Dometic said it aims to increase energy efficiency and transition to renewable energy sources to further reduce the carbon footprint of mobile living. It has set a target of decreasing CO2 emissions from its operations by 50 percent by 2030.
The company said it is committed to driving sustainability in the mobile living arena. Energy efficiency in production and the product use phase have long been key environmental targets that contribute to reducing the climate impact of Dometic operations and products, it said.
Dometic has developed a climate roadmap that expands impact monitoring and identifies reduction activities.
A long-term target to reduce CO2 emissions by 50 percent by 2030 has been set and was communicated as part of its Q1 2021 interim report. Clear milestones and corresponding reduction targets are also defined for 2021 and 2024.
“In order to reach these targets, Dometic aims to increase the share of energy from renewable sources over the next few years,” said Eva Karlsson, executive vice president and head of group operations. “Starting in 2021, operations across Germany will have fully renewable electricity, which is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 40 percent in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa).”
To obtain a more complete picture of the group’s climate impact, the company has initiated a footprint inventory of goods transportation, in addition to the previous reporting and monitoring represented by energy and electricity used in operations.
“To show our commitment, we have started to communicate the progress towards our sustainability targets on a quarterly basis starting from the Q1 2021 interim report,” said Juan Vargues, president and CEO. “In addition, we have implemented sustainability targets in our long-term incentive program for management. Their targets are set on CO2 emission reductions, injury rate and percentage of female managers.”