Sustainability

Our sustainability promise

Sustainability is a central component of our corporate strategy. At Infios, we are dedicated to creating a better life now and for future generations, enabling those who work with us to do good.

Our sustainability strategy is two-fold: firstly, we strive to enhance our own business practices, so we create a greener business. Secondly, we encourage and inspire our customers to incorporate sustainability by leveraging our technology to streamline their operations and processes. Through these efforts, we aim to create fairer, more ethical supply chains committed to reducing their environmental footprint and ensuring safe and efficient operations for the future.

Reduce greenhouse gas

Reduce energy consumption

To be a fair and attractive employer

To shape responsible supply chains

Gold in EcoVadis sustainability rating

In 2024, Infios was able to maintain a high rating for its sustainability performance and was awarded the gold medal by EcoVadis. EcoVadis is an independent platform for sustainability assessments and audits companies with regard to the four criteria: environment, ethics, sustainable procurement, and workers’ and human rights.

Our House of Sustainability

Being a joint venture between Körber AG and KKR, we at Infios contribute to Körber’s overall sustainability efforts. Our joint commitment to sustainability extends beyond environmental and social concerns. For us, sustainable action means a balanced approach between ecological, social and corporate responsibility.

In line with this commitment, we have aligned our business with the sustainability goals adopted by the United Nations in 2015. As we work towards those goals, we are focusing on areas where we can directly and immediately influence positive change through our business operations, such as promoting “good health and well-being” and “climate action”.

To guide our Environmental, Social, and Governance activities, we have established the "House of Sustainability" framework. This provides a clear roadmap for our sustainability initiatives across our entire business.

“I am convinced that continued environmental protection does not diminish a company’s earning power, but helps to safeguard it in the long term. In this respect, responsible companies need to play a pioneering role and initiate activities to reduce their environmental impact – irrespective of legislative decisions.”

Kurt A. Körber
Founder of Körber Group, a Joint Venture Partner of Infios

FAQs

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards that investors in the capital markets often use to evaluate the behavior of companies and their financial potential. Only a system that takes equal account of all three areas is really sustainable. For us, sustainability therefore means a balanced pursuit of environmental, social and corporate responsibility.

17 Sustainable Development Goals were defined as part of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda. They combine the principle of sustainability with economic, environmental and social development. The goals are universal and apply to developing countries, emerging markets and industrialized nations.

Carbon neutrality, defined by the internationally recognized standard PAS 2060, sets requirements for measuring, reducing and offsetting greenhouse gases. Published by the British Standards Institution in 2010, this standard establishes a state of carbon-neutral footprint where an activity has no impact on global CO₂ emissions. It specifies a defined period of time for this status to be achieved.

Net zero, on the other hand, aims to remove as much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as is produced, addressing the demand for more ambitious climate protection commitments. Going beyond the concept of carbon neutrality, net zero includes offsetting not only Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions but also setting a minimum target for CO₂ reduction. It focuses on addressing the majority of Scope 3 emissions within a specified timeframe and progressing climate protection projects to become carbon removal projects.

The principle of the circular economy is based on maintaining the life cycle of products. Existing materials and products should be used for as long as possible through durable construction, maintenance, repair, reuse, remanufacturing, refurbishing or recycling, thus reducing resource consumption, emissions and waste.

The opposite of the circular economy is usually referred to as a linear economy or throwaway economy. It is the currently dominant principle of industrial production. Here, a large part of the goods and materials used are dumped and incinerated after use and only a small proportion is reused.