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SUSTAINABILITY IS A CONTINUOUS JOURNEY As a leading global manufacturer of full bathroom solutions and GROHE kitchen mixer taps, with a focus on global sanitation and hygiene, water consumption, sustainable environments, diversity and inclusion, GROHE sustainability targets link to those of the United Nations, with emphasis on effective management of water and global climate change. A race that can be won with work that begins internally, GROHE continues to create
water, increasing access to safe drinking water, and community development projects that aim to equip developing countries with technical and sanitary know-how – skills that offer future-forward prospects for the youth of third-world countries, combined with dual learnings that have a lasting and positive impact on current third-world sanitation challenges.
sustainably responsible, modern technologies that not only change behaviours but, at the same time, make personal spaces elegant, convenient and efficient. From incorporating state-of-the-art in-factory technology through combined heater and power plants, solar roofing, smart lighting and green energy – these are just some of the ways in which GROHE has made small but measured changes toward becoming completely carbon-free. And while elements that are not yet fully carbon neutral are still to be addressed, GROHE continues to drive projects that generate energy from
Further to enriching the lives of developing communities, in pursuit of providing customers with ecologically conscious products that do not compromise on a premium experience, GROHE eco-joy-technology checks both boxes by developing faucet technology that reduces water consumption (in some cases up to 50%) while offering an enriched waterflow, resulting in the ultimate end-consumer experience.
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SMARTCONTROL KITCHENS While GROHE SmartControl Kitchen taps deliver superior one-button touch or elbow-activated hand washing hygiene, GROHE SmartControl taps offer optimised waterflow technology that can be switched between eco-flow or jet, as well as temperature-control adjustments fitted to your kitchen tap. For added flexibly, GROHE SmartControl kitchen taps may also be fitted as a pull-out spray head for added precision and reduced water wastage.
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GROHE BLUE Fitted to the original kitchen tap spout, GROHE Blue makes use of a kitchen’s standard water supply, using technology that can be bypassed when not required for consumption purposes – but when turning on the GROHE Blue system, end consumers enjoy an all-inclusive premium water solution offering filtered, sparkling, or still and chilled water on tap. Estimated to reduce plastic bottled water consumption of an average household of four people by 800 plastic bottles per year,
into the company DNA for the better part of the last 20 years, GROHE continues to strive to improve resource efficiencies across the manufacturing process, to the product portfolio, packaging and beyond. It is also the proud recipients of two of Europe’s most significant sustainability awards, namely: • Winner - German Sustainability Award 2021 • Icon - German Sustainability Design 2021 Award.
the GROHE Blue system offers a tangible solution to making your home instantly more sustainable. Having incorporated several GROHE sustainability efforts
striving to work towards impacting solutions across countries and companies, driven by pioneering GROHE technology. www.lixil.co.za
The next set of GROHE sustainability milestones have already been defined – always
