Salus Sustainability Report 2021 - Report - Page 26
Direct environmental impact
Biodiversity.
Preserving biodiversity is one of our top priorities. As a manufacturer of natural products, we are directly affected by climate
change, a loss of soil fertility, the extinction of insects, and many
other challenges of our time. Nature supplies our raw materials,
which means that we absolutely rely on functioning ecosystems.
At our Magstadt site, roughly one quarter of the approx.
23,000 m2 premises are designed as near-natural spaces. Outside
the actual company premises, there are an additional 11,700 m2
dedicated to ecological farming and used for ecological medicinal herb cultivation or as meadows. Insects will find plenty of
food here.
Organic farming, in particular, makes an important contribution
to preserving our ecosystems and natural biodiversity. The share
of organic raw materials used in our products can thus be consid
ered a key indicator for biodiversity.
In addition, we attach special importance to the fact that our
company premises are designed in a way that is as close to nature
as possible. About half of the 86,600 m2 at our Bruckmühl site
can be considered near-natural. These spaces are highly diverse
and include areas such as our alluvial forest biotope, meadow
orchards, and plenty of room for flowering plants. We also maintain several other close-to-nature spaces outside our company
premises. In 2019, Salus was among the first companies in Bavaria
to receive the “Blühender Betrieb” award for companies that
actively promote spaces for flowering plants. The prize is award
ed by the Ministry for the Environment as part of an initiative
known as the “Blühpakt Bayern”, which helps promote spaces for
flowering plants to preserve biodiversity.
Since 2010, we have been awarding the Salus Media
Award for journalistic work dedicated to raising awareness for ecological farming and climate-friendly, healthy
living. In this way, we support journalists who alert the
wider public to important issues such as the preserva
tion of biodiversity.
Key indicators on land use:
Page 73 – diagram 11 (Salus)
Page 75 – diagram 24 (Schoenenberger)
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The Salus Alluvial Biotope
in Bruckmühl
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