Reducing our Climate Impact and Operational Footprint
As a positive contribution to climate change, we aim to reduce our carbon footprint in production and downstream transportation and to achieve carbon neutrality through an offset program. In addition to these measures, we are also working rigorously on reducing our environmental footprint concerning water, waste, and energy, as well as leveraging sustainable packaging.
Already Active for climate
Visit the bioactives team at our Pulnoy site and let Andreas introduce you to the third strategic pillar of our Responsibly Active program. Take a closer look at what we are doing to improve our environmental and carbon footprint as well as how we, as a team, are driving change with smart ideas and personal commitment.
Our key actions
For the implementation of our Responsibly Active sustainability program, we are focusing on the following key actions:
- Waste: Reduce raw material packaging; optimize waste valorization by finding the best treatment for the type of waste
- Transportation: Switch from air freight to sea freight transportation; optimize order and product consolidation; smart packaging
- Energy: Reduce consumption in production through investments/changes in process efficiency and building performance
- Renewable energy: Increase share and compensate non-avoidable emissions through certified carbon offsetting programs
Our progress in 2022
We are committed to minimizing our impact on climate and the environment by reducing our operational footprint as we move towards carbon neutrality for Scope 1 and 2. While we have already exceeded our 2025 energy and water saving targets, the transition to recyclable packaging takes time and further efforts.
Our Journey to Carbon Neutrality
We have a comprehensive energy management program in place to reduce our energy consumption at our bioactives production site in Pulnoy, France. Over the past year, we pushed this program further ahead by optimizing our process efficiency and improving thermal insulation performance of our buildings, as one example. As a result of all these efforts, we have already exceeded our 2025 energy saving targets. For the remaining energy requirements, we have switched our power supply to renewable energy in 2022, resulting in a reduction of around 130 tons of CO2 per year.
Check out the Progress Report 2022