{"id":19929,"date":"2024-07-17T11:30:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T09:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mag.ebmpapst.com\/en\/?p=19929"},"modified":"2024-07-18T14:20:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T12:20:21","slug":"our-path-to-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mag.ebmpapst.com\/en\/sustainability-report-2023-2024\/our-path-to-the-future_19929\/","title":{"rendered":"Our path to the future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By finan\u00adcial year 2025\/26: Climate neutrality in Scopes 1 and 2&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To become climate-neutral in Scopes 1 and 2 by the 2025\/26 finan\u00adcial year, ebm-papst is focusing on several key measures. Hans-J\u00fcrgen Withopf, Sustain\u00adability Manager, explains: \u201cWe are contin\u00adu\u00adously improving our energy effi\u00adciency, as shown by our efforts to use process waste heat and imple\u00adment effi\u00adcient shut\u00addown manage\u00adment, for example. This allows us to save up to <strong>six percent on our CO<sub>2<\/sub>e emis\u00adsions<\/strong> compared to our previous figures.\u201d Every year, we invest more than three million euros in the <strong>in-house gener\u00ada\u00adtion of renew\u00adable ener\u00adgies<\/strong> and the <strong>elec\u00adtri\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtion of fossil energy sources<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purchase of green elec\u00adtricity in Germany, China, and the USA also plays a deci\u00adsive role: this has already enabled us to <strong>cut 49.6 percent of our Scope 1 and 2 emis\u00adsions<\/strong>. Now, we want to extend this successful approach to other coun\u00adtries, including Hungary, Slovenia, Romania, and Italy. Finally, we will offset our remaining emis\u00adsions. \u201cThis is the very last step towards achieving climate neutrality in Scopes 1 and 2: to tackle emis\u00adsions that can neither be avoided nor reduced,\u201d empha\u00adsizes Klaus Wittmann, Director of ESG.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital assis\u00adtance&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Digi\u00adtal\u00adiza\u00adtion plays a key role in sustain\u00adability. Projects such as <a href=\"https:\/\/mag.ebmpapst.com\/en\/?p=19987&amp;preview=1&amp;_ppp=0e264f3016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cSustain\u00ada\u00adlyze\u201d <\/a>show how soft\u00adware can help us seam\u00adlessly docu\u00adment and opti\u00admize our sustain\u00adability perfor\u00admance. \u201cWe are always searching for tools that can help us with our sustain\u00adability analysis and the related complex data collec\u00adtion processes,\u201d explains Annemarie Hillen\u00adbrand, Sustain\u00adability Manager.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our aim by the end of 2024 is to create <strong>complete trans\u00adparency regarding our Scope 3 emis\u00adsions<\/strong> and to expand our <strong>\u201cneutrality roadmap\u201d <\/strong>to include Scope 3. We have already made partial assump\u00adtions, which we now want to vali\u00addate by using complete primary data. \u201cRecording the CO<sub>2<\/sub>e foot\u00adprint along the entire value chain is a complex process. Coop\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion with our suppliers and part\u00adners is partic\u00adu\u00adlarly impor\u00adtant to our success. That\u2019s why we aim to always keep commu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtion chan\u00adnels with our suppliers and partner compa\u00adnies open and to work with them to bring joint pilot projects to life,\u201d explains Annemarie Hillen\u00adbrand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull nhb-to-page has-background\" style=\"background-color:#a2b91e\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide banner-width is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading sup-head has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c63d60d18788b054f10098fe4b9f8a4b\">Sustain\u00adability Report 2023\/24<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-7a6484f90887a596c0c79be504ec881f\" style=\"background-color:#a2b91e\">clear vision, sustain\u00adable mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-56204254f36e2316e8c27c06b772fd81\">Immerse your\u00adself in the stories behind our green initia\u00adtives. Be inspired by the commit\u00adment with which we are shaping a better future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size button-chevron-right nhb-pdf-download\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-transform:none\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ebmpapst.com\/de\/en\/company\/sustainability.html#Broschure\" style=\"background-color:#007cbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustain\u00adability report as PDF <i class=\"mgznkr-icon fa fa-chevron-right fas\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size button-chevron-right\" style=\"font-size:16px;text-transform:none\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mag.ebmpapst.com\/en\/sustainability-report-2023-2024\" style=\"background-color:#007cbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discover all stories <i class=\"mgznkr-icon fa fa-chevron-right fas\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.post div.nhb-to-page{\nmargin-bottom: 30px;\n}\ndiv.nhb-to-page{\nmargin-top: 30px;\nmargin-bottom: 100px;\n}\n.alignwide.banner-width {\nmax-width: 100%;\nwidth: 1240px;\npadding: 30px;\nmargin: 0;\n}\n\n.nhb-to-page .wp-block-button a {\ntext-transform: unset;\n}\n.sup-head{\nfont-size: 2.1rem\n}\n.nhb-to-page h2:not(.sup-head) {\nmargin-top: 2px;\npadding: 