Our climate targets

Climate targets according to the SBTi require a consideration of the entire emissions of a company. Direct emissions in Scope 1 and 2 include the consumption of gas, electricity and fuel at the production sites. We have already started to reduce these CO₂ emissions with initial measures: Photovoltaics, LED lighting, heat recovery at the ovens and the optimization of individual machines and processes stand for efficiency increases and CO₂ savings. Since 2022, we have been using electricity from renewable sources for our production sites in Polch, Kahla and Wurzen. To achieve the target of 42 percent CO₂ reduction by 2030 compared to our base year 2020, further efficiency improvements are planned, which will contribute in limiting the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius. 

Scope 3 combines indirect emissions in the upstream and downstream supply chain, including raw materials and packaging, transport and business travel. Compared to the base year 2020, we aim to reduce emissions by 25 percent by 2030 and actively supports the goal of limiting the temperature increase to "well below 2°C". Raw materials have the greatest potential for reduction. Together with our suppliers, we are striving to reduce the CO₂ emissions generated during the cultivation of raw materials by actively promoting regenerative agriculture and the protection of rainforests. In addition, as family-owned company we are increasingly working in the development of enjoyable recipes on a purely plant based basis. For example, crispbreads have already been successfully converted to vegan recipes and fruther vegan product innovaions have been introduced. 

The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) is a joint initiative of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) that defines methods and criteria for science-based CO₂ reduction targets and validates corporate targets.