SiBo Sanitation Works
SiBo Case Study
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OUR PURPOSE
Our values-based approach has been shaped from a 160 year heritage as a family-owned business. We believe in developing ethical business relationships with a positive environmental focus that bring about long-term sustainable success. Our people are committed to ensuring that Gilkes products make a meaningful difference & provide a platform for the transition to a low carbon economy.
HYDRO
Our Hydro team work with local communities, land-owners, developers, consultants & utility companies on a global basis to deliver renewable energy infrastructure projects. A growing amount of this work is in the developing world where 2.6 billion people do not have access to constant electricity.
PUMPS
Our Pumps team work with some of the best high horse power engine manufacturers in the world, developing solutions that both increase pump efficiency & reduce parasitic load on the engine. This improves fuel economy & reduces emission levels.
Our Commitment
Gilkes is committed to being part of a sustainable society by meeting the needs of the present without compromising future generations. Our aim is to reduce the impact on the environment from our operations.
Concern for the environment is an integral part of our commitment as we strive for a ‘cleaner, greener future’.
Our Commitment:
- Promote responsibility for the environment within our organisation
- Reduce the use of energy, water & other resources
- Minimise waste by reduction, re-use & recycling processes
- Comply with all relevant environmental legislation/regulation
- Promote & encourage employee involvement in the continual improvement of our environmental management system
- Provide appropriate resources to enable us to meet the commitments of this policy
Sustainability in the Community
Many of the projects we are involved with directly benefit local communities and have a positive impact on the local environment.
Further Reading
The International Hydropower Association (IHA) has played a leading role in the development of what constitutes good and best practice in hydropower development encompassed by the Hydropower Sustainability Standard, a global certification scheme managed by the Hydropower Sustainability Alliance and aligned with World Bank and IFC performance standards. You can find out more on their website.
Hydropower Sustainability Standard
