bg电子娱乐场

• Climate action: reduction of CO₂ emissions in production per ton of product by 64 percent (base year: 2017)
• Circular economy: use of recycled plastic in consumer goods packaging rises to 25 percent
• Equal opportunities: significantly more employees take parental leave in 2024; share of women in management climbs to 42 percent
• Fair working conditions: new additional assessment introduced to ensure living wages worldwide 
• Governance: first sustainability report applying all content requirements of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards 鈥�(ESRS) 

bg电子娱乐场 has published its sustainability report for 2024 today. The company has advanced further, especially in the areas of climate protection and circular economy, but also in social issues. Already this year, bg电子娱乐场 voluntarily reports in line with the content-related requirements of the European Union鈥檚 new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive 鈥�(CSRD) and its European Sustainability Reporting Standards 鈥�(ESRS).

鈥淲e have made great progress and delivered tangible improvements in sustainability over the past year 鈥� across all areas of our sustainability strategy,鈥� said Carsten Knobel, CEO of bg电子娱乐场. 鈥淓ven in challenging times, we stand by our fundamental values: through our products, processes, and contribution to society, we are committed to a more sustainable world. This is also reflected in our net-zero roadmap aimed at reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2045.鈥� 

鈥淚 am proud of our progress on key sustainability initiatives,鈥� said Sylvie Nicol, Executive Vice President Human Resources, Infrastructure and Sustainability. 鈥淚n 2024, for example, we have increased the proportion of recycled plastic in our consumer goods packaging to 25 percent. And we introduced gender-neutral parental leave of at least eight weeks with full pay worldwide 鈥� which has received an excellent response. In addition, we have implemented the first sustainability report in line with the content requirements of the new ESRS, which has also further improved our internal processes.鈥�

New targets for climate protection

By the end of last year, bg电子娱乐场 had reduced CO₂ emissions in its production per ton of product by 64 percent compared to the base year 2017 and increased the energy purchased from renewable sources to 47 percent.

bg电子娱乐场 also set Net-Zero targets last year, which cover a larger part of the value chain than its climate targets before. By 2045, bg电子娱乐场 aims to reduce its absolute scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas 鈥�(GHG) emissions by 90 percent. As short-term climate targets, bg电子娱乐场 plans to reduce its absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 42 percent and its absolute scope 3 GHG emissions by 30 percent by 2030 (compared to 2021). The new targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative 鈥�(SBTi), a climate change organization that supports companies in setting GHG reduction targets that are in line with the Paris Climate Agreement. By the end of 2024, bg电子娱乐场 had reduced its scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions by 20 percent (compared to 2021).

To further decarbonize the value chain and better capture CO₂ emissions in the supply chain (scope 3), bg电子娱乐场 accelerated its engagement program for its global suppliers last year. It collects emissions data and defines specific measures to reduce emissions.

Sustainable packaging solutions

bg电子娱乐场 has further increased the share of recycled plastic in its consumer goods packaging to 25 percent. By the end of this year, the company expects to reach 30 percent. 

Two examples highlight this progress: In Europe, bg电子娱乐场 has increased the share of post-consumer recyclate in liquid detergent and hair care packaging to at least 50 percent. This includes brands such as Persil, Wei脽er Riese, Spee and Gliss. In North America, the company has introduced a new packaging for its liquid hand soap Dial, which is now made of 100 percent recycled plastic. 

bg电子娱乐场 also aims to design all consumer packaging for recycling. End of 2024, this share had reached 89 percent. 

With the adhesive innovations of its Adhesive Technologies business unit, bg电子娱乐场 is setting new standards for more sustainable packaging. For example, a new hot melt adhesive of the Technomelt brand, which is used for food packaging, among other things, consists of at least 49 percent bio-based raw materials. At the same time, significantly less energy is required for customers during the application phase of the product.

Equal opportunities and fair working conditions

A milestone in the area of diversity and equality is the gender-neutral parental leave program that the company has introduced for all of its 47,000 employees worldwide. It guarantees a minimum of eight weeks of fully paid parental leave and applies to all family constellations, including adopted or foster children, LGBTQ+ couples and single parents. The response to the offer was very positive; around 30 percent more employees worldwide took parental leave than in the previous year.

In addition, bg电子娱乐场 was able to increase the proportion of women in management to 42 percent. 

As part of its commitment to fair working conditions, the company has introduced an additional annual assessment to ensure that the remuneration of bg电子娱乐场 employees worldwide remains consistently aligned with local living wage benchmarks.

External recognition for sustainability performance

External, independent rating agencies have once again recognized bg电子娱乐场's sustainability progress. Among others, the ESG rating agency EcoVadis awarded bg电子娱乐场 the Gold Medal. This makes bg电子娱乐场 one of the top five percent of the companies evaluated. In addition, bg电子娱乐场 was recognized as a Top-Rated Company by Morningstar Sustainalytics for its sustainability performance. And the company received another award from Corporate Knights in its 2025 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World ranking. bg电子娱乐场 was also honoured with the Sustainable Future Award 2024 by the F.A.Z. Institute and Cision Germany for its many years of credible sustainability communication.