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Sustainability at Böllhoff

Sustainable action - part of the Böllhoff DNA

Sustainability has been an integral part of our values, our corporate culture and our success goals for many years.

Logo of the sustainability fields of action Planet, People, Partnership

We think long-term

As a family-run company in its fourth generation, we take the long view. A sustainable orientation and responsible behaviour have long been key components of our corporate values.  

That is why sustainability is not a new challenge for us, but a proven compass on the way to a future worth living - for all generations to come. A bold strategy with clear aspirations helps us to steer in the right direction day after day.

THREE DIMENSIONS OF OUR STRATEGY

Our fields of action, topics and goals

In the strategy development process, the Böllhoff Group defined three dimensions or fields of action for the sustainability strategy. In turn, all fields of action focus on key topics and objectives. This ensures that we stay on course with our sustainability activities at all times.

  • Planet

    On the one hand, the Planet field of action focuses on our products and services, which enable lightweight construction, downsizing of components and material savings, for example. On the other hand, it is also about developing measures to ensure that our products can be manufactured more sustainably. In terms of content, these range from the use of renewable energies to the optimization of processes in order to minimize waste.

    Our key topics and objectives 

    Renewable energies: 

    • Expanding in-house renewable electricity generation by commissioning additional photovoltaic systems
    • By the end of 2024: Increase the proportion of self-generated energy within Germany to 20 % of our total consumption (target had to be postponed due to supply difficulties with photovoltaic components. Next review planned for the end of 2024.)
    • Conduct feasibility study on the construction of wind turbines at German company locations 

    Production and logistics: 

    • By 2030: Cut CO₂ emissions in Scope 1 and 2 [own business operations] in half (-50% compared to our base year 2021)
    • By 2030: Reduce CO₂ emissions in Scope 3 [upstream and downstream value chain] by a quarter (-25% compared to 2021)
    • Participation in the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) 

    Environmental and climate protection: 

    • Introduce a cross-national sustainability committee
    • Establishing an international sustainability management system 

    Sustainable supply chain: 

    • Expand supplier management system to include environmental and social risks
    • By 2024: evaluate all suppliers with regard to sustainability criteria 

    Innovative products and processes: 

    • By 2024: Create product carbon footprints for Highrunner articles
    • Increase the recyclability of our packaging, for example through reusable packaging and new materials 

  • People

    The aim of the People field of action is to strengthen the long-term well-being of our employees. We take a variety of approaches to achieve this: from further training opportunities to promote individual skills and comprehensive occupational health and safety measures to attractive additional benefits for all employees.

    Our key topics and objectives

    Education:

    • Prevent the shortage of skilled workers by continuously improving our own training

    Attractive employer:

    • Internal: Further increase employee satisfaction and identification with the company
    • External: Being the first choice for talents looking for a company

    Further training:

    • Identify and serve training needs within the company even more effectively
    • Introducing agile methods

    Occupational health and safety:

    • Vision Zero: No accidents at work

    Diversity:

    • Systematically increasing diversity within the company

  • Partnership

    As a fourth-generation family business with regional roots, we put people at the heart of everything we do. That is why we are also committed to the society in which we live - with our own foundations, donations and personal commitment.

    Our key topics and objectives

    Social commitment:

    • Strengthening international commitment
    • Expanding youth development
    • Promoting the voluntary commitment of employees
    • Strengthening the region

    Compliance and transparency:

    • Compliance with applicable guidelines: Legal provisions and Böllhoff rules of the compliance system

"Our vision at Böllhoff: With passion for joining, we create innovative and sustainable solutions for coming generations. We have consciously anchored sustainability here. In doing so, we also look at ourselves - and want to make our corporate world ever more sustainable."

Michael W. and Wilhelm A. BöllhoffCompany management
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Facts, people and stories

Dive deeper into sustainability at Böllhoff

Find out more about what we do around sustainability, how we do it and, of course, about the people behind it: on our international sustainability website and in our corresponding online Böllhoff Magazine.

To our sustainability site (English only)