ENVITEC BIOGAS.
ETG.XETRA | Construction of other civil engineering projects
Envitec Biogas AG is a Germany-based company that specializes in the planning, construction, and operation of biogas plants. The company offers a full range of services, including plant design, engineering, construction, commissioning, and maintenance. Envitec Biogas also provides biogas upgrading t...Show More
Better Health for All
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The company's core products, biogas and biomethane, deliver exceptional health benefits by avoiding almost 100% of hazardous fine dust and nitrogen oxide emissions and saving more than 90% of climate-damaging greenhouse gas emissions.
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The bio-LCO2 generated can be used in food production.
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The company has an outstanding safety record, with ISO 45001 certification for occupational health and safety achieved in 2023.
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All EnviTec plants comply with EU health and safety legislation, meet TUV certification requirements, and receive CE Marking.
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The company states it has a management system to systematically identify and minimize risks, and its HSE Team provides safety inspections and training on technical rules for biogas plant workers, but no specific public data on product health risks or benefits is provided.
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The company invests in technological development and cooperates with universities for application-oriented research, but no specific percentage of the R&D budget allocated to health improvement is detailed.
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The company's operations generate revolutionary positive health externalities by converting organic dairy and chicken manure waste into renewable biogas, reducing the carbon footprint of farming, and avoiding greenhouse gas emissions.
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The company employs approximately 690 people and provides training to employees on plant operation, but no specific initiatives to strengthen the healthcare workforce are detailed.
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The company's business does not directly engage in preventative health or treatment activities, nor does it collect or manage health-related data. While bio-LCO2 can be used in food production, the company does not produce or sell food or nutritional products. The company's HSE Team provides training on technical rules for biogas plant workers, but no broader health education initiatives are mentioned.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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The company, Envitec Biogas AG, specializes in the planning, construction, and operation of biogas plants.
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Its core business activities, as described in the provided articles, do not involve lending, insuring, moving, or storing money, nor does it offer financial products or services to consumers.
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The articles explicitly state that no data relevant to the 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' metrics is present, as these metrics are not applicable to the biogas business.
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Therefore, no evidence is available to score any of the KPIs for this value.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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The company's overall employee rating is 3.3 out of 5 stars, which translates to an engagement score of 66%.
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No specific, concrete data points were available for the remaining KPIs related to fair pay and worker respect.
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No specific, quantitative evidence was found in the provided articles to assess ETG.XETRA against any of the KPIs for Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing. The articles primarily focus on financial performance, project development, and operational details, without disclosing information related to fair trade certifications, supplier audit frequencies, forced/child labor incidents, supply chain traceability, remediation speed, ethical clauses in contracts, materials risk, or supplier diversity spend.
Honest & Fair Business
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EnviTec Biogas's consolidated financial statements for 2022 and 2023 were audited by Kohl & Zerhusen GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft.
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Additionally, the financial statements of EnviTec Biogas AG (the single entity) were voluntarily audited for both 2022 and 2023, despite the company being eligible for disclosure relief.
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The company reports no conflicts of interest for its Executive Board or Supervisory Board members in the past fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
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EnviTec Service GmbH has maintained ISO 9001:2015 certification since 2016, with recertification in 2021 for its German and Italian service subsidiaries.
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In 2022, EnviTec Biogas S.r.l. in Italy also obtained ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications.
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Furthermore, EnviTec's French subsidiary has held the Qualimetha seal since 2021, certifying compliance with high quality standards.
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Kind to Animals
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ETG.XETRA's business model relies on processing animal waste, including chicken manure and slaughterhouse waste, from industrial animal agriculture.
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The CEO has ventures in egg production, producing approximately 7.5 million eggs per day.
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This indicates a direct connection to and reliance on factory farming practices, which are described as involving animals packed in small boxes or stalls, standing in their own excrement, and having no ability to express natural behaviors.
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The company's operations are criticized for perpetuating an unsustainable and inhumane factory farming system. Furthermore, government funding for anaerobic digestion systems on industrial animal agriculture operations, which ETG.XETRA benefits from, has been criticized by advocates for rewarding companies generating the most manure in inhumane ways.
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There is no evidence of ETG.XETRA engaging in public policy to improve animal welfare standards.
No War, No Weapons
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The company's core business is the planning, construction, and operation of biogas plants and biogas upgrading technology, converting biogas into biomethane. No evidence was found in the provided articles to suggest any involvement in arms manufacturing, military contracts, dual-use technologies with military applications, sales to embargoed regimes, or any other activities related to war or weapons. Therefore, all KPIs are scored as N/A (0) as they are not applicable to the company's core operations based on the available information.
Planet-Friendly Business
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No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles for any of the Planet-Friendly Business KPIs. The articles primarily describe the environmental benefits of the company's products and services, such as biogas and biomethane production, and their role in reducing emissions for customers. However, they do not provide quantitative data on the company's own operational environmental footprint, such as total greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy consumption, water use, waste diversion rates, or specific climate targets and initiatives for its own operations. While a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 55% by 2030 is mentioned,
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it is not stated to be SBTi-validated, which is a specific requirement for that KPI.
Respect for Cultures & Communities
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The provided articles do not contain specific, concrete data points or information relevant to any of the KPIs under the 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' ethical value. The articles primarily focus on financial performance, operational expansion, and employee recruitment, without detailing community engagement, cultural preservation efforts, or related policies and outcomes.
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While 'long-term partnerships with local companies and technical colleges' are mentioned, no specific number or confirmation of these being with 'indigenous or local community groups' is provided, making it insufficient evidence for scoring.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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Envitec.gr, a subsidiary, achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification on October 10, 2023, valid until October 9, 2026, subject to annual surveillance audits.
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The company utilizes ISO27001-certified data centers and its servers adhere to the ISO 27001 standard.
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Data is encrypted in transit, and the mobile app uses VpnService for secure, encrypted remote access.
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The website also uses SSL or TLS encryption.
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Users can request data deletion and have control over their personal data, including the right to information, correction, blocking, deletion, and data portability.
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The company states it collects and stores personal data only as necessary for service provision or contract execution.
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Authentication security includes password-protected dial-in and the EnviTec Remote app offers high security standards.
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The company's servers are constantly monitored for vulnerabilities, and an event log provides information on system access.
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The company treats personal data in accordance with statutory data protection regulations, referencing GDPR articles, and users have the right to file complaints with regulatory authorities.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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EnviTec Biogas demonstrates a revolutionary circular design approach, with its core business model focused on converting organic waste and residues into valuable resources like biogas, bio-LNG, bio-LCO2, and natural fertilizer, substituting fossil-based products.
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The company implements waste reduction initiatives, such as an in-house repair unit for components like pumps and agitators, and its EnviThan technology produces neither wastewater nor emissions.
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Products like the EnviThan biogas upgrading system are described as robust and simple, with very low maintenance costs, indicating good product durability and repairability.
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The company has had no waste disposal violations in the past three years.
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The EnviThan system also boasts an extremely high methane yield of more than 99% and very low double compression of less than 30%, indicating strong material efficiency.
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EnviTec Biogas has waste requirements for all tier-1 suppliers.
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However, there is no evidence of specific, quantitative company-wide waste reduction targets with timelines. Waste audits are only conducted weekly during the commissioning and ramp-up phase for new plants, not regularly across all operations, and there is no evidence of any facilities having zero waste certification.
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