TOWARDS MORE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

Sustainability has always been a fundamental principle of the family business Kühlmann. Environmental consciousness, combined with social and economic responsibility, is deeply ingrained in our approach.

In concrete terms, this mean using key resources such as raw materials, water, energy and air responsibly, as well as treating our employees respectfully – which we achieve through continual improvement and sustainable management.

We are certified according to the ZNU Standard for Sustainable Management, an externally certifiable standard developed by the University of Witten/Herdecke. As part of our sustainability management, we work systematically and measurably to continuously improve our performance in the areas of environment, economy and social responsibility. Our progress is reviewed annually by independent auditors.

Sustainability Report

We give sustainability our full backing. You can read about the tangible measures we have in place in our Sustainability Report:

Sustainability Report

Our policiy statement

Respecting, safeguarding and promoting human rights, together with environmental protection and corporate responsibility, are core values at Kühlmann and key elements of our corporate responsibility.

The Policy Statement on human rights and environmental protection strategy was adopted by the management board of Heinrich Kühlmann GmbH. It incorporates the guidelines of the Kühlmann corporate philosophy and is supplemented by our Code of Conduct for Business Partners and our own Code of Conduct.

Policy Statement

The pillars of sustainability

Our sustainable development is underpinned by the three pillars of ecological, economic and social sustainability.

Our pillars of sustainability provide insight into our goals and the measures we have put in place to demonstrate and reinforce our commitment to a sustainable and responsible future.

CERTIFICATES

You’ll find our sustainability certificates here:

The bronze border indicates that Heinrich Kühlmann GmbH is currently in its first certification cycle. One cycle comprises three years.

Certificate

Energy management system certified to ISO 50001.

Certificate

EcoVadis Sustainability Rating 2026: Bronze Medal (top 35% of rated companies). Details and the rating methodology can be viewed via the linked scorecard.

Scorecard

We are a member of Sedex and are committed to responsible and sustainable business practices. Using Sedex’s tools and services helps our company improve our responsible business practices.

Contact

If you have any questions or comments about sustainability, please don’t hesitate to contact our Sustainability Team by mail at: nachhaltigkeit@@kuehlmann..de