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€ 52mn for energy efficiency , combined generation of heat and power , and renewables . Our average specific water consumption for paper manufacturing is the lowest in the paper sector .”
Understanding the situation Migros asked them what they have to measure to benchmark the environmental performance of its suppliers . We then adopted 10 key performance indicators , which we asked the suppliers to give us the data on . Then we “ We want to understand first the actual situation with respect to the environment-relevant points in the processing and the production of the products , and then afterwards we want to collect data from the processing stage for these paper products to find out if it is feasible to get that data from suppliers ” explains Glanzmann .
“ We wanted not only to collect environmental data for our direct suppliers , but we also asked what are the relevant steps in the whole supply chain in terms of this environmental data . We go even further back in the supply chain than only our direct suppliers .”
Migros intends to expand this pilot scheme to other industries – such as metal production – in spring 2018 . “ We really have a programme to improve resource efficiency because we not
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