2.2 OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS Beurer impacts the environment and other stakeholders in various ways along the entire life-cycle of its products and in its day-to-day business activities. In order to get a better understanding of which issues to focus our attention on, we conducted an impact analysis along our value chain. This was followed-up with intensive stakeholder involvement. In case of recycling TRANSPORT TO PROCESSING LOCATION TRANSPORT TO SUBSIDIARY / RETAILER IN CASE OF ONLINE PURCHASE: SHIPPING OF MATERIALS TRANSPORT TO WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY EXTRACTION OF RAW MATERIALS • Potential human rights issues in the supply chain (intransparent supply-chain) • Resource use • Potential effects of extraction on the environment PROCESSING OF GOODS (IN VARIOUS STEPS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS) • Emissions from processing • Resources used in processing • Waste at the processing site • Governance issues SALE OF GOODS • Energy consumption at the sales location • Travel of employees at the sales location • Employee wellbeing • Governance issues CONSUMER USE-PHASE • Emissions from the energy consumption of products • Protection of consumer data WASTE PROCESSING / RECYCLING • Resource use (if materials could have been recycled) • Emissions from waste processing THOUGHT-OUT DESIGN OF PRODUCTS AND EFFICIENT MANUFACTURING PROCESSES Emissions from transport Emissions from transport Emissions from transport Emissions from transport GRI 2-6 20 21
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