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

• 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, table cloth)

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

“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”

CUSTOMERS

Beirholm:Professional leasing laundries servicing hospitals, restaurants and hotelsCreadore:Global hotel chains•Starwood EAME•Hilton ME and Europe

• Creadore Presentation

Creadore short presentation

Code of conduct

• How did we make this – PwC– Red Barnet

• How did we implement– All producers from Pakistan and Egypt 4 days in

Kolding

• How do we work with this in daily life– Cooperation not punishment– Running proces for improvement

How do we secure Ethical and Environmental progress

• 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 other suppliers -> best practise– Joint meetings with different suppliers -> best

practise

Internal organisationfor Ethic and Environmental issues

• Compentence center with participants from:– Management / owner– Sales and purchasing people

How do we work with the projects

• Bureau Veritas project in India and Pakistan• Ecolabel certification• Next step Egypt

• External consultants used internally – fx (Professor from CBS, Niels Baggesen)• Training of Beirholm employees, Certification of

Beirholm/Creadore, information about new labels a.o.• External consultants by producers – fx (PwC, SGS, Victoria

Group)• Audits – help producers to set up systems – train

producers

Challenges• Legal

• Do the demands meet the local legal demands • Voluntarily contra compulsory

• Ethical• Working hours in COC contra workers demand (fx China)

• Environmental• How to make the producer see the advantages by investing in the

environment if customers only focus on price• Price

• The price will be higher as only producers with good machines, systems, chemicals, skilled workforce can obtain fx Ecolabel

• Limited knowledge about the labels• Competitors do not know what is behind the label and inform that they can

require easily

Advantages

• What have we gained towards our producers and customers• Local environment improved• Investment in sustainable solutions by the

producers• Awareness of the production set up here and by

the producers – understanding each other better• All parties focus on the environment and ethical

matters and try to do better

SUPPLIERSwhere are our producers located• PAKISTAN • EGYPT• INDIA• CHINA• EASTERN EUROPE• TURKEY

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

Experience with participation of public tender

• Where do we meet it?- Hospitals, elderly homes, other public institutions where they use flat linen.

• Until today, no specific requirements of eco labelling

• What is there to gain from implementing eco label requirements in a public tender.