BINDER: Innovation meets Responsibility

Our mission for a better future

Sustainability is in our DNA. We have set ourselves the goal of making a significant technical contribution to improving human health and safety. Our mission is what inspires us not only to develop sustainable solutions that exceed our customers’ expectations but also to actively take responsibility for a better future.  

We help you to achieve your sustainability targets!

With our products and services, we support you with achieving your own sustainability targets quicker and more efficiently. With our energy-efficient units, long-lasting solutions, and sustainable business practices, you are actively contributing to reducing resource consumption and protecting the environment. Let’s work together to create a future worth living! 

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Sustainability – a key component of our business strategy

Our sustainability strategy is based on three central pillars: innovative and environmentally friendly technologies, resource-efficient process and production technologies, and a value-oriented company culture with social responsibility.

Innovative and environmentally friendly technologies

Our innovative products meet the highest ecological standards and are made under the strictest environmental regulations. They are synonymous with sustainability – not only setting new benchmarks but also supporting our customers to make a significant technical contribution to improving human health and safety. 
 

Resource-efficient process and production technologies

We rely on advanced, resource-efficient process and production technologies to play our part in resolving global challenges, such as climate change. We therefore focus on reducing emissions and using both resources and energy efficiently to reduce the strain on the environment as much as possible. 
 

Value-oriented company culture and social responsibility

Our employees are our greatest asset. We instill a company culture built on ethical values, diversity, and sustainable growth. We believe that continuous support and development are key to long-term success. We therefore commit to maintain ethical standards, as well as to actively promote and apply these to all areas of the business. 
 

Our aim – our responsibility: net zero in 2045

We have a clear aim for 2030: complete carbon neutrality for *scope 1 and 2 emissions. We are constantly working on reducing emissions in our business processes. Here’s a few examples of what we are already doing:  

  • Increasing energy efficiency in all production processes
  • Ensuring carbon neutrality with the energy that we buy or produce, such as electricity, gas, and fuels
  • Developing innovative, environmentally friendly products with the aim of constantly reducing their energy consumption
  • Minimizing the recycling process for our products
  • Continuously reducing CO2 with sustainable business models, particularly recycling old units 

Our comprehensive environmental strategy is based on our aim to consistently reduce greenhouse gas emissions to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045. We are pursuing the following steps to achieve scope 3: 

Upstream emissions:

  • Ensuring that all goods and services that we buy are produced or rendered in a climate-neutral manner  
  • Ensuring that our buildings, production facilities, and capital goods use energy-efficient technologies and environmentally friendly materials
  • Reducing emissions in transport and distribution by suppliers  
  • Reducing waste during operations
  • Minimizing business trips
  • Reducing emissions caused by our employees’ commutes 

Downstream emissions:

  • Reducing emissions for transporting goods to our customers
  • Developing energy-efficient products to minimize our customers’ consumption
  • Making all the products we sell and their packaging fully recyclable 

Our commitment in facts & figures

Production & technologies

  • Most of the energy we need is provide by our own company photovoltaic system and by recovering the waste heat from air compressors.
  • Energy-saving LED bulbs are largely used in the production building.
  • A geothermal heating and cooling system also shows our commitment to the environment.
  • We are constantly optimizing our production processes to save more energy.
  • We also regularly get suggestions for improvements in our DIN 14001 and DIN 50001 audits, which we implement in a supportive manner.  

  • We ensure that our environmental simulation chambers are built to last – the product design is effective, they are simple to repair, and we ensure that spare parts are available.
  • We implement modular designs so that customers can replace individual parts instead of throwing away the entire product. 

  • We have reduced the energy consumption of our new climate chambers by up to 40% compared to the previous model.

