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Beirholm og Creadore

Beirholm og Creadore. Miljø og Etik. AGENDA. Presentation of Beirholm and Creadore Code of conduct – how do work here Environment and Ethical issues Organizing – how do we work internally and externally Challenges - Advantages Producers. Headquarter in Kolding. Who is Beirholm.

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Beirholm og Creadore

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  1. Beirholm og Creadore Miljø og Etik

  2. AGENDA • Presentation of Beirholm and Creadore • Code of conduct – how do work here • Environment and Ethical issues • Organizing – how do we work internally and externally • Challenges - Advantages • Producers

  3. Headquarter in Kolding

  4. Who is Beirholm • Founded in 1870 • Family business – 5th generation • 70 employees • 50 mio Euro turnover • Headquarter in Kolding • Product line is flat linen (bed linen, towels, sheets, tablecloth)

  5. Who is Creadore • Founded in 2009 • Joint venture between Beirholm and Sapphire in Pakistan • Head quarter in Kolding with collegues in Pakistan – branch in Dubai • Product line same as Beirholm

  6. “We activate the full potential of the value creation network to develop and deliver the most profitable textile solutions on the market - to leasing laundries, leasing laundry customers and the consumers”

  7. CUSTOMERS Beirholm: Professional leasing laundries servicing hospitals, restaurants and hotels Creadore: Global hotel chains • Starwood EAME • Hilton ME and Europe

  8. Creadore short presentation • Creadore Presentation

  9. Code of conduct • How did wemakethis • PwC • Red Barnet • How did weimplement • All producers from Pakistan and Egypt 4 days in Kolding • How do wework with this in dailylife • Cooperation not punishment • Running proces for improvement

  10. How do wesecureEthical and Environmentalprogress • Audits • Visits to the factories • Meetings in Denmark • Dialogue with producers and customers • Helping producers with compliance if problems (external or internal persons) • Benchmark with othersuppliers -> bestpractise • Joint meetings with differentsuppliers -> bestpractise

  11. Internal organisationfor Ethic and Environmentalissues • Compentence center with participants from: • Management / owner • Sales and purchasingpeople

  12. How do wework with the projects • Bureau Veritasprojectin India and Pakistan • Ecolabel certification • Next step Egypt • Externalconsultantsusedinternally– fx (Professor from CBS, Niels Baggesen) • Training of Beirholm employees, Certification of Beirholm/Creadore, information about new labels a.o. • Externalconsultants by producers – fx (PwC, SGS, Victoria Group) • Audits – help producers to set up systems – train producers

  13. Challenges • Legal • Do the demandsmeet the local legal demands • Voluntarily contra compulsory • Ethical • Workinghours in COC contra workersdemand (fx China) • Environmental • How to make the producer see the advantages by investing in the environmentif customersonlyfocus on price • Price • The pricewillbehigher as only producers with goodmachines, systems, chemicals, skilled workforce canobtain fx Ecolabel • Limited knowledgeabout the labels • Competitors do not know what is behind the label and informthattheycanrequireeasily

  14. Advantages • What have wegainedtowardsour producers and customers • Local environmentimproved • Investment in sustainable solutions by the producers • Awareness of the production set up here and by the producers – understandingeachotherbetter • All parties focus on the environment and ethicalmatters and try to do better

  15. SUPPLIERSwhereareour producers located • PAKISTAN • EGYPT • INDIA • CHINA • EASTERN EUROPE • TURKEY

  16. Experience with the proces of ECO-label • Use external consultant to help with the process • When: If no chemical engineer / person with similar qualifications employed in the company • Why: Speak same language – chemical engineer to chemical engineer • What: Help producer to get correct information - understand the demands from Ecolabel and producer • Why: Ecolabel will ask one time and expect information to be given • Visit to Eco label Denmark – you and your consultant • Participate in audits by supplier • Involve yourself in the process to secure progress (ask Ecolabel about status, progress, offer help if needed) • If possible participate when f.x new criteria is made

  17. Experiencewith participation of public tender • Where do wemeet it? - Hospitals, elderlyhomes, other public institutions wheretheyuseflat linen. • Untiltoday, nospecificrequirements of ecolabelling • What is there to gain from implementingeco label requirements in a public tender.

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