B Impact Report

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AustroCel Hallein GmbH.

dissolving pulp; bioenergy; bioethanol;
Certified Since: May, 2020
Location: Hallein, Salzburg, Austria
Sector: Manufacturing

Overall B Impact Scoreinfo_outline

81.8

The B Impact Scores are being compared against all businesses that have completed the B Impact Assessment

austrocel.com

WELCOME TO AUSTROCEL HALLEIN –
PRODUCER OF TEXTILE PULP AND BIOENERGY
For 125 years, they have been well-known for high-quality cellulose products at their Hallein Location. With the production of environmentally-friendly textile pulp and the use of the side streams resulting from this in the form of bioenergy, they have positioned themselves as a forward-thinking industrial company. They produce 155,000 tons of pulp for the textile industry and other uses. Up to 20,000 households in Hallein and Salzburg are provided with the bioenergy we generate.
Their core business is the efficient, sustainable and environmentally-friendly use of the raw material wood, which is used to produce high-quality textile pulp and bioenergy. They employ 246 workers at our Hallein site (15 km south of the city of Salzburg).

They use spruce wood (long fibre) from sustainably managed forests. Using various processes, they produce high-purity pulp to manufacture textile fibres (viscose). More than 60 million euros have been invested in their systems and processes. From the side streams of cellulose production, they gain green energy, district heating, biogas and lignosulphonate. They supply electricity and district heating to the public power grid and thus make an important contribution to reducing.

Additional Documentationinfo_outline

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info_outlineOverall B Impact Score

To certify as a B Corp, a company must achieve a minimum verified score of 80 points on the B Impact Assessment. The B Impact Assessment asks questions about how the day-to-day operations of a company create positive impact for the company’s workers, community, and environment. Additionally, companies can earn further points if their overall business model can be shown to create positive social and environmental impact as well, qualifying the company for specific Impact Business Model points.

Scores for Certified B Corporations are verified by the non-profit B Lab.

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The questions in the B Impact Assessment are organized into five Impact Areas: Governance, Workers, Community, Environment, and Customers. Click into a Impact Area to see topics covered in each. Topics in blue are Impact Business Models associated with that Impact Area where the company has earned additional credit. Due to rounding, displayed totals may not add up exactly.

The B Impact Assessment is customized to a company's size, sector, and geographic market.  However, within those parameters, there are still questions included in the B Impact Assessment that might not be relevant to a particular company. In cases where a question is not applicable, the potential points available for that question are instead earned based on the performance of the company on the other topics relevant to the stakeholder and summed up as "N/A points." Likewise, a score of N/A for Workers means that the company is a sole proprietor or partnership with no full-time staff, and a score of 0 or N/A for Customers means that the company does not have a specific Customer-focused Impact Business Model.

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