Marabu goes climate neutral

German ink specialist Marabu has reached a milestone in the company's history. With its Project Green, the manufacturer will be climate neutral by the middle of the year.

Marabu has reached a milestone in the company's history. With its Project Green, the manufacturer will be climate neutral by the middle of the year

All Marabu business units will, where possible, make a specific contribution to achieve the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with Project Green and therefore participate in the Green Deal. 

‘We are safeguarding the future of the next generations and are proud that we have managed to be a climate-neutral company from July 2021 with the Tamm and Bietigheim sites. All our products, whether printing inks or creative colors, are climate neutral, too,’ commented York Boeder, CEO of executive committee at Marabu. 

‘Our so-called Project Green combines all measures that are taking us on our journey to climate neutrality. Climate protection is a particular concern for us, to which we have made a binding commitment within the scope of an extensive sustainability strategy. In accordance with our Marabu Green Deal, we avoid and reduce emissions wherever possible by using green electricity, energy-saving schemes, mobility concepts or environmentally friendly materials. We offset all unavoidable CO2 emissions by supporting internationally certified climate protection projects. We are continually implementing measures to improve our carbon footprint and update them annually to make their success measurable. We have therefore set ourselves the active goal of reducing our CO2 emissions by another 25 percent by 2030,’ added Boeder. 

For decades, Marabu has invested in researching and developing safe production processes, environmentally friendly products, and clean technologies to preserve the natural environment. 

Marabu has worked with Climate Partner to analyze all the CO2 emissions from the sites in Tamm and Bietigheim and determine its carbon footprint. Including all product-related factors such as raw materials and logistics, Marabu currently generates around 18,500 tons of unavoidable CO2 emissions. This value is the positive result of several climate-friendly measures pursued by Marabu, such as the early switch to green electricity in 2007.