Knauf Interfer is taking action
Step by step we are seeking to make our company more sustainable. A goal we are pursuing along the entire value chain – from raw material procurement and processing to waste disposal and delivery to our customers.
But to us sustainability is not just about acting economically and ecologically. We also want to create a sustainable working environment for our employees. Knauf Interfer is aiming to become even more diverse, more socially aware, safer, and more attractive. With this in mind, we have defined five goals that are aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- Growth with AI: we are thinking long-term. We will create future-proof growth through continuous investment and an innovation-friendly environment. Through this we wish to safeguard our company’s success.
- Operation with tradition: we wish to continue to ensure the best possible quality for our products and thus exceed our customers' expectations.
- Planning with foresight: we seek to achieve a gradual reduction in our energy needs by improving the management of our processes.
- Work with advancement opportunities: our employees are our greatest asset. We wish to create a safe and even better working environment for them.
- Calculation of EPDs: we aim to offer EPDs for all our products we supply to our customers as of 2028
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Our philosophy: We seek to meet our customers’ needs in a sustainable manner, while ensuring optimum quality, a safe working environment for our employees, and a conscientious approach to energy and the environment.
How do we wish to achieve these goals in the long term? We will implement specific measures and continually build on them as we move forward. We are giving our all in pursuit of these goals: for our customers, for our employees, and for our environment.
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Knauf Interfer SE
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Quality with a new focus
We are not satisfied until our customers are satisfied!
When it comes to our customers, we guarantee the best possible product quality. Their needs are our priority. This is why we are going on the offensive. Through investment and an innovation-friendly environment, we are seeking to enhance our competitiveness and set ourselves apart from the competition.
We are investing in new technology and using digitalisation to our advantage. We are deploying AI to optimise our production processes. With ever greater frequency, we are finding technical solutions that automate processes and reduce our employees’ workloads.
We always want to be one step ahead, which is why we are adapting our product portfolio to current market trends. One aspect of this is our goal to procure EPDs for our customers' orders by latest 2028.
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We also think ahead when we act and do so at every stage of the value chain. Our first step was to divide our company into the ‘Holding’, ‘Steel Business Unit’ and ‘Aluminium Business Unit’ areas and, in doing so, adapt internal processes individually and purposefully to the needs of our customers.
When procuring materials, we rely on structured supplier management to verify the quality and requirements of the products supplied. We want to optimise our energy-intensive steel processing with a view to increasing its efficiency. In addition, we ensure a sustainable route network within the company as well as resource-saving delivery.
Our goal: EPDs for all products till end of 2027
Download ‘Sustainability Report’Our mission: Transparency as the basis for reducing CO2 Emissions
We aim to develop decarbonisation projects together with our customers.
We strive at gaining a clearer understanding of the CO2 emissions of our products and would like to work hand in hand with our customers to identify ways to decarbonise. To do this, we're taking a step-by-step approach:
1. Calculating CO2 emissions at company level: Since 2021, we have calculated the Corporate Carbon Footprint for the entire Group every year in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. This includes Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, as well as the Scope 3 categories that are most relevant to us - in particular purchased goods (raw materials) and transport. We explain exactly which categories these are and the way we define the boundaries in the Knauf Interfer Group's sustainability report.
2. Deepening CO2 emissions calculations at product level: Taking the Corporate Carbon Footprint as basis, we will produce an Environmental Product Declaration (EDP) for all our products by the end of 2027 in accordance with DIN EN 15804, setting out each product's global warming potential. The EPDs are verified by an independent third party.
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3. Developing Projects together: The EPDs highlight which raw materials and process steps have the greatest environmental impact, and how many CO2 emissions were generated. Building on this we discuss specific product-level projects with our customers, for example using raw materials with a lower global warming potential (instead of the ones used so far). Wether, and by how much, CO2 Emissions can be reduced, depends on the individual project and is therefore verified on a case-by-case basis using the EPDs.
ISO? IATF? For us, they are more than just certificates.
To our certificationsGood work? No doubt!
We consider satisfied and qualified employees as the key to success.
Our employees drive our company’s growth. Only together are we strong. This is why we aim to offer them the best possible working conditions. To ensure a sustainable collaboration.
Your safety matters to us.
This is why safety standards are our top priority: they help us avoid accidents and prevent work-related injuries. In this area, we employ safety officers and occupational safety specialists. We are also reviewing our processes to reduce the risk of pollution, among other things. Automated work steps seek to reduce our employees’ workloads.
Your expertise is our strength.
We encourage our employees to develop their expertise. Through our various training opportunities, our employees have the chance to continuously develop in their chosen field. Recruiting and training the next generation is also of great importance to us. We work closely with schools and colleges to provide technical training for pupils, apprentices, and placement students. Through this, we not only open up long-term opportunities for our company, but also for our employees’ professional future.
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Diversity at every level.
Diversity is ensured as a matter of course at Knauf Interfer. We have employees of different nationalities, genders and religions, with and without disabilities. At Knauf Interfer, everyone has the same opportunities. Our motto: There is no place for discrimination.
Working at Knauf Interfer is rewarding.
Our employees achieve great things. These efforts deserve to be rewarded. We achieve this through pay structures that are governed by collective agreements. But also through our flexible working time models – an area in which we continue to improve. In addition, we wish to stage even more events and create even more recreational opportunities for our employees that promote a work-life balance.