Sustainability Report 2016 / 2017

A concrete example is our consistently sustainable office equipment: • Movement-managed uplights regulate illumination depending on the amount of daylight. • The office furniture is almost completely recyclable. The supplier is EMAS and ISO 14001 certified; most office equipment bears the “Blue Angel” seal. • Furniture made of wood is made exclusively from FSC-certified woods of European origin. • duraAIR carpeting which uses photocatalysis to clean ambient air. Furthermore, we regularly survey our suppliers or ask them for information about their environmental protection and sustainability management, corporate social responsibility and activities to preserve bio- logical diversity. We also follow corresponding guidelines for the sustainable purchasing of our advertising materials. For years our company has used only 100 percent recycled paper which has been awarded the “Blue Angel” seal. Sustainability Partner: ALPLA Alpla-Werke Lehner GmbH manufactures packa- ging of plastic for Werner & Mertz on the company‘s premises in Mainz. With operations close to Werner & Mertz production facilities, Alpla has eliminated approximately 1700 shipments via truck and one million kilometers annually. Some 600 tons of CO 2 /a are prevented and 250,000 liters of diesel fuel are saved per year. Alpla, a long-term partner of Werner & Mertz, has supported our eco-effectiveness concept through its participation in our Recyclate Initiative and has forged its own sustainable ways. In 2013 Alpla production in Mainz introduced an energy management system in compliance with ISO 50001. Because Alpla also uses the power supply on our premises, the packaging company has been using 100 percent green energy from hydroelectric power since the beginning of 2014. Furthermore, Alpla is planning a com- pressed air recycling system which will save more energy and about 50 tons of CO 2 every year. 35 Ecology