Expert report on waste co-incineration in cement plants published (in German, with English summary)
10th November 2020
On 9.11.2020, the expert report was published on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency Waste co-incineration in cement plants as UBA-Texte 202/2020. The report is in German, but contains an English summary. Authors: Zeschmar-Lahl B., Schönberger H., Waltisberg J.
3rd place in the Austrian Sustainability Reporting Award (ASRA) for the 2019 Wienerberger Sustainability Update
6th November 2020
As in previous years, BZL GmbH provided Wienerberger AG with scientific advice for the preparation of its sustainability report. The 2019 Wienerberger Sustainability Update was awarded third place in the “Large Companies” category of the Austrian Sustainability Reporting Award (ASRA) on November 5, 2020. This award is sponsored annually by the Chamber of Certified Public Accountants in cooperation with the Institute of Austrian Certified Public Accountants, the Ministry of Life, the Federal Environment Agency, the Confederation of Austrian Industries, respACT (the Austrian Business Council for Sustainable Development), the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, and the Austrian Society for Environment and Technology.
Edition 1/20 of the Müll-Handbuch published (German)
9th October 2020
The edition includes the following contributions:
Wichmann M.: Legal aspects of street cleaning and winter maintenance in cities and towns – Status 2020 (in German). Müll-Handbuch, Ref. 3910, Ed. 1/20. Information and download options:
Merten M., Gusik F.: Leachate Treatment 2.0 (in German). Müll-Handbuch, Ref. 4327, Ed. 1/20. Information and download options:
Schmidt S.-O., Sindram M.: Lime based sorbents in Flue Gas Cleaning at waste to energy (WtE) plants (in German). Müll-Handbuch, Ref. 7406, Ed. 1/20. Information and download options:
2019 Wienerberger Sustainability Update available
30th June 2020
Since June 30, 2020 the 2019 Wienerberger Sustainability Update has also been available for download on the company website:
2019 Wienerberger Non-financial Performance available
30th March 2020
For several years we have been advising Wienerberger AG on the further development of its sustainability management. This includes sustainability reporting in accordance with the GRI standard, the preparation of the Communication on Progress for the UN Global Compact and the preparation of the report on non-financial performance in accordance with the Austrian Sustainability and Diversity Improvement Act (NaDiVeG). The 2019 Wienerberger Non-financial Performance has been available for download on the company website since March 30, 2020.
SAICM post-2020: Sustainable Chemistry – a leading concept for international chemicals management
January 2020
With this project, the German SAICM Focal Point, located at the German Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environment Agency, Dessau), wants to make a forward-looking contribution to the “Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste” (SMCW) by developing indicators and milestones to support the concrete achievement of objectives within the concept of sustainable chemistry. The contractors are N3 Nachhaltigkeitsberatung Dr. Friege & Partner, Voerde (project management), and the Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP), Wuppertal, as well as in a subcontract the BZL GmbH and the Akademie Dr. Obladen, Berlin.
Tricky Relationships: Chemicals, Waste and Product Legislation
December 2019
In December 2019, Henning Friege, Beate Kummer, Klaus-Günter Steinhäuser, Joachim Wuttke, and Barbara Zeschmar-Lahl published an updated article on the interface problem of chemical, product, and waste law at Environmental Law Network International (elni Review 2019, 39-40, ISSN 1618-2502).
Wastewater Treatment Residues as Resources for Biorefinery Products and Biofuels
20th November 2019
On November 20, 2019, the book “Wastewater Treatment Residues as Resources for Biorefinery Products and Biofuels” edited by Jose Antonio Olivares, Daniel Puyol, Juan Antonio Melero and Javier Dufour was published by ELSEVIER. In this book, Dr. Barbara Zeschmar-Lahl has contributed the introductory chapter “I.1. Waste as a resource”.
2nd place in the Austrian Sustainability Reporting Award (ASRA) for the 2018 Wienerberger Sustainability Report
11th November 2019
As in previous years, BZL GmbH provided Wienerberger AG with scientific advice for the preparation of its sustainability report. The 2018 Wienerberger Sustainability Report was awarded second place in the “Large Companies” category of the Austrian Sustainability Reporting Award (ASRA) on November 11, 2019. This award is sponsored annually by the Chamber of Certified Public Accountants in cooperation with the Institute of Austrian Certified Public Accountants, the Ministry of Life, the Federal Environment Agency, the Confederation of Austrian Industries, respACT (the Austrian Business Council for Sustainable Development), the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, and the Austrian Society for Environment and Technology.
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2018 Wienerberger Sustainability Report: