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2020 //
SUSTAINABILITY
The focus of our structured
REPORT
endeavours over the long term:
our natural and social environ-
ment, now and in the future.
Introduction
Foreword
Dear readers,
We are delighted to present to you the new, official ARBURG Sustainabi- met with virtual ridicule. However, in these times of necessary discussion
lity Report. This is another big step for our company, which has always about carbon footprints, the circular economy and resource-efficient
felt a deep commitment to the environment and the people who live in it. production of high-quality capital goods, this kind of proven, high-quality
production takes on even greater significance.
Environmental protection and the careful use of all resources are deeply
rooted in the DNA of our company – partly out of deep conviction re- With due Swabian modesty, we can say that we have chalked up a fair
garding our responsibility for the environment, society and future genera- number of successes in this field over the past decades – and we are very
tions, but also out of a "traditional Swabian thriftiness" that is proverbial happy to set these out in our Sustainability Report. We look forward to
in Germany. Our grandfather Arthur and also our fathers Karl and Eugen showing them to you!
did everything in their time to provide the highest level of protection for
people and the environment. The ARBURG Sustainability Report follows the structure of the WIN Charter,
the sustainability management system of the state of Baden-Württem-
These are goals to which we, as entrepreneurs, are also highly committed, berg, and will be published annually in future. For further information on
both today and in the future. For us, as a global leader in mechanical the scope and application of the information, please refer to the appendix
engineering, operating sustainably does not mean optimising profits from at the end of the Sustainability Report.
a one-sided and selective business management perspective. Operating
sustainably means putting our company's outstanding problem-solving A lot of people have worked very hard on this Report and we would like
capabilities at the service of our customers while also driving forward to thank them very much for their commitment.
permanent improvements in our production operations with a view to
protecting the environment and conserving resources. Happy and informative reading!
Above all, we believe that operating sustainably also involves planning for
the long term – which is another integral element of our family-owned
company. Our strategy of centralised global production has often been
Juliane Hehl Renate Keinath Michael Hehl
Introduction
Sustainably green
We are doing everything we can to achieve a goal that concerns us all:
a sustainable reduction in the carbon footprint of plastics processing.
ARBURG is one of the world's The inventors and tinkerers in our this, we take a holistic view of our GREENservices
leading machine manufacturers for company have always provided the products and our production. Sound advice for our customers, for
plastics processing. Our product innovations, while the company's This has led to the development of example on CO2 savings or the use
portfolio encompasses ALLROUNDER owners and our local environment our arburgGREENworld programme, of recyclates.
injection moulding machines with with its many recreational opportu- which brings together our activities
clamping forces of between 125 nities have ensured attentiveness to for resource conservation and the GREENenvironment
and 6,500 kN, freeformers for resource conservation and energy circular economy. Our aim is to con- Systematic optimisation of AR-
arburgGREENworld brings
industrial additive manufacturing, efficiency. Our environment is also tinuously increase the production BURG's work processes at the cen-
together all of ARBURG's
robotic systems, customer and the "home of injection moulding". efficiency of plastics processing, to tral production site in Lossburg and
activities for greater produc-
industry-specific turnkey solutions, This has shaped us. Demonstrably – sustainably reduce its carbon foot- in its subsidiaries around the world.
tion and resource efficiency
and additional peripheral equip- because ARBURG was one of the print and to promote the use of
and a more circular economy.
ment. first companies to be awarded triple recycled materials and bioplastics. arburgGREENworld is therefore
In the plastics industry, we are certification for quality, environ- arburgGREENworld is based on four both a statement and a milestone.
pioneers in the areas of production ment and energy as early as 2012. fundamental pillars: For solutions at our customers'
efficiency, digitalisation (Industry Plastics have been viewed more facilities. For solutions at our cen-
4.0) and sustainability. critically in recent years, although in GREENmachine tral production location. So that
Since our foundation in 1923, we certain areas – such as medicine or Efficient use of our injection ARBURG makes a sustainable green
have manufactured exclusively in e-mobility – we can no longer con- moulding machines, especially for impact.
Lossburg in the Black Forest (Ger- ceive of life without them. Plastics the processing of recyclates and
many). Of our workforce of around per se are not the problem here. bioplastics.
3,200, approximately 2,650 people It is how we deal with them. We
are currently employed in Germany. have recognised this and want to GREENproduction
Some 550 additional people work do everything in our power to help Implementation of new technolo-
in ARBURG organisations around solve known problems such as in- gies and digital interlinking of the
the world. creasing degradability and minimis- entire value chain.
