As a glob­ally active company, we are committed to complying with inter­na­tional regu­la­tions and incor­po­rating their spec­i­fi­ca­tions and require­ments into all our busi­ness activ­i­ties. This includes the Paris Agree­ment, adopted in December 2015, which aims to signif­i­cantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change in the long term. Our shared target is to limit global warming to “well below” 2°C compared to pre-indus­trial levels, with addi­tional measures to push it further down to 1.5°C. By the second half of the 21st century, the goal is to achieve zero global net green­house gas emis­sions.

The agree­ment also includes require­ments to enhance our ability to adapt to adverse climate impacts, strengthen resilience to climate changes, promote low green­house gas (GHG) emis­sions devel­op­ment without compro­mising food produc­tion, and align finan­cial flows with low GHG emis­sions and climate-resilient devel­op­ment path­ways. 

Contin­uous Moni­toring of Climate Devel­op­ment 

Given the dynamic nature of climate change, the head­line targets remain valid but need regular review, vali­da­tion, and discus­sion. Even small devi­a­tions can signif­i­cantly impact global climate devel­op­ment. There­fore, contin­uous, science-based moni­toring is essen­tial to recog­nize poten­tial climate changes promptly and adjust already adopted climate objec­tives if neces­sary. In 2023, ebm-papst joined the Science Based Targets initia­tive (SBTi), a science-based climate protec­tion orga­ni­za­tion that assesses, veri­fies, and vali­dates the sustain­ability targets of partic­i­pating compa­nies, ensuring align­ment with the Paris Agree­ment. 

49.6 %

saved on emis­sions
thanks to green elec­tricity

Europe’s Path to Climate Neutrality  

The Euro­pean Green Deal exem­pli­fies how global sustain­ability goals can be success­fully imple­mented at the Euro­pean level. Intro­duced by the Euro­pean Commis­sion in December 2019, this climate protec­tion package aims to make Europe the world’s first climate-neutral conti­nent by 2050, targeting a reduc­tion of net green­house gas emis­sions by at least 55 percent by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.

The EU Commis­sion has proposed concrete measures for finan­cial market regu­la­tion, energy supply, trans­port, trade, industry, agri­cul­ture, and forestry to facil­i­tate the tran­si­tion to a modern, resource-effi­cient, and compet­i­tive economy. We view this as a signif­i­cant oppor­tu­nity to leverage our prod­ucts and company trans­for­ma­tion to make a real differ­ence, focusing on the circular economy, imple­menting mobility concepts, and intro­ducing new internal processes. 

Reporting Oblig­a­tions for Compa­nies Extended 

In recent years, the legal require­ments for reporting on sustain­ability activ­i­ties have signif­i­cantly evolved. Previ­ously, only capital-market-oriented compa­nies had to docu­ment their sustain­ability activ­i­ties in stan­dard­ized reports. However, with the intro­duc­tion of the Corpo­rate Sustain­ability Reporting Direc­tive (CSRD) in January 2023, around 50,000 compa­nies (including about 15,000 in Germany) will be required to publish sustain­ability infor­ma­tion on their busi­ness activ­i­ties in prede­fined stages and undergo external audits. The key contents of these reports may include infor­ma­tion on economic, ecolog­ical, or social factors. 

ebm-papst is among the compa­nies affected by this new regu­la­tion, as we have at least 250 employees and a balance sheet total of at least 25 million euros. Accord­ingly, in the 2025/26 finan­cial year, we will publish our diverse sustain­ability activ­i­ties in a stan­dard­ized sustain­ability report for the first time.