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Beirholm og Creadore
Miljø og Etik
AGENDA
• Presentation of Beirholm and Creadore• Code of conduct – how do work here• Environment and Ethical issues• Organizing – how do we work internally and
externally• Challenges - Advantages• Producers
Headquarter in Kolding
Who is Beirholm
• Founded in 1870• Family business – 5th generation• 70 employees• 50 mio Euro turnover• Headquarter in Kolding • Product line is flat linen (bed linen, towels,
sheets, table cloth)
Who is Creadore
• Founded in 2009• Joint venture between Beirholm and Sapphire
in Pakistan• Head quarter in Kolding with collegues in
Pakistan – branch in Dubai • Product line same as Beirholm
“We activate the full potential of the value creation network to develop and deliver the most profitable textile solutions on the market - to leasing laundries, leasing laundry customers and the consumers”
CUSTOMERS
Beirholm:Professional leasing laundries servicing hospitals, restaurants and hotelsCreadore:Global hotel chains•Starwood EAME•Hilton ME and Europe
Code of conduct
• How did we make this – PwC– Red Barnet
• How did we implement– All producers from Pakistan and Egypt 4 days in
Kolding
• How do we work with this in daily life– Cooperation not punishment– Running proces for improvement
How do we secure Ethical and Environmental progress
• Audits• Visits to the factories• Meetings in Denmark• Dialogue with producers and customers• Helping producers with compliance if
problems (external or internal persons)– Benchmark with other suppliers -> best practise– Joint meetings with different suppliers -> best
practise
Internal organisationfor Ethic and Environmental issues
• Compentence center with participants from:– Management / owner– Sales and purchasing people
How do we work with the projects
• Bureau Veritas project in India and Pakistan• Ecolabel certification• Next step Egypt
• External consultants used internally – fx (Professor from CBS, Niels Baggesen)• Training of Beirholm employees, Certification of
Beirholm/Creadore, information about new labels a.o.• External consultants by producers – fx (PwC, SGS, Victoria
Group)• Audits – help producers to set up systems – train
producers
Challenges• Legal
• Do the demands meet the local legal demands • Voluntarily contra compulsory
• Ethical• Working hours in COC contra workers demand (fx China)
• Environmental• How to make the producer see the advantages by investing in the
environment if customers only focus on price• Price
• The price will be higher as only producers with good machines, systems, chemicals, skilled workforce can obtain fx Ecolabel
• Limited knowledge about the labels• Competitors do not know what is behind the label and inform that they can
require easily
Advantages
• What have we gained towards our producers and customers• Local environment improved• Investment in sustainable solutions by the
producers• Awareness of the production set up here and by
the producers – understanding each other better• All parties focus on the environment and ethical
matters and try to do better
SUPPLIERSwhere are our producers located• PAKISTAN • EGYPT• INDIA• CHINA• EASTERN EUROPE• TURKEY
Experience with the proces of ECO-label
• Use external consultant to help with the process– When: If no chemical engineer / person with similar qualifications
employed in the company– Why: Speak same language – chemical engineer to chemical engineer– What: Help producer to get correct information - understand the
demands from Ecolabel and producer– Why: Ecolabel will ask one time and expect information to be given
• Visit to Eco label Denmark – you and your consultant• Participate in audits by supplier • Involve yourself in the process to secure progress (ask Ecolabel about
status, progress, offer help if needed)• If possible participate when f.x new criteria is made
Experience with participation of public tender
• Where do we meet it?- Hospitals, elderly homes, other public institutions where they use flat linen.
• Until today, no specific requirements of eco labelling
• What is there to gain from implementing eco label requirements in a public tender.