With sustainable products towards carbon neutrality in 2050
Our action plan is based on our SustainaBalance® strategy. Aimed at attaining a more sustainable society, this strategy comprises three principles designed to promote the balance between ecological, social and economic factors.
This roadmap is based on our sustainability strategy SustainaBalance®.
Value up
By empowering our teams, we enable our customers to provide more sustainable solutions.
Footprint down
We create efficient and safe processes, use resources responsibly, avoid waste and minimize our footprint.
Collaboration beyond
As a contributing member of society, we strive for a sustainable value chain together with all our partners.
"90 % of products with neutral or positive sustainability contribution in 2030 (in line with WACKER Sustainable Solutions)."
Auguste Willems, Member of the Executive Board, Wacker Chemie AG
This project is part of our “Value Up” strategy. It enables us to support the UN’s sustainable development goals 9, 12 and 13.
"50 % reduction in specific energy consumption by 2030 (vs.2007)."
Stefan Seidel, Head of Energy Management Burghausen
This project is part of our “Footprint Down” strategy. It enables us to support the UN’s sustainable development goals 12 and 13.
"33 % reduction in specific emissions in 2030 (vs.2012)."
Dr. Jutta Matreux, Plant Manager Nünchritz / Dr. Dieter Gilles, Plant Manager Burghausen
This project is part of our “Footprint Down” strategy. It enables us to support the UN’s sustainable development goals 12 and 13.
"90 % of key suppliers with a positive sustainability contribution."
Dr. Erk Thorsten Heyen, Senior Vice President Procurement and Logistics
This project is part of our “Collaboration Beyond” strategy. It enables us to support the UN’s sustainable development goals 8 and 17.
"60 % electrification of our processes (with respect to our total energy demand) with ongoing transition towards renewable energy."
Dr. Rudolf Staudigl, President & CEO of Wacker Chemie AG
This project is part of our “Collaboration Beyond” strategy. It enables us to support the UN’s sustainable development goals 7 and 13.
Our Sustainable Corporate Management Is Based on Voluntary, International Initiatives
WACKER’s Relief Fund
Our fund (WACKER HILFSFONDS) enables us to provide unbureaucratic, long-term assistance for victims of natural disasters.
Our aims:
- To take global responsibility
- To provide unbureaucratic assistance
- To adopt a systematic approach to expanding our relief programs
- To use our employee donations responsibly
It Goes Without Saying That We Assume Social Responsibility
We are absolutely committed to upholding human rights and to condemning all manner of forced and compulsory labor.
Our social responsibility starts in the areas immediately surrounding our sites. We talk openly about what happens behind our factory gates and give prompt and clear answers to any questions that the public raises.
Find out moreWe foster young scientific talent and and maintain close ties with universities. Our researchers are regularly invited to give papers or guest lectures. Students get to see what our work involves and they have an opportunity to write their degree theses at our company or to spend a period as an intern there.
Find out moreWe support charitable projects relating to work with children and teenagers, including a Munich-based charity – “Die Arche” (The Ark) – and help to integrate young refugees into life in Germany.
Find out moreWe want to encourage young people to show an interest in science and technology. We also support progressive teaching methods. A prime example is our free CHEM2DO® experiment kit, which won Germany’s 2015 SCHULEWIRTSCHAFT Award (promoting collaboration between business and schools).
Find out more Why not check out our CHEM2DO® webpage (in German only)We are open to dialogue with all democratic parties and communicate our views objectively. Our political involvement mainly focuses on energy policy.
Find out moreOur sustainability report is published every two years. It is available as an online version in English and German and can be downloaded as a printable PDF file.
This report offers an honest and comprehensive account of sustainability at WACKER not only for our customers, business partners, suppliers and shareholders, but also for analysts, non-governmental organizations, the authorities, our sites’ neighbors, and our employees.
Our Corporate Sustainability team coordinates sustainability-related work across the Group and oversees how our sustainability strategy and our voluntary Responsible Care® and Global Compact commitments are put into effect. You can read about the key principles underlying our sustainability strategy in our Code of Sustainability.