Success through clear values
Thinking long term, acting responsibly – with this attitude Endress+Hauser has grown into a large and successful company. By committing to the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, we head further into the future.
“What is your climate strategy?” or “How do you ensure the protection of human rights in the supply chain?” Such questions are reaching Endress+Hauser more frequently. “Important customers and other stakeholders increasingly request detailed information on corporate social responsibility at Endress+Hauser,” says Gerd Gritsch, the Group’s Director Corporate Quality & Sustainability whose purview includes sustainability. The focus is on environment, social responsibility and governance (ESG)
Sustainability has firm roots at Endress+Hauser. Office employees separated their trash for recycling as far back as the 1980s, long before this practice became commonplace in Europe. In Germany, those who wanted to could have a catalytic converter fitter to their vehicle even before it was required by law. For the fullblooded entrepreneur Georg H Endress, the considered use of resources was a given.
Sustainability is one of the four brand values. Not only does it shape corporate decisions, it also determines how we deal with people, the environment and energy. Numerous company locations promote electromobility and use of renewable energy. New buildings are designed to be energy-efficient or even climate-neutral. Illustrating that we are on the right track are our good ratings in the EcoVadis sustainability report.
Science-based climate goals
What has been missing to date is a Group-wide strategy: a coordinated approach with common metrics to quantify its success. In light of the Paris climate goals, the Endress family agreed at the beginning of the year to participate in the Science Based Targets initiative. This is considered as one of the most ambitious climate protection programs for companies and helps them to base reduction targets on scientific findings and methods.
“ This is our commitment to the 1.5-degree target of the Paris Climate Change Convention,” explains Julia Schempp, Corporate Sustainability Officer of the Group. Endress+Hauser intends taking various intermediate steps to reduce greenhouse emissions and resolutely accelerate the company’s decarbonization.
