HARTING  has always been involved in environmental protection for many years. Ecological responsibility is a fundamental component of the company and it has been combining economy and ecology for a good four decades. It was awarded is first internal environmental prize in 1989. For 25 years the technology group has been relying on the EMAS environmental management system. The European environmental management system EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) enables companies to use resources intelligently. EMAS ensures that all environmental aspects - from energy consumption to waste and emissions - are implemented in a legally compliant and transparent manner.

The technology group operates four 4 combined heat and power plants harnessing biomethane, three of which have been upgraded to combined heat, power and cooling (CHCP) plants. Hence, thermal energy generated can also be converted into cooling, enabling HARTING to achieve a 20 % increase in energy efficiency.  In the construction of the European Distribution Center (EDC) logistics centre, HARTING undercut the strict requirements of the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KFW 55) by a further 27 %. This was made possible by intelligent energy management and energy supply tapping geothermal energy and a photovoltaic system on the roof.

"HARTING has switched its gas procurement for heating from conventional natural gas to the more climate-friendly and regional biomethane from Uchte," stated, Dr Stephan Middelkamp, Head of the Central Quality and Technologies Department, Harting.

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