30 September 2015 Steinull in Sauðárkrókur and ON

30 September 2015
Steinull in Sauðárkrókur and ON Power recipients of the SA Business
Iceland 2015 Environmental Award
The President of Iceland, Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, today presented
the environmental award of SA – Business Iceland on the Business Sector
Environmental Day, currently in progress at the Hilton Reykjavik Hotel
Nordica. Steinull in Sauðárkrókur is the Environmental Company of the
Year 2015 and the development by ON Power of quick charging stations
for electrical vehicles is the Environmental Innovation of the year.
The reasoning of the jury regarding Steinull includes the following
comments:
The Environmental Company of the Year has deep roots and engages in
the manufacture of products in international competition. The company
uses mostly domestic raw materials for its production which are not at
risk of depletion. Unlike most of its foreign competitors the company
uses only domestic renewable electrical power for its manufacturing
activities, and the release of greenhouse gasses is less than that of its
competitors. The carbon footprint of the manufactured products is
therefore also smaller than that of its competitors.
The photograph shows Mr. Páll Erland, CEO of ON Power, Mr. Ólaf Ragnar Grímsson, President
of Iceland and Einar Einarsson, CEO of Steinull at the presentation of the award this morning.
In recent years efforts have been focussed on reducing waste, and a large
proportion of the company’s waste products are now recycled in the
production process. Work has also been done on risk analysis, preventive
measures and improvements of the working environment.
The company’s products have been certified by foreign certification
bodies for quality and for meeting applicable standards. The company's
quality management system is ISO 9001 certified. The company has also
been granted certification pursuant to ISO 14001 and there are plans to
complete certification under the occupational health and safety
standard OSHAS 18001 next year.
The company began operating 30 years ago and has for many years been
recognised by Creditinfo as a model company.
The jury was composed of Helga Jóhanna Bjarnadóttir, Head of the
Environment Division of Efla Consulting Engineers, chairman, Ari Kristinn
Jónsson, Rector of Reykjavik University and Thorsteinn Ingi Sigfússon,
Head of Innovation Center Iceland.
The Business Sector Environment Day is organised by Business Iceland,
Samorka (Iceland Energy and Utilities), the Icelandic Travel Industry
Association, the Icelandic Financial Services Association, Fisheries
Iceland, the Federation of Icelandic Industries and the Federation of
Trade & Services.
Skarðseyri 5, 550 Sauðárkrókur, Iceland · Tel.: (354) 455 3000 · [email protected] · www.steinull.is
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