ing waste accumulation. To achieve
Introduction
KEY FIGURES AT A GLANCE
In 2019
FOUNDED IN
35 3,150 EMPLOYEES GENERATED
EUR 738,000,000
1923 in Lossburg in the
Black Forest (Germany)
– to this day, the headquarters and production site
LOCATIONS
ARBURG has subsidiaries
in a total of 26 countries
of the family-run company, now in its third generation
around the globe
TRIPLE
2,003 TRAINEES
CERTIFICATION
in accordance with ISO 9001, 14001 and 50001 –
quality, environment and energy
AND STUDENTS
since 1949: we achieved this
impressive figure in 2020 in our
training division PARENT Approximately
COMPANY WITH
surface area 80,000,000 kg of CO2
of 180,000 m² CO2 EMISSIONS SAVED
BETWEEN 2010 AND 2019
Our globally unique manufacturing Clear evidence that we stand
ARBURG generated around facility delivers products that are by our responsibility
1,900,000 kWh "Made by ARBURG – made in Germany"
OF SOLAR POWER for its own use in 2019
with photovoltaics
CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights 05 // We protect the things we love 10 // We are open and honest
"Wir sind da." We are here for everyone.......................... 07 Energy and emissions pioneer............................................24 ARBURG behaves in accordance with the law................... 43
Our Code of Conduct: Universally applicable.................... 08 Sustainable: ARBURG's electricity mix................................25 Making our principles a reality for everyone...................... 44
Trust as a basis.................................................................. 09 Focus on reducing emissions..............................................26
11 // We create more value for our home region
02 // We ensure the well-being of all 06 // We stand behind our products Responsibility for our region............................................. 46
our employees Quality made by ARBURG................................................. 28 Our commitment to young people.....................................47
Focus on "ARBURGers".....................................................11 Sustainability means quality.............................................. 29 Commitment from our surroundings to societies.............. 48
Protected: Health and work...............................................12 All-round customer care................................................... 30
ARBURGers should feel at ease..........................................13
12 // We think ahead together
Infrastructure at its finest...................................................14
07 // We build on our success Rethinking and thinking ahead......................................... 50
Success safeguards jobs.....................................................32 Interdisciplinary cooperation..............................................51
03 // We accommodate different interests Training for lasting success................................................ 33 Best practice: Future-oriented construction....................... 52
The large ARBURG family...................................................16 Ongoing investments........................................................ 34
Our diverse group of stakeholders.....................................17
Appendix and legal notice
08 // We are long-term innovators
04 // We use resources sparingly A long tradition of innovation........................................... 36
Taking the long view as a basis..........................................19 Digitalisation delivers sustainability................................... 37
Making resources valuable................................................ 20 Focus on research............................................................. 38
Using natural resources......................................................21
Avoiding waste................................................................. 22
09 // We invest with vision
Stubbornness as a positive attribute.................................. 40
Sustainable: Our financial policy.........................................41
CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights
01.1 "Wir sind da." We are here for everyone
01 // WE PRESERVE RIGHTS
01.2 Our Code of Conduct: Universally applicable
01.3 Trust as a basis We work for and with people.
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our This is at the core of our brand promise.
employees
03 // We accommodate different interests
04 // We use resources sparingly
05 // We protect the things we love
06 // We stand behind our products
07 // We build on our success
08 // We are long-term innovators
09 // We invest with vision
10 // We are open and honest
11 // We create more value for our
home region
12 // We think ahead together
01 // We preserve rights 07
CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights "Wir sind da." We are here for everyone
01.1 "Wir sind da." We are here for everyone
For ARBURG as a long-established family company, Mutual esteem is our driving force
01.2 Our Code of Conduct: Universally applicable
regions, family and people have always been impor- Words alone will not achieve lasting positive develop-
01.3 Trust as a basis
tant aspects of our brand promise "Wir sind da." This ment for all – action is the key. This is why ARBURG
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our sentence encapsulates our firm intention not only to acts according to the same moral principles all over
employees deliver technological excellence, but also to champion the world and sets the bar particularly high in this re-
the environment and the interests of our customers, spect. Equality and empathy are practised worldwide
03 // We accommodate different interests
employees and partners, as well as other stakeholder at ARBURG. After all, we all live and work together.
04 // We use resources sparingly groups. We do this "without compromise", as succinct- All employees at ARBURG contribute in every respect
ly summed up by our corporate philosophy: "You can to the ongoing success of the company and thus also
05 // We protect the things we love
rely on us, just like a trusted family-member." directly to the well-being of all.
06 // We stand behind our products
Locally grounded, at home throughout the world
07 // We build on our success
Our roots are in the Black Forest. This is our base. This
08 // We are long-term innovators is where the heart of the extended ARBURG family
has been beating for almost 100 years. But the magic
09 // We invest with vision
isn't confined to Lossburg: at all ARBURG locations
10 // We are open and honest around the world, employees, customers and business
partners get to experience just what "Wir sind da."
11 // We create more value for our
means. Our strong roots at our central production
home region
location do not mean that we are not also at home
12 // We think ahead together worldwide. As one of the leading machine manufac-
turers for plastics processing, ARBURG and its em- ARBURG and its trading
ployees can be found in over 100 countries around partners are active in over
100
the world. Since we are a global and cosmopolitan
company, we also attach particular importance to
the active protection and upholding of human and
workers' rights.
COUNTRIES
and are committed to human
and workers' rights
01 // We preserve rights 08
CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights Our Code of Conduct: Universally
01.1 "Wir sind da." We are here for everyone applicable
01.2 Our Code of Conduct: Universally applicable
01.3 Trust as a basis Our Code of Conduct summarises the basic rules • Protection of and respect for human rights
applicable throughout the ARBURG Group for ethical • Guaranteeing workers' rights under the respective
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our
and legally compliant dealings with each other and labour and collective bargaining laws (collective
employees
with business partners, authorities and other third bargaining coverage)
03 // We accommodate different interests parties. Among other things, the Code covers compli- • Ban on forced and child labour
ance with national and international regulations, free • Application of the principles regarding equal
04 // We use resources sparingly
and fair competition, the rejection of corruption and opportunities in the selection of employees
05 // We protect the things we love money laundering, exemplifying social and societal
responsibility, and compliance with health and data We constantly communicate these principles New Joiners' Day
06 // We stand behind our products
privacy requirements. to all employees, for example through our
07 // We build on our success employee information or in our "New Join- The New Joiners' Day is an event that takes place
08 // We are long-term innovators // Due to the increasing globalisation of production ers' Day" induction programme. Pursuing
these goals also ensures our national and
several times a year at the company's German head-
quarters and is aimed specifically at new ARBURG
processes, ARBURG attaches particular importance
09 // We invest with vision international competitiveness through employees. During the event, all new joiners learn
to compliance with ethical principles at all its
transparent behaviour and honesty. more about the company's mission statement, among
10 // We are open and honest locations.
