In order to make the Earth a livable place for our children, there is no getting around a circular economy following nature’s example. We want to be pioneers for this necessary shift in our industries.
Our path to sustainability
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2009
Creation of a master plan with the goal of CO2 reduction // Development of a climate balance sheet
2010
Purchase of 100% green electricity // Acquisition of a solar park // First certification according to ISO 14001 (environmental management) // No fossil fuels for heating purposes
2011
elobau becomes a partner in the Vision Forest in Costa Rica // Move to a sustainable credit institution
2012
Launch of the elobau e-vehicle fleet // Support for the plant-for-the-planet campaign
2013
First year with balance sheet electricity surplus // Certification according to ISO 50001 (energy management) // Energy-Plus new building wins award for ecologically trend-setting construction of commercial properties
2014
Job bike // Company car directive (CO2 limit/SUV ban) // First sustainability report (DNK)
2015
Second energy-plus building // Specially programmed energy monitoring
2016
Toolmaking in Thüringen moves into third energy-plus building // Nomination for German NH Award // Membership in the Gemeinwohlökonomie // elobau becomes a foundation company
2017
Newly developed modular armrest MA225 made of 70 % bio-based plastic // Mobility tracking of employees
2018
Opening of an organic canteen // Publication of the second Common Good Economy Balance Sheet (GWÖ)
2019
Extension of plant 2 as an energy-plus building in timber construction // Conversion of the energy and environmental management system to EMAS
2020
Eco-Design Study // Life-Cycle Assessment // Third GWÖ Balance // Kick-Off Sustainable Customer Classification
2021
Analysis of the supply chain until Tier-n // Fleet policy, no fossil fuels // Focus on recycled materials
We want to manage and measure our impact on the environment and society just as we have long done in other areas. A positive contribution to the common good can also be meaningful and motivating.
What does sustainability mean for us in real terms?
We are a foundation company firmly established in the region. With this background, we feel compelled as a company to assume responsibilities that go far beyond our immediate areas of commercial operation. When we talk about sustainability, we mean three main areas: economy, ecology and social responsibility.
Preparation of our sustainability report and common good balance sheet 2020
We used the first elobau Common Good Report with ECG Standard 5.0 as the basis for the third report. The report was drafted and developed jointly in a cross-department project. The project took approximately 400 hours of work.
An employee event here, a donation there, a bit of green energy – and is that enough for sustainability?
Anyone who thinks that way and sees the handful of fruit trees on their company premises as enough to offset the company’s greenhouse gases does not understand sustainability.
Sustainability means making a serious effort to take only as much from the economic, ecological and social environment for corporate activities as you put back into it in other ways. It is only with dedication to the economy for the common good that we can create future security for our environment and our future. And that is what we strive for – day after day.
- Downloads
- Sustainability Brochure 2018 pdf 4 MB
- Sustainability Report / Economy for the Common Good 2020 pdf 5 MB
- Sustainability Report / Economy for the Common Good 2016-17 pdf 1,007 KB
- Economy for the Common Good 2016-17 Certificate (balance sheet) pdf 68 KB
- Corporate Carbon Footprint 2018 - 2019 pdf 62 KB
- EMAS Certificate / EN ISO 14001:2015 pdf 456 KB
- elobau climate neutral Certificate 2018 pdf 10 MB
- elobau climate neutral Certificate 2019 pdf 2 MB