![]() A new ecological air conditioning system was installed in the administration building in Nussbaum. ![]() By installing motion detectors and switching to halogen lights, a power savings of 30 percent in office lighting was achieved. With a large-scale consolidation of the company’s IT infrastructure, power savings of 30 percent were achieved by reducing the number of servers by 80 percent. In 2008, Hevert-Arzneimittel was one of 16 pilot businesses that participated in EffCheck, a project to increase resource efficiency in the company, and was able to implement, on the basis of the results, extensive measures to protect the environment. Hevert itself only uses electricity derived 100 percent from renewable energy sources such as hydroelectric power, thus making its contribution to the energy revolution. In the implementation of the system, which provides just under 33 kW at peak performance, Hevert was committed to working with companies from the region since there was already a lot of experience in the Nahe Valley with photovoltaics due to the favorable geographical location as a sunny region. In 2006, the greened roof of the highly modern pharmaceutical building was enhanced with a photovoltaic system. A charity called Stadtbienen (Urban Bees) looks after the bee population on behalf of the pharmaceutical manufacturer. A beehive in the leafy garden at Hevert's Berlin office also creates a buzz. Most importantly, the insect hotel and beehives raise awareness among the many groups of visitors for the sensitivity of ecosystems. Insects – especially bees and bumblebees – pollinate crops and other plants. Beekeeping and the insect hotel are great additions to the environmental plan to stabilize the small ecosystem surrounding company headquarters. With its big park, vineyard, and blooming field of medicinal plants, the Hevert premises are perfect for accommodating all sorts of insects. ![]() Beehives have been situated next to the popular insect hotel. This sunny, somewhat protected location has just the right spot for every type of insect. The hotel has numerous “rooms” filled with various natural materials, such as leaves, straw, pine cones, and spruce wood with small holes. By constructing a large park with ponds and paddocks and by planting vegetation on all of the roofs, the building was incorporated harmoniously into the landscape.Īn insect hotel in the park now also provides sanctuary for the smallest beneficial organisms. Following this principle, special emphasis was placed in the mid-1990s, with the construction of the new headquarters in Nussbaum, on employee-friendly, light-flooded work spaces and a discreet but effective integration into the natural surroundings of fields and vineyards. ![]() "Production in harmony with man and nature". In addition to gathering expertise on the growth, care and harvesting of medicinal plants, quality assurance is of paramount importance. In the future, the fresh plants required for manufacturing medicinal products will increasingly be supplied by the company’s own cultivation program. In 2014, Hevert-Arzneimittel began cultivating its own medicinal plants at the company headquarters in Nussbaum. The plants are then processed into original mother tinctures. Hevert homeopathic medicinal products contain around 30 different species of fresh plants that are purchased by the company in amounts ranging from a kilogram to a ton. Video on the cultivation of medicinal herbs at Hevert The core of Hevert's holistic corporate philosophy is a protective, partnership-based interaction with nature, which the company depends on to provide the majority of the active ingredients used in Hevert products. Hevert is committed to the conservation and continuously optimizing its processes for the careful use of natural resources.įor years, Hevert-Arzneimittel has been actively committed to environmental protection and sustainable business practices.
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