Environment and energy
As an internationally operational group of companies, we accept our responsibility for the impact our industrial activities have on the environment and climate. This is why we are always working on measures to optimise our use of energy and resources at our production sites. Our goal is to further develop measures to reduce the impact of our production processes on the environment, as well as measures to improve the efficiency of these processes and to report on them transparently.
By means of internal data collection, regular audits and collaboration across sites, we are laying the foundations for a systematic development of our production processes.
Environmental and energy management
The Liebherr Group’s environmental and energy management has a decentralised structure. Local environmental and energy officers and cross-regional working groups assist the sites in the performance of specific measures.
These are focused on lowering energy consumption and increasing energy efficiency. This includes the use of renewable energy sources, expanding photovoltaic plants and heat recovery systems, as well as optimising production and logistics processes. In addition to this, system technology is being developed, production steps are being powered by electricity and the energy rating of existing buildings is gradually being upgraded – including with improved insulation of the building envelope, LED lighting and replacing fossil powered heating systems.
By the end 2025, more than 45 Liebherr sites were running on green energy. By 2030, all production sites should be certified to ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 standards.
Material efficiency
In order to make efficient use of raw materials and to reduce waste, we return process materials back into the production cycle wherever possible and we are increasing the proportion of recycled raw materials, as far as is technically feasible. A targeted sorting process helps to ensure waste from our sites is recycled.