- Coronavirus pandemic disrupted business operations and negatively impacted KPIs
- Switching to water-based paint presented technical hurdles
- Room for improvement in waste reduction
- Pandemic prevented many projects from being carried out in 2021
- Need to switch to electricity from 100% renewable energies
- World’s events industry largely locked down in 2021
- Need for a Group-wide view on Principle 8 (Sustainable Innovation)
d&b audiotechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
In its 2021 reporting, d&b audiotechnik GmbH & Co. KG disclosed greenhouse gas emissions of 1.5K tonnes CO2e. Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
GHG Emissions
1.5K tonnes CO2e
2021
Waste
44kg/m€
2021
Energy Use
31 MWh/€ million
2021
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- EMAS and ISO 14001 certification since 2013
- Reduced solvent consumption using new technologies and materials
- Continuous reduction of waste volumes and hazardous waste
- Extended service life of IT equipment
- Launched Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) program in 2020
- Two combined heat and power plants generated 307,734 kWh of electricity in 2021
- Conversion of production areas and large parts of admin to LED lighting
- Reduced emissions due to fewer trips (70 online events in 2021)
- Saving on cooling in server rooms by converting IT landscape
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Return to normality after the pandemic
- Start of New Work project
- Launch of the EDP program
- Further development and promotion of company health
- Definition of additional key performance indicators to measure employee satisfaction
📅 Medium-term
- Achieve carbon neutrality for Scope 1 and 2
- Implement energy concept for new building (2023)
- Reduce emissions by restructuring production areas
- Review and partial switch to carbon-neutral transport
- Expand CPO program to include additional products
🔭 Long-term
- Carbon neutrality
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Employee well-beingResourcesEnergy and emissionsProduct responsibilityBusiness success and jobsSustainable innovationIncentives to rethinkHuman and labor rightsStakeholdersFinancial decisionsAnti-corruptionRegional added value