Green school

Respect for the environment is something that must be instilled in the new generations from their earliest childhood. For this reason, we have started to implement the “Green School" program for school visits to our factories. The objective is to promote the importance of protecting the environment thanks to a pleasant and amusing training where the youngest can learn how to bring their grain of sand to the sustainability of the planet.

Green Day

We have set up a calendar for the so-called "Green Day", which are days dedicated to the reforestation of the mountains of the La Safor region (Valencia) thanks to the teamwork of our entire staff of offices. The actions will take place in the Mustalla, Safor, Aguelles and Grossa mountains, spaces that, years ago, partially suffered the ravages of fire.

Continuous training

All members of our organization receive continuous training in the environment, health and safete adapted to the type of work they do. Be clear about the concepts, the possible consequences and action protocols are the key to success in preventing all those situations that could affect directly to the environment.

Particle Filtering

Industry in general is a polluting asset to the environment in various ways. Having all types of discharges or emissions controlled is essential and it is done by setting up impact minimization plans. Thus, we keep improving day by day all the filtering systems of polluting particles to the atmosphere investing in the latest technologies in this field.

Renewable energy

Energy efficiency not only involves consuming fewer resources, but also being able to self-generate clean resources that can be reused within the organization. For this reason we have launched a study to implement Renewable energies in our Almansa (Albacete) megafactory. We have a covered space close to 30,000 square meters where the sunlight falls directly. We must not miss that opportunity!

Mobility plan

Large spaces involve large movements of goods and people. Many times these movements are inefficient and directly affect manufacturing and delivery times. For this reason, we have created and implemented a mobility plan for personnel and raw materials, reducing distances and unnecessary movements within our facilities, achieving a reduction in resources and improving productivity.

Watet recirculation

In certain production processes in our factories, the use of water is essential, that is why we have implemented a specific plan for the recirculation of water, where a constant internal circuit is generated in which the water used for the production process is subsequently stored, purified and put back into circulation. Thanks to this, we achieve a double objective, on the one hand, the reduction of discharges to the sewage systeme and, on the other hand, the reduction in water consumption thanks to internal recirculation.

Give value to industrial waters

Our factories use water as a fundamental part in certain production processes. Much of this water, after being used, is dirty and cannot be reused, being lost in the sewer after a filtering process. For this reason, we have put on going an specific plan for the reuse of water for agricultural use where, after extra and improved filtering, this water can be consumed for use in irrigation of landscaped green areas and cleaning areas of all our factories.

Conferences and symposia

Being able to meet with experts and listen to their advice is a fundamental part of the company's environmental policy improvement strategy. For this reason, an annual attendance calendar has been established for conferences and symposia in which our quality, product or marketing colleagues can learn first-hand about all the measures that are being applied to improve these aspects and that are susceptible to be able to start up in our company.

Carbon footprint

The carbon footprint is "the totality of greenhouse gases (GHG) isssued by direct or indirect effect of an individual, organization, event or product." This impact is measured with a GHG emissions inventory or a life cycle analysis according to the type of footprint, following regulations such as ISO 14064. The carbon footprint is measured in terms of CO2 equivalent mass. We are going to know the size and the footprint, in order to implement an emission reduction and/or compensation strategy, through different programs specially designed for it.

Paper use reduction

In the middle of the information and technology era, the hashtag #PaperIsNotNeeded is a principle that we must apply in our company. For this reason, we have made the PDF versions of all current documentation available to all our clients in order to promote a reduction in the use of paper. We have implemented a program for sending invoices and documentation via telematics, supporting new online platforms to reduce the consumption of all types of paper.

Hybrid vehicles

The movement by road between plants by our production engineers, the transfers of clients for Factory Tours or the day-to-day running of the commercial team in Spain are actions that affect the environment through the use of mostly diesel vehicles. We have started to implement a special protocol for vehicle fleets, where the renewal of units that have reached the end of their useful life and the new units for internal use by our factory personnel are replaced by hybrid vehicles, much less polluting and more sustainable with the environment.

Led luminaires

Our production plants, logistics centers, sales offices and headqquarters around the Spanish geography will experience the change towards LED technology. For this reason, we have proposed an ambitious plan to replace luminaires in phases, in which the most widely used lighting in our production plants has already been replaced and we are going to start implementing the second phase with our logistics centers, branches and offices. This lighting technology makes us much more efficient in energy consumption, obtaining more lumens to improve working conditions.

Environmental Protection Systems

The protection and care of the environment must start in our own company and we must be able to instill in all our stakeholders the importance that this entails. For this reason, we have implemented an ambitious plan for our suppliers to adopt environmental protection systems over a period of three years and to implement all those practices necessary in their organization to minimize the incidence of their industrial activity on the environment.

Efficient Equipment

The renewal of equipment, whether productive, computerized or of any other nature, is something quite common in all our facilities. Today, the power and speed no longer prevails, new parameters such as energy consumption or emissions to the atmosphere have been incorporated, aspects that have a major impact on purchasing decisions.

Iso14001:2015

Times change, society advances and the certified quality standards we abide by, too. For this reason, we are going to change our current environmental ISO to the new and updated 14001: 2015, a standard where procedures are management rather than control focused, incorporating product life cycles, carbon footprints, health and safety. In this sense, we will proceed to do all new audits according to this new standard.

Landscaped areas

Being able to enjoy garden areas where you can relax and disconnect from daily work is something to consider. Short breaks in pleasant surroundings makes the workoffice more enjoyable and dynamic. For this reason, in the renovation plans of our facilities, we have considered an increase and improvement on the garden areas, places where our staff can take a break and enjoy a nearby natural environment.

United Nations Global Compact

The 10 Principles of the Global Compact derive from the United Nations declarations on human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption and enjoy universal consensus. Basor Electric, as a signatory to the Global Compact, is fully committed to complying with each and every one of the principles, especially its principles related to the environment:

• “Companies must maintain a preventive approach that favors the environment”
• “Companies must encourage initiatives that promote greater environmental responsibility”
• “Companies must promote the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies”

Equipment off Protocol

There are idle moments in which computers remains without use. For this reason, we have detected these moments and have started to apply an off-protocol to reduce energy consumption and extend the life of the devices. Moments of staff rest, meal times or scheduled meetings are some of the moments that, when applying the protocol for turning off computer equipment, will reduce the energy consumption of idle moments by more than 20,000 hours.

Expand Environmental Culture

From the managerial levels, everybody can be guided in terms of policies, protocols, forms of action and other environmental aspects, but the real success lies in being all involved, from senior management, to factory personnel. Therefore, every day we try to expand the environmental culture in our organization, involving all the members of our teams and promoting "green thinking" for all the small and large daily actions that have to be carried out.