Environmental Responsibility
IDE attaches primary importance to the values of environmental responsibility and systematically seeks to minimize its impact on the environment.
For this purpose, IDE has developed and implements Environmental and Management Systems (EN ISO 14001:2015: Last certification 2/2022 and ISO 50001:2018: Last certification 4/2023) in order to be able to identify potential impacts created by its business activities on the natural environment and to ensure the continuous improvement of environmental performance through the establishment of specific environmental objectives and the documentation and monitoring of programs that seek to achieve these objectives.
The company is committed to the following in relation to its activities:
- To recognize and fully comply with the Environmental Legislation (Greek, European, International) that governs the company’s activities.
- To recognize and evaluate the Environmental Aspects of its activities and the Environmental Impacts arising from them.
- To monitor and measure Significant Environmental Impacts and take all necessary actions to minimize them.
- To continuously improve its environmental investments.
- To implement and continuously improve the Environmental and Energy Management Systems.
- To use its resources properly and sustainably.
- To reduce the impact and adaptation to climate change.
- To protect biodiversity and ecosystems.
The Company promotes the following Environmental Actions:
- Waste Management
- Rational Recycling and the Circular Economy
- Ecological Product Design (e.g. hybrid energy systems)
- Generation of Green Energy through the PV system installed in its facilities
- Watering of green spaces from licensed boreholes
- Conservation of natural resources and reduction of Carbon Footprint (investment in new technologies to reduce energy consumption)