Sustainability as part of our corporate strategy

With the start of the new strategic period in 2025, we have further embedded sustainability in our corporate strategy and defined two clear, measurable goals:

Reducing our Scope 3 emissions

By 2030, our aim is to reduce our Scope 3 emissions from the upstream value chain and from the use phase of our products by 25 percent compared to 2022. This target has already been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in 2024.

Greater diversity and a higher proportion of women in leadership roles

We aim to specifically increase the proportion of women in leadership positions and further strengthen diversity across all areas of the organization.

By incorporating these goals into our corporate strategy, we are making it clear that sustainability is an integral part of Festo’s corporate governance – both internally and externally.

Our New Sustainability Strategy

For the new strategic period, we have taken a systematic approach to developing our sustainability strategy in accordance with international standards. The starting point was the dual materiality analysis in accordance with the CSRD, which takes into account both financial materiality and impact materiality.

The analysis has shown that the following five ESRS standards are essential for Festo:

• E1 – Climate protection
• E5 – Resource use
• S1 – Own Workforce
• S2 – Workers in the value chain
• G1 – Business conduct

Based on these findings, we have identified five strategic ESG areas that form the foundation of our new sustainability strategy. As early as the end of 2025, specific goals were adopted for each of these strategic areas. The company-wide implementation began in 2026 – on a global and uniform scale with clear responsibilities.

Science-based climate targets

As part of Festo's global sustainability strategy, consistently avoiding or reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG emissions) is a top priority. We have set ourselves ambitious, science-based climate targets to limit global warming to 1.5 °C compared to pre-industrial levels. These targets were officially validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in February 2025. The SBTi is an independent initiative that examines reduction targets on the basis of climate science findings.

As an overarching "net zero" target, we are committed to absorbing as much greenhouse gas along the value chain (Scopes 1-3) by 2050 as we release.

In order to achieve our targets for Scopes 1 and 2, we are implementing a global infrastructure plan and pursuing a global green electricity strategy. We are also continuing to invest in energy efficiency measures and the further expansion of photovoltaics (PV).

To reduce GHG emissions in the value chain (Scope 3), we are focusing on the shortest possible supply chains with increasing regionalization, namely "local for local". With regard to products, we consider sustainability aspects in the product development process right from the start in order to optimize our carbon footprint in production, and energy consumption in the product use phase.

Our Sustainability Summary Report 2025

Our global responsibility is documented in our Sustainability Report 2025 using examples from 2025.

We want to contribute to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN) by taking the right course of action. These were adopted by the UN General Assembly in autumn 2015 and are the centerpiece of the 2030 Agenda – a global action plan that aims to tackle current challenges as well as protect our planet, while making economic progress environmentally sound and socially equitable.

Contact

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