Environmental and Social Report
The Brand Group, with its BRAND, VACUUBRAND and VITLAB brands, is an integral part of life science, pharmaceutical, chemical, process analytics and renewable energy laboratories worldwide. With our products, our customers are working on solutions for the key issues of the future in health, nutrition and energy supply.
The sustainable use of natural resources and responsible corporate governance are an integral part of our operations and are essential to the longterm success of the Group.
This Environmental and Social Report is part of our ongoing sustainability reporting. Our aim is to underline our responsibility in the area of ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) and to report transparently on our actions and targets. The report covers key topics such as emissions, waste, water and employees. In all these areas, we have been working for many years to make a tangible contribution to sustainability, regardless of the pressures of changing times. We strive to make a difference this for the laboratories of our customers, at our worldwide sites, and along our global supply chains.
This report is based on the standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). In the coming years, we will expand the scope of reporting and present a joint sustainability report for the entire Brand Group. To update our sustainability strategy, we are carrying out a groupwide materiality analysis from which we intend to derive the most important and effective measures.
Join us on the way to a sustainable future.
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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. The more than 300 evaluation criteria include not only climate and environmental protection, but also good working conditions, ethical behavior and sustainable procurement. VACUUBRAND achieves above-average results in all areas. The consistent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in recent years contributes to the good rating, as do flexible, family-friendly working time models or increasingly sustainable procurement.