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Green future 2025: carbon neutral in what we do

Green future

2025: carbon neutral in what we do
Pariser Klima-Abkommen

Paris Climate Agreement

All good things come in twos

The global community has set itself ambitious goals: reduce global warming, mitigate climate impacts, and become carbon neutral. ZEISS wants to make a contribution as part of this global community.

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Nicole Ziegler, Head of Sustainability

ZEISS aims to achieve carbon neutrality in the way it operates by 2025. This complements the company's existing goal of switching to green power at key sites worldwide by 2022. ZEISS is thus making a contribution to the global goals of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to below 2°C.

Nicole Ziegler Head of Sustainability
ZEISS wants to provide support where it is needed

Providing support where it is needed

Poorer countries have contributed less to climate change, but suffer the consequences even more. They depend on aid from rich countries – and should receive it.

ZEISS aims to be carbon neutral by 2025

Balanced carbon footprint

Reduce CO2 consumption, offset emissions: The 195 Paris countries want to be climate-neutral by 2050. ZEISS also wants to make a contribution – and be carbon neutral by 2025.

Step by step: this is how ZEISS intends to achieve the Paris targets

Sustainability is a journey. The goal is clear, but the road is long. These are the steps ZEISS wants to take.

  • More energy for new energies

    Besides purchasing green power, for years ZEISS has been investing in energy-efficient sites and its own systems for generating renewable energy, such as photovoltaics.

  • Use of natural resources

    ZEISS optimizes processes in line with environmental and economic aspects so that fewer and fewer resources will be needed. The same applies to the development of new products.

  • Green logistics

    In transportation, ZEISS already relies on an e-truck. Autonomous driving should also advance logistics – always with the aim of reducing emissions and optimizing processes.

  • Clean supply chains

    For the first time, ZEISS has determined and analyzed emissions in the upstream value chain. The goal in the next step: to systematically reduce emissions.

  • Using energy efficiently

    Energy is becoming ever scarcer – and more expensive. This makes it all the more important to use them efficiently. That is why ZEISS regularly analyzes energy consumption to identify potential savings.

  • Offsetting emissions

    The overriding goal is to reduce emissions. If this is not possible, compensation should be made. The projects selected for this purpose meet recognized standards.

    Learn more about sustainability at ZEISS

  • Milestones

    Path to greater resource efficiency

    To avoid losing heart on the journey to a sustainable future, it helps to celebrate successes. ZEISS has already achieved a great deal along the way. These are the most significant milestones.

  • 26%
    26%

    reduction in (relative) energy consumption

    compared to FY 2018/19

  • 34%
    34%

    reduction in (relative) water consumption

    compared to FY 2018/19

  • 35%
    35%

    reduction in (relative) waste volume

    compared to FY 2018/19

  • 72%
    72%

    reduction in (relative) CO2 emissions

    compared to FY 2018/19 (Scope 1 and 2)

ZEISS Beyond Talks

Climate action is shared success. Beyond Talks as a platform to learn, to share, and to be inspired.
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    In conversation with award-winning photographer Sebastian Copeland
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