SCHOTT’s climate strategy honored with the prestigious German Sustainability Award

As a manufacturer of specialty glass and other high-tech materials and a pioneer in an energy-intensive industry, the company wants to become climate-neutral in its production by 2030 (Scope 1& 2 Greenhouse Gas Protocol). SCHOTT is pushing this goal with an action plan consisting of four fields of action. The main focus is on technological change with new melting technologies based on electricity and hydrogen. “My thanks go to our dedicated team, whose pioneering spirit and great passion have made this success possible,” explains Chairman of the Board of Management Dr. Frank Heinricht. “Tests to date with up to 100% hydrogen content and the electrification of our melting tanks have confirmed that the transformation can succeed technologically. What is important now for rapid implementation are appropriate framework conditions such as the availability of green hydrogen and electricity from renewable energies at competitive prices.”

Other fields of action in the SCHOTT strategy program, in addition to technological change, are the switch to 100 percent green electricity and the improvement of energy efficiency. The last step is compensation for the remaining emissions. The Group has already been able to reduce its emissions that are harmful to the climate by more than 60 percent since 2020 and has been covering 100 percent of its electricity requirements worldwide with renewable energies.

SCHOTT is also making progress in other areas of sustainable corporate management and is clearly committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “We will implement our sustainability strategy step by step throughout the company and together with our partners,” says Dr. Frank Heinricht. “For us, it’s clear that for responsible corporate governance, we must reconcile profitability with ecological and social action.”

Things remain exciting for SCHOTT because in addition to the German Sustainability Award, which, according to the organizers, is “Europe’s largest award for ecological and social commitment,” the five winners who have made particularly exemplary achievements in the five transformation fields of climate, resources, nature, supply chain and society will be honored separately at the event in Düsseldorf. And SCHOTT has been nominated in the “Climate” category.

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16th German Sustainability Award
Our clear goal: climate neutral by 2030

Pioneering. Responsibly. Together.

These attributes characterize SCHOTT as a manufacturer of high-tech materials based on specialty glass. Founder Otto Schott is considered its inventor and became the pioneer of an entire industry. Always opening up new markets and applications with a pioneering spirit and passion – this is what has driven the #glasslovers at SCHOTT for almost 140 years. Represented in over 30 countries, the company is a highly skilled partner for high-tech industries: Healthcare, Home Appliances & Living, Consumer Electronics, Semiconductors & Datacom, Optics, Industry & Energy, Automotive, Astronomy & Aerospace. In the fiscal year 2022, its 17,200 employees generated sales of 2.8 billion euros (3.1 billion USD). SCHOTT AG is owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation, one of the oldest foundations in Germany. It uses the Group's dividends to promote science. As a foundation company, SCHOTT has anchored responsibility for employees, society and the environment deeply in its DNA. The goal is to become a climate-neutral company by 2030.