Responsible growth is of central importance to us. We firmly believe that economic success and social commitment should go hand in hand. In our CSR handbook, you will find the strategies and actions we are taking to make a positive contribution to a better society. We are proud to promote and implement sustainable practices in all our business areas. Let's take responsibility together and create a positive future.

Packaging has a significant impact on companies' use of resources. Plastic causes considerable environmental problems, from CO₂ emissions during production to global waste streams. That is why we started systematically reducing our use of plastic early on. Since 2019, we have been able to reduce our use by 99 per cent, in particular by eliminating plastic packaging and using paper-based alternatives.

We currently only use plastics in a few cases where functional requirements make this necessary. Here, too, we are actively looking for more environmentally friendly solutions. With ‘on-demand packaging,’ we adapt the volume of our packaging to the contents, reduce unnecessary material and increase the efficiency of logistics processes.

Since 2021, we have also been using UPS's option to deliver parcels to our customers in a climate-neutral manner in order to keep our footprint as small as possible. This means that over 80% of the parcels delivered are shipped without impacting the climate. Thanks to the offsets made, the deliveries have net zero emissions.

In 2025, we also launched a new project. Gradually, our product packaging will not only get a fresh new design. Our new packaging will consist of at least 70% recycled cardboard. This will also reduce the weight of the packaging. This will save us around 130 tonnes of paper per year – and mean we need over 2,500 fewer mature trees for our packaging. That is equivalent to a small forest area the size of a football field. In this way, we are making another important contribution to the responsible use of our resources, step by step.

The use of renewable energies is the basis for ecologically responsible business. We always endeavour to use renewable energy wherever possible. We already obtain electricity from 100% renewable energy sources at all German and other major locations. A changeover has already been reviewed or implemented at all other locations.