Sustainability at Tank.Tech
OUR COMPANY STRATEGY
As a global manufacturer it is important to us to monitor and reduce our carbon emissions where possible. Kautex is committed to reducing 80% of carbon emissions in Scope 1 & 2 and 30% in Scope 3 by 2030, with the ambition to achieve carbon neutrality in all Scopes by 2050.At Kautex we have developed a sustainability roadmap covering actions on different scopes which are defined by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
- Scope 1: Reducing in-house emissions through energy efficiency and low carbon solutions
- Scope 2: Powering operations activities with renewable energy
- Scope 3: Reducing carbon emissions in the supply chain by working with strategic suppliers, sourcing low-carbon material and focusing on a circular economy
Kautex announced its commitment to near-term, company-wide emission reduction targets in line with climate science with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The company also responded to the SBTi’s call for corporate climate action by committing to align with 1.5°C and net-zero through the Business Ambition for 1.5°C campaign.
OUR PRODUCT STRATEGY
We aim to create sustainable products, processes and much more, while evaluating the risks that climate change brings to the business and to the next generation. Therefore, Kautex assesses the life cycle of everything that goes into making a product, quantifying the environmental impact over the lifetime of a considered unit - the so called Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA).
The LCA of a Kautex product includes the environmental assessment of the raw material extraction or recycling of feedstock for the chemical company, transportation, manufacturing at Kautex with renewable energy, usage by OEM and end of life scenarios with incineration and recycling.
To reduce our Scope 2 emissions from manufacturing and operations we are sourcing renewable energy. We sourced 100% renewable electricity for all plants in these countries:
- Belgium
- China
- Czech republic
- Germany
- Mexico
- Romania
- Spain
Sustainability in product development requires to re-think the way how we design our products. Therefore, Kautex developed a custom-designed app to determine where we can create sustainability value for our customers. Our custom built app calculates carbon emissions along the life cycle of our product to assess their environmental impact.
To reduce our Scope 3 emissions from material and to understand circular pathways in the plastics material life cycle, we are investigating different recycling solutions. We are in contact with multiple recycling and chemical companies of low carbon and circular material solutions.
Learn more about recycling pathways
"We are committed to develop and manufacture zero and low carbon footprint products, for sustainability along our products’ life cycles and beyond."
Dr. Rainer W. Jorach
Vice President Engineering Global