Shaping the Future with
Paper and Renewable Energy:
Sustainability as a Corporate Strategy

THE KOEHLER GROUP
TAKES RESPONSIBILITY

“While it is true that my forefathers didn’t actually use the term sustainability, everything they did reflected the concept. That’s something that keeps inspiring us to this day.“

Kai Furler

CEO Koehler Group

Proudly Working
for the Future

In our 2024 Sustainability Report, we go one step further: we not only disclose our goals, but also communicate our current progress and the challenges we face. Find out here how far we have already come with our 2030 Sustainability Strategy.

Successful, Future-Proof
Products and Services

One of the most important development goals for us revolves around recyclable and/or biodegradable paper from renewable raw materials. This will not only help us achieve our own performance and environmental footprint targets, but will also provide our customers with a powerful tool that they can leverage to reach their own sustainability objectives. We make this possible through partnerships with select companies and external organizations.

Renewable Raw Materials and Responsible Sources

As a company with a global reach, we can promote sustainable development along our entire value chain together with all stakeholders. Our suppliers share our high standards in relation to environmental, social, and ethical principles. Moreover, we are continuously improving the transparency of our supply chain.

Resource Efficiency

Material, energy, and resource efficiency are subject to continual improvement. Production waste is always a potential source of secondary raw materials, and we are already using it for this purpose or are developing methods to do so. Our packaging paper is recyclable, providing it with much greater material efficiency than plastic. In this way, we enable linear value creation to be replaced by circular value creation.

A Visionary Approach to Climate Action

Back in 2014, we set an ambitious goal to produce more renewable energy than we need for paper production by 2030. We are pushing the expansion of renewable energy production forward and further reducing our greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. In this way, we are making a positive long-term contribution to climate action and energy security.

People, the Key to Success

The key to our success is the people who work at our company. This is why our employees’ health and safety take topmost priority. We also invest in training and development programs and actively promote diversity. We aim to employ talented individuals who are driven and highly capable.

Growing the Company’s Value

We want to achieve sustainable growth for our company through our sustainability targets and the actions derived from them. Success and profit make it possible for us to make the investments we need for sustainable development. In addition, we arrange in dependent audits of our sustainability approach, as well as our actions and their results.

Foreword to the sustainability report 2024

OUR SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY

Our Contribution to the UN Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs)

We want to implement sustainable, innovative solutions throughout the value chain and achieve our ambitious climate change goals. To this end, we use our resources in a sensible and efficient manner and thereby protect our environment. Occupational health and safety are fundamental principles for us in this regard. This holistic approach allows us to continually improve our ecological and economic impact, as well as our contribution to society. Together with our employees, we develop creative spaces in which we train, learn, and develop ourselves as individuals. We actively demand and encourage diversity and equal treatment. Together, the digital transformation strategy, the innovation strategy, and the start-up strategy will help us to achieve our sustainability objectives. In organizational terms, these areas are all bundled within the Koehler Innovative Solutions business unit.

Sustainability Shapes Our Strategy

Jens Kriete

Sustainability Manager Koehler Group

Hauptstraße 2
77704 Oberkirch
Germany