04.26.22
Koenig & Bauer has made significant progress towards its sustainability objectives in 2021. The press manufacturer intends to implement carbon-neutral operations in all its production plants by 2030.
Now that all its power is now being purchased from renewable energy sources, its Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO2 emissions in 2021 have already been reduced by 58.5% at the group’s major production sites in Würzburg and Radebeul in comparison to the base year 2019. After recording 20,561.5 tons in CO2 emissions over the reference period, including fuel consumption by the vehicle fleet – the majority of which is leased – this figure fell to 8,530.7 tons of CO2 in the last financial year.
At the same time, the group is also focusing on pursuing other projects to improve its carbon footprint. In 2024 at the latest, the transition to virtually carbon-neutral district heating generated using green energy at the Radebeul location will have been completed.
Along with the photovoltaic arrays that have already been installed on the facilities in Radebeul and Mödling, there are plans for further expansion of the company’s own power generation capacity. The group’s location in Lausanne currently plans to cater to around 20% of its base load power requirements using a photovoltaic array that the property owner has installed on the roof.
Now that all its power is now being purchased from renewable energy sources, its Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO2 emissions in 2021 have already been reduced by 58.5% at the group’s major production sites in Würzburg and Radebeul in comparison to the base year 2019. After recording 20,561.5 tons in CO2 emissions over the reference period, including fuel consumption by the vehicle fleet – the majority of which is leased – this figure fell to 8,530.7 tons of CO2 in the last financial year.
At the same time, the group is also focusing on pursuing other projects to improve its carbon footprint. In 2024 at the latest, the transition to virtually carbon-neutral district heating generated using green energy at the Radebeul location will have been completed.
Along with the photovoltaic arrays that have already been installed on the facilities in Radebeul and Mödling, there are plans for further expansion of the company’s own power generation capacity. The group’s location in Lausanne currently plans to cater to around 20% of its base load power requirements using a photovoltaic array that the property owner has installed on the roof.