Beiersdorf - Commit for Our Planet

Beiersdorf

Beiersdorf’s CARE BEYOND SKIN Sustainability Agenda guides the company’s transformation towards sustainability. It defines ambitious targets across three impact areas: consumer, society, and environment. With seven strategic focus fields that span the entire value chain – from ingredients and raw material sourcing to the consumers who are using the products in their bathrooms to the contribution to society and the environment also beyond our value chain. All targets listed in Commit for Our Planet are valid for the global consumer company segment.

Our transformation towards sustainability is a key priority for us at Beiersdorf and a key pillar of our C.A.R.E.+ strategy. With our CARE BEYOND SKIN Sustainability Agenda, we have set ourselves a very ambitious climate target, aiming to become a leader in climate action in our industry.

Vincent Warnery, CEO

Climate

Commitment: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Beiersdorf is committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1, 2 and 3) by 30% in absolute terms by 2025 (vs. 2018) and to achieve climate-neutrality in all its production centers by 2030. Our emission reduction target is based on the latest scientific findings and is recognized by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

As of January 2022, our plant in Berlin became our first climate neutral production center, switching to 100% biomethane and cutting the plant’s GHG emissions by 99%. And as of 2020, electricity for all office and production sites worldwide, tesa and Consumer Business Segments is exclusively from renewable energy sources.

Furthermore, both the Consumer and tesa Business Segments have signed a long-term voluntary commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest.

Packaging

By 2025, we commit to reduce fossil-based virgin plastic in our packaging by 50%, compared to 2019, and integrate at least 30% recycled material in our plastic packaging.

We also aim to ensure 100% of our packaging is refillable, reusable, or recyclable.

In 2021, Beiersdorf signed the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Global Commitment and joined the organization’s network to contribute to accelerating the transition to a circular economy. In addition to these key engagements, Beiersdorf cooperates with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF Germany) in a strategic partnership to strengthen the holistic approach to sustainability within the company.

Commitment: Sustainably source wood-based packaging

We aim to use of 100% FSC certified paper by 2025.

Nature

Commitment: Act for nature through sustainable ingredient sourcing

By 2025 we intend to reduce water consumption per manufactured product by 25% compared to 2018.

Commitment: Act for nature within operations

By 2025, we aim to source the main renewable raw materials – palm (kernel) oil derivatives, soy, tallow, and paper – from sustainable sources and deforestation-free. For certified palm (kernel) oil and its derivatives the target of using 100% sustainably sourced qualities (RSPO) was achieved by the end of 2020. Furthermore, we are engaged in projects on the ground to support smallholder farmers in Indonesia and Malaysia in the sustainable production of palm oil.