Coloplast A/S
Coloplast receives environmental award for comprehensive climate and energy work

DGAP-News: Coloplast A/S

2015-03-03 / 12:30

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Coloplast has been named the winner of Energiforum Danmark's Energy and
Environmental Award for 2015.  With the award, Energiforum Danmark is
recognising Coloplast's extensive work in the climate and energy field, which
over the past few years has enabled the company to reduce its carbon emissions
by seven per cent despite growing its annual production output by six to eight
per cent at the same time. 

Through a targeted and dedicated effort consisting of more than 150 energy
efficiency-enhancing projects at its production sites in Denmark, Hungary, the
USA and China, Coloplast has successfully reduced its carbon footprint by seven
per cent, equal to a 26% reduction per unit produced. 

'Our projects span everything from daylight sensor control to replacing natural
gas boilers, but also to finding better ways to use existing equipment. At our
factory in Mørdrup, Denmark, for example, we have successfully begun connecting
our cooling systems together. This means we avoid an overproduction of cooling,
which optimises operations and, not least, reduces our energy consumption,'
said Lone Stubberup, Coloplast's director for Environment, Health and Safety. 

An ambitious and global energy effort
Coloplast has appointed employees dedicated to
working with energy efficiency enhancing projects at each of its production
sites. In addition to having a constant focus on environmental and
energy-saving measures, their job is to find new ways of reducing Coloplast's
carbon emissions, for example by using new technologies to cut energy
consumption or explore the potential of renewable energy sources. 

In one successful project, Coloplast optimised
energy consumption in all of its new production machinery. By continually
monitoring energy consumption and using intelligent controls, the company's
engineers have developed production systems that are 30% more energy efficient
than previous versions of the same systems. 

'We're constantly looking for new ways to sharpen
our environment and energy profile. For example, we have reduced our waste
volumes by 10% per product and achieved a 27% recycling rate for our production
waste. Obviously, we're very pleased to receive Energiforum Danmark's Energy
and Environmental Award in recognition of our achievements,' said Ms
Stubberup. 



Contact

Simon Mehl Augustesen          
Senior Manager, Media Relations
Tel: 49113488                  
dksia@coloplast.com            






About Coloplast
Coloplast develops products and services that
make life easier for people with very personal and private medical conditions.
Our business areas are ostomy care, continence care, urology and wound and skin
care.  


Founded: 1957 by
Aage Louis-Hansen 
Business areas:
Ostomy care, continence care, urology and wound and skin care. 
Revenue: DKK
12.4bn (2013/2014) 
Profit after tax: DKK 2.4bn (2013/2014) 
Listing:
Coloplast has been listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange since 1983. 
Employees: 9300
worldwide, including about 1600 in Denmark 
Subsidiaries:
About 42 worldwide. Coloplast products are sold in more than 130
countries. 
Production facilities: Coloplast has production facilities in Denmark,
France, Hungary, the USA and China.
News Source: NASDAQ OMX



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Language:    English        
Company:     Coloplast A/S  
 
 
             Denmark        
ISIN:        DK0060448595   
 
 
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