0.3em 0.4em 0.2em 0.4em;\ntext-transform: uppercase;\ndisplay: inline-block;\nfont-size: 2.6rem;\n}\n.article-content .nhb-to-page h2{\n margin-top: 0\n}\n.nhb-to-page .wp-block-buttons,\n.nhb-to-page .wp-block-image  {\nmargin-bottom: 0;\n}\n.nhb-to-page > div {\nposition: relative;\nz-index: 0;\n}\n.nhb-to-page > div:before {\ncontent:'';\ndisplay: block;\nposition: absolute;\nz-index: -1;\ntop:0;\nwidth: 100%;\nheight: 100%;\nbackground-image: url('\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/06\/Banner-NHB-ebm-papst-2024_6.jpg');\nbackground-position: 0% 0%;\nbackground-repeat: no-repeat;\nbackground-size: cover;\n}\n@media (min-width: 500px) {\n.nhb-to-page h2:not(.sup-head) {\nmin-width: max-content;\n}\n}\n\n@media (min-width: 1003px) {\n.nhb-to-page .wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1.wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 {\nflex-direction: row;\ngap: 1em;\n}\n}\n<\/style><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function($){\n\t\t$(\".nhb-pdf-download\").on( \"click\", function() {\n\t\t\t_paq.push([\"trackEvent\", \"nhb-2024\", \"nhb-pdf-download\"]);\n\t\t})\n\t});\n<\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We have already iden\u00adti\u00adfied a <strong>reduc\u00adtion poten\u00adtial of 25 percent<\/strong>, which we aim to realize using strategic reduc\u00adtion projects. We see the greatest poten\u00adtial for improve\u00adment at ebm-papst in the areas of purchased goods and services, capital goods, upstream and down\u00adstream logis\u00adtics, and the product use phase. \u201cWe are working with our part\u00adners to develop new busi\u00adness models that will reduce our CO<sub>2<\/sub>e foot\u00adprint in Scope 3, espe\u00adcially for the product use phase, i.e. when our prod\u00aducts are in use in the end appli\u00adca\u00adtion,\u201d Klaus Wittmann empha\u00adsizes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading no-clear\">Certi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtions, ratings, and asso\u00adci\u00adated targets&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group article-sidebox\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Glos\u00adsary for the sustain\u00adability report<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From axial fan to value chain. Read up on the terms used in the sustain\u00adability report in our glos\u00adsary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ebmpapst.com\/de\/en\/company\/sustainability\/glossar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more <i class=\"mgznkr-icon fa fa-chevron-right fas\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We constantly measure our sustain\u00adability targets through various eval\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion plat\u00adforms to moti\u00advate our ongoing progress. We currently have a \u201cD\u201d rating in the CDP (Carbon Disclo\u00adsure Project). We see this as a starting point for our contin\u00aduous improve\u00adment, as Annemarie Hillen\u00adbrand is keen to stress: \u201cWe are highly ambi\u00adtious and aim to grad\u00adu\u00adally become one of the leading compa\u00adnies in this field. Following a compre\u00adhen\u00adsive analysis of the results, we are already devel\u00adoping further <strong>targeted measures to reduce emis\u00adsions<\/strong> in prepa\u00adra\u00adtion for our next rating.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the Science Based Targets initia\u00adtive (SBTi), we are working to vali\u00addate our reduc\u00adtion targets in line with the <strong>Paris Agree\u00adment<\/strong>. This initia\u00adtive ensures that our goals are scien\u00adtif\u00adi\u00adcally sound and ambi\u00adtious while making a measur\u00adable contri\u00adbu\u00adtion to global climate protec\u00adtion.&nbsp;We have already received a Silver Medal from EcoVadis, putting us in the <strong>top 20 percent of the industry<\/strong>. This recog\u00adni\u00adtion fills us with pride, and at the same time, moti\u00advates us to contin\u00adu\u00adously improve our sustain\u00adability perfor\u00admance.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Focus on the big picture&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ulti\u00admately, all our analyses, ratings, certi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtions, and measures serve one major goal: to limit the global temper\u00ada\u00adture rise to well below 2\u00b0C as compared to pre-indus\u00adtrial levels. Based on this, the Euro\u00adpean Green Deal envis\u00adages climate neutrality by 2050, which means a reduc\u00adtion in Green\u00adhouse Gas emis\u00adsions of at least 55 percent by 2030 (compared to 1990).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are aware that we have set ambi\u00adtious targets for ourselves. But the way we see it, this is our only chance to make a signif\u00adi\u00adcant contri\u00adbu\u00adtion to the Paris Climate Agree\u00adment. As a Sustain\u00adability team, we can achieve and initiate a lot on our own, but we need support when it comes to imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion. We there\u00adfore rely on team\u00adwork and ongoing collab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion with our suppliers, customers, employees, and all our stake\u00adholders,\u201d says Annemarie Hillen\u00adbrand, appealing to the commit\u00adment of every indi\u00advidual.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By finan\u00adcial year 2025\/26: Climate neutrality in Scopes 1 and 2&nbsp;&nbsp; To become climate-neutral in Scopes 1 and 2 by the 2025\/26 finan\u00adcial year, ebm-papst is focusing on several key measures. 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