// other things. We also communicate this via various
11 // We create more value for our employee information bulletins – in black and white
home region Accordingly, every person in a position of responsi- for all to read!
bility ensures that, within their area, the following
12 // We think ahead together
aspects, for example, are observed and practised by
the company and its employees:
01 // We preserve rights 09
CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights Trust as a basis
01.1 "Wir sind da." We are here for everyone
When we say that we preserve rights, then that's what we do. World- Trusting employees
01.2 Our Code of Conduct: Universally applicable
wide. In equal measure. Without distinction. Our Code of Conduct is Without a long-term commitment to employees, there will be little moti-
01.3 Trust as a basis
clearly formulated: "The prohibition of discrimination and the observance vation and identification with the company. Our management principles
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our of human rights are a matter of course for ARBURG. [...] ARBURG expects state the following: "We trust our employees. Regular staff apprais-
employees all business partners to also apply these basic rules as a basis for a busi- als help employees to act on their own responsibility within a defined
ness relationship. ARBURG also expects these standards to be consistently framework." And it is precisely this autonomous behaviour that we want
03 // We accommodate different interests
propagated throughout the entire supply chain". We also check this by to promote. Through structured cooperation, teamwork, flat hierarchies,
04 // We use resources sparingly auditing our business partners and suppliers on site. and open doors. We are interested in what our employees have to say.
Because we want to remain innovative. And innovations only come about
05 // We protect the things we love
Trusting suppliers when we pool our efforts. Both in terms of thinking and acting.
06 // We stand behind our products Before suppliers are approved, they are surveyed via a Supplier Self-Assess-
ment (SSA) on subjects such as the Code of Conduct. This is supplement- Trusting partners
07 // We build on our success
ed by a continuously updated energy and environmental questionnaire When it comes to our business partners, continuity and sustainability are
08 // We are long-term innovators for energy-intensive suppliers or those with particular environmental risks. also important, especially when production takes place at a central loca-
Grounds for immediate exclusion would include the use of child labour, tion. This is the only way for trust to develop and for a lasting and healthy
09 // We invest with vision
for example, or a failure to respect human and workers' rights. The ma- collaborative relationship to be established. And of course this also applies
10 // We are open and honest jority of our suppliers have ISO certifications in which the applicable law to our customer ties. Here, as in all other relationships, we rely on longev-
for each location is integrated. ity, trust and openness. Only this will create a lasting win-win situation for
11 // We create more value for our
all. This is how it was. And this is how it will remain. "Wir sind da." We are
home region
ARBURG evaluates its suppliers on the basis of the knowledge gained in here. And we are here to stay. Including when it comes to sustainability!
12 // We think ahead together each case and formulates questions from this if certain facts are not clearly
identifiable. This applies to the area of sustainability goals, for example.
CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights
02 // WE ENSURE THE WELL-BEING
OF ALL OUR EMPLOYEES
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our
employees
02.1 Focus on "ARBURGers"
02.2 Protected: Health and work
02.3 ARBURGers should feel at ease All ARBURGers in the company should be in good health.
02.4 Infrastructure at its finest
We work hard to achieve this.
03 // We accommodate different interests
04 // We use resources sparingly
05 // We protect the things we love
06 // We stand behind our products
07 // We build on our success
08 // We are long-term innovators
09 // We invest with vision
10 // We are open and honest
11 // We create more value for our
home region
12 // We think ahead together 02 // We ensure the well-being of all our employees 11
CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights Focus on "ARBURGers"
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our Internally, our employees are called ARBURGers. They One of our goals is to continuously increase ARBURG's • Occupational health management
employees often call themselves this too – which shows how attractiveness as an interesting employer. Accordingly, with two employees
much our employees identify with the company. In the company is already a highly valued employer and • The ARBURG Health Center (AHC)
02.1 Focus on "ARBURGers"
recent years, a number of ARBURG employees who partner, which can be seen, for example, in how with its own fitness trainer
02.2 Protected: Health and work
have been with the company for almost half a century sought-after our apprenticeships for young people are. • Company social counselling service
02.3 ARBURGers should feel at ease
have retired. As a medium to large-sized family-owned company, • Workplace reintegration management
02.4 Infrastructure at its finest
we are constantly developing within a dynamic en- • The ARBURG football tournament
03 // We accommodate different interests
// Our ARBURGers enjoy working for us. And they vironment in order to offer our employees first-class
conditions for their personal and professional careers
• The ARBURG Games & Sports initiative
• The ARBURG running championships
04 // We use resources sparingly usually do so for an above-average length of time.
// in the long term. Physical presence and digitalised • Participation in the AOK "Cycle to Work" campaign
05 // We protect the things we love work complement each other perfectly in this respect. • Free flu vaccination
Our goal: To positively shape corporate culture • Fitness and health courses
06 // We stand behind our products
In our brand principles we have stated that people What we do for our ARBURGers • The ARBURG "Health Week"
07 // We build on our success are a key part of our business. They are responsible The ARBURG "Health allround" programme, which • Courses for healthy eating and stopping smoking
for the company's success and are constantly working has been active for several years, includes special and
08 // We are long-term innovators
to make our brand promise "Wir sind da" a reality. In continuously expanded investments and measures to
09 // We invest with vision Development. In Production. In their interaction with improve and maintain the health of all employees.
