Brumberg honored as an ÖKOPROFIT® company.

Increasing corporate success and reducing the CO2 footprint at the same time - a challenge that deserves attention and recognition. Eight companies from the district of Soest and the Hochsauerlandkreis have now been able to prove that they are protecting the environment through sustainable management and thus making a considerable contribution to climate protection. For this, the NRW Environment Ministry has awarded them the certification certificate as an ÖKOPROFIT® company. One of the proud recipients is BRUMBERG Leuchten GmbH & Co KG.

Arnsberg, Hellweg-Sauerland, April 2023. The time has finally come. The efforts of the past years to make the own company environmentally fit are officially recognized and ceremonially certified. For BRUMBERG - one of the eight freshly baked ÖKOPROFIT® companies - this award is a gratifying stage success, on which it is now important to build: "We are a family business that is firmly rooted in the region and the society of the Sauerland. It is our responsibility to find the right balance of people, ecology and economy and to position the company as a permanent fixture for the future," say Johannes and Benedikt Brumberg, adding: "We have to think outside the box and sustainably in everything we do. In keeping with our entrepreneurial slogan `Light. For generations'."

From the smallest contribution to the largest measure - everything pays off.

The list of all environmental measures that BRUMBERG has implemented in recent years is long. It starts with compostable gummy bear packaging and the expansion of waste separation options, and by no means ends with the gradual switch to electric vehicles and the introduction of the first product made from recycled Ocean Plastic (LOOP LED recessed spotlight). In summary, an environmental chronicle can be drawn up at BRUMBERG since 2018: Offering company bike leasing, switching to paper fillers for shipping (instead of bubble wrap), reducing the use of compressed air, and procuring the first electric vehicle (hybrid). The installation of a photovoltaic system including storage (investment sum 175,000 euros) started at the beginning of June 2023. The Brumberg brothers are satisfied with the status, but at the same time are working on continuous further development: "These are the first important steps towards our actual goal: BRUMBERG with the label `Climate Neutral Company'."

 

Investing in the environment - a project that pays off.

In this round of projects, which received their certificates at the Arnsberg Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Hellweg-Sauerland, the participants came from the districts of Soest and HSK (Hochsauerlandkreis). Together, they were able to avoid or save a considerable amount of energy, CO2 emissions, residual waste, water and wastewater per year. BRUMBERG alone contributed, among other things, 61.6 tons of CO2 and 124,999 kWh of energy savings. However, the effort was not only worthwhile for the ecological balance, but also financially: Together, the companies were already able to save 330,370 euros (BRUMBERG 38,754 euros). The measures as well as the external effect of the certification, and above all the valuable contribution to climate protection, should make every company manager sit up and take notice and encourage them to join.