Our environmental responsibility

Lab Luxembourg S.A. has established and implemented an environmental management system (EMS). This EMS is maintained and is integrated into the company’s continuous improvement.

The EMS currently in place is ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 certified.

ISO 14001 certification

Lab Luxembourg S.A. is committed to a program of corporate social responsibility as a member of the community.

Environmental issues are taken into account in decision-making and the company undertakes to continuously improve the Environmental Management System (EMS), in accordance with ISO 14001 compliance requirements. This international standard defines the requirements relating to an environmental management system that an organisation can use to improve its environmental performance. Preparing for the certification audit is the opportunity to review our structure and our consistency of all the actions the company is taking to make it more environmentally friendly, such as those described below.

As a result, Labgroup is working on maintaining its commitments and actions to ensure that it continues to meet the expectations of the certification.

Proactive waste management – recycle, reuse, rethink

Labgroup has received the ‘SuperDrecksKëscht fir Betriber quality label’ for its ecological waste management since 2018. It is granted to companies, which contribute to environmental protection through modern waste management. This label is certified according to the international standards ISO 14024. This includes among other things, a monitoring procedure and requirements on the part of the controllers that must be met.

As a provider of archiving and destruction services (physical and digital), Labgroup is concerned about its waste management. The implementation of the environmental waste management plan is monitored and evaluated annually, based on specific criteria such as the implementation of waste prevention and reduction measures, the creation of a visible and accessible collection point for all employees, etc. In addition, Labgroup has obtained a permit to trade or broker waste by the Ministry of Ecology. We apply sorting practices in our state-of-the-art building and throughout our archiving process, especially during our destruction operations (separation of different papers and plastics).

The Management has also decided to offer reusable water bottles to all employees in order to stop the use of plastic cups and thus reduce the consumption of waste within Labgroup.

Rational use of non-renewable resources

With regard to non-renewable resources, Labgroup has implemented specific energy-saving measures such as increasing the energy efficiency of IT equipment. In addition, the Digital Transition Hub is fully equipped with motion sensors and low-energy lights (LED), thus reducing energy consumption. In addition, light-intensity troll switches are also installed in the offices.

To ensure reasonable use of resources, we use green electricity purchased from our supplier Enovos and host a solar panel system on the roof of the DTH to contribute to the production of green energy. Charging stations are also available for electric vehicles. We are hosted in the state-of-the-art Luxconnect datacentres and are committed to the following:

  • A combination of energy-efficient storage and servers to store data more economically than traditional solutions;
  • The datacentres are supplied only with 100% renewable energy;
  • The high performance of the datacentres allows a reduced energy consumption for air-conditioning, in particular thanks to a partnership between the Bissen datacentre and the neighbouring company (LuxEnergie) to reuse the heat produced by the latter during its own pellet production (thermal energy recovery and/or heat energy recovery).

We also pay attention to our water consumption: a rainwater collector is installed in the DTH, and the collected water is used for the toilets and the watering of the outdoor plants. In addition, the design of the building and the installation of active slabs have reduced gas consumption for heating.

A further step towards reducing energy consumption is also the optimisation of travel. Firstly, the move and regrouping of all assets and staff at the new “Digital Transition Hub” building meant that no more trips were made between our various locations, resulting in a 30% saving in the number of kilometres travelled per year by the Labgroup fleet. In a second phase, the company has studied the possibility of switching to a fleet entirely composed of electric vehicles. This is one of the short-term objectives of Labgroup’s strategy.

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Carbon footprint calculation and reduction

Labgroup has undertaken to calculate the volume of carbon emissions associated with its activities, in order to identify measures to reduce these and to implement strategies to reduce environmental impact. As a result, a Calculation of our Carbon Footprint is carried out once a year to monitor our emissions and improve our environmental policy.

Environmental objectives defined in our Environmental Manual are also monitored through key performance indicators, which have been put in place:

  • Achieve less than 2300 kg of evacuated waste per year.
  • Achieve more than 150 kg of recycled waste per year.
  • Achieve less than 240,000 kWh of consumed electricity at the DTH per year.
  • Achieve less than 556,000 kWh of consumed electricity in datacentres per year.
  • 100% of the energy used is required to come from green energy.
  • Achieve less than 16,550 pages of printed documents per year (colour and black/white).
  • Use 100% renewable energy for the production vehicles, within the next 3 years.
  • Produce less than 1,600,000 kg of CO₂ emissions per year.
  • We have set a goal of reaching carbon neutrality around 2035.

Carbon Offset

As part of our continuous improvement and CSR policy, Labgroup has chosen to support two non-governmental organisations: “Canopée, Coopérative en Agroforesterie” and “Graine de vie Luxembourg”.

Carbon offset plan

Canopée, Coopérative en Agroforesterie

“Canopée, Coopérative en Agroforesterie”, based in Habergy, just a few kilometres away from our headquarters, aims to create spaces that allow biodiversity to flourish and people to feed themselves healthily and consciously while using natural resources sensibly.

One of the reasons Labgroup chose Canopée was the opportunity to use local agroforestry – hedgerows and trees planted locally by the cooperators – to offset the carbon emissions required for our activities.

The trees will also be planted in strategic areas where they will serve the needs of the agricultural cause: in fact, in addition to acting as a natural wall or fence, the planting of hedges along agricultural land favours crops and offers protection against the wind, it contributes to biodiversity, facilitates the infiltration of water into the soil, and promises many other benefits…

In addition, Canopée offers us a great opportunity to educate and introduce our employees to ecological and fun topics such as tree pruning, fruit tree cultivation, planting plans… Several training and awareness sessions are planned and will be repeated either for all employees or just those interested in specific topics. Because of course, Labgroup’s vision could not be achieved without the support of the employees, and especially without giving them the opportunity to develop it in a personal way.

Canopée Website

graine de vie luxembourg

“Graine de Vie” Luxembourg is a non-governmental organisation whose goal is to offset the ecological footprint of citizens and companies through tree plantations in developing countries. They are dedicated to tree protection, reforestation and improvement of environmental conditions.

The trees from Labgroup’s project are planted in a developing country where they have a higher carbon capture rate than in European countries, and where these trees improve the living conditions and resources of the people who are the first to suffer from the effects of climate change.
In collaboration with the organisation, a detailed planting project has therefore been developed and is monitored: Labgroup have a dedicated plot of land, the trees are maintained throughout their life and replaced in case of loss.

Apart from the carbon offsetting purpose, Labgroup wants to follow its CSR commitments and work for the environment. This is why we have chosen to plant trees. This project follows the guidelines we have set ourselves: not only to limit our negative impact on the environment but also to have a positive effect, to be socially involved with our employees but also with the populations we are able to help and to create economic value in line with CSR criteria.

Graine de vie Website
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