Sustainable action never works when attempted as an isolated solution – it needs to include everyone who has a share in the value chain. Here at ebm-papst, this knowledge spurs us on every day as we strive to find new and intelligent solutions in networks and partnerships with our customers, suppliers, and service providers. Our aim is always to make our processes and products even more sustainable and efficient.
Just last August, in 2023, ebm-papst joined the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), a climate protection organization that evaluates and verifies the sustainability targets of participating companies. The submitted climate protection measures are only validated if these targets are in line with the Paris Climate Agreement – the initiative to cap global warming at just 1.5°C higher than pre-industrial levels. For Klaus Wittmann, Director ESG, this is a forward-looking step: “We decided to make this commitment because the Initiative works on a scientific basis. This makes it a very good fit for us and our interests.”
In accordance with the commitment required by the SBTi, ebm-papst formulated clear targets at the beginning of 2024 that must now be validated by the Initiative. Klaus Wittmann explains, “Now it’s a matter of implementing the objectives on a schedule – defining the next steps precisely and including our suppliers and customers in this process.”
Further expanding sustainability expertise Additionally, ebm-papst participates in the EcoVadis sustainability rating and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). The CDP’s assessment of CO2e emissions, climate risks, and reduction targets and strategies has proven particularly useful due to its wide reach and good comparability. Many companies now see this assessment as an important barometer for the effectiveness of measures they have implemented.
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Annemarie Hillenbrand, Sustainability Manager at ebm-papst, is following this development closely: “Many of our customers subject their companies to CDP assessments, and also require us to disclose our environmental and climate targets in accordance with these standards. We are happy to comply with this request, as it matches our own interests exactly.”
Irrespective of this, the company’s long-standing participation with EcoVadis will continue to be of great importance, Annemarie Hillenbrand stresses. “Even though CDP focuses more strongly on climate and environmental issues, EcoVadis is still an important and indispensable rating program for us due to its clear emphasis on environmental, social, and governance issues, which helps us to strengthen our sustainability expertise further.” A commitment that is clearly bearing fruit, as the EcoVadis Silver Medal from 2023 shows. Thanks to a significant increase in the company’s score compared to the previous year, ebm-papst is now among the top 20 percent in its industry.
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