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5 SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION A perfectly balanced carbon footprint AURO has been sourcing green electricity since 2012, currently supplied from the local provider BS Energy/ Natur- strom. In combination with the photovoltaic plant on the roof of the building, this makes AURO a company using exclusively energy from renewable sources. The BS Energy/ Naturstrom certificate states that two years of sourcing green electricity instead of conventional power sources (nuclear, coal etc.) save the environment 209 tons of CO 2 and 206 g of nuclear waste. As we speak of CO 2 : As early as 2007, AURO was the first paint manufacturer worldwide to be certified as carbon neutral company by the Climate Neutral Group. Since then, we have made many efforts to keep our CO 2 footprint as small as possible. A major part of this is the cooperation with companies like Interseroh or Belland Dual who organise, monitor and assess the recycling of packaging materials put in circulation by AURO. The CO 2 savings are regularly calcula- ted and confirmed in annual certificates.