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APG reduces carbon footprint by 25%.
In 2009, APG reduced its carbon footprint by 25% compared with 2005. The Electricity section made a significant contribution to this pleasing result, cutting its emissions by 40%. The company remains committed to applying its comprehensive environmental management policy in future.
In June 2010, APG published its annual environmental report. And it contained some good news: in 2009, the Swiss market leader in outdoor advertising reduced its carbon footprint by 25% compared with 2005. With a reduction of 40%, the electricity section made a significant contribution to this positive result: thanks to environmentally responsible purchasing, APG has been able to use green electricity to provide energy for 100% of its backlit advertising spaces since 2008.
However, Electricity was not the only section to contribute to this positive result: the Transport section generated a third of the reduction, and Materials Consumption and Waste Disposal weighed in with contributions of 10% each. But that's not all: Heating energy also made a 5% contribution. Overall, this means that energy consumption has been reduced by an average of over 12% per advertisement between 2005 and 2009.
Ivan Schultheiss, Managing Director of APG, had the following to say about these pleasing figures: "As a conscientious company, we are committed – even in economically challenging times – to constantly reducing our impact on the environment. Sustainability isn't just a fashionable word for us: it is reflected in almost ten years of comprehensively applied environmental management."
About the company
APG AG is the market leader in Swiss outdoor advertising, with a market share of 75%. As a subsidiary of Affichage Holding SA, the company provides posters at busy locations all over Switzerland. Using one of the largest natural gas-fuelled vehicle fleets, the regular trips made by its employees to expertly hang posters in urban and out-of-town settings have minimal environmental impact. With over a century of experience at these diverse sites, APG combines quality with decades of tradition.
Contacts
Ivan Schultheiss, Managing Director, Giesshübelstrasse 4, CH-8027 Zurich, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 58 220 70 07
E-mail: ivan.schultheiss@apg.ch
René Fanchini, Head of Infrastructure and Environment, Schlachthofstrasse 1, CH-8406 Winterthur, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 58 220 77 71
E-mail: rene.fanchini@apg.ch
Further information
www.apg.ch/environment
