Weleda has taken another big step on the path to climate neutrality: all products of the
Weleda Group are now Climate Neutral Certified.
To become Climate Neutral Certified, a company must show that it is working to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from making and delivering its products and services – and compensates for all of them, every year.
For all products of the Weleda Group combined, the company must reduce or offset about 50,000 metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent annually. In addition, Weleda will continue to reduce its CO2 emissions in the future.
Dr Stefan Siemer, Head of Corporate Sustainability at Weleda, said with this achievement, the company enables its customers to contribute to climate protection and the 1.5 °C target of the Paris Climate Agreement.
“We attach great importance to making climate protection concrete and comprehensible for our customers,” he said. “Customers can help protect the climate when they purchase Weleda products such as shower gels, lotions and facial care, as well as all Weleda medicines.”
Weleda has been working for many years to improve the energy efficiency of its buildings, production processes and vehicle fleet, while at the same time increasing the share of renewable energies the company uses.
Weleda already offset and reduced the company-related emissions at the Scope 1 and 2 levels of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) throughout the Group in 2021. They pertain to all direct emissions caused by Weleda itself, such as through heating or production processes. They also include indirect emissions outside the company, such as electricity production.
With its product-related climate footprint, Weleda took another big step in October 2022. By reducing and offsetting all product-related emissions, for example, in packaging, raw materials and goods transport, all Weleda Group products are now climate-neutral.
Weleda follows the cradle-to-gate approach, addressing all emissions that occur from the extraction of raw materials to their arrival at retailers. The company was certified for its efforts according to the TÜV Nord standard for verifying greenhouse gas declarations and climate neutrality (TN-CC 020).
The Weleda Group has continuously worked to reduce its CO2 emissions for years. Measures include:
- Weleda’s Swiss site has used only locally produced Swiss biogas in its buildings since 2021. This means that 100% renewable energy is used in all of the company’s buildings,
including energy-intensive production. - At its site in the Netherlands, Weleda has already been climate neutral at Scope 1 and 2
levels since 2013. This was achieved, for example, by using 100% renewable electricity,
installing solar panels and using electric cars. - In Germany, Weleda is building a logistics campus with climate-neutral operations. It has already received the Platinum pre-certificate from the German Sustainable Building Council.
- By 2025, Weleda aims to increase its share of biodynamic raw materials to 40%. In doing so, it supports a form of agriculture that binds carbon in the soil by consistently building up humus.
- Around the world, Weleda works with NGOs and initiatives such as the Bio-Stiftung Schweiz (Swiss Organic Foundation), which promotes healthy and climate-friendly agriculture through its Soil Fertility Fund.
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