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Cosentino Group is
deeply commied
to sustainable
development in the
company’s growth
strategy, prioritizing
respect and protection
of the environment.
We address aspects related to the
ecient use of natural resources,
proper waste management,
atmospheric emissions, discharges
and other potential impacts in order
to make sustainable use of natural
resources and protect biodiversity and
ecosystems.
At Cosentino we are strongly
commied to the 2030 Agenda
promoted by the United Nations and
the Local Action Plan promoted by the
Spanish Government.
As a demonstration of our
commitment, we have managed
to oset the 42,532 tons of CO2
emissions resulting from one year of
Dekton® production, thus obtaining
the Zero Carbon Footprint label for the
entire product life cycle in 2019 for all
Dekton® products.
In addition, the Sunlit Days series
by Silestone® is the brand’s first
collection to achieve the carbon
neutral certification.
Carbon neutrality:
Sustainable design
We reduce
our impact
We are commied to energy eciency,
emissions reduction and sustainable
mobility to minimize our impact.
• Energy eciency: it is a priority
for Cosentino to reduce energy
consumption in the production
process and in the general group
activity, which is why we have
managed to obtain 100% of the
electricity we use from renewable
sources.
• Emission reduction: 2.8 million
euros have been invested in the
implementation of an energy
management and monitoring system
for the heat systems, which allows
heat from the Dekton® furnaces to be
recovered and used in the dryers, thus
reducing emissions.
• Sustainable mobility: we have
recently joined the ‘Plan Sumamos
Salud + Economía’ under which we
have a Mobility Policy that helped us
to avoid 230 TCO2 in 2018.
We calculate our
carbon footprint
It is an external body that verifies the
calculation and the results of the carbon
footprint that is submied to the Spanish
Ministry for Ecological Transition and
Demographic Challenge (MITECO,
in Spanish), which is responsible for
approving and registering our footprint,
becoming part of the ‘Spanish registry of
carbon footprint, oseing and carbon
dioxide absorption projects’ of the
Spanish Climate Change Oce (OECC,
in Spanish), whose results are made
public as an exercise in transparency.
This calculation uses energy and/or
fuel consumption data, as well as raw
material consumption data collected
from all Group subsidiaries (Centres,
Workshops, Cities, HUBs, HQ, etc.) with a
view to oset these emissions.
We oset
our emissions
To achieve carbon neutrality in Dekton®,
at Cosentino we oset our emissions
over the entire product life cycle (scopes
1+2+3) by investing in GHG emission
reduction projects.
For this purpose, we identify those
projects that meet the requirements for
responsible oseing and that, in turn,
have a strong social dimension that
contribute to the achievement of the
Sustainable Development Goals of the
UN’s 2030 Agenda.
The project selected to oset the 42,532
tons of CO2 emissions, resulting from one
year of Dekton® production, has a direct
impact on sustainable development by
supporting the local economy, providing
training and job opportunities.
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