We live sustainability!

Sustainability is a key issue in today’s world and is also particularly close to our hearts. Our aim is to continue reducing the impact of our business operations year on year.

Our activities:

In 2020, a 100 kWp solar panel system was installed on our production hall. This was followed in spring 2021 by a 30 kWp solar panel system on the administration building and, in the summer, by a further 30 kWp solar panel system on the warehouse. A significant proportion of the company’s electricity consumption is therefore generated in-house. Any additional electricity required is sourced as green electricity (green electricity tariff). Eight wall boxes are available for in-house charging of our electric cars.

We also offset various CO2 emissions through the climate protection organisation ClimatePartner. This involves offsetting the entire gas consumption in production as well as emissions from business travel are offset by climate protection projects. Certificates from ClimatePartner document the offsets.

This has enabled us to drastically reduce our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, or, through the additional offset measures, to almost neutralise them.

In 2026, two heat pumps will be installed to further reduce our gas consumption. Addressing Scope 3 emissions will be the next step.

Palm oil-based raw materials are – wherever possible – purchased as “mass balance” grade and therefore come from sustainable cultivation, which is monitored by the RSPO (RSPO = Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil).

The abrasives used in our hand cleansers consist of 100% natural raw materials. We use walnut shell powder, corn cob powder and wood flour (all raw materials sourced from the EU, primarily from Germany). Both walnut shells and de-kernelled maize cobs are waste materials that, through grinding, are given a new purpose as abrasives (upcycling). The wood flour is obtained by grinding sawdust from sawmills. This, too, is a waste product that is given a new purpose through grinding.

Since 2019, we have had a partnership with one of the world’s largest tree-planting organisations, Eden: People+Planet. Since then, as part of a sales campaign, but also through the company’s own donations, over 197,636 trees have already been planted! A certificate from EDEN confirms this.

The range now includes four liquid soaps, a hand cleaner for heavy-duty cleaning and a foam soap, all of which carry the EU Ecolabel. The EU Ecolabel stands for low toxicity to aquatic organisms, biodegradable ingredients, minimal and easily recyclable packaging, as well as renewable ingredients from sustainable sources and minimal use of hazardous substances.

Wherever possible, packaging is made from recyclable material. A switchover of individual packaging to include recycled plastic has been implemented or is in the planning stage.

All cardboard used consists of recycled fibres (testliner quality). Production waste (cardboard, plastic) is separated, compressed into bales of single-type raw materials and sent for recycling.

We also make donations to various organisations working in the field of climate protection (e.g. in 2024 and 2025 to the WWF, the Clean Air Task Force and justdiggit). Wildflower meadows and bird-friendly, native shrubs and hedges around our three buildings provide a habitat for various species of insects and birds.