Fume and dust extraction systems play an important role in supporting the environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies increasingly being adopted in the corporate world.
These values help businesses enhance their brand in the eyes of customers and stakeholders. In short, being a responsible employer with strong ethical and sustainability credentials isn’t just good for people and the planet, it’s also good for business.
How Can Fume Extractors Be a Contributor to ESG Performance?
From an environmental perspective, Donaldson BOFA has strong credentials in filtering and capturing potentially harmful airborne contaminants that might otherwise be exhausted externally via a vent-to-air system. Our fume extraction technology not only helps to contain these emissions, it also helps to simplify the responsible disposal of carbon filter media saturated with chemicals, in line with prevailing regulations.
It’s also worth noting that our pre-filters can be dismantled and recycled. Disposal of filters should be done in accordance with local waste disposal guidelines. The activated carbon used in Donaldson BOFA’s filters is made from coconuts, which provide a truly sustainable and carbon-neutral activated carbon. Furthermore, this is a renewable resource and one that exhibits lower global warming potential than other carbons. In addition, since coconut trees are not felled, they continue to absorb carbon throughout their lifecycle.
While vent-to-air can be effective in dust and fume extraction, the exhaust process may emit both the process particulate and air that has been heated for employee comfort. This heat will need to be continuously replaced, which not only adds cost to any process but may also negatively impact the plant’s environmental performance.
Keeping Work Environments Clean and Free from Debris
Of course, the primary function of fume extraction is to help keep work environments clean and production equipment free from the debris that would otherwise contaminate expensive equipment, such as laser lenses or additive manufacturing components.
This commitment to safety clearly chimes with social responsibility and is gaining traction around the world, particularly as major manufacturing corporations set up global supply chains and production facilities. Donaldson BOFA’s portable fume extractors not only help provide flexibility to adopt agile manufacturing processes, but they also filter 99.995% of particulate through multi-stage filtration.
Taken together, the environmental and social responsibility benefits of our technology can help to make positive contributions to business governance. These are factors that are becoming increasingly influential as indicators of corporate culture and are another reason why demand for Donaldson BOFA’s technology continues to grow around the world.
