Corporate and Social Responsibility
Rockwool is a business that has a strong sense of being part of a local community - with a responsibility and an obligation to that community.
Engaging with communities
Good community relations
Rockwool works closely with local schools, councils and residents to ensure that they are always kept informed about any developments and projects at our sites. We respect their needs and privacy, and try to ensure we minimise any disruption caused by noise, traffic or our general business activities.
In addition, we have established The Rockwool Woodland for Learning Trust. Our manaufaturing site is surrounded by woodland and a nature reserve and we welcome local schools to visit to conduct outdoor nature projects.
Employee, friends and family schemes
To ensure that our employees, their friends and families have the opportunity to save energy and money, we recently undertook a scheme providing free loft insulation. The scheme enabled their homes to be upgraded to the latest building regulation requirements – helping to reduce CO2 and improve energy efficiency thus saving money on heating bills.
Charity links
Rockwool is proud to contribute and provide financial support to both local and national charities, which include causes nominated annually by employees.
The Rockwool Foundation
Our conviction to society and the environment started in the 1950s, long before CSR became fashionable, and is at the core of the Rockwool Group values.
Founded in 1981 by the Kahler family, the Rockwool Foundation is a not for profit organisation that supports scientific, humanitarian, artistic or social goals whilsty contributing to the improvement of the environment and the development of society.
Today, the Rockwool Foundation research unit is probably Denmark’s most respected non-political think tank for social and economic studies. Notably, it’s studies on the efficiencies and inefficiencies of the health care system, are used actively by governments on both sides of the political spectrum to make a better society.
The Rockwool Foundation has been the largest single shareholder in the company for the past 27 years.
Corporate and social responsibility - Article 13
Article 13 is a consultancy specialising in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) that publishes case studies from CBI members carrying out innovative work in CSR.
The case study, published in 2003, demonstrated how Rockwool’s commitment to CSR and environmental performance is not a reaction to the current trend within business but has been part of our ethos since the beginning.
These values are still relevant to how we operate today and will continue in the future.
Further information Article 13 website
Awards and achievements
- Wales Environment Awards Team Winner
- Overall Winner Wales Environment Award
- Exemplary performance highlighted by the Environmental Agency in its annual ‘Spotlight’ report
- Awarded the accolade ‘Smart Company’ by the Carbon Trust
- Awarded Arena Network Award for 10 years of sustained, year-on-year environmental best practice
- Business in the Community Awards – ‘Big Tick’ for excellence in corporate responsibility and cohesion
- Short listed for ‘EDF Energy Environmental Award’
