Our sustainability commitment
Riwal associates its objectives for 2030 with three focus areas Customers, Environment, Employees & Communities. We have included these core areas in our Lifting Sustainability program. Some of these objectives are aimed at sustainable business operations within our own organization. We call that ‘keeping our own house in order’.
The other objectives concern developments that increasingly make sustainability part of our industry. We think it is important to be a pioneer in this. By focusing on these areas, we can make an important contribution to making working at height more sustainable and distinguish ourselves in the market as a sustainable knowledge partner.
On top of making our own operations and sourcing decisions more sustainable, we encourage the market to innovate and deliver sustainable products or services. Our suppliers play a very important role in achieving our objectives. We aim to continuously identify opportunities, risks, and improvement possibilities in our entire value chain by taking health and safety, ethics, environment and human rights into account.
Customers
The secret to a successful business is listening to your customers’ needs and acting on them. As a rental company, we have the expertise to help our customers comply with their sustainability requirements. You can count on us to add value to your business by incorporating the latest technologies and by constantly adapting our processes to improve our sustainable practices. The sustainable services we provide to our customers are at the heart of our strategy.
Employees & Communities
We attach great importance to healthy, happy and motivated employees. This is not only important for us and for the continuity of the company, but also for our employees themselves. Through our Vitality program we commit to providing a sustainable and diverse working environment to all employees: from sporting events, healthy food at work, health and workplace checks and job coaching to guidance in the event of illness. Through our Riwal academy, we provide our employees with mandatory as well as optional training such as technical knowledge, skills development or full studies opportunities. We also want to give back to the community in which we operate and we do that through contributions to local NGOs, participating in community green runs etc.
Environment
We commit to protect the environment we work and live in, by preventing pollution, minimising our negative impact and increasing our energy, resource and water-use efficiency. For our customers, the sustainable services we provide are at the heart of our Environmental strategy. In our depots and facilities, we invest in waste separation, water recycling system, LED lighting and paperless office to reach our environmental goals.
Lifting sustainability
Our business activities have both positive and negative impacts on the environment and society.
Thus, taking steps to enhance our positive impacts while mitigating negative ones is the foundation of
our sustainability strategy. We aim to provide the best customer experience and to adopt a more sustainable way of working in the supply chain.
Rental companies have the technical, logistical, legal and commercial expertise to help their customers comply with sustainability requirements related to equipment, resulting in an overall more sustainable life cycle of the equipment. By having a customer-centric approach, our way of operating and making decisions focuses on customer demand and expectations.
Sustainable Procurement
On top of making our own operations and sourcing decisions more sustainable, we encourage the market to innovate and deliver sustainable products or services. Our suppliers play a very important role in achieving our objectives. We expect our current and future partners to follow the latest compliance requirements and adhere to similar values we work with, such as encouraging diversity in the workforce and investing in environment-friendly technology.