This is why climate protection is important
Many things in life impact the climate. The manufacture of products consumes energy. This energy is partly generated from fossil fuels. This produces carbon dioxide, or CO2. Carbon is a greenhouse gas. It increases the greenhouse effect when it enters the atmosphere. As a result, it contributes to global warming and, thus, to climate change. That is why it is essential to reduce carbon emissions and capture the carbon already in the atmosphere.
First successes: energy management, green electricity, and climate-neutral production of our domestic brand-name products
First successes: energy management, green electricity, and climate-neutral production of our domestic brand-name products
At our Saarlouis and Saarwellingen sites, we work with energy management systems to reduce energy input and, thus, carbon emissions. We also use 100 percent green electricity there and work with an efficient combined heat and power plant. In addition, our domestic brand-name products Schogetten, FRITT, and Edle Tropfen in Nuss, which have the corresponding information on the packaging, are already produced in a climate-neutral manner through carbon offsetting.
This made the conversion to climate-neutral production a success
We offset unavoidable carbon emissions during production for our domestic brand-name products Schogetten, Edle Tropfen in Nuss, and FRITT by supporting the “Project Togo” climate protection project run by the natureOffice organization. For this project, 1.5 million additional native tree species have been planted in Togo since 2010. These trees sequester about 400,000 tons of carbon during their growth. Some of these trees are also useful plants, making them valuable to local people: They enable the harvesting of cacao, mangoes, citrus fruits, and bananas. The project also works to improve local social structures, including, for example, access to clean water and better medical care. In return for this support, we receive carbon reduction certificates, which we use to offset unavoidable carbon emissions.
Our objective: climate-neutral production for all of Ludwig Schokolade
The long-term objective is to achieve climate neutrality for Ludwig Schokolade. We are currently working on this complex task. The first step is the initial calculation of the carbon footprint to reveal reduction potential and to document emission reduction. Since 2020, the entire KRÜGER GROUP has been balancing its climate impact in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, the most widely used international standard for preparing greenhouse gas balances. The standard is divided into three scopes. Scope 1 includes direct emissions from business operations, scope 2 indirect emissions, and scope 3 additionally includes emissions from upstream and downstream supply chains. We will account for scope 1 and scope 2 for the years 2020 and 2021. Starting in the accounting year 2022, we will also include scope 3. The data from scopes 1 to 3 allow us to quantify greenhouse gas emissions along the entire supply chain; emission reduction goals can then be set on the basis of this quantification. Our objectives are ambitious, which is why we plan to join the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The SBTi is a partnership between the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the World Resources Institute (WRI), and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The objective: participating companies are expected to set and also publish science-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals within 24 months. This involves setting medium-term and also long-term goals to contribute to limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5 °C. About 2,000 companies, including top grocery chains and food producers, currently participate.
Our objective: climate-neutral production for all of Ludwig Schokolade
The long-term objective is to achieve climate neutrality for Ludwig Schokolade. We are currently working on this complex task. The first step is the initial calculation of the carbon footprint to reveal reduction potential and to document emission reduction. Since 2020, the entire KRÜGER GROUP has been balancing its climate impact in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, the most widely used international standard for preparing greenhouse gas balances. The standard is divided into three scopes. Scope 1 includes direct emissions from business operations, scope 2 indirect emissions, and scope 3 additionally includes emissions from upstream and downstream supply chains. We will account for scope 1 and scope 2 for the years 2020 and 2021. Starting in the accounting year 2022, we will also include scope 3. The data from scopes 1 to 3 allow us to quantify greenhouse gas emissions along the entire supply chain; emission reduction goals can then be set on the basis of this quantification. Our objectives are ambitious, which is why we plan to join the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The SBTi is a partnership between the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the World Resources Institute (WRI), and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The objective: participating companies are expected to set and also publish science-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals within 24 months. This involves setting medium-term and also long-term goals to contribute to limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5 °C. About 2,000 companies, including top grocery chains and food producers, currently participate.
Our objective: climate-neutral production for all of Ludwig Schokolade
The long-term objective is to achieve climate neutrality for Ludwig Schokolade. We are currently working on this complex task. The first step is the initial calculation of the carbon footprint to reveal reduction potential and to document emission reduction. Since 2020, the entire KRÜGER GROUP has been balancing its climate impact in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, the most widely used international standard for preparing greenhouse gas balances. The standard is divided into three scopes. Scope 1 includes direct emissions from business operations, scope 2 indirect emissions, and scope 3 additionally includes emissions from upstream and downstream supply chains. We will account for scope 1 and scope 2 for the years 2020 and 2021. Starting in the accounting year 2022, we will also include scope 3. The data from scopes 1 to 3 allow us to quantify greenhouse gas emissions along the entire supply chain; emission reduction goals can then be set on the basis of this quantification. Our objectives are ambitious, which is why we plan to join the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The SBTi is a partnership between the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the World Resources Institute (WRI), and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The objective: participating companies are expected to set and also publish science-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals within 24 months. This involves setting medium-term and also long-term goals to contribute to limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5 °C. About 2,000 companies, including top grocery chains and food producers, currently participate.
