Sustainability
Collaborating with the aerospace and defense industry to create resilient and sustainable supply chain solutions
Collaborating with the aerospace and defense industry to create resilient and sustainable supply chain solutions
The aerospace and defense industry is in a race to become more sustainable. It is embracing a sustainability agenda that goes way beyond reducing aircraft emissions and extends to improving sustainability across the entire value chain. At thyssenkrupp Aerospace, we share this ambition which is why sustainability is a central pillar of our corporate strategy.
In line with our parent company, thysssenkrupp Materials Services, our approach to sustainability goes beyond internationally recognized environmental, social and governance standards. We aim to go Beyond clean, Beyond green, and Beyond Good. We will achieve this by working in close collaboration with all our partners.
Beyond
- Beyond clean
- reflects our commitment to making our operations climate neutral by 2030.
- Beyond green
- is our pledge to offer more sustainable products and services to our customers. Since 2023, we supply green steel to the A&D industry, a material that has emissions 80-95% lower than the industry average.
- Beyond good
- represents our intention to be a good corporate citizen in the communities we operate in.
Our Co2 Roadmap
Scope 1 and 2 emissions
Scope 1 and 2 emissions
We are initially focusing on Scope 1 and 2 emissions, like many other companies in the industry. Our current priority is to reduce our CO2 emissions by accelerating the use of solar panels on the roofs of our sites in Europe and the US, as well as looking at as many other ways of reducing energy consumption. We’re also proactively encouraging all our employees to come up with their own sustainability initiatives and will support those that are feasible.
We can help our customers to reduce their emission by, for example, combining shipments. Sustainability is a driver of supply chain resilience and the overall goal of our Materials as a Service strategy is to provide our customers with a transparent, robust, resilient and sustainable supply chain.
Scope 3 emissions
Scope 3 emissions
We are already turning our attention to Scope 3 emissions, those produced by our suppliers and customers. As well as aiming to make our own operations climate-neutral from 2030, we are supporting our customers in decarbonizing their supply chains. Green products and services, such as the ‘green steel’ that we will be supplying, are essential and support our ambition to be the largest mill-independent materials distributor and service provider in the western world and an industry leader in sustainability.
Dealing with Scope 3 emissions is complex because the process requires the collaboration and support of a wide range stakeholders and third parties, each with their own agenda. But despite the challenges, this is where the race to sustainability will ultimately be won. For many companies, the majority of their greenhouse gas emissions and cost reduction opportunities lie outside their own operations.
