2003 continued the sharp rise in employee suggestions for environmental improvements, reflecting the focus and commitment to these issues throughout the organisation. All Grundfos production companies, bar one to be finalised in 2004, are now certified according to ISO 14001, the international standard for environmental management.

Globally, the Group’s sale of energy-saving pumps resulted in an annual reduction of energy consumption corresponding to the annual energy consumption of 111,415 households. As far as our own production is concerned, we have reduced the indexed electricity consumption by 10% since 2000.