Sustainability

Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. For us as a family-run company, this United Nations definition (Brundtland Report, 1987) serves as our benchmark. We track our greenhouse gas emissions annually in a greenhouse gas inventory and have the data independently verified. Based on this, we continuously reduce emissions within our own operations and across the value chain.

Scope of our annual greenhouse gas accounting

We have been recording the CO2 emissions from our own production based on the cradle-to-gate approach since 2020, and since 2022 we have been extending this approach to cover the entire life cycle in line with the cradle-to-grave concept.
We also take into account the CO2 emissions of traded goods along the entire value chain, including logistics to our customers. On this basis, we continuously implement measures to avoid and reduce emissions.

"The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG) defines the allocation of greenhouse gas emissions to the respective scopes."

Since 2022, we have had our sustainability performance assessed annually by Ecovadis.

As a user of the German Sustainability Code, we attach great importance to transparency and report publicly on our sustainability development. You are welcome to view our report  here.

Since September 2022, the company has been a member of the United Nations Global Compact.

“The UN Global Compact is the world's largest initiative for sustainable and responsible corporate management. A total of 970 German companies participate in the initiative.”