Schreiner Group to Begin Climate-Neutral Manufacturing

Schreiner Group has announced plans to commence climate-neutral manufacturing by the end of 2023. The ambitious goal will be supported by sustainability efforts across several production parameters.

Formalizing its dedication to sustainable manufacturing, Schreiner Group has submitted a commitment letter via the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) specifying the steps necessary to yield climate-neutral production.

Like any large-scale global manufacturer, Schreiner Group’s perpetual push toward climate-neutral production is multifaceted. The company has seen substantive sustainability progress in various areas of its business model, including:

• EMAS CO2 Reduction: Schreiner Group has reduced its engineered material arresting system (EMAS) CO2 emissions by more than 70% since 2012, despite strong sales growth. Schreiner Group’s CO2 reduction programs focus on generating renewable energy, reducing energy consumption, purchasing green electricity, increasing material efficiency and manufacturing sustainable products.

• Solvent Reduction: Considering gross value added, production-related solvent emissions have been reduced by 53% since 2007, largely due to incorporating solvent-free or low-solvent cleaning agents.

• Waste Recycling: Schreiner Group’s utilizes an intelligent waste separation system that factors in more than three dozen reuse metrics to achieve recycling rates of 97% – exponentially higher than most manufacturing operations. The organization recycles some 200 tons of PET and paper liners per year and has continued to minimize its use of solvent-based inks, cleaning agents and heated water. Schreiner Group is a member of CELAB-Europe, a collaboration comprising the entire self-adhesive label value chain that allows stakeholders to collect and recycle release liner and matrix material.

• Green Building & Photovoltaics: Opened in 2017, Schreiner Group’s sixth headquarters building is 100% carbon neutral, and was designed for healthy, sustainability-minded work. In addition, the company’s installation of two photovoltaic systems with a total capacity of over 400 Kilowatt-peak will save 200 tons of CO2 emissions per year.

• Heat Pump and Photovoltaic Module Combo: At its Oberschleissheim headquarters, Schreiner Group has Installed seven heat pumps, along with photovoltaic (PV) modules capable of up to 1,000 kWp. In addition to an overall energy reduction of 20%, the combination allows Schreiner Group to reduce its CO2 emissions by 90% and, importantly, completely eliminate its reliance on natural gas-derived energy.

“By manufacturing sustainable products, we intend to establish climate-neutral production from 2023 onward, and achieve full climate neutrality by 2030,” said Roland Schreiner, CEO of Schreiner Group. “With this goal, Schreiner Group clearly surpasses other industrial companies.”