Climate change represents the greatest challenge that humanity has faced since the end of the Ice Age and it is the overriding assignment for those of us alive at this time. The consequences of global warming are becomingly increasingly tangible and the pressure on politicians and companies is becoming ever greater – not least through the ‘Fridays for Future’ movement. Experts around the world now agree that we urgently need to adopt measures to counter climate change, which has been caused by human activities.
Whether we manage to reduce emissions or not largely depends on the voluntary and consistent actions by the economies in industrial countries. We at GETT Gerätetechnik GmbH are therefore prepared to take responsibility for the world that we will leave behind for our children and grandchildren.
This is the reason why we have had the greenhouse gas emissions, which we cause through our company’s activities, documented and have offset them by collectively purchasing 1,960 climate protection certificates for the years 2023 and 2024. We are using these certificates to support a solar power project in China and a hydroelectric power project in India, which have been certified under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
We are fully aware of our special responsibility towards future generations as a corporation and have therefore acted in this way. We have had the climate-relevant impact of our company measured with the help of the ECO-Cockpit from the NRW Efficiency Agency and Fokus Zukunft GmbH & Co. KG has checked its plausibility: our CO2 footprint amounts to 799 tons of CO2-equivalent harmful substances per annum. To illustrate this: on average, one person in Germany causes about 11.6 tons of CO2 through their lifestyle every year.
Greenhouse gases spread evenly through the atmosphere. It therefore makes sense to prevent the emissions where the costs are lowest. Projects in developing countries also play a role in improving the economic, social and ecological situation there and support the implementation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The emissions trading system is a major driving force for transferring clean technologies and developing economies in emerging countries so that they are geared towards sustainability.
The greenhouse gas balance sheet available to us provides a transparent summary of the greenhouse gas emissions that our corporation produces. The report therefore forms an important building block in our commitment to uphold climate protection. Our company is now described as ‘climate-neutral’ on the basis of the figures that have been documented and because we have purchased the relevant number of climate certificates. We have obtained the “climate-neutral company” award by compensating for our greenhouse gases.
