Climate Protection

Packaging with full sustainability

As an intergenerational family-owned company, preservation, long-term planning and sustainability are for us not just slogans, but part of the practised corporate strategy.

Sustainable action to protect the environment and the careful use of resources are standard practice at VP. We have been investing in climate and environmental projects for decades in order to continuously reduce our CO2 emissions.

To once again send a signal of importance and transparency, we have decided to participate in the Science Based Targets initiative. By formulating a sustainability strategy, we are firmly anchoring our company's commitment in our corporate strategy and thus ensuring that this commitment is permanent and effective.

Since 2014, we are a member of "climate protection company. The climate and energy efficiency group of German Business e. V.". Since the selection criteria are very strict, there are only a few climate protection companies in Germany.

Early on, we have switched our production to water-based printing inks and coatings as well as consistently optimised energy savings.

Perhaps our most important step was the development of a holistic climate strategy. Each year, we are calculating our CO2 footprint for the entire company as the basis for new savings targets.

Our goal

Our overarching strategic goals are to establish a systematic anchoring of our commitment to sustainability within the company. These goals are achieved with the help of substitutional, organizational, technical and personnel measures - in particular through clear responsibilities in all areas of the company, harmonization of activities with existing processes and regular monitoring and reporting of progress.

We are thus making a significant contribution to the Paris climate targets and aiming to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050. We are committed to the goals of the UN Global Compact and the Science Based Targets Initiative.

Our measures - an extract

Increased efficiency: By implementing load profile management, we can control and influence consumption
Energy saving: By gradually switching to LED intelligent control, we can see significant savings
Reforestation: We plant 1,000 trees in the region every year. The planting campaign not only ensures that the growth of the trees binds CO2, but also that rare tree species find a habitat

We will continue

In order to achieve our ambitious goals, we will implement further measures:

Developing energy efficiency measures to reduce energy consumption
Involving our relevant suppliers to achieve our climate targets
Minimising air leakage
Continuous involvement of employees in the company suggestion scheme
Participation in the Sciences Based Targets initiative

Our environmental partners and memberships:

Klimaschutz-Unternehmen e.V. - Association of Climate Protection Companies

Since 2014, we have been a member of the Association of Climate Protection Companies The Association of Climate Protection Companies was launched in 2009 by the Ministry for Environment, the Ministry of Industry and the Chamber of Commerce to promote resource efficiency and energy efficiency in German companies. Only companies that have demonstrated to give excellent performance in terms of climate protection can become a member. Because of strict inclusion criteria, there are only a few climate protection companies in Germany. Whether a company is accepted or not is decided by an independent scientific advisory board, composed of representatives of the three initiators.

ClimatePartner

In order to implement our climate protection projects, we cooperate with the climate protection consultancy ClimatePartner, Munich. Climate experts organise individual climate protection solutions for more than 1,000 large and medium sized companies. In addition, the company is a TÜV-certified provider of IT system solutions for CO2 monitoring and compensation. ClimatePartner works closely with environmental organizations and represents members in various international committees.

Umwelt- und Klimapakt Bayern – Bavarian Environmental and Climate Pact

On October 1, 2020, the new Environmental and Climate Pact 2020 was signed by the top representatives of the Bavarian state government and the Bavarian economy. With the continued development of their tried and tested environmental partnership, which was established for the first time in 1995, the partners wish to set new trends in climate protection, develop solutions for dealing with other current environmental and sustainability issues and subsequently advance environmental and climate protection in companies and businesses. We have been involved in the newly named Environmental and Climate Pact since 2010. The initiatives and measures to strengthen personal responsibility and voluntary action in environmental protection in the Bavarian economy are summarised under its umbrella. The Environmental and Climate Pact manages to combine what is ecologically sound with what is economically profitable. With the topics of climate and energy, sustainable mobility, environmental technology and resource efficiency, the pact makes an important contribution to energy transition and climate protection.

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Bundesdeutscher Arbeitskreis für Umweltbewusstes Management e.V. (B.A.U.M.)

To underline our claim to sustainable economic and ecological development, we joined the B.A.U.M. association in 2011 and commit to its code of honour. Under the abbreviation B.A.U.M., the Bundesdeutsche Arbeitskreis für Umweltbewusstes Management e.V., has connected economic, environmental and social issues, as well as the principles of sustainability since 1984. Today B.A.U.M. is, with more than 600 members, the largest environmental initiative of the European economy. It is the goal of B.A.U.M. to raise awareness for preventative protection of the environment and the vision of sustainable business performance amongst enterprises, municipalities and organisations.