On Friday, September 16, Gerhardi AluTechnik GmbH received ASI Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certification at their facility in Luedenscheid, Germany, emphasising Material Stewardship for the manufacturing and sale of semi-finished aluminium profiles.
According to the ASI statement, Gerhardi AluTechnik GmbH met with the 2017 Performance Standard (V2). The family-run business employs 70 people and creates extrusion profiles for clients in the furniture, lighting, electronics, automotive, construction, and mechanical engineering industries.
“ASI congratulates Gerhardi AluTechnik GmbH on achieving Performance Standard Certification at its Luedenscheid facility. One of the key sustainability contributions of downstream users of aluminium is the assessment of their products over the life cycle, which can inform both improvements to the product itself, its end-of-life management, as well as customer purchasing decisions through Environmental Product Declarations. Gerhardi AluTechnik GmbH’s ASI certification demonstrates that small and medium size enterprises are playing an important role in fostering a responsible aluminium value chain,” said Fiona Solomon, Chief Executive Officer at ASI.
The ASI Certification programme, the first complete voluntary sustainability standard project for the aluminium value chain, was established through an extensive multi-stakeholder engagement process. The ASI Performance Standard certifications for "material stewardship" cover product design, life cycle analyses, managing process scrap, and gathering and recycling items at the end of their useful lives.
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“Sustainability is more than environmental protection. We are aware of our responsibility towards all stakeholders and are continuously working to improve our carbon footprint. Careful use of our resources is a matter of course for us. Therefore, the next step for Gerhardi AluTechnik to support our sustainability strategies was to get audited according to the ASI Performance Standard – we have successfully completed this and received the ASI certificate. Certification to this standard confirms our honest and ecological approach to our work and we are proud to be able to guarantee our customers that their products are produced integrating principles for the material stewardship of aluminium,” Andrea Leukel, Spokeswoman of the Management.
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