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Quality and the Environment
Quality in the context of the environment
Increasing urbanization and a growing global population have
meant that it has become one of our key challenges to look after
and preserve our natural resources – one we are happy to
meet head on.
Acting responsibly
As part of the ecologically responsible and and globally active
Siemens Group, we are setting the bar high. Our environmental
protection objectives are an integral part of our rigorous quality
management.
Even during the development of our products and systems, we
take a critical look at their possible effects on the environment.
So, without exception, they all comply with the EC Directive RoHS
(
Restriction of Hazardous Substances). During this development
phase, we also lay the foundations for the highest quality: from
the very outset, we define reliability requirements and the related
quality assurance measures, and these are incorporated into all
drafts.
All products and systems are also subject to strict quality
specifications during production and testing. We take great
care to ensure compliance with these specifications in order to
guarantee our customers nothing but the very best quality.
Our many certificates bear witness to our success.
Pioneers in recycling
As a founder member of a non-profit association for the active
promotion of the environment-friendly recycling of disabled
LV HRC fuse links, Siemens takes a pro-active approach to re-
cycling. The aim of the association is to create a voluntary sys-
tem for the environment-friendly recycling of LV HRC fuse
links, which is simple and free for participating collectors. All
proceeds are used to support a range of projects in the train-
ing and research sector.
Energy saving with BETA devices
Devices with impact: with our BETA low-voltage protective and
control devices, we also do everything we can to generate in-
novations that can help to protect our environment. These in-
clude time switches, stairwell and dusk switches. These only
switch the consumers on when they are actually needed, thus
saving energy. With our measuring devices that can be read
over a LAN link, we have produced a very special solution for
energy optimization.
Pro-Active environmental protection
It goes without saying that we are certified to ISO14001 – as are
all Siemens premises. Furthermore, as an activemember of ZVEI
(
German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association),
we pro-actively support the protection of the environment with
a wide range of measures, such as the development of binding
environmental management systems.
In 2006 – following 1995, 1999 and 2002 – our factory in Re-
gensburg was presented with its fourth Environmental Award
of the City of Regensburg for its strong commitment to envi-
ronmental issues. This latest prize was awarded for the fact
that we have voluntarily renounced the use of hazardous sub-
stances in our products and for our consistent application of
this aim in our galvanic processes.
© Siemens AG 2008