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Sustainability | Eco-friendly Products | Orakel

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Are you looking for ways to do business and produce sustainably? This is a top priority at Orakel. Discover how we achieve this.

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Are you looking for ways to do business and produce sustainably? This is a top priority at Orakel. Discover how we achieve this.

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Sustainability | Eco-friendly Products | Orakel

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Sustainability is paramount at Orakel. Firstly, we demonstrate this with our extensive range of eco-friendly products, such as R-PET wristbands, biodegradable tokens and much more. But sustainability is also central to our daily way of working. Be inspired!

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Sustainability is paramount at Orakel. Firstly, we demonstrate this with our extensive range of eco-friendly products, such as R-PET wristbands, biodegradable tokens and much more. But sustainability is also central to our daily way of working. Be inspired!

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SDGs? These are 'Sustainable Development Goals' drawn up by the United Nations in September 2015. By 2030, the UN wants to work on these 17 goals for sustainable development worldwide. As a sustainable company, Orakel is happy to cooperate with this. Renewable energy, sustainable consumption and production, climate actions, and a focus on life on land and in the sea are some of the goals set.

Since 2020 we take on an average of 15 actions a year to implement the SDGs in our company. For this, we received the 'Voka Charter for Sustainable Entrepreneurship'. We have succeeded in obtaining this charter for 3 years in a row, making our parent company Orakel Group an SDG pioneer.

How does Orakel try to do their bit? Read on!

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SDGs? These are 'Sustainable Development Goals' drawn up by the United Nations in September 2015. By 2030, the UN wants to work on these 17 goals for sustainable development worldwide. As a sustainable company, Orakel is happy to cooperate with this. Renewable energy, sustainable consumption and production, climate actions, and a focus on life on land and in the sea are some of the goals set.

Since 2020 we take on an average of 15 actions a year to implement the SDGs in our company. For this, we received the 'Voka Charter for Sustainable Entrepreneurship'. We have succeeded in obtaining this charter for 3 years in a row, making our parent company Orakel Group an SDG pioneer.

How does Orakel try to do their bit? Read on!

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In the production of our tokens, we work with recycled and biobased materials such as recycled fishing nets, potato peels and wood. We are also constantly looking for eco-friendly alternatives for our other products.

When we send packages, we fill the boxes with recycled paper and no longer with plastic. Samples are sent in paper envelopes instead of plastic bags. We are also continuing this plastic-free trend in the workplace. For example, we only use glass refillable water bottles.

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In the production of our tokens, we work with recycled and biobased materials such as recycled fishing nets, potato peels and wood. We are also constantly looking for eco-friendly alternatives for our other products.

When we send packages, we fill the boxes with recycled paper and no longer with plastic. Samples are sent in paper envelopes instead of plastic bags. We are also continuing this plastic-free trend in the workplace. For example, we only use glass refillable water bottles.

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‘Orakel's goal is to be a carbon-neutral company and as of 2022, we have already achieved this goal in scope 1 and 2! This means that we reduce our direct emissions to an absolute minimum, among other things by sharply reducing our energy consumption and closely monitoring it. Our roof is full of solar panels and we supplement with green electricity. And we have barely used any gas or air conditioning since we switched to a heat pump to cool and heat our building in 2019. We offset the remaining direct emissions through our financial support to the Bosgroep Kempen Noord, which supports local forest owners to sustainably manage their forests. More specifically, they deploy the funds in 2 local forest projects to increase carbon capture.

Scope 3 deals with our indirect emissions and this is more challenging, but we are working on it. To achieve this target, we have already taken several steps such as encouraging our colleagues to take a bike to work by offering bike leasing and a bike allowance on a daily basis. Furthermore, we ship our parcels with couriers as carbon-neutral as possible. We take into account the final emissions of our products and limit our use of raw materials. Where possible, we work with recycled materials that can also be recycled after use. We coordinate our sustainable course with our partners so that in time we will work and cooperate more sustainably with our entire value chain.

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‘Orakel's goal is to be a carbon-neutral company and as of 2022, we have already achieved this goal in scope 1 and 2! This means that we reduce our direct emissions to an absolute minimum, among other things by sharply reducing our energy consumption and closely monitoring it. Our roof is full of solar panels and we supplement with green electricity. And we have barely used any gas or air conditioning since we switched to a heat pump to cool and heat our building in 2019. We offset the remaining direct emissions through our financial support to the Bosgroep Kempen Noord, which supports local forest owners to sustainably manage their forests. More specifically, they deploy the funds in 2 local forest projects to increase carbon capture.

Scope 3 deals with our indirect emissions and this is more challenging, but we are working on it. To achieve this target, we have already taken several steps such as encouraging our colleagues to take a bike to work by offering bike leasing and a bike allowance on a daily basis. Furthermore, we ship our parcels with couriers as carbon-neutral as possible. We take into account the final emissions of our products and limit our use of raw materials. Where possible, we work with recycled materials that can also be recycled after use. We coordinate our sustainable course with our partners so that in time we will work and cooperate more sustainably with our entire value chain.

