Sustainability Report
25th July 2017

AGC GLASS EUROPE has reduced its direct CO2 emissions by 11% since 2002, cut water consumption by 71% from 1998 to last year and now recycles or recovers around 98% of its 230,000 tonnes a year of solid waste output, according to its latest Sustainability Report.

The Group also recycles around a million tonnes of cullet a year, saving about 1,150,000 tonnes of raw material and 300,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.

Some 72% of all raw materials is transported by ship or train, taking about 54,500 truckloads per year off the road.

Last year, about 88,000 tonnes of finished glass products were transported in combined train and truck transport, taking about 4,400 truckloads off the road.

The summary of the report continues:

“Cradle to Cradle certification: In 2016, AGC Glass Europe renewed its Cradle to Cradle certifications for float glass, magnetron-coated glass, glossy painted glass, matt painted glass, acid-etched glass, mirrors and laminated glass for two years under the new, more stringent version 3.1 of Cradle to Cradle. In addition, AGC Glass Europe has successfully obtained, as the world's first and only glassmaker, Cradle to Cradle Certified Bronze for its insulating glass products in January 2017. AGC now offers the broadest portfolio of certified products at Silver and Bronze level.

“Carbon footprint: Calculating both emissions and savings leads to a final result of 1:10 (i.e. 3,400,000 tonnes of CO2 vs. 34,500,000 tonnes), meaning that for each tonne of CO2 emitted by AGC Glass Europe activities, nearly 10 tonnes of CO2 are saved thanks to the use of its products. The ratio and - on the basis of the same perimeter - the results have improved since 2009.”

The full report can be seen at www.agc-glass.eu/en/sustainability