The Danfoss Group has within recent years lowered its global energy intensity considerably. Now, additional activities are initiated to further reduce energy consumption and transition the remaining energy demand at all Danfoss operations towards renewable energy. Furthermore, Danfoss commits to change its company car fleet to become all electric latest by 2030. These initiatives are all steps towards being CO2 neutral in all of the company’s global operations at the latest by 2030.
To further emphasize Danfoss’ commitment to combat global heating Danfoss is joining the UN Global Compact’s campaign on “Business Ambition for 1.5°C - Our Only Future” and commits to setting science-based targets. In this, Danfoss joins the global movement of leading companies aligning their businesses with the most ambitious aim of the Paris Agreement, to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
Taking climate action
“Focusing on energy efficiency, sector coupling and electrification are the key steps to a sustainable future. This is the very core of our business and the solutions we provide to our customers. Decarbonizing our business, for example by using surplus energy from our process heat in production and datacentres, are natural steps. Driving electrification and integrate renewable energy is how we take climate action and reach our targets. We are well under way and we will continue to move forward to showcase that green growth is indeed possible,” says Kim Fausing, President & CEO of the Danfoss Group.
Danfoss is now working on detailed plans on how to reach the targets including how to balance potential CO2 impact, commercial terms and long-term factory footprint considerations. The overall approach is “energy efficiency first” that also supports a high share of renewables. Less green energy needed means that less investments are needed for grid extension, energy storage, back-up capacities and energy imports. Finally, electrification, powered by renewables, is an enabling tool that will allow Danfoss to decarbonize the business.
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“Sustainability is good business for our customers, for the planet and people. As a leading business, we prove that it is possible to deliver on ambitious climate targets – both by decarbonizing our own business and by providing the solutions needed to decouple economic growth from energy consumption, reducing the energy needed in the first place,” says Kim Fausing.
In 2016, Danfoss joined the EP100 initiative that targets to double the company’s energy productivity before 2030 from 2007 levels, and today Danfoss has already improved its energy productivity by 80%. Now, additional activities are initiated to further reduce the consumption of energy and ensure that all Danfoss operation transition towards renewable energy. In December 2019, Danfoss signed up for both the RE100 and EV100 initiatives. Furthermore, Danfoss wants to transform its own company car fleet to be electric when infrastructure becomes available and latest by 2030.
Important role for energy transition
In 2019, Danfoss was the first global technology company to join all three business action initiatives under The Climate Group, and this commitment will further ensure a systematic follow-up on the company’s climate targets on energy productivity, renewable electricity and electric vehicles.
Helen Clarkson, CEO, The Climate Group, said: “Global companies have an important role to play in accelerating the energy transition. By joining EP100 and putting smart energy use at the heart of its business strategy, Danfoss is already leading by example. We are excited that Danfoss is now also joining EV100 and RE100, making them one of the hopefully many more companies to make all three commitments, demonstrating that smarter energy and transport go hand in hand”. (mfo)
