Harmony between mankind and nature – sustainability and ecological responsibility have been heart-felt concerns of ours for some time now. For over 20 years, Queisser Pharma GmbH & Co. KG has been working on conserving resources. We were certified in accordance with the environmental standard, DIN EN ISO 14001, for the scope of the German area Flensburg/Handewitt back in 1997. The aim of this standard is to reconcile constant improvement of our environmental performance with simultaneous compliance with environmental legislation.
Since the introduction of this standard, environmental policy guidelines have been in place, which are communicated openly to our employees. This management system is inspected by means of internal audits and management reviews, as well as by a regular inspection by an accredited company. During regular meetings of the Environment Committee, which the management also attend, legal reforms, structural changes, new investments, praise, criticism and our achieved environmental objectives are discussed and evaluated.
As well as the finished product, our entire manufacturing process is also examined in view of the legal requirements. The selection and quality of raw materials are also scrutinized in terms of their environmental relevance.
Our CO2e footprint
In our society, we also have a responsibility to limit the global rise in temperature and reduce the CO2e emissions caused by us humans. In the long term, the aim is to create a carbon dioxide-free global economy. In this context, we as a pharmaceutical company also want to make our contribution.
As a company, we rise actively to the challenge of reconciling climate protection with our corporate activities.
"Alongside the use of 100% green electricity in our company, we are actively working towards greater sustainability."
Reducing plastic packaging
In the areas of production, packaging and logistics, new materials are constantly being tested for their suitability for use. This also includes small improvements such as the use of adhesive tape made from bio-based film or folding cartons with a high proportion of recycled paper. We are working continually on a solution to offer environmentally friendly packaging materials for our products. However, the requirements on the safety and stability of product packaging for our product group are very strict.
We are already using a variety of measures to reduce our plastic material consumption, thus promoting sustainable life-cycle management and making a contribution to protecting the environment.
Here are a few examples of the changes we have already made in terms of packaging material: Our Doppelherz effervescent tablets are provided for sale on trays, i.e. small, stabilising displays. We have been able to switch these trays from plastic to recycled cardboard, which saves 18 tonnes of plastic waste per year.
We have also made changes to the secondary product packaging of our Doppelherz nasal sprays:
We have switched the packaging from plastic blister packs to folding cardboard boxes. This saves about 600 kilograms of plastic per year.
Another change has been made to our blister packs (= the foil strips in which the tablets and capsules are packaged). By optimising the design, we are able to reduce to number of blisters per product and therefore save on plastic packaging material.
In order to recycle the remaining plastic waste, Queisser Pharma participates in the German „Green Dot“ Dual System. The 2024 Certificate of Environment (valid for the German location Flensburg) is available to download as a PDF.