Climate change

One key commitment is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across all our locations, though what we control directly and what we influence. As the company grows, we factor climate risks into every major decision, from where we invest and expand to how we shape and improve our products.

Data management systems are used to collect and estimate GHG emissions across our business, including distribution centres and offices. This helps us monitor progress towards our reduction targets and execute the strategy to achieve these goals.  To reduce our GHG emissions, we continually work to ensure our facilities are operating efficiently, converting to energy sources with lower GHG emissions and investing in renewable energy sources.

At many of our sites across Europe, timers and motion sensors have been used for lighting to avoid wasting electricity. Solar panels have also been fitted to production facilities, such as our production facility in Bodenwöhr, Germany. 

Many of our sites, including the production facility and warehouse buildings in Poland were designed in a way that allows maximum natural daylight to flood the buildings, through the use of skylights, to reduce energy consumption. 

Underfloor heating and cooling, as well as 'cold roof technology' is also installed at some of our sites in Europe to limit the energy needed to heat and cool our buildings.