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As a company we make lots of efforts to create biodiversity in various ways. One of the SDG’s that we maintain is focused on putting a halt to the loss of biodiversity.

Orakel created an eco-garden and placed a beehive with 30.000 bees with the help of a local beekeeper. Bees need a rich habitat and sources such as nectar and pollen in order to survive, so our ecological garden is their perfect home! Why an eco-garden with bees? These tiny insects make a big contribution to our world and society. Without them, many of the fruits and vegetables we consume daily will become more expensive, difficult to produce and would eventually disappear.

To help nature even more, Orakel has also sown 2 hectares of flower meadow to guarantee the biodiversity in our region.

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As a company we make lots of efforts to create biodiversity in various ways. One of the SDG’s that we maintain is focused on putting a halt to the loss of biodiversity.

Orakel created an eco-garden and placed a beehive with 30.000 bees with the help of a local beekeeper. Bees need a rich habitat and sources such as nectar and pollen in order to survive, so our ecological garden is their perfect home! Why an eco-garden with bees? These tiny insects make a big contribution to our world and society. Without them, many of the fruits and vegetables we consume daily will become more expensive, difficult to produce and would eventually disappear.

To help nature even more, Orakel has also sown 2 hectares of flower meadow to guarantee the biodiversity in our region.

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At Orakel, we want to assure the quality of our products and the sustainability of our production process. That's why we can proudly say we are ISO-9001 standard (quality) and ISO-14001 standard (environment) certified.

In addition, our woven fabric wristbands are Öko-Tex certified. The Öko-Tex 100-norm has become the international safety norm recognised by the textile industry. This certification ensures that standards are observed in the production of textile products.

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At Orakel, we want to assure the quality of our products and the sustainability of our production process. That's why we can proudly say we are ISO-9001 standard (quality) and ISO-14001 standard (environment) certified.

In addition, our woven fabric wristbands are Öko-Tex certified. The Öko-Tex 100-norm has become the international safety norm recognised by the textile industry. This certification ensures that standards are observed in the production of textile products.

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Did you know we have different labels? We love to explain them to you. Orakel is a member of the UN Global Compact Network. This means we agree as a company to align our strategy and activities with 10 principles of sustainability and corporate social responsibility. The intention is to take into account human rights, labour rights, the environment and anti-corruption within our company. The goal of this network is to encourage companies to contribute to a more sustainable and global economy that benefits society.

In addition, we also have the Fairtrade@Work label. In 2016, we decided to offer as many Fairtrade products as possible at work. For example: our coffee, chocolate milk, tea, sugar, ... only come from Fairtrade brands. Once a year, we organise a Fairtrade breakfast for our team.

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Did you know we have different labels? We love to explain them to you. Orakel is a member of the UN Global Compact Network. This means we agree as a company to align our strategy and activities with 10 principles of sustainability and corporate social responsibility. The intention is to take into account human rights, labour rights, the environment and anti-corruption within our company. The goal of this network is to encourage companies to contribute to a more sustainable and global economy that benefits society.

In addition, we also have the Fairtrade@Work label. In 2016, we decided to offer as many Fairtrade products as possible at work. For example: our coffee, chocolate milk, tea, sugar, ... only come from Fairtrade brands. Once a year, we organise a Fairtrade breakfast for our team.

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Sustainability and corporate social responsibility are very important to Orakel. We have therefore prepared a comprehensive ESG report in which we transparently share our Environmental, Social and Governance efforts and objectives. Curious about our sustainable initiatives and future plans?

Download our 2023 ESG report here.

Download our 2024 ESG report here.

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Sustainability and corporate social responsibility are very important to Orakel. We have therefore prepared a comprehensive ESG report in which we transparently share our Environmental, Social and Governance efforts and objectives. Curious about our sustainable initiatives and future plans?

Download our 2023 ESG report here.

Download our 2024 ESG report here.

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Find out more about our sustainable range

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In 2019 it was time for Orakel to expand and an additional 3-storey building was built. When designing this building, one item was paramount: sustainability.

The building is heated and cooled by geothermal energy: wells deep in the ground ensure that groundwater circulates in pipes and thus cools or warms the building. This system was also extended to the other building, so that we no longer need air conditioning.

There are solar panels on every possible free spot on the roof to provide our electricity. In the corridors there is LED lighting with sensors, the taps of the sinks have a lower flow rate and an extra rainwater well has been created for the flushing of the toilets.

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In 2019 it was time for Orakel to expand and an additional 3-storey building was built. When designing this building, one item was paramount: sustainability.

The building is heated and cooled by geothermal energy: wells deep in the ground ensure that groundwater circulates in pipes and thus cools or warms the building. This system was also extended to the other building, so that we no longer need air conditioning.

There are solar panels on every possible free spot on the roof to provide our electricity. In the corridors there is LED lighting with sensors, the taps of the sinks have a lower flow rate and an extra rainwater well has been created for the flushing of the toilets.

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Solar panels on the roof of Orakel in Belgium

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Biodegradable Tokens in different colours

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Team Orakel planting trees to offset some of our CO₂ emissions

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ISO-certificates for a sustainable production process