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Decarbonization

Reducing our greenhouse gas emissions is an important part of our sustainability strategy. The long-term goals of the Paris Agreement provide an important point of reference as we develop an action plan to gradually reduce our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions and achieve net-zero emissions in these areas by 2050 at the latest.

Corporate Carbon Footprint

In 2020, the Coroplast Group prepared its first Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF) in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol for its German sites. In 2022, the scope of reporting was expanded to include all international sites. Since then, our greenhouse gas emissions have been recorded annually, and the results have been used to measure progress and identify targeted emission reduction measures.

Since 2024, emissions from upstream and downstream value chain activities (Scope 3) have also been systematically recorded. This has created an increasingly comprehensive data basis for the further development of our climate strategy.

Our greenhouse gas inventory includes both direct emissions from sources owned or controlled by the company, such as fuel consumption in our facilities and vehicles (Scope 1), and indirect emissions from purchased energy, including electricity and district heating (Scope 2). In addition, indirect emissions arising throughout the upstream and downstream value chain, such as those related to purchased materials, transportation, and waste, are taken into account (Scope 3). This growing data foundation supports the ongoing development of our climate strategy and enables the gradual identification of further opportunities and targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Six fields of action structure our climate strategy up to 2030

Our primary objective is the continuous reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Priority is given to measures that avoid and reduce emissions within our own operations and throughout the value chain. For emissions that cannot currently be avoided or can only be reduced to a limited extent, the Coroplast Group intends to support selected climate protection projects in the future. This support is intended to make an additional contribution to climate action (contribution claim). Project selection will be carried out carefully and in line with the values and social commitment of the Coroplast Group as a family-owned company.

  • We are in the process of developing and implementing a successful climate strategy. This includes the annual calculation of our Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF) and the review of projects and measures for each site, as part of our investment and cost planning.

  • We are working to expand our use of renewable energy at eligible sites to realize our high CO2e reduction potential, amounting to 50% of our CCF, by 2022. The Wittener Strasse site in Wuppertal (Germany) alone was able to almost halve its CO2 footprint by switching to green electricity in 2019.

  • We carry out continuous feasibility studies at all locations to save energy and increase energy efficiency. The savings potential is determined annually.

  • We identify potential for in-house electricity generation from renewable energies and implement this as required.

  • Unavoidable CO2e emissions will be compensated in the future by supporting projects that we carefully select and that align with our other commitments as a family-owned company (Contribution Claims). 

  • Progress in developing targets for the upstream and downstream value chain in Scope 3 are communicated annually in our sustainability report. In 2025, we began extensive data collection for Scope 3. Our goal is to gradually expand the data basis and continuously improve data quality.