Environmental protection and sustainability

• In 2014, ZwickRoell became the first manufacturer of materials testing machines to determine our greenhouse gas emissions generated at our main site in Ulm and voluntarily offset them by purchasing carbon offset certificates. Future plans include a further expansion of this ecological commitment.
• ZwickRoell GmbH & Co. KG, with the support of a partner or software, annually creates a comprehensive greenhouse gas inventory (Corporate Carbon Footprint). This includes the greenhouse gas emissions caused by the energy sources used (fuels, electricity), business travel, employee commuting, various purchases (raw and packaging materials, paper, etc.), as well as part of the waste disposal. This allows ZwickRoell to identify the drivers of their greenhouse gas-intensive business processes and areas, as well as significant reduction potentials to specifically avoid or minimize future greenhouse gas emissions.
  
  By consistently implementing reduction measures, greenhouse gas emissions are continuously saved, for example, through our own generation plants on the ZwickRoell premises or the purchase of green electricity.
  
  For unavoidable greenhouse gas emissions defined within the framework of our greenhouse gas inventory, we also voluntarily contribute to climate protection by supporting high-quality international climate protection projects, such as projects for efficient stoves to avoid the use of firewood in Madagascar and Kenya.
  
  These projects support a variety of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The ZwickRoell Group publishes a sustainability report to inform our company's stakeholders about the advancements we have made for our customers, our products, our sustainable enterprise management and environmental protection activities, and our contribution to the well being of our employees and our community.