Hansgrohe sets strong emissions reduction goals of 77 per cent by 2030

New Delhi: The Hansgrohe Group has further strengthened its sustainability credentials in 2025, securing the EcoVadis Platinum Medal for the second consecutive year and improving its CDP climate score from B to A.

The Black Forest-based sanitary specialist increased its EcoVadis score from 83 to 86 points, placing it among the top 1 percent of companies assessed globally by EcoVadis. The company also enhanced its climate transparency and performance rating from CDP, reflecting accelerated progress in emissions reduction and environmental governance.

EcoVadis and CDP evaluate companies across environmental performance, social responsibility, and corporate governance. According to Hansgrohe, these independent benchmarks play a critical role in driving accountability and transparency across the value chain.

“Independent ratings create trust, among our partners, our customers, and throughout the entire value chain. They enable companies worldwide to be compared and show how consistently we are moving forward,” said Hans-Jürgen Kalmbach, CEO of the Hansgrohe Group.

“For us, they also serve as a compass – they show us where we can continue to improve as a responsible company in order to remain successful and sustainable in the long term.”

Hansgrohe is pursuing climate targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). By 2030, the company aims to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from its own operations by 77.3 percent compared to 2021 levels. A 25 percent reduction target applies to Scope 3 emissions across its upstream and downstream value chain.

A key focus area is the usage phase of its faucets and showers, which accounts for the largest share of emissions. By 2030, Hansgrohe plans to equip all water-carrying products with water- and energy-saving technologies, enabling customers worldwide to reduce resource consumption.

The company has also committed to transitioning entirely to renewable electricity across all production sites. In 2025, it commissioned four new photovoltaic systems at manufacturing facilities in Offenburg, Schiltach West, Bad Bentheim, and Valjevo, Serbia.

Additionally, heating systems are being gradually converted to heat pumps powered by green electricity to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

Hansgrohe has made notable advances in circularity and materials management. Since the end of 2025, all newly launched product packaging has been plastic-free, a move expected to save around 312 tonnes of plastic annually in Germany alone.

Building on its circular economy strategy, the company has operated a globally unique recycling facility since 2024 at its Offenburg site. The facility strips chrome plating from ABS plastic components and reintegrates the recovered material directly into new production processes.

For this initiative and its broader sustainability strategy, Hansgrohe was honoured with the German Sustainability Project Award in 2025.

With strengthened ratings, ambitious emissions targets, renewable energy investments, and circular material innovations, Hansgrohe says it is reinforcing its long-term commitment to climate protection, resource efficiency, and sustainable growth.