Beiersdorf AG has been recognized by the non-profit organization CDP for his leadership in goal setting, performance, and transparency in the areas of climate change, forests and water security, which has earned it a position on its prestigious A-List for these three dimensions. For the Hamburg company, which is listed on the DAX, the triple-A it is a milestone and great recognition of the progress made in recent years to meet its ambitious sustainability commitments.
"We are proud and delighted that CDP has awarded us a triple A rating this year," he said. vincent warnery, CEO, on the occasion of the announcement of this year's rating. “We have made great efforts around the world over the past few years to drive the transformation of our business. CDP's triple A rating is recognition of our efforts to become an industry leader in environmental sustainability, not only in setting ambitious goals, but also in action and transparency. I thank all employees and business partners throughout the supply chain for their strong support in implementing our Care Beyond Skin Sustainability Agenda."
Based on data collected by CDP on climate change, forests and water security by 2022 from more than 15.000 companies, Beiersdorf is one of twelve companies that have received triple A.
Jean-Francois Pascal, Vice President of Corporate Sustainability at Beiersdorf, explains the company's climate strategy: "We have set ourselves an extremely ambitious climate target: a 30% absolute reduction in Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by 2025, and climate targets of our group are validated by the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi). We have made great progress since 2018. We have managed to reduce emissions by 12,7% in all areas, without this affecting the growth of the company”. Transforming its skin care products, especially the large global assortments, to achieve significantly lower CO2 emissions is an important pillar of Beiersdorf's roadmap towards a climate-friendly future.
Since the end of 2019, the company has used 100% electricity from renewable sources for all its production sites and subsidiaries around the world and has also renovated its first production site in Berlin to make it climate neutral since January 2022. 2030 switching to biogas. The company's medium-term goal is to achieve climate-neutralized operations by XNUMX.
