Xafax CSR policy
The Xafax logo is orange, but how green are we really? An overview of Xafax's CSR policy.
The Xafax logo is orange, but how green are we really? An overview of Xafax's CSR policy.
By ethical and sustainable entrepreneurship, Xafax means achieving balanced, economic, social and environmentally conscious development. As a company, we strive to bring products to the market that meet the real needs of our customers, while taking our responsibility towards society and the environment. Xafax believes that having a well-developed quality and environmental policy is an important management responsibility towards its customers, employees and the common environment.
Xafax has recognized the urgent need to tackle increasingly serious environmental challenges such as climate change, resource depletion and plastic pollution. This awareness accelerates global action to solve these social problems.
In 2020, Xafax invested heavily in solar panels on the roof of its head office in Alkmaar. In total there are no fewer than 220 copies on the roof. In 2021, an overcapacity of 36.46% has even been achieved.
Reducing CO2 emissions is an approach that everyone must contribute to. Xafax pursues an active policy in this regard, with the result that three-quarters of its fleet now consists of electric cars. Colleagues are encouraged to charge the cars at the office in Alkmaar with the various charging facilities. Visitors can also use the charging stations.
Xafax is affiliated with the Foundation for the Organization of Producer Responsibility for E-waste Netherlands (OPEN). The OPEN Foundation is responsible for the collection and recycling of e-waste on behalf of all manufacturers of electrical appliances in the Netherlands. The goal is to achieve the legal collection target of 65% and make e-waste circular. They do this together with their collection, sorting and recycling partners. Under the name Wecycle they run campaigns to stimulate the collection and recycling of e-waste. Consumers and professionals can return their e-waste for free at one of the 13,000 Wecycle collection points throughout the country.
Read more: OPEN Foundation
At the Xafax office, plastic, paper and residual waste are separated and collected by a local partner to recycle as much as possible or dispose of them correctly.
Xafax takes responsibility by taking back all equipment used in rental or purchase situations. These materials are collected and grouped in the Xafax warehouse. This is offered per cubic meter to the company AVR – KGA Services in Rotterdam.
Empty toners are returned to the supplier who is responsible for the correct disposal of the toners. Other office supplies such as markers, Tipp-Ex, etc. are collected as KCA (Small Chemical Waste) and periodically personally presented to the RSD (Regional Separation Depot).
Xafax has also joined the battery foundation called Stibat. The foundation is a non-profit organization that has been collecting and recycling empty batteries for 25 years.
Read more: Stibat .
