LED lights also 'enlighten' your purse...

• Ice-cream manufacturer strives to make production more environmentally friendly
• In 2016, the company switched to LED lamps which saved 4 860 kWh and € 700 annually

Franz Leonardelli KG is a family business and operates three ice-cream parlours in Vienna and the surrounding area. The company uses natural ingredients, and prioritises fair trade and organic produce where possible. 

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Steaming ahead with energy-saving measures

• Introduction of metering system led to yearly savings of around € 5 600
• Reduction of CO2 emissions from 95kg/tonnes to 60 kg/tonnes

Bonduelle is a French company founded in 1853 which specialises in the production of processed vegetables.

Why monitor your water consumption? Saving water and associated costs begins with an accurate assessment of current consumption. Knowing how much water you use, as well as when and why you are using it, is the first essential step to saving this precious resource.

Sensible food management gets results  

• Hospital limits food waste at its source
• Saves up to € 30 000 per year
• Carbon footprint lowered by 34 tonnes of CO2 a year

Centre Hospitalier de Redon, France is a health facility with technical expertise in the fields of medicine, surgery, obstetrics, psychiatry, and geriatrics. It has 378 beds and employs 800 people, making it the biggest employer in the region.

Bright lights, big savings

• New lighting devices reduce CO2 emissions by 170 tonnes
• Yearly cost reduction of € 170 000

As part of its internal Energy Excellence programme, the Bosch Rodez plant in France carried out a study of the whole site's electric lighting and concluded that there was scope to reduce consumption by up to 20 %. The initial focus was on upgrading the lighting in the locker rooms and workshops, which represent 33 000 m2 of the total 55 000 m2 site. 

Energy savings in the can...

• SME tweaks thermostat and saves 21 500 kWh annually
• Financial gains of € 4 000 per year
• Annual carbon footprint down by 1.1 tonnes of CO2

Maison Prosain has been producing biological canned fruits and vegetables for almost half a century. It is located in Bages, France and employs 45 people.

Upstream solution to a downstream waste problem

Cool measure saves loads

• Company rationalises fan operation
• Saves € 24 000 per year
• Reduces CO2 emissions by 15 tonnes per year

Yara is an international company operating in the chemical industry, specialisating in nitrogen and nitrate production. The plant in Montoir-de-Bretagne, the Loire-Atlantique region, supplies nitric acid, nitrates, CO2 and NPK fertilisers all over France. Customers use these chemical for industrial applications and in agriculture.

Paper factory writes new chapter in recycling