Acting in an exemplary manner for climate protection
For OLYMP, sustainable entrepreneurship also means being a role model in relation to climate protection and keeping the carbon footprint of the company as small as possible. The declared goal of OLYMP is to create climate neutral processes at our own facility. As part of our climate protection strategy at our headquarters in Bietigheim-Bissingen, we take comprehensive measures to save energy and to minimise our greenhouse gas emissions.
We purchase only green electricity. In conjunction with the climate protection experts at ClimatePartner, we compensate the remaining CO2 emissions up to 100 percent, therefore, achieving complete climate neutrality. The basis for this compensation is our Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF) for the years 2017 to 2020. In this, we really pushed the boat out and – in contrast to normal practice – we also took into account the commuting practices of our 500+ employees at our Bietigheim-Bissingen facility.
Acting in an exemplary manner for climate protection
For OLYMP, sustainable entrepreneurship also means being a role model in relation to climate protection and keeping the carbon footprint of the company as small as possible. The declared goal of OLYMP is to create climate neutral processes at our own facility. As part of our climate protection strategy at our headquarters in Bietigheim-Bissingen, we take comprehensive measures to save energy and to minimise our greenhouse gas emissions.
We purchase only green electricity. In conjunction with the climate protection experts at ClimatePartner, we compensate the remaining CO2 emissions up to 100 percent, therefore, achieving complete climate neutrality. The basis for this compensation is our Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF) for the years 2017 to 2020. In this, we really pushed the boat out and – in contrast to normal practice – we also took into account the commuting practices of our 500+ employees at our Bietigheim-Bissingen facility.
The different elements of our climate protection strategy in Bietigheim-Bissingen
The different elements of our climate protection strategy in Bietigheim-Bissingen
In 2013, we launched the new OLYMP logistics centre (OLC) in Bietigheim-Bissingen. This shirt warehouse, the largest to combine shuttle and overhead conveyor technology and unique worldwide, is not only distinguished by its high level of functionality and performance, but in particular by its sustainability.
The special sustainable features are:
- An economic building structure with thermal insulation
- A sustainable energy concept based on a block heat and power plant
- Waste heat utilisation and an innovative cooling concept
- The use of geothermal energy and a photovoltaic unit
- The storage of excess heating or cooling in a sprinkler tank
- The use of highly energy-efficient storage and overhead conveyor systems
With the help of this innovative technology, we manage to generate virtually all the electricity required for our plant. Our ecological concept is rounded off by an extensive green roof, incorporating a stormwater retention feature, as a means of avoiding land consumption and ground sealing.
In 2013, we launched the new OLYMP logistics centre (OLC) in Bietigheim-Bissingen. This shirt warehouse, the largest to combine shuttle and overhead conveyor technology and unique worldwide, is not only distinguished by its high level of functionality and performance, but in particular by its sustainability.
The special sustainable features are:
- An economic building structure with thermal insulation
- A sustainable energy concept based on a block heat and power plant
- Waste heat utilisation and an innovative cooling concept
- The use of geothermal energy and a photovoltaic unit
- The storage of excess heating or cooling in a sprinkler tank
- The use of highly energy-efficient storage and overhead conveyor systems
With the help of this innovative technology, we manage to generate virtually all the electricity required for our plant. Our ecological concept is rounded off by an extensive green roof, incorporating a stormwater retention feature, as a means of avoiding land consumption and ground sealing.