SUSTAINABILITY AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
For almost 100 years, the BLANCO brand is known for
high-quality, durable products that make everyday life in
the kitchen more comfortable. In doing so, the efficient and
careful use of resources and trendsetting quality standards at
premium level have an extremely high priority. Sustainability
in all its aspects has long been an integral part of BLANCO‘s
corporate culture and is firmly anchored in the entire value
chain. It is our declared objective to combine economically
successful development with the assumption of ecological
and social responsibility.
The globally aligned BLANCO Management System ensures
fulfillment of customer requirements as well as relevant
legislation and standards worldwide by defined processes
and guidelines. We are constantly developing it further
according to our own priorities so that it optimally supports
the BLANCO business model and underlines our claim on
excellent product and service quality.
We operate and certify the energy management system in
accordance with ISO 50001 within the BLANC & FISCHER
Family Holding. Through even stronger networking across
BLANC & FISCHER Family Holding in the future, sustainability
activities will be intensified throughout the entire group of
companies and concrete sustainability goals will be anchored
in the corporate strategy – because of our responsibility for
the environment and society, as well as for our customers,
partners and employees.
INFORMATION ON REGULATION (EC) NO. 1907/2006
(REACH)
REGULATION (EC) No. 1907/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL (REACH) of 18 December
2006 regulates the registration, assessment, approval
and restriction of chemical substances within the EU. It
also includes provisions for the disclosure of substance
information within the supply chain. Particularly concerning
substances are specified in the SVHC (Substances of very
high Concern) candidate list of the European Chemicals
Agency (ECHA) (https://echa.europa.eu/candidate-list-table).
The REACH regulation was enacted with the aim of better
protecting people and the environment against the dangers
and risks that chemical substances may pose. We take the
resulting obligations very seriously.
We work closely with our suppliers, making regular enquiries
and securing confirmations to ensure compliance with the
requirements of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 (REACH). This
is also documented in continuous internal audits. In addition,
the requirements of the REACH regulation constitute binding
provisions for the development and approval of our products.
In line with Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006
(REACH), we can state that our products are regularly checked
for the substances on the ECHA’s SVHC candidate list.
If these tests uncover substances that exceed the permissible
quantities, we will inform our customers accordingly.
Our mixer taps meet all of the requirements of the EC Drinking
Water Directive. Our waste kits meet all requirements for safe
use with our kitchen sinks. Under the REACH regulation, we are
obliged to point out that our mixer taps, soap dispensers and
waste kits, drinking water systems contain products made from
alloys with levels of lead (EC number: 231-100-4, CAS number:
7439-92-1) that exceed the specified proportion of 0.1%.
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
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