  • We use environmentally friendly foam insulation in all simulation chambers with a cooling function and freezers.
  • The housing of our climate chambers is made of fully galvanized sheet steel and is coated with specially developed paints that minimize the burden on the environment as much as possible.
  • All of our chambers feature a recyclable high-quality stainless-steel interior.
  • We have switched to natural refrigerants such as CO2 isobutane or propane in the new climate chambers in line with the EU F-gas Regulation to minimize the greenhouse effect.
  • We use environmentally friendly thermoelectric cooling in our ECO series cooling incubators. 

Supply chain & waste management

  • We select suppliers who use sustainable practices and who can be transparent with consumers when it comes to the origins of the materials (conflict materials, REACH, RoHS).
  • Our suppliers must sign our suppliers’ code of conduct.

  • We promote concepts for reusing and recycling products and materials in a closed cycle.
  • We always separate wood, metal, foil, plastic, oils, paper, and residues of hazardous substances.
  • We have reduced paper consumption by 70% by digitalizing our work processes.
  • We use fully recyclable packaging material.
  • 99.7% waste was non-hazardous waste 

Savings in 2023:

17,3%

Photovoltaics

Share of total consumption

-38,3%

CO2*²

compared to base year*

-18,2%

Electricity

compared to base year*

-9,4%

Gas

im Vergleich zum Basisjahr*

 
* Base year = average of 2019–2021 
*² Scope 1 and 2 emissions

Our path to climate neutrality: Certified and committed

ISO 14001 Environmental Management

This certificate is testament to our commitment to environmentally friendly operations, resource preservation, and reducing our environmental impact. Our main aim is to continuously reduce our carbon footprint and to minimize energy wastage.  

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ISO 50001 Energy Management

With our energy management system, we are constantly improving our energy-related performance, optimizing our energy consumption, reducing costs, and minimizing our environmental impact. 
 

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EcoVadis sustainability management

Our efforts related to the environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement are recognized by EcoVadis. This accreditation shows that our sustainability management system has been assessed in line with the high standards of the EcoVadis method and has shown to be strong.
 

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A focus on people

Our employees are the key to our success, which is why we support individual skills and commitment. Development, flexibility, health, and well-being are our top priority. Social commitment and diversity are what shape our inclusive work environment. 

Family values

As a family-run company, we rely on a deeply rooted set of values. This family atmosphere contributes to a strong sense of community and helps us hold onto our employees in the long term.

Commitment to well-being and diversity

We support our employees in lots of different ways: targeted educational support, flexible working hours, remote working, and sport and leisure programs such as Hansefit. All of these contribute toward a good work-life balance. We create an inclusive working environment where everyone is appreciated and respected, regardless of their background or other individual factors. 

Support for the community

With our products and services, we support you with achieving your own sustainability targets quicker and more efficiently. With our energy-efficient units, long-lasting solutions, and sustainable business practices, you are actively contributing to reducing resource consumption and protecting the environment. Let’s work together to create a future worth living! 

Family values

As a family-run company, we rely on a deeply rooted set of values. This family atmosphere contributes to a strong sense of community and helps us hold onto our employees in the long term.

Commitment to well-being and diversity

We support our employees in lots of different ways: targeted educational support, flexible working hours, remote working, and sport and leisure programs such as Hansefit. All of these contribute toward a good work-life balance. We create an inclusive working environment where everyone is appreciated and respected, regardless of their background or other individual factors. 

Support for the community

With our products and services, we support you with achieving your own sustainability targets quicker and more efficiently. With our energy-efficient units, long-lasting solutions, and sustainable business practices, you are actively contributing to reducing resource consumption and protecting the environment. Let’s work together to create a future worth living! 

News from BINDER: Sustainability & responsibility

20/05/2024 Company, Sustainability

New F-Gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573

The new F-Gas Regulation (EU) has come into force. Information on the regulation and its implementation at BINDER can be found here.

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23/02/2024 Company, Sustainability

We received EcoVadis award

As a family-run company, it is a matter of course for us to make sustainable, long-term decisions and to consistently pursue ecological goals. The…

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