EcoVadis is the world's largest provider of sustainability ratings for companies. "This puts us in the top 30% of more than 120,000 companies from all industries assessed to date. This confirms to us that we are on the way to becoming one of the most sustainable companies in our industry," emphasizes Renzo Davatz, CEO at Netstal and member of the Executive Committee of KraussMaffei.
CO2 footprint reduced by 80%
EcoVadis considers 21 sustainability criteria from the areas of environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. In the area of environmental protection, Netstal has made considerable progress in recent years. Compared to 2019, the company has reduced its CO2 emissions by 80%. The most important factor was the switch to climate-neutral district heating from the waste incineration plant in Bilten. In the course of this conversion, Netstal also switched the process heat required in production from gas to district heating. "This means we have completely decoupled ourselves from gas. The remaining CO2 emissions are attributable to electricity consumption and the currently operated vehicle fleet. We will further reduce our energy consumption with additional measures," explains Michael Rocholl, Head of Quality and Process Management at Netstal.
In view of global warming with longer dry periods, Netstal's own water consumption plays an equally important role in its sustainability initiative. While this was still 200,000 m3 a decade ago, the flow was reduced to around 75,000 m3 last year. "In 2023, we want to reduce our consumption to around 60,000 m3. We have launched a preliminary study to derive suitable measures," says Michael Rocholl.
