Climate strategy.

Climate strategy of HEIDELBERG

Climate protection is one of the most pressing challenges of our time.

HEIDELBERG is committed to the following short- and long-term science-based net-zero CO2e reduction targets (based on the guidelines of the Science Based Targets initiative) across its entire value chain by the 2050/2051 financial year:

• A 42 percent reduction in absolute Scope-1- and -2-CO₂e emissions and a 25 percent reduction in absolute Scope 3 CO₂e emissions by the 2030/2031 financial year.
• HEIDELBERG aims to reduce all avoidable Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by the 2040/2041 financial year. Unavoidable CO₂e emissions are to be offset through appropriate compensation measures. This target is in line with the regional climate targets of Baden-Württemberg and the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region
• Reduction of absolute Scope-3-CO₂e emissions by 90 per cent by the 2050/2051 financial year. Offsetting of the remaining 10 per cent through appropriate mitigation measures.

The 2021/2022 financial year serves as the base year for the climate targets.

HEIDELBERG remains committed to its goal set in financial year 2021/2022 of achieving CO₂e-free production at its production and development sites (Scope 1 and 2) by calendar year 2040 in order to be in line with national and regional climate targets.

To achieve this goal, HEIDELBERG is working on implementing the transformation concept developed in financial year 2022/2023 to make its production and development sites climate-neutral. Among other things, this provides for site-specific measures to increase energy efficiency and thus reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions. Expanding in-house electricity production and green electricity procurement are further important building blocks in achieving this target.