Sustainability & ESG

De­liv­er­ing a sus­tain­able fu­ture – ESG at KAEFER

Sus­tain­ab­il­ity means meet­ing our needs without com­prom­ising the abil­ity of fu­ture gen­er­a­tions to meet theirs. It means man­aging nat­ural, eco­nomic, and so­cial re­sources to cre­ate ad­di­tional value for our stake­hold­ers and long-term re­si­li­ence for our busi­ness.

ESG stands for En­vir­on­ment, So­cial & Gov­ernance. KAE­FER’s com­pre­hens­ive ESG strategy defines our sus­tain­ab­il­ity vis­ion, sets out KPIs and tar­gets, and drives ini­ti­at­ives which make a dif­fer­ence. En­sur­ing that sus­tain­ab­il­ity is part of man­age­ment as well as op­er­a­tional pro­cesses, an ESG-based ap­proach makes it pos­sible for us to ex­ceed ap­plic­able stand­ards, achieve com­mer­cial suc­cess, and pur­sue mean­ing­ful en­vir­on­mental, so­cial and eth­ical im­prove­ments.

It also helps us meet the re­quire­ments of key stake­hold­ers, in­clud­ing em­ploy­ees, cli­ents, in­vestors, and suppliers.

At KAEFER we pro­mote sus­tain­ab­il­ity in two ways: as an enabler – by providing services to our customers that help reduce their en­vir­on­mental foot­print, and as leader – by adhering to ESG stand­ards in our own busi­ness activ­it­ies.

Contact our global experts:

Erhard Dubs

Corporate Strategy & ESG

Julia Kasparek

Corporate Strategy & ESG

At KAEFER, we were quick to un­der­stand the im­port­ance of sus­tain­ab­il­ity, form­ing a ded­ic­ated Cor­por­ate Re­spons­ib­il­ity & Sus­tain­ab­il­ity (CRS) de­part­ment in 2008, sys­tem­at­ic­ally seek­ing stake­holder feed­back and pro­du­cing an­nual Sus­tain­ab­il­ity Re­ports from 2011.

As of 2023, KAEFER’s Corporate Strategy & ESG department serves as the coordinating hub for all ESG-related topics. In addition to analysing our impact, the team develops and evaluates KAEFER’s ESG strategy, targets, and sustainability related regulations.

At the same time our HSEQ (Health, Safety, En­vir­on­ment & Qual­ity) de­part­ment is com­mit­ted to a safety cul­ture with zero tol­er­ance for in­cid­ents or ac­ci­dents. All in all, at KAEFER we care and stand up for one an­other – ap­ply­ing the highest com­pli­ance stand­ards wherever we work.

As the first industrial services provider in our market, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved both KAEFER SE & Co. KG’s near-term science-based emissions reduction targets and our science-based net-zero target by 2050. This commitment obliges us to pursue our emission reduction targets in line with current climate science and the goals of the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This achievement is more than just recognition – it’s a commitment to a sustainable future and a promise to remain accountable to science.

The Science Based Targets initiative (https://sciencebasedtargets.org/) is a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

The SBTi defines and promotes best practice in science-based target setting and independently assesses companies’ targets.

KAEFER’s ESG progress towards environmental stewardship has been rated with a “B” by CDP in 2024.

To find out more about KAEFER’s ESG and sustainability approach, our ESG Governance, material topics and targets, have a look at the latest ESG & Sus­tain­ab­il­ity Re­ports or get in touch with us.

The KAEFER Sus­tain­ab­il­ity Lib­rary

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