“OUR GREEN DEAL.“

In accordance with our climate strategy, we already avoid and reduce emissions wherever possible, for example by using energy-saving schemes, mobility concepts or environmentally friendly materials. Here at Marabu, we also continually implement measures to improve our carbon footprint and update them annually to make the success of our Project Green measurable. We have therefore set ourselves the active goal of reducing our CO2 emissions by another 20 % by 2032.

Reduction Of Co2 Emissions By 2032

20 %

REDUCIBLE OFFSETTING THE AMOUNT OF CO2 TO BE OFFSET IS BEING CONSTANTLY REDUCED. MINUS

Energy

Since 2007, all our energy needs have been met by green electricity generated using hydropower. This has enabled us to eliminate almost 2,000 tonnes of CO2 every year, the equivalent of the annual CO2 footprint of 175 German citizens. In addition, we have landscaped large sections of the roof on our Bietigheim plant. The plants retain moisture and cool the surrounding air in the warmer season through evaporation. This offers the benefit that the green roof insulation provides pleasant temperatures in the building in the summer so we barely need any air conditioning. We are constantly investing in renewable projects for saving energy in other areas too. In addition to switching to modern lighting systems, the waste heat from the air compressors is used for heating purposes.

Mobility

Electromobility is the future. In view of this, we are continuously investing in the migration of our company vehicles to electric and hybrid cars as well as in the installation of electric charging stations on our plant sites. The number of journeys that generate CO2 are not only being reduced by the increase in home working, but also by the high number of employees participating in the ‘cycle to work’ initiative of the ADFC and AOK. We are increasingly replacing laborious business trips with productive online conferences. Where on-site visits are unavoidable, we always minimise the number of travellers. Green modes of transport like the train and public transport enable us to largely eliminate all domestic and international flights.

Production

Minimising our plants’ environmental impact is a continuous process. In our production facilities, we use renewable energies and resource-efficient production processes to conserve natural primary raw materials and energy resources.

As such, we also use water treatment and solvent recovery. The existing cooling units have been replaced with modern systems with low power consumption and an open-air cooling solution. This avoids the use of environmentally damaging coolants.