Sustainable.
The Green
Side of Drive

As a company that takes a proactive approach to the future, we have always done everything in our power to live up to our responsibilities in every way, whether in relation to the environment, our customers, our business partners, or our employees.

We are shaping the change – SEW EURODRIVE has been focusing on topics such as the circular economy, renewable energies, and energy-efficient drives for many years now. Our products, which are designed as a modular concept, comply with Ecodesign Regulation (EU) 2019/1781. What's more, we have received multiple awards and hold various certificates:

  • ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 certification

Our Sustainability Committee, which reports directly to the Management Board, monitors and continuously re-evaluates the ways our actions across all sectors and departments impact the environment.

Sustainability report 2023 (PDF) Sustainability guideline (PDF) sustainability@sew-eurodrive.de
Q1/2024

CO2 accounting Location reference CCF - for the defined countries of the SEW-EURODRIVE Group Scope 1/2 accounting

Purchase of green electricity for German locations

Q2/2024

Voluntary commitment to the Ecodesign Directive in the product development process and start of ecodesign training for development employees

Q3/2024

Publication of the 2023 sustainability report based on the GRI standard

Q4/2024

Launch of the “Eco-Screening” development service for the ecological evaluation of design decisions

Q1/2025

Project start: automatic calculation of the product carbon footprint (PCF)

Q2/2025

Publication of the Sustainability Report 2024 based on the GRI & ESRS standard

Q3/2025

Resolution on the scope and structure of the implementation of the product carbon footprint determination

Q4/2025

Certification of a company division for recycling processes in accordance with WEEE

Verification according to SMETA. 4-Pillar

Audit for the subject areas: Labor standards, health, safety, environment and ethics.

Q1/2026

CO2 accounting Location reference CCF, for defined countries of the SEW Group: Scope 1, 2 and material categories Scope 3

Q4/2026

CO2 reduction > 80 % German sites (Scope 1/2)*

*Based on base year 2022; without compensation

Q1/2027

Implementation of the necessary measures for CBAM

Q2/2027

Reporting in accordance with the European Supply Chain Directive (CS3D)

Q2/2028

Reporting European supply chain law (CS3D)

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