sustainability

Women picking coffee beans

In 2023, Nestlé achieved a net reduction of 13.5 percent in its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to its 2018 baseline, while continuing to grow its business over the same period. This includes a reduction of more than 15.3 percent in methane emissions. The company has successfully decoupled its growth from its...

BASF's Monomers division is developing sustainable alternatives for every major product line, for example Lupranate Zero, the first bio-based certified MDI on the market with no carbon footprint

Just one year after announcing its ambitious "Sustainability Roadmap", BASF's Monomers division is celebrating the successful certification of production sites in all regions where it is represented. With the addition of MDI production in Geismar, Louisiana/USA to the ISCC Plus and Redcert2 certified sites, the...

Infineon commits to setting a science-based target and extends its climate strategy to the supply chain

Infineon Technologies announced its commitment to set a science-based target. By that the company expands its climate strategy even further. The semiconductor manufacturer is very well on track towards CO2-neutrality by 2030, relating to its direct and indirect energy related emissions in Scope 1 and 2. After having...

Siemens Chengdu factory

The World Economic Forum (WEF) officially announced the 11th batch of global lighthouse factories Mid of December 2023, and Siemens Industrial Automation Products Chengdu Production and R&D Base, also known as Siemens Industrial Automation Products, Chengdu (SEWC), has been awarded the "Sustainability Lighthouse"....

The PV system can generate around 700,000 kilowatt hours per year and thus cover ten percent of the energy consumption at the Ravensburg site

Vetter has been a member of the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) since November 2023. The aim of the companies in the SBTi is to become climate-neutral by 2050. The initiative thus represents the strictest climate protection targets for companies worldwide. The pharmaceutical service provider has thus committed...

Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann, TUM President, and Richard Haldimann, CTSO at Clariant, are pleased about the contract extension

Clariant and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have renewed their long-term strategic alliance in the field of research and application of new catalyst systems. The cooperation project "MuniCat", an abbreviation of Munich Catalysis, has been developing improved catalyst compositions and designs as well as novel...

Hannover Messe 2024 will showcase solutions for a more sustainable industry

Expanding the own competitiveness, protecting the climate, driving prosperity: these are the major tasks currently facing industry. New technologies are the key to meeting these challenges. Hannover Messe 2024 provides answers to how companies can efficiently use automation, artificial intelligence, renewable energies...

The jury gave the accolade to the Shoulderflex bottle weighing a mere 5.9 grams

5.9 grams - The extremely low weight of the Shoulderflex bottle was the deciding factor for this year’s jury of the German Packaging Prize in the “Sustainability” category. That is because the Shoulderflex makes a crucial contribution towards reducing the carbon footprint of water bottlers by yielding material savings...

Gea headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany

Gea continued its positive performance of recent years in the second quarter of 2023 despite a slight decline in order intake. In terms of the key performance indicators organic sales and Ebitda before restructuring charges, results improved again compared with the prior-year quarter. Order intake decreased slightly by...

Easyfairs London Packaging Week

Easyfairs has announced that September's London Packaging Week will be one of its most sustainable exhibitions. The multi-format event organizers have teamed up with “ExCeL London”, a renowned sustainability-driven event venue, to ensure sustainability remains at the forefront of both organizations' agendas, driving a...