Environmental policy shows the way…

Sustainability and environmental compatibility have always been important issues to PINUS. We therefore place particular value on procuring the cut timber we use from regions and forests where verifiably sustainable forest management is in operation. That means that the timber is procured from stable forests managed to high ecological standards, from which only as much wood is taken as also grows back again. The paint and varnish systems used and the industrial methods of application conform to the latest technological standards, especially from an environmentally relevant perspective. The company’s fundamental environmental and forward-looking approach, from product through to corporate direction, is certified by a number of certificates:

PEFC certification
Forestry operations can get certified by the PEFC programme (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes). This confirms that they are maintaining the forest - and thus the raw material, the timber - in a quasi-natural, sustainable way. Downstream operators in the timber consumption chain, such as PINUS, are able via the PEFC-CoC certification to prove that they procure their raw materials from forests managed in this manner.

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international, not-for-profit organisation that aims by the use of a seal of approval to make ecological and socially responsible forest management visible on products. Globally over 127 million hectares of forest are FSC certified (as at 2010). By using FSC-COC certification it is possible to prove the origin of the raw materials for products from these forests.

The Blue Angel (Der Blaue Engel).
Coating materials labelled with this symbol have been tested by the German Environment Ministry pursuant to RAL UZ 12a (no. 13549). This voluntary test gives you the assurance that you have chosen products low in any harmful substances.

EMAS – EC eco-audit procedure

EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) stands for the voluntary commitment of companies and organisations to continually improve operational environmental protection. The companies taking part in EMAS undertake to produce an environmental statement as part of an annually conducted internal audit and to state in it precisely what work they are doing of relevance to the environment and to present figures on environmental issues, such as consumption levels of resources and energy, emissions, waste and so on. The aim is to reduce the consumption of materials and resources.