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CANDY IS ACTIVE ON TWO FRONTS
IN LABORATORIES AND MANUFACTURING PLANTS , WHERE IT SPECIFICALLY DESIGNS AND MANUFACTURES WASHING MACHINES THAT SAVE
ENERGY, WATER AND DETERGENT, AND REQUIRE LESS ENERGY DURING PRODUCTION. THE ENERGY CONSUMED IN THE MANUFACTURING
PLANTS OF THE GROUP FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF A SINGLE DOMESTIC APPLIANCE HAS DECREASED 21% COMPARED WITH THE YEAR
2000. THE EMISSIONS OF CO2 (THE GAS THAT CAUSES THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT AND ACCOUNTS FOR GLOBAL WARMING) HAVE BEEN
REDUCED BY 29% (1).
BUTALSOINTHEHOMESOFCUSTOMERS, WHO ARE NOW ABLE TO CUT THEIR ENERGY EXPENSES BECAUSE OF THE GREATER ENERGY
EFFICIENCY OF THE NEW MODELS OF CANDY’S APPLIANCES FOR EXAMPLE COMPARED TO THE 1995
MODELS, CANDY WASHING MACHINES WITH A+ CLASS ENERGY EFFICIENCY, CONSUME ON AVERAGE
33% LESS POWER (2).
CANDY’S APPLIANCES ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE MOST DEMANDING REQUIREMENTS FOR TO USERS,
BESIDES BEING «ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY» AND COMPLIANT WITH THE MOST STRINGENT
REQUIREMENTS
. GRANDÓ, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS BEEN AWARDED IN 2006, IN GERMANY FOR BEING THE
MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY DOMESTIC APPLIANCE. THIS LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE HAS BEEN AGAIN
CONFIRMED IN 2007 WITH THE AWARDING OF THE FIRST PRIZE OF ECO TOP-TEN (3) CLASSIFICATION.
G
RANDÓ WASHING MACHINES WITH CAPACITIES OF 6 AND 5 KG ARE MORE ECONOMIC BECAUSE THEY
CONSUME A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF ENERGY AS COMPARED TO
200 MODELS OF 23 MANUFACTURERS.
DISWASHERS MACHINES FOR 15 PLACESETTINGSCONSUMETHELOWESTAMOUNTOFENERGYANDARESECONDINTERMSOFWATER
SAVINGS. THESE RESULTS ARE BASED ON TESTS CARRIED OUT BY WATERWISE, A PRIVATE AGENCY THAT
OPERATES IN THE UK.
COMMITMENT TOWARDS THE ENVIRONMENT GOES BEYOND PRODUCTS: CANDY GROUP HAS IN FACT
SUBSCRIBED THE CONDUCT CODE ISSUED IN 2005 BY CECED, THE ASSOCIATION THAT GROUPS ALL
EUROPEAN MANUFACTURERS OF DOMESTIC APPLIANCES. CANDY GROUP GUARANTEES EQUAL
OPPORTUNITIES AND FAIR WORKING CONDITIONS, WHICH ARE REQUIREMENTS THAT MUST BE MET ALSO
BY SUPPLIERS, AND UNDERTAKES ALSO POSSIBLE INITIATIVES TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. RESULTS
ARE SUMMARIZED IN THE ANNUAL SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT THAT IS PUBLISHED ON THE WEB SITE
AT WWW.CANDY-GROUP.COM
THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER ENVIRONMENTAL INDEX THAT APPLIES TO COMPANIES AND USERS
MANUFACTURING OR USING APPLIANCES, WHICH SPECIFIES MANAGEMENT, OPERATING AND LIFESTYLE
CRITERIA
: THE SO-CALLED “CARBON FOOTPRINT”, THATISTHEAMOUNTOFCO2 RELEASED INTO THE
ATMOSPHERE BY THE POWER STATIONS THAT PRODUCE THE ENERGY REQUIRED FOR MANUFACTURING
,
ACTIONS, BUT ALSO THE AMOUNT RELEASED BY CARS, TRAINS, SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT USED FOR
TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES.
R
EDUCINGTHECARBONFOOTPRINTISAMORALANDSOCIALDUTYTOWHICHCANDY GROUP HAS ALREADY SUBSCRIBED.
T
HE REDUCTION OF CONSUMPTION DURING PRODUCTION AND USAGE OF CANDY’S APPLIANCES HAS ALREADY CONTRIBUTED TO THE
REDUCTION OF AT LEAST ONE THIRD OF THE CARBON FOOTPRINT (4)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
WASHING MACHINE:
CONSUMPTION REDUCTION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
PER UNIT
(1) CANDY GROUP DATA RELATED TO YEARS 2000-2007
(2) RESEARCH CARRIED OUT BY PROF. DR. STAMMINGER ON BEHALF OF CECED
(3) CLASSIFICATION PREPARED BY THE ÖKO-INSTITUT DI FREIBURG RESEARCH CENTER (GERMANY)
(4) CANDY GROUP FORECAST COMPARED TO 1997. CERTIFICATION PROCEDURE STILL IN PROGRESS
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