ince 1999, we have been monitoring any environmental impacts of our activities with our environmental management system in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14001. Although OELCHECK is not a manufacturing industrial company with high CO2 emissions, we have had our CO2 footprint regularly calculated annually by an independent institute since 2019. All CO2 emissions are included, regardless of whether they were caused by us or indirectly through purchased products and services. Everything is scrutinised and we try to improve year on year, which is not always easy, as we are already at a very high level.
Now we have managed to reduce our CO2 emissions by as much as 10% with a single measure! Once again, we have taken a critical look at all indirect emissions arising from our company’s upstream and downstream value chain. And we have hit the bull's eye! We need about 50 tonnes of argon per year. The non-flammable, non-toxic noble gas is an indispensable aid, especially when analysing elements using ICP and for many other tests in the OELCHECK laboratory. Argon, like oxygen and nitrogen, is extracted from the atmosphere by means of large air separation plants and high energy requirements.
So far, our CO2 balance has been burdened by around 60 tonnes per year by argon alone. There were no alternatives to consider. But then we found an unbeatable alternative with “Green Gas”. Only renewable energies are used to extract the “green air gases”, argon, oxygen and nitrogen.
We switched to CO2-neutral argon immediately. Our tank is now regularly filled with “green argon” and our CO2 footprint is reduced by a remarkable 10% annually!
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OELCHECK reduces its own CO2 footprint by 10%
