Section 2 i) Initial Research Work - Gewerbliche Schule Ravensburg

• Do you monitor travelling expenses and Co2 emissions?Answer: No, all of our products areas delivered by a external logistics company andbecause of this, that company is responsible for the Co2 output. But this company isa leading company in haulage and logistics and is ISO1400 certified.• How many countries do you import your materials from?Answer: The majority of our materials are from local rescores, but some materialscannot be obtained locally so are imported from the best provider.• Have you noticed a raise in energy costs in the lat 5 years?Answer: Yes, our company is currently negotiating with a renewable energy supplierthat uses water power to produce their energy instead of the current nuclear powerprovider. Tox as a company feels this is the right direction to go on an energy basisas the future of the company and the planted could be compromised if changes arenot made early on.• Have you looked into using reusable energy rather than burningfossil fuels?Answer: Yes, our energy provider supplies energy to the plant, and where energy islost we try to recover is, i.e. the heat that the milling machines produce is filteredthrough an extraction system and is used to heat the main halls of the building.ConclusionWhen we had our industrial visit to TOX we asked the same set of questions that weasked MTU and RAFI and we found out that their finished products travel worldwideto where the customers are located. This is done by lorry but sometimes dependingon the customer the products may travel by ship. It was also established that theycarry toxic/poisonous products/materials, fluids and also cleaning chemicals arecarried and transported.TOX supports the local environment as they try to reduce the amount of pollutionproduced. They try this by producing hardly any emissions and selling this waste toother companies which will reuse it.32