Sustainability

We support our customers in bringing innovative products to the market that improve the quality of life in terms of health, safety and mobility and thus contribute to sustainable development. At the same time, we help them achieve their own sustainability goals by continuously working to improve the energy efficiency of our products and minimize their environmental footprint. 
 

Energy-efficient optoelectronic products also contribute to solving other global challenges: special sensors in electric cars support the transport transition to e-mobility, while others improve road safety. Our products enable new, affordable applications in the health care sector and resource-saving food production through intelligent, energy-saving plant lighting. 
 

We view sustainability not only as an important pillar of our “license to operate,” but above all as an essential prerequisite for long-term success. Sustainability is therefore a key component of our corporate strategy. 
 

We place particular emphasis on the issue of climate change. We take our responsibility seriously, and in 2021, we set ourselves the goal of achieving carbon-neutral production by 2030. We launched our “Operations Sustainability Program” for our semiconductor production sites in 2023 and have set ourselves ambitious targets. By 2028, energy consumption and emissions at our own semiconductor sites are to be reduced by 20% through efficiency measures, and our electricity supply is to be converted to 100% renewable energy. 
 

As a supporter of the UN Global Compact, we align our business activities and our sustainability strategy with these universally acknowledged principles, including zero tolerance of corruption. 
 

Rainer Irle 

CFO