Dr. Antje von Dewitz, CEO VAUDE
Dr. Antje von Dewitz, CEO VAUDE
VAUDE stands for the love of nature, for harmony, and for a healthy balance with the environment. Since our company’s very beginnings, we have been concerned with sustainable solutions for our products and our business activities. However, with environmental disasters becoming more frequent, increasing pollution, and the success of climate protection measures faltering, we recognize that we are a long way from the finish line and there is still much to do – for the environment, for the earth’s climate and for the future of our children. That’s why we made a decision to expand our long-standing commitment to climate protection and become climate neutral (and that includes all of our products manufactured worldwide).
We have committed ourselves to significantly reducing our emissions on a global scale using science-based targets (Science Based Targets) in order to minimize our environmental footprint and make a measurable contribution to mitigating climate change. We fully offset all unavoidable greenhouse gas emissions with a certified climate protection project.
EMAS Certification to systematically reduce our company emission
Our German headquarters become climate neutral
Adoption of a global climate strategy for all products by 2022
Climate-neutral transport & shipping – from the production facility to the customer.
All VAUDE products are climate neutral.
Emissions that are currently unavoidable are fully offset by myclimate with a certified Gold Standard carbon offset project such as the construction of biogas plants in one of our countries of production, Vietnam. The Gold Standard was launched in 2003 by WWF and other conservation organizations and is aligned with both the Clean Development Mechanism laid down in the Kyoto Protocol and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.
The degree of climate neutrality that we’ve currently achieved doesn’t go far enough. We’re not satisfied with just making compensation payments. That’s why we are also investing an amount equal to what we spend on compensation into the continuous reduction of our emissions.
In doing so, we are setting clear priorities: In order to increase our climate protection, we are reducing our marketing budget by half a million euros and investing the money in the climate neutrality of our products. After all, our planet’s climate comes before our profits.
Emissions that are currently unavoidable are fully offset by myclimate with a certified Gold Standard carbon offset project such as the construction of biogas plants in one of our countries of production, Vietnam. The Gold Standard was launched in 2003 by WWF and other conservation organizations and is aligned with both the Clean Development Mechanism laid down in the Kyoto Protocol and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.
The degree of climate neutrality that we’ve currently achieved doesn’t go far enough. We’re not satisfied with just making compensation payments. That’s why we are also investing an amount equal to what we spend on compensation into the continuous reduction of our emissions.
In doing so, we are setting clear priorities: In order to increase our climate protection, we are reducing our marketing budget by half a million euros and investing the money in the climate neutrality of our products. After all, our planet’s climate comes before our profits.
By 2024, 90 % of all VAUDE products are to be made predominantly from bio-based or recycled materials.
We are guided here by the principles of the circular economy. The use of renewable raw materials and recycled materials conserve fossil resources and significantly reduces CO2 emissions in material production.
Responsible use instead of waste: Green Shape products are made of eco-friendly materials and, thanks to the bluesign® system, are manufactured in an energy and resource-saving way: without hazardous substances. Instead of petroleum-based materials, we focus in particular on climate-friendly alternatives such as recycled materials and natural materials such as hemp and organic cotton as well as bioplastics.
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