CLIMATE STRATEGY

We are climate neutral - and so is our standard range! Wherever possible, we avoid and reduce CO2 emissions. We offset the CO2 emissions that cannot be avoided. On this page you can read exactly how this works and what we do to achieve it.

Discover our climate neutral stock programm

Our way to climate neutrality

Ecological factors already played an essential role in the construction of our company building. With projects such as Ökoprofit, auditing according to DIN ISO 14001:2015 or the construction of our modern logistics center, we have steadily expanded our activities.

Wood pellet heating, photovoltaics, green roof, green electricity, job e-bikes: today, many things contribute to the fact that we operate our headquarters in Bielefeld completely CO2-neutral. Our transports are also arithmetically CO2-neutral - we compensate for the unavoidable transport emissions through various measures at the site. These focus in particular on preserving biodiversity and expanding e-mobility.

Avoid where possible, compensate where necessary: HALFAR® is consistently pursuing this sustainable path. With the environmental policy published in 2021 and in cooperation with ClimatePartner.

Because despite all the measures already implemented, unavoidable CO2 emissions remain that result from our work. For example, emissions caused by "individual traffic," i.e., our employees' commutes to work. The production of our bags also causes emissions that we cannot completely avoid through optimization measures. That is why we have recorded and analyzed our company's carbon footprint together with ClimatePartner. By offsetting the unavoidable emissions, our company and the entire warehouse range will be climate-neutral from 2022.

Determining CO2 emissions

Together with ClimatePartner, we created the Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF). The CO2 emissions from heating and energy to employee travel, business trips and office supplies were recorded for this purpose. We also calculated the raw materials, packaging, logistics and disposal of our products.

Avoid and reduce

Wherever possible, we avoid and reduce CO2 emissions. For example, through our photovoltaic system installed back in 2001, which we use to cover a large part of our electricity requirements at the site, especially in the summer months. Or through our in-house design and prototyping. Here, the focus is on the sustainability of our products right from the design stage. The transport optimization of our products and our modern logistics center avoid unnecessary journeys and conserve resources through the use of modern technology.

Offsetting CO2 emissions through climate protection projects

We offset all other unavoidable CO2 emissions by supporting climate protection projects. The selected climate protection projects save CO2 - for example with reforestation measures or by replacing climate-damaging technologies with climate-friendly alternatives.

To offset our unavoidable CO2 emissions, we support projects in the countries where our bags are manufactured. We are starting with three climate protection projects in China and India that are certified according to international standards and contribute to a more climate-friendly energy supply in these countries.

Our climate protection projects

Wind energy in Guyuan, China
Solar energy in Bhadla, India and
Wind energy in Tuppadahalli, India

More information on our climate protection projects at www.climatepartner.com/16142-2108-1001

The label

We mark our products with the independent label "climate neutral". This enables our customers and the users of our bags to track their climate neutrality. In this way, we contribute to the greatest possible transparency about the climate neutrality of our company and our products.