WEBVTT 1 00:00:09.666 --> 00:00:11.375 Aylin: Hello and welcome! 2 00:00:11.375 --> 00:00:16.250 Today I would like to introduce you to an initiative that shows real initiative: 3 00:00:16.250 --> 00:00:21.708 The Fresenius Kabi Global Competence Cluster Engery, Water and Waste Management (GCC) 4 00:00:21.708 --> 00:00:27.458 and I am very pleased today to talk to the initiator of this initiative: Marvin Hohwieler. 5 00:00:27.458 --> 00:00:28.250 Marvin: Hi Aylin. 6 00:00:28.250 --> 00:00:32.083 Aylin: Hi, today we want to talk about the GCC. 7 00:00:32.083 --> 00:00:38.083 And my first question is, what was actually the reason for this initiative? 8 00:00:38.083 --> 00:00:42.958 Marvin: The reason for this was the rise in energy prices in general 9 00:00:42.958 --> 00:00:45.750 and the fact that energy and water, 10 00:00:45.750 --> 00:00:50.166 which were the two main focal points at the time, were becoming increasingly important. 11 00:00:50.166 --> 00:00:58.541 And Fresenius simply wanted to become more agile and focus more on this and give it more importance, which is why the GCC was founded. 12 00:00:58.541 --> 00:01:00.541 Aylin: And when was it founded? 13 00:01:00.541 --> 00:01:09.583 Marvin: 2019. We had big plans for how we could hold various workshops in 2020 and then the pandemic caught up with us. 14 00:01:09.583 --> 00:01:18.500 But that was also positive, because it has of course significantly advanced and improved digitalization and networking, the exchange with the plants worldwide. 15 00:01:18.500 --> 00:01:25.083 Aylin: 2019, which means that the GCC is actually celebrating a small anniversary this year, namely 5 years. 16 00:01:25.083 --> 00:01:31.083 If you look back over the last 5 years, what would you say have been the GCC's greatest successes? 17 00:01:31.083 --> 00:01:38.375 Marvin: Yes, I think the biggest success in general is that the GCC works and is still there. 18 00:01:38.375 --> 00:01:45.041 At the beginning I wasn't sure how the whole thing would go, how it would be accepted, because you have to put in a bit of time before you get anything out of it. 19 00:01:45.041 --> 00:01:52.750 Of course, we've had great big projects that were really exciting and had a big impact, that really saved something, 20 00:01:52.750 --> 00:01:56.750 both for the environment and even financially, it was really worthwhile on both sides. 21 00:01:56.750 --> 00:02:06.333 But personally, I think the small projects like flexible insulation or water-saving mechanisms are just really great. 22 00:02:06.333 --> 00:02:11.791 They usually don't cost much, have a fantastic return on investment and can be used anywhere. 23 00:02:11.791 --> 00:02:18.791 And that is also one of the things that is particularly important to me, that the projects that we identify and implement at the sites, 24 00:02:18.791 --> 00:02:26.375 including as part of Champion Ship Day, are of course not only implemented at the site, but ideally rolled out globally. 25 00:02:26.375 --> 00:02:38.166 Aylin: You say that the GCC was founded primarily to take a closer look at the topic of energy efficiency. 26 00:02:38.166 --> 00:02:43.041 But where would you say you derive the greatest added value from the initiative? 27 00:02:43.041 --> 00:02:49.625 Marvin: I believe that the greatest added value really lies in the fact that we network our employees with each other, that we network our locations. 28 00:02:49.625 --> 00:03:00.583 So, the focus is clearly on collaboration, because it's simply important in such a large group to really have contacts and a source where you can find information. 29 00:03:00.583 --> 00:03:06.000 Aylin: You just mentioned it, Champion Ship Day. What exactly is Champion Ship Day? 30 00:03:06.000 --> 00:03:14.166 Marvin: Champion Ship Day is a global event, I think it's a really great concept, where the concept is almost more important than winning in the end, 31 00:03:14.166 --> 00:03:26.125 because it's about collecting ideas locally, everyone can contribute ideas - and we had locations here that collected up to 350 ideas locally. 32 00:03:26.125 --> 00:03:32.916 The three best ideas are then collected locally, one for energy, one for water and one for waste, 33 00:03:32.916 --> 00:03:42.333 and these are then presented to the global jury by our top management. And now it's all about choosing the winners and the winners receive an award. 34 00:03:42.333 --> 00:03:53.166 Aylin: Looking ahead. The GCC has been around for 5 years. Let's take a look at the next 5 years: What would you like to see for the GCC? 35 00:03:53.166 --> 00:04:02.333 Marvin: I think we are actually on a very good path here. Further strengthening cooperation, more global events. 36 00:04:02.333 --> 00:04:15.166 I would also be happy to return to workshops for specific problems, that we perhaps create small sub-clusters of expertise within the GCC, 37 00:04:15.166 --> 00:04:26.458 where we have experts who deal with condensate recovery, electric boilers and heat pumps, because the next few years hold many major challenges in store. 38 00:04:26.458 --> 00:04:32.125 We have our climate targets, 2030 is just around the corner, 2040 is just around the corner, 39 00:04:32.125 --> 00:04:37.791 so I believe that the GCC will continue to gain in importance and can also make an important contribution here. 40 00:04:37.791 --> 00:04:44.958 Aylin: I wish you all the best. Thank you very much for the interview today and for the GCC: Happy Birthday. 41 00:04:44.958 --> 00:04:47.250 Marvin: Thank you very much, Aylin