Sustainable entrepreneurship

Sustainable entrepreneurship means creating economic value while simultaneously generating positive environmental and social impact through responsible business practices and innovative technologies.

Many of our technologies enable energy efficiency, improved process performance, reduced material consumption and lower emissions across buildings, industrial applications and semiconductor manufacturing. More than 70% of our revenue is linked to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Aalberts contributes through technologies that support clean water, energy efficiency, industrial innovation, responsible consumption and sustainable manufacturing. SDG 6 - Aalberts contributes to the hygienic distribution of water in buildings, by engineering solutions for safe and clean drinking water, water quality improvement and water efficiency. SDG7 - Aalberts contributes to the creation of energy savings in buildings and industry, by engineering technologies for heating and cooling systems, facilitate renewable energy installations and provide improved energy efficiency. SDG 9 - Aalberts contributes to the acceleration of technological breakthroughs in semicon, by delivering ultra-precision and ultra-clean liners, enabling accuracy and control and facilitating nanometer precision. SDG12 - Aalberts contributes to the lifetime extension and lightweight materials industry, by extending material lifetime and minimising (hazardous) waste

We focus on reducing waste, increasing material efficiency, extending product lifecycles and encouraging circular product design wherever possible. We commit to use natural resources as efficient as possible. To drive our commitment on circular economy throughout our value chain and counter resource depletion, we focus on smart product design and act on circular solutions.

smart product design:

• reduce material use (we use Life Cycle Assessments to minimise material usage in new product design)
• prioritise low-carbon choices (we procure recycled and low-carbon materials to decrease our carbon footprint)
• design for circularity (we engineer products built to last and we ensure durability during use, facilitate reusability and recycling at the end of life, maximising the longevity of material)

act on circular solutions

• repair, reuse, refurbish (we collaborate with business partners to take back products and repair, reuse and refurbish to extend the lifetime of materials)
• responsible resource use (we commit to proper waste handling to reduce our waste disposed and recycle raw materials in our operations)

We commit to reduce water withdrawal and increase water treatment. Although Aalberts’ operations do not require significant amounts of water for production or processing, we can play a role in mitigating this risk by optimising our water management.

Aalberts seeks to promote responsible use of water throughout the company and reduce water intensity by:

• reducing water withdrawal (reducing the use of third party water, surface and ground water for sanitation and production purposes)
• increasing water recycling (installing closed-loop water systems, reusing treated waste water and using rain water)
• increasing water treatment (treating water in our own treatment stations and discharging purified process water to the water cycle)