Our next goals
In 2021, we started working to reduce our carbon footprint on everything
we purchase and transport.
Throughout 2025, we have continued to work on our dedicated goals in accordance with science-based targets (SBTi),
and we will, of course, continue to do so for many years to come.
Purchasing
We start by taking a closer look at our purchases: which of them generate the largest carbon footprint? Then we start looking for action to take.
Our largest carbon footprint when purchasing originates from our steel consumption. As a rule of thumb, around 2 tonnes of CO2 are emitted for every tonne of steel produced. We purchase around 1,000 tonnes of steel every year.
We use 2 methods to reduce our carbon footprint from steel:
- We intend to reduce steel consumption by optimising the design of our equipment, but of course without compromising the durability and functionality of the constructions. We expect this to result in an annual reduction of approx. 2% over a 5-year period.
- We will start sourcing fossil-free steel from 2028 onwards. For this purpose, we have entered a partnership with SSAB. It will be exciting to see how much fossil-free steel we can get delivered. We are dreaming about 80% of our total consumption being fossil-free steel before 2031.
Transportation
All our cars are electric.
Unfortunately, our service trucks aren´t yet. They leave our factory with a tank filled with HVO diesel (approx. 90% CO2 reduction). If we need to go further than the range of one tankful, we have to refuel with fossil diesel. This isn't perfect, but don't let the perfect get in the way of the good things.
We are still waiting to be able to replace our service vehicles with electric ones that have an actual range of 500 kilometres and can be recharged quickly. (Mercedes, just give us a call when you are ready!)
Business trips by plane are offset by the SAF programme (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) of KLM/Air France, which reduces CO2 emissions by 75%
We are waiting to see what happens in the shipping industry. Maersk is working on running container ships on bioethanol, but we still have some work to do here.
