At Mincon, we know that prevention is better than cure. We strive to be a responsible global business and are taking measures to reduce our impact on the environment.
Our goal is to achieve net zero emissions by 2040 – one decade ahead of the 2050 deadline for EU member states to achieve carbon neutrality.
The core focus of all Mincon’s engineering efforts is to improve the energy efficiency of our products. As such, we’re also motivated to reduce the energy requirements – and related emissions – associated with the manufacturing of our products. Our engineering and environmental ethos ensures that there will be ongoing savings once products are in our customers’ hands.
Our corporate environmental responsibility (CER) goal will be achieved by implementing guidelines set out in the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) protocol – a groupwide effort that will span all areas of our operations.
The Group has embarked on a Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) that will see manufacturing facilities measure their baseline energy consumption and carbon emissions. Following this, the Group will set targets and timelines for lowering our scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.
Energy consumption associated with manufacturing will target the use of automation, intelligent power monitoring, power management technologies, owned renewable energy sources, and energy storage to reduce emissions and lessen the impact on the electricity grid.
In manufacturing facilities where we have heat-treatment equipment we will monitor the consumption of the energy used in these processes and implement the latest technologies that will help achieve our CER emissions targets.
We are embracing digitalization and modern workflows to reduce our environmental footprint. This includes investing in technology to enable remote work and meetings, reducing air travel requirements.
In our office buildings we will aim to use the latest technologies to reduce energy consumption, including smart lighting, heating, and cooling. In our manufacturing facilities we are also investigating the harvest of waste heat from heat-treatment processes.
Upon completion of our CDP audit, we will have a clear picture of our energy usage and will develop a roadmap for future energy requirements. This roadmap will include Scope 1 activities related to in-house renewable energy generation to offset the reliance on third-party energy providers.
Where possible, we will favour the use of energy providers that have environmental targets in line with ours, including the sustainable and/or renewable generation of electricity.
Upon completion of our CDP audit, we will have a clear picture of our energy usage and will develop a roadmap for future energy requirements. This roadmap will include Scope 1 activities related to in-house renewable energy generation to offset the reliance on third-party energy providers.
Where possible, we will favour the use of energy providers that have environmental targets in line with ours, including the sustainable and/or renewable generation of electricity.
While scope 3 represents smaller individual emissions contributors, the sum total of these form a significant portion of greenhouse gas emissions. In the longer term, Mincon will look at developing a roadmap for activities related to the management and reduction of these indirect emissions.
Mincon has already structured its business to address some of these emissions challenges: by strategically locating our factories closer to customer operations, we have reduced the distance between manufacturing and delivery sites. This, in turn, has lowered the cost and impact of carbon-intensive logistics.
All Group business aim to use suppliers that have carbon credentials and goals in line with our CER targets. This includes providers of raw materials, parts, office equipment, factory machinery, and consumables.
In regions where available, we partner with logistics providers who have environmental targets in line with ours to reduce the emissions incurred in the last mile. We have accommodated hybrid work-from-home arrangements in certain markets, directly reducing the carbon emissions of commuting. Where available, we also support more environmentally friendly commuting schemes such as carpool programs, cycle-to-work schemes, and public transport.
Where available, Mincon facilities implement environmentally responsible waste management processes. This includes the collection of metal cuttings, swarf, and scrap products, which is then passed on to local recycling centres.