Sustainability
Ecology, responsible action is in our nature.
We harvest most of our raw botanical ingredients by hand – either in our biodynamic medicinal plant garden, or on the fields of our nearby biodynamic (Demeter certified) farm or through our organic or biodynamic cultivation partners around the world. It’s our obligation to protect the environment, as we have done in the past, also in the future.
Organic and regional raw Ingredients.
Genuine, strictly certified organic agriculture protects our waters, strengthens the fertility of the soil and supports biodiversity. Over 80% of our botanical raw ingredients are organically cultivated, and many even meet the strict Demeter (biodynamic) criteria. This benefits the environment, as ecological agriculture does not use synthetic fertilisers and the soil is more rich in humus. This enables the plants to store more CO₂, and it also cuts the amount of energy required for their farming by around 30-50%.
We think regional as well as organic: 70% of our fresh plants are regionally sourced. The short transport distances are good news for the quality of the raw ingredients as well as the environment. We source plants that are not native to our climate based on the principle ‘as close as possible, as far as necessary’. For example our organic almonds do not come from the far away California, which produces 80% of all almonds grown worldwide), but from Spain which is a much closer location.
Biodiversity: variety equals richness, including in nature.
The earth is a complex organism with various interlocking cycles that result in a stable system. However, this stability can only be maintained if people integrate themselves into the system responsibly. As well as employing biodynamic agriculture in our own plant gardens and on our nearby farm, we also promote the preservation of biodiversity across the entire company site. For example, by planting heritage varieties of apple trees outside our logistics building, or by only mowing our meadow area twice a year. This is to give grasses, herbs and wild flowers plenty of time to take root and provide a nesting place and source of food for wildlife. Ponds, multiple tree species, dead wood and piles of stones provide habitats for toads, dragonflies and many different birds.
We also invite visitors and employees to take a relaxing and informative stroll along our biodiversity path, where various information stations outline the many ways we are contributing to biodiversity.
Our packaging: good on the inside, good on the outside.
Our natural and organic products are completely free from synthethic chemical preservatives. To ensure the precious content of our products maintains its high quality, we perform careful tests to determine which packaging offers the best protection for which product. This is a form of resource protection, and therefore also environmental protection. Tubes, bottles or jars? Glass, plastic or aluminium? Each packaging material has its own pros and cons. We therefore carefully consider which packaging material is most suitable for each product. Conserving the planet’s resources is our top priority. When choosing sustainable packaging materials we always base our decision on the same aspects: product protection, material savings, recyclability and recycled content.
Genuinely climate neutral.
The work at our head office site in the Southern German village of Eckwälden has been climate neutral since 2020. About 92% of WALA/Dr. Hauschka’s total energy requirement is currently met by renewable energy, meaning we prevent the emission of around 1,800 tonnes of CO₂ every year. This means the company head office is currently operating at 75% genuine climate neutrality, without any offsetting required. We offset unavoidable CO₂ emissions, for example as a result of travel, with the non-profit organisation atmosfair: our offsetting payments support a biomass plant in India. We see it as our duty to work towards reducing harmful emissions even further. This is because climate neutrality in Eckwälden alone is not enough for us. We also aim to reduce our CO₂ emissions to almost zero throughout the entire value chain as quickly as possible.
Everything we do has an impact on the planet.
Want more facts and figures?
For more detail on environmental issues and if you would like to know exactly what we’re doing for the environment, you can find all the facts and figures in our Environmental Statement.
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