{"id":718,"date":"2023-11-09T10:40:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T09:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mueller-kerzen.de\/?page_id=718"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:20:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T09:20:35","slug":"sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mueller-kerzen.de\/en\/sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-huge avia-no-border-styling  avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first   av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-30  container_wrap sidebar_right' style='background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.mueller-kerzen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/hero-klima-2500x450-1.webp);background-attachment: scroll; background-position: top left;  '  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='30'><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-718'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-718'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>We all bear responsibility<\/h1>\n<p>As a traditional manufacturer and family business in the 8th generation, we are very aware of our economic and ecological responsibility towards future generations. With over 1,000 employees, we are one of the largest manufacturers in our industry and our product is one of the oldest in the world.<\/p>\n<p>For us, our social responsibility is inseparably linked to our responsibility towards our environment. By using carefully selected raw materials, recycled materials for the majority of the packaging, and an energy-efficient, modern production method, we achieve a future-proof balance of economic efficiency and environmental protection.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  style='height:30px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>What we do<\/h2>\n<p>Changing our production and optimizing processes requires foresight and courage. We have a responsibility towards our employees and suppliers. Together we face the challenges of responsible action action.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/www.mueller-kerzen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/logos-pro-nature-2023-08-en.svg' alt='' title='logos-pro-nature-2023-08-en' height=\"150\" width=\"1000\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section footer_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half   container_wrap sidebar_right' style='background-color: #4c7f0a;background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom right,#4c7f0a,#809e29); '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-718'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-8  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Greenhouse gas emission reduction strategy for our main production facility in Poland (Mueller Fabryka \u015awiec S.A.)<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Our sustainability strategy defined in 2016 included a plan for the next 10 years. Our goal in 2016 was to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2026, in scope 1 and 2 emissions. In the coming years, we also plan to implement reporting of greenhouse gas emissions in scope 3.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  style='height:50px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">This is the current status for 2024<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  av-animated-generic bottom-to-top  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class=\"avia-animated-number av-force-default-color  avia-color-  avia-builder-el-15  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia_animate_when_visible\"  data-timer=\"100000\"><strong class=\"heading avia-animated-number-title\" style='font-size:60px;'><span class=\"avia-no-number\">- <\/span><span class=\"avia-single-number __av-single-number\" data-number_format=\"\" data-number=\"38\" data-start_from=\"0\">38<\/span><span class=\"avia-no-number\"> %<\/span><\/strong><div class='avia-animated-number-content' ><p>Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from scope 1 and 2 by 2024<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  av-animated-generic bottom-to-top  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class=\"avia-animated-number av-force-default-color  avia-color-  avia-builder-el-17  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia_animate_when_visible\"  data-timer=\"100000\"><strong class=\"heading avia-animated-number-title\" style='font-size:60px;'><span class=\"avia-no-number\">- <\/span><span class=\"avia-single-number __av-single-number\" data-number_format=\"\" data-number=\"60\" data-start_from=\"0\">60<\/span><span class=\"avia-no-number\"> %<\/span><\/strong><div class='avia-animated-number-content' ><p>Intended reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from scope 1 and 2 by 2026 compared to 2016 overall<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_2'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-718'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mueller-kerzen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAL-Logos-grey-300x256-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"154\" \/>Innovative ways<\/h2>\n<p>We have been working for many years to develop alternative carbon compounds for our products and to use raw materials responsibly. The most commonly used fuel for candles is paraffin.Vegetable fats such as rapeseed and palm oil are also being used more and more often.<\/p>\n<p>We use these and other natural ingredients to develop products in RAL quality and, moreover, according to our own high standards.<\/p>\n<h3>RAL GZ 041 quality assurance for candles: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ral-guetezeichen.de\/gz-einzelansicht\/?gz=gz_041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ral-guetezeichen.de<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Palm certification<\/h2>\n<p>As a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/rspo.org\/members\/582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RSPO<\/a> (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, check our progress at <a href=\"https:\/\/rspo.org\/members\/582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.rspo.org<\/a>) since 2010 we are also actively involved in the development of standards for palm oil production.These strict rules are intended to ensure that, for example, cultivated areas are no longer cleared wildly and that minimum social standards are adhered to during cultivation.<\/p>\n<p>In the candle industry, our production facilities were the first in the world to be certified according to the RSPO \u201cSupply Chain Standard\u201d back in 2012. Today we only process palm derivatives that are certified according to these strict criteria.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>SWAN<\/h2>\n<p>Certain types of candles may be certified in accordance with Nordic SWAN Ecolabel requirements: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordic-swan-ecolabel.org\/\">nordic-swan-ecolabel.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>RafCycle<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;re cooperating with RafCycle. RafCycle recycles label material waste in compliance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upmraflatac.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UPM Raflatac\u2019s recycling service.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_fifth   container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-718'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-27  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-28  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/www.mueller-kerzen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2021_socialmedia-500x500-1.png' alt='' title='2021_socialmedia-500x500' height=\"500\" width=\"500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Successful together<\/h2>\n<p>In 2021, in collaboration with our partner, we were able to save 136 tons of greenhouse gas emissions and 1,267 tons of resources*. Further information at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interseroh.de\/unternehmen\/nachhaltigkeit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.interseroh.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:12px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>(Source: Fraunhofer UMSICHT calculation methodology based on data for 2020). No data evaluations are yet available for the years 2022\/2023.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_3'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-718'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-34  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/www.mueller-kerzen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pro-nature-group-02-500x500-1.webp' alt='' title='pro-nature-group-02-500x500' height=\"500\" width=\"500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>With our PRO NATURE series we focus on naturalness. Recycled materials such as FSC-certified packaging and natural waxes make these products particularly resource-saving and environmentally friendly.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-36  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-718","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mueller-kerzen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mueller-kerzen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mueller-kerzen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mueller-kerzen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mueller-kerzen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=718"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/www.mueller-kerzen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":970,"href":"https:\/\/www.mueller-kerzen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/718\/revisions\/970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mueller-kerzen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}