Sustainability at KTR
Company
Katharina Garza
Head of Corporate Responsibility
Our key sustainability activties
With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the United Nations has adopted the political framework for action until 2030. The 17 SDGs form the basis for global, economic progress in harmony with social justice and within the earth's ecological limits.
No matter what we do at KTR: With our entrepreneurship, we always touch the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. KTR's sustainability strategy is aligned along these goals; it forms the basis for our actions and long-term corporate success by taking responsibility for our environment, our employees, our supply chains and our products.
We are a Blue Competence Alliance Member
Blue Competence is an initiative of the VDMA to promote sustainability in mechanical and plant engineering, but also to make sustainable solutions known to the industry.
With our partnership, we commit ourselves to compliance with the 12 sustainability principles of the mechanical and plant engineering industry.
We are comitted to the twelve sustainability principles of the mechanical and plant engineering industry:
STRATEGICAL:
1. Sustainability is a crucial part of our company strategy.
2. We create solid business schemes with sustainable values and secure entrepreneurial success.
3. Our technologies and solutions promote worldwide sustainable developments.
OPERATIVE:
4. Sustainable thinking and action are represented in our processes and products.
5. We act with consideration of resources and stand up for climate protection.
6. Our staff is our most valuable asset. We promote engagement and participation.
7. We stand up for keeping the human rights.
CULTURAL:
8. Our company is a habitat.
9. We take responsibility in our region.
10. We do, what we promise!
COMMUNICATIVE:
11. We actively cultivate the network with all participants.
12. We transparently communicate our sustainable action.
Our commitment to transparency: Sustainability report 2023
Transparency is the key to responsible behaviour. With our sustainability report, we disclose how we systematically integrate sustainability into our company. We report on the steps we have already taken and those we plan to take in order to integrate ecological, economic and social sustainability into our business processes.
In preparation for CSRD-compliant reporting, we have chosen the German Sustainability Code (DNK) for our first sustainability report. Our sustainability declaration can therefore be found in the DNK database at any time.
Commitment to achieve CO2 reduction targets: Science Based Targets
Climate protection is one of our key challenges. By joining the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), we are committing to defining targets that will help limit the global temperature rise to 1.5° C.
Over the next two years, we will set specific, science-based targets to reduce our CO₂ emissions in order to make our contribution to achieving the Paris Climate Agreement. This commitment underlines our aim to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris Agreement and thus make an active contribution to combating climate change.
Once the targets have been set, they are reviewed and validated by SBTi.
