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:
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.
| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Q2/2027 | Reporting in accordance with the European Supply Chain Directive (CS3D) |
| Q2/2028 | Reporting European supply chain law (CS3D) |
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