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Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility
We demand less from the environment, but more from ourselves.
More than 60 years ago, Christine Schrammek, the founder of our company, was already passionate about helping both the environment and people. We continue to live this motivation in what we do today. We take responsibility and see this as an integral part of our corporate culture. It is particularly important to us to act sustainably wherever possible and reasonable, to promote projects with a sustainable impact and to engage in targeted actions according to our possibilities.
Our way to the goal – Step by Step
Our way to the goal
Step by Step
Active Ingredients
When developing our products, we place the highest value on producing with renewable raw materials.
Raw materials from controlled organic cultivation are used for production wherever possible.
There are no PEG derivatives, mineral oil or microplastics in our products.
We do not test on animals. Approx. 90% of all our products are even suitable for vegans.
Packaging
Changing the way we process our jars results in 50% savings in plastics. This is how we improve the balance already at the beginning of the cycle.
In Germany, we participate in the “Green Dot” dual system: our packaging materials can thus be recycled when disposed of correctly in the recycling garbage can.
All folding boxes, cartons and printed products are made of FSC-Mix certified materials.
We do not use cellophane wrapping on our products and no longer include cream spatulas – this saves us approx. 1 million spatulas with 800kg of plastics.
Plastic in – plastic out
When it comes to packaging, we have set ourselves the goal of reducing packaging waste and increasingly using environmentally friendly alternatives. Many products are packaged in recyclable material or offered in refillable containers. This concept not only minimises packaging waste, but also significantly reduces resource consumption.
For many plastic containers, there is still no viable alternative today. That is why we have decided to remove the entire amount of plastic we put into circulation every year. With everwave, we have a reputable and certified cooperation partner that enables us to achieve this goal. The mission of everwave is to clean waters of plastic waste and thus protect the ocean.
For every 1 kg of plastic that Dr. med. Schrammek Kosmetik puts into circulation worldwide, everwave collects 1 kg of plastic (& rubbish) from polluted waters and recycles the material through environmentally friendly processes (mostly on site). In this way, we make a measurable contribution to our mission that is precisely in line with the topic #plasticzero
Plastic in – plastic out
When it comes to packaging, we have set ourselves the goal of reducing packaging waste and increasingly using environmentally friendly alternatives. Many products are packaged in recyclable material or offered in refillable containers. This concept not only minimises packaging waste, but also significantly reduces resource consumption.
For many plastic containers, there is still no viable alternative today. That is why we have decided to remove the entire amount of plastic we put into circulation every year. With everwave, we have a reputable and certified cooperation partner that enables us to achieve this goal. The mission of everwave is to clean waters of plastic waste and thus protect the ocean.
For every 1kg of plastic that Dr. med. Schrammek Kosmetik puts into circulation worldwide, everwave collects 1kg of plastic (& rubbish) from polluted waters and recycles the material through environmentally friendly processes (mostly on site). In this way, we make a measurable contribution to our mission that is precisely in line with the topic #plasticzero
Company
All business locations use 100% green power from renewable sources + economical, modern LED lighting.
We meet virtually worldwide and optimize all necessary travel through combination of destinations.
At our headquarters, we offer water filtering stations instead of bottles or dispensers, thus avoiding one-way bottles, transport routes and waste.
Wherever possible, we work digitally and avoid printouts. Our logistics facility works on tablets, we receive and provide most of our documents in digital form.
As our team’s commute generates emissions, we offer a remote work quota and equip our new location in Düsseldorf with charging stations for electric vehicles.
Our external IT infrastructure and data centers are running on 100% renewable energy too. We use mostly virtualization to avoid dedicated hardware.
Transport & Logistics
All orders in Germany are shipped CO² neutral via the corresponding programs of DHL and UPS.
As filling material in cartons we use paper or recyclable foil.
Through IT-supported warehouse optimization, we avoid unnecessary transport routes, subsequent shipments and returns.
We do not use unnecessary package additions when shipping all orders.
Corporate Social Responsibility
At Dr. med. Christine Schrammek Kosmetik, we associate corporate responsibility with the preservation and appreciation of human and natural resources, far beyond the legal requirements. With small and large projects, we want to help where help is needed. We support social projects in Germany and in disaster areas. In addition to our core projects, such as the support of the local Don Bosco Club, the organisation Doctors Without Borders and from 2020 Kiva, there are many small projects in which we are involved. To name just a few, we have given patients of local hospitals free cosmetic treatments, supported Aktion Lichtblicke e.V. and donated for the help where natural disasters took place, such as the earthquake in Nepal.
To celebrate the 70th birthday of the company’s owner, Dr. med. Christine Schrammek-Drusio, the team donated 70 trees, which will be planted to reforest an area in NRW.
Kiva
Don Bosco Club Essen, Germany
Doctors without borders
Corporate Social Responsibility
At Dr. med. Christine Schrammek Kosmetik, we associate corporate responsibility with the preservation and appreciation of human and natural resources, far beyond the legal requirements. With small and large projects, we want to help where help is needed. We support social projects in Germany and in disaster areas. In addition to our core projects, such as the support of the local Don Bosco Club, the organisation Doctors Without Borders and from 2020 Kiva, there are many small projects in which we are involved. To name just a few, we have given patients of local hospitals free cosmetic treatments, supported Aktion Lichtblicke e.V. and donated for the help where natural disasters took place, such as the earthquake in Nepal.
To celebrate the 70th birthday of the company’s owner, Dr. med. Christine Schrammek-Drusio, the team donated 70 trees, which will be planted to reforest an area in NRW.
Kiva Micro Loans
Don Bosco Club Essen, Germany
Doctors without borders