ebm‑papst A&NZ is proud to announce that our operations and our people are now completely carbon neutral!

Read our statement below.

Our Operations

ebm‑papst A&NZ has engaged Pangolin Associates, an independent third-party emissions consultant, to perform a carbon emissions assessment of our operations. Their assessment includes the emissions produced by our Australian and New Zealand operations, up-stream transportation, and manufacturing processes.

  • We are committed to measuring and publishing the carbon footprint of all our operations.
  • We fully embrace the challenge of transparency and accountability, and we encourage other individuals and businesses to do the same.

Reduce

ebm‑papst A&NZ is committed to making continuous environmental improvements through informed and incremental changes, not just with our current but also with future operations. Our ambitions are not always easy to implement, and sometimes are not possible, but understanding our carbon footprint allows us to strive to be better.

We believe the environment deserves the right to a seat in the boardroom. When making decisions, our focus is to achieve sustainable and environmental outcomes, as well as commercial imperatives. We desire to continue to look for ways to improve and strive to implement these actions into our business.

As stated by our founder, Herr Sturm: “Each new product must surpass its predecessor economically and ecologically.”

Our operations need to be better for the environment. Introducing sustainable and environmentally conscious operations helps others reduce impact. By introducing formal measurement, we create awareness that inspires us to make consequential improvements and we encourage our employees to reflect this philosophy in their own spheres of influence.

Offset

Our people and our operations are 100% offset so that our operations come to you 100% carbon neutral. We measure our carbon footprint on an annual basis and purchase carbon credits to offset all our generated emissions.

Our carbon credits support the Bundled wind power projects in Tamil Nadu, India, which involve multiple wind turbine generators (WTGs) connected to the state electricity grid, often with the electricity generated being used for both captive consumption by industries and supply to the grid. These projects contribute to sustainable development by promoting renewable energy, improving energy security, and potentially enhancing local livelihoods.

The generated electricity improves the grid frequency and available electricity to local consumers, helping overcome the supply/ demand gap which causes problems like unreliable electricity and brownouts. Improved electricity supply provides new opportunities for industries and other economic activities to be set up in the area, thereby resulting in greater local employment and overall development. The project helps reduce air pollutants (especially NOx, SOx and particulates) by displacing fossil fuel generation

As a Climate Responsible company, we are pleased to offset our Carbon Footprint through the purchase of Carbon Credit offsets using Pangolin Associates, an Australian Climate Active registered consultant.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does carbon neutral mean?

In essence, ‘carbon neutral’ means the net carbon equivalent emissions of a product, business or individual are reduced to zero. For operations to be considered carbon neutral, action must be taken to measure, reduce and offset the carbon dioxide emitted.

Why go carbon neutral?

We accept the problem, we recognise the science, and we are doing everything we can to minimize our impact on global warming and climate change.

We believe that it is all our individual and collective responsibilities as humans, businesses and governments to act against global warming and climate change. We should never underestimate, on an individual level, how we can contribute to making change.

The mission to promote climate-smart lived environments and lead the way as a climate responsible company is at the core of our business. An important aspect of this is taking responsibility for our carbon footprint. This is why we have gone carbon neutral.

What is carbon offsetting?

Carbon offsetting involves supporting carbon-negative initiatives that neutralise greenhouse gas emissions from other actions to achieve net carbon neutrality. For example, for every tonne of CO2 emitted by an individual, carbon offsetting would ensure that there is one less tonne in the atmosphere.

Where do you get the carbon offset credits?

We work with Pangolin Associates who provide access to certified projects.

What are your goals as a company in relation to offsetting carbon emissions?

Our overarching goal is to reduce our climate footprint as much as possible, by examining every single step and seeing where we can improve both our practices and the practices of businesses that we partner with. Where we can’t reduce, we offset.