customers. In Service. And in all other areas of the These include:
10 // We are open and honest
company. They carry out research, work meticulously,
11 // We create more value for our develop and optimise products, while always staying On average, the age of ARBURG
home region on course. employees is 39.9 years and their
12 // We think ahead together LENGTH OF SERVICE IS
14.3
YEARS 02 // We ensure the well-being of all our employees 12
CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights Protected: Health and work
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our A separate organisational unit headed by our full-time safety officer The framework conditions: Always fair
employees is responsible for ensuring safe and pleasant working conditions. On the Our corporate philosophy states that ARBURG is aware of its social
subject itself, the ARBURG Code of Conduct states: "Employee health responsibility towards its employees, wherever in the world they are
02.1 Focus on "ARBURGers"
and safety are in the best interests of ARBURG. Health protection and located. This is why we extensively guarantee the rights of employees
02.2 Protected: Health and work
occupational safety in accordance with the applicable regulations are under the relevant labour and collective bargaining laws. We additionally
02.3 ARBURGers should feel at ease
therefore an integral part of all operational processes. ARBURG ensures provide voluntary financial benefits worldwide, such as special payments
02.4 Infrastructure at its finest
that employees are kept informed through regular training. In addition, for many years of service, weddings, and additions to the family, and sub-
03 // We accommodate different interests employees are required to actively familiarise themselves with the applica- sidise travel costs for public transport or the company buses as part of a
ble safety regulations at work and at the premises of customers or busi- mobility management programme. Our activities at the Lossburg location
04 // We use resources sparingly
ness partners, to remain vigilant at all times, and to use the prescribed in Germany are supplemented by support for healthy initiatives such as
05 // We protect the things we love protective clothing and equipment." "Cycle to Work". ARBURG also cooperates with a local daycare centre to
Regular driving safety training courses for groups and departments with provide childcare for parents working at the company.
06 // We stand behind our products
the company's own vehicles promote safety and enhance the company's
07 // We build on our success image. These courses have a positive impact on ARBURG's accident statis-
tics and on the company's image thanks to safe and defensive driving.
08 // We are long-term innovators
09 // We invest with vision
10 // We are open and honest Health rate ARBURG Germany
11 // We create more value for our 96.5
95.9 96.1 95.9 96.1
home region 95.6
HEALTH RATE
96.1 %
12 // We think ahead together
of the German company head-
quarters in Lossburg in 2019
proves that ARBURGers are fitter
than average
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
i Health rate
ARBURG Germany
Benchmark health rate
Mechanical engineering, Germany*
* Source: AOK health insurance
company, Northern Black Forest
regional head office 02 // We ensure the well-being of all our employees 13
CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights ARBURGers should feel at ease
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our By dealing with each other in a spirit of partnership, Active provision of information to all 2020, the year of the coronavirus
employees we promote a positive working atmosphere. Regular stakeholder groups Not only was the number of business trips reduced to
staff appraisals help employees to act on their own With regard to cooperation and team spirit, the com- a minimum as early as February, but video conferences
02.1 Focus on "ARBURGers"
responsibility. ARBURG also shows its appreciation for pany's management guidelines state that "ARBURG quickly replaced face-to-face meetings, both inter-
02.2 Protected: Health and work
its employees through a broad-based training and de- pursues an open policy of providing information both nally and externally. Extensive separation measures
02.3 ARBURGers should feel at ease
velopment programme. The "SuccessFactors Learning" externally to the public, e.g. to authorities, interest with non-overlapping shifts and contactless hando-
02.4 Infrastructure at its finest
training portal, which combines services in the area groups and citizens, and internally to employees." In vers were added from mid-March, as well as remote
03 // We accommodate different interests of further training, has been available to all ARBURG this way, ARBURG lives up to its social responsibility. working from home and the spatial segregation of
employees since 2020. You can view what's on offer, Ways in which we actively provide information to our staff in different open-plan offices. In addition to the
04 // We use resources sparingly
book training courses, and maintain your personal employees include: intranet, a coronavirus hotline, and monitors placed
05 // We protect the things we love learning history via the portal. The Human Resources • The intranet, which is updated daily, at the company's entrances, employees could also
department is responsible for planning, organising • Employee terminals at strategic points in obtain information from stickers, for example, and
06 // We stand behind our products
and implementing long-term training measures of this the company, other ad-hoc sources of information. In September,
07 // We build on our success kind. In addition to the "Leadership Allrounder" lead- • The staff newspaper "der allrounder" in German the 4-tier coronavirus traffic light warning system that
ership development programme (see Section 10), the and English and the customer magazine "today" regulates operational coronavirus measures was intro-
08 // We are long-term innovators
current offering includes language courses, specialised in six languages. duced throughout the company. The introduction of
09 // We invest with vision training and individual further training – online and A representative analysis confirmed the excellent a step-by-step coronavirus plan to achieve a uniform
also via external offers. uptake of internal communication in 2020. approach and the introduction of rapid tests followed
10 // We are open and honest
in October 2020.
11 // We create more value for our The working day: Flexible
home region At ARBURG, flexitime regulations apply both to nor-
mal working hours and to shift models.
// The 2020 coronavirus pandemic has shown that
12 // We think ahead together ARBURG can adapt quickly and comprehensively to
dynamically changing processes in order to protect
the health of employees and customers alike.
