Company
Sustainability
Environmental and Social Report 2022
"We are proud of the fact that we have been committed to sustainability for many years. Our goal is to make a tangible contribution to sustainability in our customers' laboratories, at our locations worldwide and along our global supply chains. We are aware of our responsibility in this area and would like to emphasize this by reporting transparently on our measures and goals. We are introducing continuous reporting as an important building block for this: the environmental and social report."
Dr. Constantin Schöler
Managing Director
Award as a sustainable company
VACUUBRAND GMBH + CO KG has successfully participated in the sustainability ranking of the EcoVadis evaluation platform. According to EcoVadis, VACUUBRAND is among the top 25 percent of comparable companies evaluated and is awarded silver status for this.
Our goal by 2030: 70% fewer emissions
Our goal for reducing greenhouse gases is to reduce absolute emissions (Scope 1 and 2) at the Wertheim production site by 70% from 2020 to 2030. We have drawn up our own catalog of measures to achieve this target.
What we have already achieved
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44 %Reduction of CO2 emissionscompared to 2020
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12 %Saving of drinking watercompared to 2020
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98 %Recycling rate of total waste
What we do specifically
- Conversion to green electricity
- Certified waste management
- Use of waste heat in production
- Processing and reuse of waste water
- Optimization of lighting, heating and ventilation
- Electrification of the company car pool
Environmental & Social Report
In our annual environmental and social report, we report in detail on our path to greater sustainability. In doing so, we are guided by internationally recognized standards.
Durable and environmentally friendly products
With our products, we have been at the forefront of quality, durability and easy maintenance for decades. The majority of our pumps do not require operating fluids such as oil or water. This allows us to avoid costs, reduce waste and improve working conditions where our products are used.
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100 %quality control for each pump
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20 yearsand longer, some of our customers work with the same pump
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90 %possible energy savings with VARIO® technology