Sustainability strategy. We go BEYOND.

Sustainability strategy

We go BEYOND

Our vision guides our actions. It is the cornerstone for the implementation of our strategy as activity. We have declared it our highest goal to create a world in which resources are used in the best way possible – for shared success and a sustainable future. And our approach goes beyond the internationally recognized ESG criteria (environmental, social, governance). To these, we have added points that are of central importance to us and the success of our business – and we set our goals more ambitiously than the applicable regulatory context demands. Whereas the objectives of the Paris Agreement call for climate neutrality by 2050, we want to achieve this goal a full 20 years earlier.*

^{The focus areas of our sustainability strategy}

Greenhouse gas emissions

Fighting climate change is central to us. That is why we reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and will operate carbon neutrally by 2030, i.e., reduce Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 100%. We will reduce Scope 3 emissions by 16% by 2030.

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Products & Services

We want to be our customers' first choice for sustainable products and services that help them decarbonize their supply chain and secure social standards. This is measured by a sales share for sustainable products.

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Occupational Safety & Health

We promote a strong OSH culture and aim to provide a safe working environment for our employees. This is measured by the accident frequency rate.

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Diversity

As a responsible member of society, promoting inclusion and diversity is particularly important to us. This is measured by the share of women in management positions.

Supply Chain Management & Compliance

We take responsibility by living according to our convictions. With respectful and cooperative collaboration, we stand up for ethical business and raise social standards in our supply chain. This is measured by the participation rate in mandatory compliance trainings and the reduction of high-risk suppliers.

*Climate-neutral operations by 2030

Climate neutrality by 2030 encompasses all CO₂e emissions that we cause ourselves (Scope 1 and 2). This means that we must reduce the amounts of energy we require without this constraining our operations. We must replace components in order to fully utilize energy saving potentials. And we must remove components that are incompatible with our goal of climate neutrality. However, this does not eliminate all emissions. One example is our truck fleet in North America, which we intend to convert to electric drive. Their implementation depends on external factors: These include sufficient numbers of suitable trucks and an adequate nationwide charging infrastructure, neither of which is expected to be available by 2030. We only offset such unavoidable emissions.

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