Stahl
Sustainable Development

Doing well by doing good

Sustainability is core to Stahl’s strategy, reflected in our purpose of ‘Touching lives, for a better world’. Stahl is committed to be the ESG leader, setting the standard in sustainable coatings for flexible materials. We do this by driving innovation with customers, operational excellence and through collaboration across our organisation, partners and supply chain. 


​​Leadership in ​ESG​: delivering high-quality products, with a smaller carbon footprint​​     ​ 

  • ​​​We continuously evolve our product portfolio to create customer value, going beyond regulatory requirements and meeting evolving societal expectations through low-footprint solutions.​​ 

  • ​​​Direct engagement across the value chain helps to ensure safety for people and the environment.​​ 

  • ​​​We attract and retain diverse talent thanks to how our culture, values, roles and responsibilities touch lives for a better world.​​ 

  • ​​​Clear and ambitious targets support our progress, which we report on through externally validated results. 

ESG Roadmap to 2030

We created our ESG Roadmap to 2030, an overview of our main sustainability targets, because we believe that by going beyond minimum disclosure requirements and regulatory compliance, we can not only improve our environmental footprint but also deliver greater value to our stakeholders. 

We’ve already exceeded our interim goals for 2023 and set new ambitious targets for 2026. 

Measuring progress - ESG reporting

We don’t leave progress up to chance. Since 2013, we’ve produced an annual ESG report to track our advancement towards our goals. The report is compliant with relevant regulation such as the Global Reporting Index (GRI) and, most recently, the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). 

ESG priorities: three pillars 

  • Environmental

  • Social

  • Governance

Environmental

We see it as our responsibility to contribute to climate change mitigation. In 2023 we committed to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce our GHG emissions, aligned with the 2015 Paris Agreement

By 2030 we will reduce our absolute scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions by 42% and absolute scope 3.1 GHG emission by 25% (with a 2021 baseline). 

In the first years of our journey towards 2030 we have also engaged on portfolio management with our suppliers, to replace raw materials with lower-carbon impact alternatives. We invest in green energy at our manufacturing facilities. We also invest in new technologies to offer our customers lower-impact coating solutions. 

Stahl at a glance

Employees

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Women in management postions

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