Our Successful Approach Around Ecology

We have reduced our EMAS CO₂ emissions by more than 70 percent since 2012, despite strong sales growth. Our CO₂ reduction programs focus on generating renewable energy, reducing energy consumption, purchasing green electricity, increasing material efficiency and manufacturing sustainable products.

In terms of gross value added, solvent emissions in production have been reduced by 53 percent since 2007, in particular due to the commissioning of new cleaning systems that use solvent-free or low-solvent cleaning agents.

We use an intelligent waste separation system to ensure almost 100 percent recycling of the more than 40 waste fractions. The recycling rate in 2022 was 12 percent. Our recycling rate is 97 percent.

The installation of two photovoltaic systems with a total capacity of over 400 Kilowatt-peak on the roofs of the parking garages will save 200 tons of CO₂ emissions per year.

To achieve its ambitious climate neutrality goal while minimizing its dependency on gas, Schreiner Group in an area of approximately 300 square meters has erected a building that houses four large heat pumps for generating energy from groundwater. As a result, the utilization of groundwater for heat generation and cooling increases significantly. Due to this capital expenditure, Schreiner Group’s dependency on gas is expected to decrease by approximately 90 percent starting as early as in the second quarter of 2023.

To intensify the promotion of electric mobility, a total of 31 charging stations for electric vehicles – company cars, employee and visitor cars – has been installed since 2020. We are constantly expanding the charging station infrastructure.

More than a quarter of all cars in our fleet are already hybrid or electric vehicles. The purchase of these vehicles was partially subsidized by the European Union.