Bosch EHS Awards 2018

With systematic energy management and the largest photovoltaic facility in the Indian automotive sector, the Bosch location in Nashik took first prize in the CO₂/energy efficiency category. Among other things, the comprehensive three-pillar model includes the use of energy-saving LED lighting and a smart ventilation system. Over the past three years, the site has saved around 18,700 megawatt hours of energy by the improvement of the energy efficiency.

The Bosch Blaichach location, which placed second, also wants to save energy: an online software solution records the energy consumption of individual machines at the plant and recommends how it can be improved. The aim is to make all systems as efficient as possible. The Bosch Bidadi site took third place in the CO₂/energy efficiency category. Among other things, the project focuses on renewable energies. Thanks to a photovoltaic system with a capacity of 4.7 megawatt peak, Bosch Bidadi covers 30 percent of its energy requirements itself. In addition to this, vegetables for the site’s canteen are grown underneath the 14,000 solar panels.

an online software solution records the energy consumption of individual machines at the plant and recommends how it can be improved. The aim is to make all systems as efficient as possible. The Bosch Bidadi site in India aims to be carbon neutral by 2030. The site took third place in the CO2 /energy efficiency category. Among other things, the project focuses on renewable energies. Thanks to a photovoltaic system with a capacity of 4.7 megawatt peak, Bosch Bidadi covers 30 percent of its energy requirements itself. In addition to this, vegetables for the site’s canteen are grown underneath the 14,000 solar panels.

The Bosch location in Campinas, Brazil, produces a variety of mobility solutions, among them vehicle retrofitting components, as well as power tools. The plant requires almost 360,000 cubic metres of process water each year. To make use of rain water, the site has created a 65,000 cubic metres lake. As a result, the location has reduced its use of drinking water by 90 percent, and produces 43 percent less wastewater through the installation of advanced wastewater treatment plants. The project took first place in the resource efficiency category.

The second-place project from the Reutlingen site in Germany focuses on conserving paper: rather than printing their documents, associates at the paperless warehouse digitize them.

The simple idea has had a major impact: an investment of just 100 euros has led to 3.3 tons less waste.

The Ahemedabad location in India took third place with a measure like the one taken in Campinas: in addition to other water conservation measures, Bosch built a pond at the site to collect rainwater. Thanks to the reservoir with 23 soakaways, the site returns some 81,000 cubic metres of rainwater to the natural cycle each year.

The Bosch site in Bursa, Türkiye, has taken a comprehensive approach to raising awareness about safety among associates: With safety training courses and a competition called “Safety League”, associates learn responsible behavior. Visual instructions at work promote the development of a safety culture. The project reached all associates in Bursa and took first place in the work safety category. The Bosch location in Nuremberg came second with “Find & Fix”, and the name says it all: associates identify hazards in the workplace and eliminate them immediately. They then submit a picture as proof. The “Find & Fixes” photo collection is available to colleagues worldwide.

The Bosch site in Campinas, which took third place, has focused its efforts on a very special safety-related topic. At the Brazilian site, workers come close to vehicles such as forklifts more than 3,700 times each day. To prevent dangerous collisions, new camera software records the movements of people and vehicles and sounds alarms in high-risk situations.