Salus Sustainability Report 2021 - Report - Page 21
We live sustainably
We live sustainably
Social commitment
in the region.
We at Salus are firmly convinced that in order to overcome
global challenges, we need to do more than just run our own
business in an ecological way. As a result, to us, environmental
protection goes way beyond our own business activities. We
would like to spread our values and encourage the wider public
to take a more active stance. At our company locations, we
contribute to various projects.
THE SALUS ALLUVIAL FOREST BIOTOPE
Alluvial forests take the role of natural flood retention basins
holding excess water in case of heavy rainfall. Mud and dirt will
settle once the water is gone, giving rise to the special vegeta
tion found only in alluvial forests. One of the region’s last alluvial
forests is located right next to our Bruckmühl company site.
Salus has taken up the task of preserving this natural habitat and
turning it into place for the wider public to learn more about
biodiversity. Groups from local nurseries and schools as well as
interested members of the general public can stroll along the themed path through the 27,000 m2 forest and learn first-hand that it
is vital to protect natural biodiversity.
LICHTBLICK HASENBERGL
In March 2010, Otto Greither made a gift to this special-assistance
centre: the Salus herb garden. Children from socially deprived
families now have the opportunity to test their senses of smell,
taste, and feel in this vast garden and use it to cultivate and harvest their own herbs and plants. Through play, the children learn
more about nature, vitamins, and healthy eating. For Salus, it is
especially important to instil a sense for nature and healthy food
at a very early age. “Children need the opportunity to find out
how they can have a positive impact on their own quality of life
by starting to take care of their own health as early as possible,”
says Otto Greither.
Every year, the centre will select several children and members
of staff for the herb garden team. Together with this team, Salus
employees will plant the garden every spring. Once the produce
has been harvested, a herb cooking course will be held for the
children to teach them how to turn their harvest into delicious
dishes. As a special reward for their hard work, they will also take
a trip to the Salus site in Bruckmühl in summer.
Herbology
at Bruckmühl
OUR LOCAL WIN! PROJECT:
Organic medicinal herbs in Heckengäu – adding value for man and
nature.
Since 2012, Schoenenberger has supported the NaturErlebnisPfad
Magstadt nature trail set up by the local Agenda 21 group. The
themed path through the forest invites families to explore nature
with all their senses and learn a lot of interesting facts and figures
on the way. One section of the trail is dedicated to local herbs.
Schoenenberger has marked different medicinal herbs along the
path to teach visitors interesting facts about herbology and motivate the general public in the region to actively help conserve
our nature. Such hands-on experience and understanding of
what biodiversity actually is and how beneficial it can be for us as
human beings will help them appreciate and preserve it.
In our local WIN project, we continuously expand the medicinal
herb path during an annual activity organised in cooperation with
the Agenda 21 group and the Johannes Kepler comprehensive
school. During this activity, students learn more about the nature
and health benefits of herbs that are found locally. Such hands-on
experience makes it especially easy for the students to retain the
information gathered.
Magstadt Medicinal
Plant Trail
Salus Alluvial Biotope
in Bruckmühl
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