//
67 TRAINING COURSES
were held in 2020 and attended by a total
of 2,028 employees. Of these, 25 were con-
ducted online – with 1,484 participants 02 // We ensure the well-being of all our employees 14
CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights Infrastructure at its finest
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our In recent years, the work infrastructure in the administrative area has tion can be comprehensively adapted from an ergonomics perspective.
employees been modernised in a way that positively promotes teamwork. This The company restaurant, the ARBURG Allround Center (AAC), has also
includes setting up open-plan offices with small, screened-off communi- become an integral part of employee care. The restaurant offers bal-
02.1 Focus on "ARBURGers"
cation units, as well as coffee bars and meeting points where employees anced, wholesome meals for breakfast,
02.2 Protected: Health and work
can not only spend their breaks but also gather for "casual" discussions. lunch and dinner, which are available
02.3 ARBURGers should feel at ease ARBURG Health Center (AHC)
Each open-plan office also has several meeting rooms with fully net- to all ARBURGers at a subsidised rate.
02.4 Infrastructure at its finest
worked audio-visual equipment for presentation and communication In 2020, work began on a generous
When the new Training Center was opened at our
03 // We accommodate different interests purposes. Our automatic, environmentally friendly and resource-saving expansion of the restaurant space.
Lossburg location in Germany in 2020, ARBURG's
air-conditioning system, which ensures that the air is changed regularly in
04 // We use resources sparingly occupational health management department
all indoor spaces, also helps to promote health.
was housed in a 900-square-metre space, which
05 // We protect the things we love The new Training Center opened in 2020 has open-plan offices on the
is also home to the ARBURG Health Center. With
second and third floors, each with 160 workstations, which also meet
06 // We stand behind our products its high-quality facilities, the AHC is unique in
these interior design requirements. The generous glass façades allow
the region, not only offering employees training
07 // We build on our success pleasant views of the surrounding landscape, which also motivates our
and courses, but also added value in the areas
employees. Finally, flexible office equipment ensures that every worksta-
08 // We are long-term innovators of rebalancing, communication and networking.
Employees can find out about news and changes
09 // We invest with vision
at the ARBURG Health Center via the
10 // We are open and honest company's own AHC app.
11 // We create more value for our
home region
12 // We think ahead together
CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights
03 // WE ACCOMMODATE
DIFFERENT INTERESTS
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our
employees
03 // We accommodate different interests
03.1 The large ARBURG family
03.2 Our diverse group of stakeholders
Identification and a sense of community are key points
04 // We use resources sparingly
in our dealings with all our stakeholders.
05 // We protect the things we love
06 // We stand behind our products
07 // We build on our success
08 // We are long-term innovators
09 // We invest with vision
10 // We are open and honest
11 // We create more value for our
home region
12 // We think ahead together 03 // We accommodate different interests 16
CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights The large ARBURG family
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our Sticking together. Working together. "Wir sind da." – live and virtual
At ARBURG, everyone who works with and for us
employees When we talk about "the ARBURG family", however, In addition to our participation in trade fairs around
feels a special sense of community, which is expressed
we mean much more than the owners. Besides all the world, regular in-house events such as the
in a variety of ways:
03 // We accommodate different interests our current and former employees, the "family" also ARBURG Technology Days at our corporate head-
• In the determination to keep our promises
includes our customers and business partners, who quarters are a highlight in terms of customer contact
03.1 The large ARBURG family to all stakeholders
have often been with us for many years. A close col- and support. Between 1999 and 2019, ARBURG has
03.2 Our diverse group of stakeholders • In the care of this family-oriented company
laborative partnership is just as important to us as the welcomed more than 93,000 visitors to Lossburg, with
for its employees
04 // We use resources sparingly expansion of our global technology expertise for all the Technology Days becoming the world's largest
• In our philosophy of taking care of the
relevant industries. This is how our family business is in-house event in the plastics industry. Among other
05 // We protect the things we love needs of the customers
filled with life and becomes a corporate family. So an things, this strengthens ARBURG's sense of communi-
• In the desire to foster cohesion and show loyalty
06 // We stand behind our products identification with ARBURG, this sense of community, ty towards its customers.
• In our appreciation of loyalty and solidarity as
encompasses everyone who has anything to do with
07 // We build on our success long-term perspectives
us. And not only at our parent company in Lossburg,
08 // We are long-term innovators but at all our locations worldwide. This is what we
09 // We invest with vision
// Strengthening shared values, building and main- mean by the special ARBURG spirit: this feeling of
taining loyalty: ARBURG stands for reliability towards being welcome at ARBURG, of feeling at home at
10 // We are open and honest all stakeholders.
// ARBURG.
11 // We create more value for our
home region Every person at ARBURG practices these values con-
sistently, and our customers appreciate this. This is
12 // We think ahead together
why we are the "home of injection moulding" for all
our stakeholders.
i 03 // We accommodate different interests 17
CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights Our diverse group of stakeholders
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our
The overall context in which ARBURG operates as a Young people. Through events like "Technolino", People with disabilities. We work with organisa-
employees
company includes a number of interested groups. We we already make contact with kindergarten chil- tions for the disabled, such as Schwarzwaldwerkstatt
are committed to these stakeholders in a variety of dren. We use regional training fairs and our ARBURG Dornstetten, as suppliers.
