Discover How We Contribute to Sustainable Development and Quality Control
At Bjørn Thorsen, we define sustainability as the meticulous planning, execution, and oversight of our product and service lifecycle - including development, pricing, marketing, and distribution - to meet customer needs and achieve organizational goals without negatively impacting the environment, people, or society.
This commitment is integral to our daily operations and is a focal point of our management strategy, fostering environmentally and economically sustainable collaborations across our distribution business, manufacturing affiliates, and joint ventures. As a leading elastomer partner, we offer a comprehensive range of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), including TPV, TPC, TPU, TPO, and TPS, tailored to diverse industry applications. Our dedication to sustainability enhances the value we provide to our clients, ensuring that our innovative elastomer solutions align with environmental and societal responsibilities.
ISO 14001: Focus on Sustainability
ISO 14001:2015 certification is an environmental management standard that our organization has chosen to certify to. By integrating ISO 14001:2015 with the management system standard ISO 9001:2015, we will be able to further assist our suppliers and customers in orchestrating the supply chain whilst being environmentally supportive.
Bjørn Thorsen is ISO 14001:2015 certified as of February 2022. This certification is also valid for other companies within Bjørn Thorsen Group.
Quality and Environmental Policies and Objectives
ISO certifications are a crucial component for the Bjørn Thorsen Group to achieve long-term sustainability and profitability. Here you can find our more information about our commitment to quality management and environmental responsibility.
Quality and Environmental Policies
BTG’s quality and environmental policies are to ensure stakeholder satisfaction by:
- Having full top management attention at implementing our Management System from top to bottom in the BTG organization
- Maintaining and improving a certified Management System that complies with ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015
- Developing, producing, and supplying products & services that comply with regulatory requirements and meet or exceed customer expectations
- Optimizing our workflows
- Ensuring continuous qualification of our employees
- Minimizing our environmental impact
- Giving preference to suppliers which are ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certified
Quality and Environmental Objectives
BTG’s quality and environmental objectives are to:
- Increase customer satisfaction
- Increase turnover and profit for all parties in the whole supply chain
- Minimize our carbon emissions
- Increase our recycling
- Reduce the use of classified chemicals
Sustainability Report
For an in-depth look at our commitments and progress, we invite you to explore the BTG Sustainability Report for the financial year 2023/24
ISO 9001: Focus on Quality
To maintain consistency and focus on quality throughout our businesses and daily operations, Bjørn Thorsen A/S is ISO 9001:2015 certified as of February 2022. This certification is also valid for other companies within Bjørn Thorsen Group.
All standards within the ISO 9000 family refer to quality management. ISO 9001:2015 defines the criteria for meeting several quality management principles. It helps our business to be more efficient in daily activities and improve customer satisfaction.
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