30 Action area Climate | Corporate carbon footprin
t
Data management t
o
determine the carbon footprin
t
As an energy-intensive company, we are well aware of ou
r
contribution to climate change. A detailed analysis of all
carbon emissions in manufacturing processes and company
processes serves as the basic framework for subsequen
t
decarbonization measures. The purpose of the analysis i
s
to identify and prioritize measurable initiatives for a rapi
d
and sustained reduction in emissions. This require
s
comprehensive data collection under the responsibilit
y
of the HSE Manager.
That is why we have been cooperating with Tanso, a startup
specializing in the management of sustainability data, sinc
e
2022. Tanso supports small and mid-sized companies with
a holistic software solution that provides a granular view of
emission data, centralizes it, and makes it measurable. The
data collection highlights particularly critical sources o
f
emissions for which decarbonization strategies are then
developed. For example, the current carbon footprint of ou
r
kilns can be established and a potential reduction calculate
d
by introducing e
fficiency measures on tunnel kilns.
The collected data, scaled to indicate emission values, is
displayed in a dashboard – which is significant progress
compared to the previous balance sheets that were drawn up
every three years. For even more concrete savings measures
,
Tanso will also take the Scope -3 emissions into account i
n
future (which also consider the CO2 equivalents). These are
all indirect emissions produced in a company’s value chain,
for instance through the sale of goods, business trips, or
logistics. We are targeting a 10% reduction in gas consump
-
tion by 2040 (baseline: 2024), enabled through the gradual
substitution of conventional natural gas with hydrogen-
enriched gas
.
Together with Tanso, we want to combine data with machine
learning to manage the transition to a low-carbon econom
y
and to face the increasing challenges in terms of transparency
and verifiability. A performance comparison of our facilities
and monitoring the planned stages will pave the way t
o
climate neutrality by 2045.
Emissions per Scope 2024*
Emissions per site 2024
21,61
5
t CO2
e
Ceramic plant
Hornberg
Ceramic plant
Meissen
Logistic center
Acher
n
Furniture factor
y
Schenkenzell
Duravit
Headquarters
8,004,42
6,897,9
4
3,500,0
9
2,368,0
3
68
5
Scope
1
10,339,13 t CO2e
(47.83 %
)
Scope 2
0,00 t CO2
e
(0.00 %)
Scope 3
11,276,35 t CO2e
(52.17 %
)
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,00
0
t CO2
e
GRI 305-1