03 // We accommodate different interests
ways. These include, for example, our own employees information days for school leavers to find interested
03.1 The large ARBURG family and subsidiaries, trade and project partners, customers young people and inspire them to take up training at Non-governmental organisations. We live up to
03.2 Our diverse group of stakeholders and interested parties, suppliers, cooperating institu- ARBURG (see Section 11). our responsibility when we say that we not only build
tions such as the TÜV (German Technical Inspection machines, but also ensure that they can be used in
04 // We use resources sparingly
Agency), insurance companies and employers' liabil- Academic institutions. We maintain close contacts an environmentally friendly way. Through the use of
05 // We protect the things we love ity insurance associations, international bodies that with universities and research centres, with whom we biocompatible plastics. Or the processing of recycled
ensure compliance with the respective country import conduct joint basic research in order to remain inno- materials. We want to raise awareness of this among
06 // We stand behind our products
requirements, as well as educational institutions, asso- vative. We support these institutions nationally and all relevant target groups. At the world's leading trade
07 // We build on our success ciations, the press and political parties. internationally with loans of machinery and also with fair for plastics processing, K 2019 in Düsseldorf, for
our expertise (see Section 8). example, the "Fridays for Future Kids" had the oppor-
08 // We are long-term innovators
In addition to these target groups, we are also dedicat- tunity to gather a lot of information about plastics and
09 // We invest with vision ed to the stakeholder groups that are located in the Regional associations and institutions. their use at the invitation of the Mechanical Engineer-
vicinity of our corporate activities and perform impor- We support regional associations and institutions. For ing Industry Association (VDMA). In this context, the
10 // We are open and honest
tant tasks. These include municipalities, associations example, ARBURG has been the main youth football fourth graders from the Astrid Lindgren School in
11 // We create more value for our and other organisations, authorities, neighbours and sponsor for the Freudenstadt players' community since Dauchingen visited ARBURG twice: once in October at
home region banks, but also interested community members. the 2019/2020 season (see Section 11). exhibition stand 13A13 and a second time in Decem-
ARBURG also gains new ideas and inspiration from its ber at the company' s premises in Lossburg.
12 // We think ahead together
many contacts and cooperations. Key examples include: Environmental protection. We have underpinned
our commitment to environmentally friendly and New employees. Our efforts to reach out to po-
resource-saving production with our "arburgGREEN- tential employees are not confined to trade fairs and
world" programme. other events. We are also breaking new ground in
this area, for example with an action-packed cinema
commercial.
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01 // We preserve rights
04 // WE USE RESOURCES
SPARINGLY
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our
employees
03 // We accommodate different interests
04 // We use resources sparingly
Our environmental and energy policy has been
04.1 Taking the long view as a basis
04.2 Making resources valuable
shaped for generations by the protection of nature.
04.3 Using natural resources
04.4 Avoiding waste
05 // We protect the things we love
06 // We stand behind our products
07 // We build on our success
08 // We are long-term innovators
09 // We invest with vision
10 // We are open and honest
11 // We create more value for our
home region
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CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights Taking the long view as a basis
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our
Our corporate philosophy clearly states the basis of Landmark decision: We produce centrally In this way, raw materials and semi-finished prod-
employees
our environmental and energy policy. By helping to One of the most sustainable fundamental decisions ucts can remain in-house for further processing once
03 // We accommodate different interests preserve the natural foundations of life and conserve in our company's history with regard to the careful they have been delivered. Metal finishing and refine-
resources, we serve people and nature equally, in line use of resources was for ARBURG to use a central ment remain completely in-house, avoiding repeated
04 // We use resources sparingly with our long-term thinking. Based on the analysis of production location in Germany with over 180,000 packaging and transport. We also make sure to work
all relevant key figures, we define specific, measurable square metres of floor space to produce our machines with certified companies that place importance on
04.1 Taking the long view as a basis
targets and measures that we realise with our envi- for global distribution. At ARBURG, we are convinced the careful use of resources. Questions on this are
04.2 Making resources valuable
ronmental and energy programme. Suppliers, service that this will remain the case for the foreseeable included in our audit forms. Some of the aspects we
04.3 Using natural resources
providers and external employees are also involved in future, as this not only allows us to maintain detailed evaluate here are:
04.4 Avoiding waste
these efforts. control over our outstanding quality, but also guaran- • Total cost of ownership (TCO),
05 // We protect the things we love tees short, reliable and flexible supply chains through • Transportation and packaging,
06 // We stand behind our products // We know that our business success can only be a high proportion (approximately 60 per cent) of
in-house production and a majority of national and
• Supplier management.
lasting – i.e. "sustainable" – if we also take ecological
07 // We build on our success regional suppliers in our supply chain management Although this often entails somewhat higher costs
08 // We are long-term innovators
aspects into account in our work.
// system. This means that "Made by ARBURG" really at first, there are advantages in terms of quality,
does stand for "Made in Germany". transparency and auditing. ARBURG is therefore a
09 // We invest with vision ARBURG has defined sustainability as an important company that really does function in harmony with
goal, to be achieved through resource efficiency and its environment.
10 // We are open and honest
a circular economy. Our thinking and actions are
11 // We create more value for our geared towards the long term and our decision for
home region sustainability is not based on a short-term return on
investment. SUPPLY SHARE
83 %
12 // We think ahead together
GERMANY
Our supplier structure* makes
it clear that goods used come
directly from the area around us
of which 70 %
BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
* in relation to net sales 04 // We use resources sparingly 20
CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights Making resources valuable
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our
When we construct or renovate buildings, we think through these pro-
employees
jects with a view to maximising resource efficiency. This has been Geothermal energy: heat and cold in combination
03 // We accommodate different interests the case since our first major plant expansion in the 1970s involving the Geothermal energy is the use of heating and cooling energy that is stored
administration building at our German headquarters. In that instance, in the ground and can be accessed there. Geothermal energy is therefore
04 // We use resources sparingly we implemented a façade heating system that was a revolutionary considered to be a renewable energy. When the Customer Center was
technology for low-temperature heating at the time. Waste heat from built in 2009, more than two million tonnes of rock were activated for
04.1 Taking the long view as a basis
production has been put to multiple use, which means we have been geothermal energy through 24 boreholes. In this way, we use the ground
04.2 Making resources valuable
saving heating energy and reducing carbon emissions for more than as a heat reservoir, which we can manage to optimum effect with the
04.3 Using natural resources
40 years. A current example from 2020 is the construction of our new seasonal heat potential. Geothermal cooling also enables temperatures
04.4 Avoiding waste
Training Center. The building areas are air-conditioned via concrete core of between 14 and 16 degrees Celsius to be achieved, which means that
05 // We protect the things we love temperature control and heating/cooling ceilings using waste heat from buildings can also be cooled particularly efficiently. In 2019, we generated
production. an output of 215,020 kilowatt hours of cooling and 231,250 kilowatt
06 // We stand behind our products
hours of heat in this way using minimal resources – which would cover
07 // We build on our success
// Thanks to heat recovery, ARBURG makes multiple use of the energy the heating requirements of around 15 single-family homes for one year.
