Bilia’s environmental policy states that the Group’s services and products should have as little impact on nature as possible and thereby contribute to sustainable development. The environmental work should be pursued within the framework of the business concept and be governed by a holistic approach in which technology, economics and ecology are weighed together.
Waste separation is another priority. Environmentally hazardous waste is managed in accordance with carefully planned procedures. Bilia also has systems, both proprietary and developed together with its partners, for managing and recycling waste from service and residual products from repairs. Bilia’s employees are given training in environmental issues and receive environmental information regularly. All of Bilia’s facilities are environmentally certified to ISO 14001.
A study was initiated during the financial year to analyse Bilia’s operations and the climate impact of its products.
The Group conducts activities that are subject to notification in accordance with the Environmental Code. In Sweden, 43 facilities are obligated to submit notification to the authorities due to petrol sales where no emissions may occur, 11 car washes due to effluents, and 17 facilities due to solvent emissions to the atmosphere. The biggest car washes carry the Nordic Ecolabel (the Swan). Activities requiring notification represent a small portion of Bilia’s total operations.