using the latest technology would
cut 22 million tons(2) from CO2 released
TV and audiovisual equipment, equals the combined total
for all the continent’s factories, offices, shops and shopping into the atmosphere.
malls.
(1) 1 TWh (Terawatt-hour) is a very large figure: 1
billion kWh (kilowatt-hour).The kWh is the standard
Over the last 10 years, European manufacturers have unit for electricity consumption and prices.
invested € 10 billion of their own money to improve the (2) The relation between TWh and Mtons (million
tons) is based on average fossil fuel mix used in elec-
energy-efficiency and the performance of appliances. tricity generation. The generation of 1 TWh of elec-
tricity disperses into the atmosphere about 0.5
Mtons CO2.
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emission appraisal
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and action plans
Energy consumption (kWh) per unit manufactured
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The 2008 appraisal by Carbon Footprint Ltd, an independ-
ent environmental appraisal company based in UK, is an
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important step in the programme to measure and minimise
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the Group’s environmental impact.
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Carbon Footprint estimates Candy Group’s 2007 emissions
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at 20,181 tons of CO2. The figure includes staff’s flights
and mileage by company cars. A modern, 500 MW elec-
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tricity generating plant releases over 2.4 million tons CO2
per year, so emissions by Candy Group are equivalent to
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
just 72 hour operation by such a plant.
Water consumption per unit manufactured (cubic meter)
Following the appraisal, Candy Group can use the Carbon
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Footprint logo with a star. The second star will be granted
if a reduction of at least 5% in the measured emissions is
0.5
reached at the end of 2008. The Group is already well
0.4
ahead of schedule to achieve this through action plans
implemented in its factories.
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Since 2000, Candy Group has cut CO2 emissions per unit
0.2
manufactured by 29% to 10.6 kg. Over the same time, it
0.1
has also cut energy consumption per unit manufactured by
21% to 38.4 kWh. This is the same energy that a 100W
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
bulb consumes in 4 h/day during 3 months.
Recycled industrial waste (%) The use of water has been reduced 43% per unit manufac-
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tured since 2000, and the amount of industrial waste fully
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recycled has been raised to 84.7%.
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(*) Data measured in the Brugherio (Italy),
S. Maria Hoè (Italy), Merthyr (Great Britain),
Podborany (Czech Republic), Bourges (France),
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Bergara (Spain) plants, 2000-2007. All data
has been processed following GRI-Global
Reporting Initiative guidelines. They have been
selected as the most environmentally sensitive
in order to continuously monitor and improve
the parameters, as charted in the Group’s
Environmental Policy.
6. TWh. This would cut 13 million tons from CO2 emissions.
The construction of six new electric generation plants of
500 MW each would be avoided or as many existing ones
could be closed.
Candy Group launched in 2003 the 3EKA (Ecological
Energy-efficient Kitchen Appliances) programme investing
heavily in R&D and technological innovation to develop
Candy appliances “green” products with outstanding performances. As well
as available “green” products, such as the Hoover Vision
for the “green” washing machine, new Candy and Hoover hi-efficiency,
built-in and free-standing appliances are in the pipeline.
kitchen (1) Computed on 1 hour of daily operation for oven and hob, 3 hours for the
hood, 1 daily cycle for the dishwasher. The refrigerator is always on.
Among the new Candy and Hoover built-in collections, five
Candy products have been rated two stars by Carbon
Footprint for their outstanding achievement in energy and
water saving.
The combination of the five built-in products offers the
option of having a “green” kitchen. With this, families can
enjoy a combination of high performances and low con-
sumptions of energy and water, benefiting their own home
and the environment that is shared by everyone.
“Eco” oven.
Class A energy-efficiency and replacement of the light bulb
with leds brings a 20%, 210 Wh saving over the previous
model.
Induction hob.
Induction technology cuts cooking time, reducing electrici-
ty consumption by 150 Wh to about half the level of other
hob technologies.
Hood.
The led lighting brings a saving of 36 Wh, i.e. - 22.5%.
Dishwasher.
Electricity saving amounts to 50 Wh, but the biggest
advantage is water saving. The new model uses only 10
litres of water thanks to an innovative filtering system.
Annual saving amounts to 1,092 litres over previous gen-
erations of dishwashers.
Refrigerator.
The Class A++ and the led lighting reduce the electric con-
sumptions by 38%, i.e. 274 Wh/day.
Combined annual electricity savings for the five appliances
is up to 285 kWh(*). This is equivalent to cutting 14.5 tons
from the annual CO2 emissions of one family. Just multiply
the figure for the number of families in a country to under-
stand why “green” appliances are a powerful means to
safeguard the environment.
If all ovens, hobs, hoods, dishwashers, refrigerators more
that ten years old were replaced by new, “green” versions,
the electricity savings across the EU would be up to 25.6
7. And
sustainability
means...
• For the community:
– Lower spending on power stations
and big reductions in CO2 and other
harmful emissions.
– Reduced energy imports The commitment to ener-
and dependence from outside suppliers. gy efficiency is a duty that Candy
– Preservation of natural resources Group believes is central to all its opera-
and the environment for future generations. tions and products.
All Candy Group products are compliant with
• For the consumer: the EU RoHS Directive on the elimination of dan-
– Smaller electricity bills. gerous substances.
– Better product performance. They are also compliant with the European EuP
– A personal contribution to Directive on eco-design, which includes provision for
the good of society as a whole. disposal of products at the end of their life.
The Group’s R&D teams are now working on full
implementation of eco-compatible design rules.
• For Candy Group:
– Conformance with the Corporate Social
Responsibility principles published
in 1998.
– Lower operating cost
giving a competitive edge.
– Compliance with environmental laws and directives.
– Meeting energy saving objectives shared by all
company employees and the supply chain.
CO2 emission using the 5 Candy “green” products
–14.5 tons per family
