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==== Pioneer in the area of sustainability ==== | ==== Pioneer in the area of sustainability ==== | ||
[[File: | [[File:1975_ca_Giengen_Spuelmaschinenfertigung_BSH_Konzernarchiv_E01-0504_36.jpg|thumb|In the beginning Giengen produced also dishwashers, here a picture from the 1970s. (Source: BSH Corporate Archives)]] | ||
Giengen became a pioneer in the area of sustainability thanks to its extensive research – only CFC-free cooling appliances were produced here from 1993. One year later the plant also successfully eliminated HFCs from the cooling circuit with most cooling appliances. This meant that some 80 percent of all refrigeration appliances produced in Giengen were CFC and HFC-free.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A03-0001, BSHG Environmental Report 1993/1994, page 19. </ref> "We are particularly committed to protecting and preserving a life-sustaining environment and constantly strive to find environmentally-friendly solutions," wrote Kurt Reitz from the Department for Environmental Protection and Occupational Health and Safety in 1996.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, D01.05 (Bestand Giengen), Fabriktelegramm Giengen, 11/1996, page 2.</ref> Energy-efficient appliances have remained the specialty of the factory in Giengen to this day. The modern cooling appliances consume some 73 percent less energy compared with appliances at the turn of the millennium. | Giengen became a pioneer in the area of sustainability thanks to its extensive research – only CFC-free cooling appliances were produced here from 1993. One year later the plant also successfully eliminated HFCs from the cooling circuit with most cooling appliances. This meant that some 80 percent of all refrigeration appliances produced in Giengen were CFC and HFC-free.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A03-0001, BSHG Environmental Report 1993/1994, page 19. </ref> "We are particularly committed to protecting and preserving a life-sustaining environment and constantly strive to find environmentally-friendly solutions," wrote Kurt Reitz from the Department for Environmental Protection and Occupational Health and Safety in 1996.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, D01.05 (Bestand Giengen), Fabriktelegramm Giengen, 11/1996, page 2.</ref> Energy-efficient appliances have remained the specialty of the factory in Giengen to this day. The modern cooling appliances consume some 73 percent less energy compared with appliances at the turn of the millennium. | ||