08 // We are long-term innovators supplied and can heat the buildings in a virtually cost and carbon-neu-
09 // We invest with vision
10 // We are open and honest
tral manner. ARBURG has been operating several production halls with
almost zero heating energy since the turn of the millennium.
// 380 kW
11 // We create more value for our This is achieved by means of an overarching process heat management GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SYSTEM
home region system that ARBURG is continuously advancing in order to control the
various heating circuits in the company in an energy-efficient and needs- Underneath the Customer Center there are:
12 // We think ahead together
based way. The portfolio of technologies in use ranges from air heat 24 bores
exchangers, compressed air and power generation using heat recovery, to 199 m drilling depth
4,776 m drilled in total
a geothermal system.
19,104 m of pipeline
960,000 m³ of tapped soil 04 // We use resources sparingly 21
CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights Using natural resources
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our
The share of renewable self-generated electricity was 10.6 per cent in days. In addition, we also rely on solar energy generated from sunlight
employees
2019 (see Section 5). On top of this, we have been using cisterns to har- and natural air conditioning via shading and outside air.
03 // We accommodate different interests vest the valuable resource of rainwater since 1997. Instead of letting this The interlinking of the entire infrastructure plays an important role here.
water from sealed surfaces go unused, we collect it via several cisterns At ARBURG, this has been taken care of by "smart" building technology
04 // We use resources sparingly with a storage capacity of 1,104 cubic metres. In 2019, a total of 5,512 since 1993. Blinds and windows are activated on the basis of data from
cubic metres of rainwater was collected, 1,184 cubic metres more than in the in-house weather station, for example. Cool night air can be used to
04.1 Taking the long view as a basis
2018. This not only covers 90 per cent of our grey water needs, e.g. for ventilate the buildings energy-efficiently.
04.2 Making resources valuable
toilets and cleaning systems, but also relieves the pressure on the ground-
04.3 Using natural resources
water pipes. Always seeing the big picture is deeply ingrained in ARBURG's DNA.
04.4 Avoiding waste
Hybrid cooling towers save over 40 per cent of fresh water thanks to a
05 // We protect the things we love Building technology: Saving energy across the board closed cooling water system. The use of natural cold during winter addi-
Another important objective when planning new buildings or renovating tionally allows energy savings for compression refrigeration machines.
06 // We stand behind our products
existing ones is the use of natural resources. In addition to generous glass
07 // We build on our success façades, the ARBURG standard also includes north light shed roofs, with
which we minimise the need for electrical lighting to the bare minimum.
08 // We are long-term innovators
In our assembly halls, for example, we achieve the specified workplace
09 // We invest with vision brightness of 500 lux without additional light, even on gloomy winter
10 // We are open and honest
11 // We create more value for our
20 %
home region
Share of total water consumption accounted for by rainwater
12 // We think ahead together
17.5 %
16.0 %
13.9 % 14.2 %
RAINWATER 11.4 % 10.8 %
as a share of the company's total water consumption.
We want to achieve this ambitious goal with
additional cisterns, such as the 150 cubic meter
cistern under the new Training Center
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CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights Avoiding waste
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our
employees Waste should be seen as a valuable material. This is An integrated approach benefits everyone // Electric charging stations in the visitors' car park,
the motto of ARBURG's waste management team, A philosophy of environmental protection and re- the promotion of local public transport and the use
03 // We accommodate different interests
which ensures that all waste produced by the compa- source conservation is also applied throughout the of bicycles by our ARBURGers show that even seem-
ny is consistently separated. In 2019, ARBURG gener- production process. For example, we work with FEM ingly small details are considered when it comes to
04 // We use resources sparingly
04.1 Taking the long view as a basis
ated a total of 6,238 tonnes of waste, 416 tonnes less
than in the previous year. In addition, the company
or bionically optimised moulded parts that require
less material and machining time for the same sta-
reducing our carbon footprint.
//
04.2 Making resources valuable is also stepping up recycling. For example, as early bility. Moulded and forged parts that are finished at
Measures currently implemented this year include the
04.3 Using natural resources as 2020, one environmental goal was to collect 25 ARBURG are already prefabricated in such a way that
installation of a fire water retention system in our new
04.4 Avoiding waste per cent of plastic waste from moulded parts from only minor machining is required to give them their
Training Center, which prevents soil contamination in
customer trials and inspections, sorted by type, and final shape. Another example is our powder enam-
05 // We protect the things we love case of fire. Integrated environmental protection meas-
return it to the reusable materials cycle. We also advise el coating, which is free of solvents and emissions
ures of this kind are another way in which the compa-
06 // We stand behind our products customers on this topic as part of our arburgGREEN- and allows the overspray to be recycled. The coated
ny contributes to greater long-term sustainability.
world programme. surfaces are highly durable – just further proof that an
07 // We build on our success
integrated approach often creates win-win situations.
