Freudenberg Performance Materials’ first standalone sustainability report focuses on the technical textiles segment.
Committed to the UN Brundtland definition of sustainability, Freudenberg Performance Materials aims to minimize waste and emissions while reducing its consumption of energy, materials, and water. The company aims achieve carbon neutrality at all of its sites (Scope 1 and 2) by 2045.
In 2024, Freudenberg Performance Materials made notable progress toward its sustainability goals. It reduced CO2 emissions by another 3 per cent, representing 29 per cent reduction compared to the baseline year 2020. Besides, the company improved energy efficiency by 10 per cent despite a rise in production levels. It increased purchases of renewable energy to 30 per cent of all purchased electricity to power 25 production units.
Further, the company increased its share of green energy in total energy consumption by 26 per cent to 13.5 per cent. It also replaced its largest gas-powered asset with wet-scrubber technology, resulting in a reduction of approximately 4,000 tons of CO₂.
In addition, Freudenberg Performance Materials established medium- and long-term sustainability goals to guide short-term planning and decision-making. The company started implementing software to calculate the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) in preparation for the upcoming EU ‘Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation’ (ESPR).
