December 9th, 2021
The Heubach GmbH Group published its second sustainability report in October 2021. This report summarizes the company’s activities and progress for 2018 to 2020 at its sites in Germany, the US, and China and provides an outlook on the goals it has set for the coming years. The report was prepared based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines and the ten principles of the UN Global Compact.
The company’s existing materiality analysis was updated while preparing the report. Key topics in this report are energy efficiency, reducing CO2 emissions, compliance, occupational health and safety, and responsibility in the supply chain.
“Heubach has more than 215 years of history as a pigment manufacturer. Therefore, a sustainable, responsible approach to business is firmly rooted in our company. We believe that sustainability is a key factor in the company’s long-term success, so it will continue to be at the very top of our agenda.” Birgit Genn, Managing Director.
The report provides an overview of projects and the objectives that were achieved over the last three years, along with an outlook on the company’s goals for the next reporting period in corporate governance, product responsibility, ecology, social responsibility, and the supply chain. For example, in the area of ecology, the company plans to reduce its specific CO2 emissions by 25 percent and lower its specific waste volume by 10 percent, both of which are to be achieved by the year 2024 (base: 2017). Additional key objectives include embedding sustainability in the supply chain and improving occupational health and safety.
Heubach has been participating in the United Nations Global Compact since 2017. The company pledges to uphold the Compact’s ten principles in human rights, labour standards, the environment, and corruption prevention by taking this step. The UN Global Compact is the world’s largest and most important sustainable and responsible corporate governance initiative. The sustainability report also serves as the progress report for the initiative.
The full sustainability report for the Heubach GmbH Group is available for download as a PDF file in German and English at Heubach Sustainability Report. The following sustainability report will be published in 2023.
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