Keeping an eye on the Corporate Carbon Footprint
You need to know the amount, if you are going to reduce it. Doka sets a good example and actively provides transparent reports on the Corporate Carbon Footprint, company-wide reduction targets and measures to consistently reduce emissions. Furthermore, it also explains why the carbon footprint has the potential to be a new currency.
Now everyone is aware of this fact, thanks to transparent communications. More than half of Doka’s greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 & 2) come from bought-in energy for electricity, heating and cooling. This is what the Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF), in other words the carbon footprint throughout the company, shows and this is now available for Doka Europe.
Before the Corporate Carbon Footprint could be produced, it required many months of intense cooperation with the individual countries. The commitment of the teams who worked on this was fantastic, because everyone was aware that we had to work together to combat climate change. CCF provides the starting point for Doka’s climate strategy, the CO2 reduction targets and the introduction of measures. CCF data was collected first for all European Doka countries with all their branches. It is intended that this information will also be available for the NAMLAM and MEAAP areas by the end of the year.
Robert Hauser / CEO Doka
"We want to see a 75% drop in emissions by 2026 and 85% by 2031 compared to the figures in 2021.
(Scope 1 & 2).“
But what, exactly, counts towards the “Corporate Carbon Footprint”? All emissions generated by a company's activities within one year. This sort of emissions balance sheet includes emissions from vehicles and plant used by the company and bought-in energy (such as electricity and heat). The carbon footprint will become one of the most important key performance indicators for the economy over the next few years. Many experts are of the opinion that CO2 will become one of the most sought-after currencies in the world.
Greenhouse gases cause the climate change that has been so very threatening to man and nature for years and is destroying livelihoods. The EU is aiming to be climate neutral by 2050 by implementing a major programme such as the European Green Deal.
Together we drive momentum
As part of the Umdasch Group, we at Doka aim to not only be economically successful, but also fulfill our ecological and social responsibilities as well as our responsibility as an employer. Therefore, we regularly set impulses within and outside our company and drive international initiatives that make our common working and living environment more sustainable.
Now a transparent system is in place, Doka's employees all over Europe know exactly where they can start. The largest CO2 lever needs to be moved and thus make a contribution to combat the climate crisis. Step by step. Together. All in the same boat.
Anna Högn-Reichartzeder I Sustainability Manager Doka
“Bought-in energy and the associated greenhouse gas emissions account for more than half of Doka Europe's Corporate Carbon Footprint, in other words power for electricity, heating and cooling. It’s all the energy we need to operate our company. And that is also the greatest lever if we want to reduce CO2. If we change over to sustainable sources of energy here, we will be able to measure how we are benefiting the climate and thus make a genuine contribution to protecting the climate.”
Doka and Umdasch Group are committed to sustainable development.
This is why we subscribe to initiatives that are aligned with the United Nations’ “Sustainable Development Goals”.
A career abroad? Yes!
Three months’ work experience in the USA changed her life. For the Hungarian Yard Manager, too, Doka was the gateway to the world. A third was in the Ivory Coast for his project.
An excellent combination of work and family life
Satisfied employees offer tremendous potential! Doka does its bit to create happy families with Umdasch Nest. At our Amstetten site the little ones are well looked after in our company’s own crèche, including in the years before they are old enough for the kindergarten.
A deliciously cool start to the employee engagement survey
Improvements depend on honest feedback. This is why the Umdasch Group introduced a global engagement survey so that all employees have an opportunity to make their views known.
Responsibility is part of the deal for the Umdasch Group
The Umdasch Group has set itself the goal of linking knowledge, business and values and thus fulfilling the responsibility that both the Umdasch Group and its companies have to society.
Step by step to more fitness!
Sports not only have an immense impact on your health, they also have a positive effect on well-being. Doka Saudi Arabia has acknowledged this and launched a three-month fitness challenge.
Doka brings self-directed development into the Spotlight
Doka and the Umdasch Group have set themselves the target to support employees in our complex and fast-moving world of work in the best way we can to achieve flexible and needs-based development that is useful for them. The route we have chosen is tailored learning offers for independent development.
New land with NEULANDT
NEULANDT’s portable precast plant N3P is on its first mission to Abidjan on the Ivory Coast. N3P allows for the industrial production of precast elements directly on the construction site. This creates added value at a local level and high process efficiency. The results are sustainable, affordable living spaces, as well as a better social infrastructure.
Powder coating 4.0
The cutting-edge powder-coating system has been in operation near the Amstetten headquarters since 2021. What can such a system achieve? Every single step of production can be optimised for sustainability, using the latest robot technology, digitalisation, automation and state-of-the-art technology. It protects the environment and people.
Seven Climate Rangers show the way
Seven Doka employees completed the Climate Ranger Academy to develop their knowledge on climate protection and mainstream this knowledge within Doka's business environment. This is because transformation will only be successful if sustainability is reflected in the strategy, the business’s own core processes and in its everyday processes.
Sustainability wins prizes
What is the idea behind the Umdasch Group’s Sustainability Prize? It is to promote projects that work towards a sustainability strategy and these projects are within the company itself. What started in 2020 is now an annual event. Employees are very enthusiastic and motivated.
A green light for green energy
Over 10,000 sq.m. of solar panels will have been installed on the roofs of buildings in Amstetten, St. Georgen and St. Martin by the end of 2023. Thus around 9% of electricity required each year at the Amstetten site can be covered with solar power.
A clever move!
Doka’s transport logistics in Amstetten are attracting attention with their strong, sustainable focus on expanding intermodal traffic. Consignments are transported in combination with railways. More and more Doka countries are joining.
Doka Sweden’s vehicles are going green
Doka Sweden’s trucks are producing 80–90% fewer greenhouse gases by using a different sort of green fuel. HVO100 fuel is leading the way in the sustainability stakes, as it is primarily made of waste fats such as cooling oils or animal fat.
Carbon footprint for nearly 6,000 products
From the procurement of raw material and production through to delivery to distribution centres and branches worldwide, use on construction sites, repair and cleaning and, finally, the recovery and recycling phase of the product. Almost 6,000 products have been examined right down to the last detail. Or, to be more accurate, to calculate their carbon footprint.
Keeping an eye on the Corporate Carbon Footprint
You need to know the amount, if you are going to reduce it. Doka sets a good example and actively provides transparent reports on the Corporate Carbon Footprint, company-wide reduction targets and measures to consistently reduce emissions. Furthermore, it also explains why the carbon footprint has the potential to be a new currency.
The end of paper!
Doka Amstetten is achieving in practice what was earlier thought to be unimaginable. There was great enthusiasm as they discovered and appreciated the advantages of paperless manufacturing. If an appropriate device is used, digitalisation brings very important advantages, especially in production. Everything is right up to date – with just a couple of clicks.