08 // We are long-term innovators Our customers benefit from high-quality materials,
while ARBURG benefits from the use of a cost-ef-
09 // We invest with vision
10.0% fective, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly
10 // We are open and honest 2.1% production process.
11 // We create more value for our
13.7%
home region
12 // We think ahead together
RECYCLING RATE:
88 %
74.2%
Waste in 2019
Scrap metal
of all waste generated was recycled in
Other recyclables 2019. ARBURG attaches great importance
Commercial/construction site waste to the topic of the circular economy
Hazardous waste
CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights
05 // WE PROTECT
THE THINGS WE LOVE
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our
employees
03 // We accommodate different interests
04 // We use resources sparingly
We set ourselves ambitious targets for energy
05 // We protect the things we love
and emissions – and keep to them!
05.1 Energy and emissions pioneer
05.2 Sustainable: ARBURG's electricity mix
05.2 Focus on reducing emissions
06 // We stand behind our products
07 // We build on our success
08 // We are long-term innovators
09 // We invest with vision
10 // We are open and honest
11 // We create more value for our
home region
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CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights Energy and emissions pioneer
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our
We have repeatedly spoken – including at various The ARBURG environment and energy programme
employees
points in this Sustainability Report – about the fact The annual planning for the environment and energy
03 // We accommodate different interests that we have been working for decades to keep our programme takes place on the basis of the results
carbon footprint as small as possible. This comes from from the previous year's annual environmental report.
04 // We use resources sparingly
an understanding of the issue that was initially rather The current company targets as well as indicators,
emotional, but always innovation-oriented. In plain measured values and other relevant inputs are taken
05 // We protect the things we love
language: the ARBURG headquarters in Lossburg are into account as information. For energy planning, the
05.1 Energy and emissions pioneer located in the Northern Black Forest tourist region, in consumption data for the entire company is used.
05.2 Sustainable: ARBURG's electricity mix countryside with a high recreational value. ARBURG's Apart from the legal requirements, the objectives
05.2 Focus on reducing emissions owners, the Hehl and Keinath families, have always set by management are essential for planning. CO2
felt committed to this and have acted accordingly: reduction and energy requirements in relation to the
06 // We stand behind our products
the business operates without smoke and also blends delivered product mass and the ARBURG energy mix
07 // We build on our success very harmoniously into the landscape in terms of its are important indicators for these objectives.
external appearance.
08 // We are long-term innovators
The planning is updated at least once a Clear targets
09 // We invest with vision To be able to sensibly manage energy use and hence year by the Environmental Committee
a large part of the emissions, there are now detailed and the Energy Savings Panel. The results ARBURG has set clear targets for reduc-
10 // We are open and honest
goals and targets to which both the partners and the are documented in the environmental ing emissions. Based on the 2012 figures,
11 // We create more value for our entire workforce feel committed. and energy programme, approved by the total energy requirement should be
home region management and published internally reduced by a further five per cent by 2023.
For example, the ARBURG Code of Conduct states within the company. The share of photovoltaics and geother-
12 // We think ahead together
that "environmental protection and the conservation mal energy as renewable forms of energy
of resources and energy ... are an integral part of should be increased to at least six per cent
ARBURG's corporate culture. ... ARBURG’s environ- of the total energy requirement in the
mental and energy programme contains the strategic same period.
and operational objectives for improving environ-
mental protection, in particular for increasing energy
efficiency and energy savings." 05 // We protect the things we love 25
CONTENT
01 // We preserve rights Sustainable: ARBURG's electricity mix
02 // We ensure the well-being of all our
Our electricity mix is one thing above all else: sustainable. This is because, Our goal of increasing the share of renewable energy forms such as pho-
employees
in addition to photovoltaics, wind power and combined heat and power, tovoltaics and geothermal energy (see Section 4) to at least six per cent
03 // We accommodate different interests the mix for our location in Lossburg consists of regional electricity and gas of total electricity requirements by 2023 was already achieved for the first
purchased from the Freudenstadt public utility company. The electricity time in 2017. In 2019, we exceeded this target once again with a volume
04 // We use resources sparingly
comes from completely ecological sources, meaning that it consists of 100 of 6.5 per cent. Our two wind turbines have been in operation since 2001
per cent carbon-neutral green electricity – and has done so since 2016. and generated 1.4 million kilowatt hours of electricity in 2019.
05 // We protect the things we love
05.1 Energy and emissions pioneer We now produce a not inconsiderable share of our own electricity via the Since 1996, we have also been using gas in our two combined heat and
05.2 Sustainable: ARBURG's electricity mix three pillars of photovoltaics, wind power and combined heat and power power plants to generate process heat and electricity. The combined
05.2 Focus on reducing emissions (gas). In 2019, the share of photovoltaic electricity was around 1.9 million heat and power plants contributed around 8.8 million kilowatt hours to
kilowatt hours, which is roughly equivalent to the consumption of 485 the energy mix in 2019. Their operation enabled ARBURG to avoid using
06 // We stand behind our products
households of four people. We have been continuously increasing the around 1.6 million kilograms of CO2 in 2019.
07 // We build on our success proportion of our own electricity generated by solar collectors since 2001.
08 // We are long-term innovators
09 // We invest with vision
10 // We are open and honest
11 // We create more value for our 6.1%
home region 4.5%
12 // We think ahead together
Compared to the German electricity
mix ARBURG's electricity mix
generates a carbon footprint up to
61% 28.4 % ARBURG electricity mix in 2019
Photovoltaic technology
Wind power
85.8 % SMALLER
Combined heat and power plant
External procurement (green electricity)
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