In our commitment to sustainable business practices, we are committed to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.
The goals set out in our sustainability strategy and the measures derived from them are based on the Science-based Targets Initiative. The initiative uses scientific findings as the basis for defining the targets.
We use proven scientific methods such as the IPCC AR6 report to evaluate our activities. They always reflect the latest climate science findings.
Scope 1 emissions are emissions from sources for which companies are directly responsible or controlled. This includes emissions from energy sources at the Hamburg-Harburg site as well as emissions from our vehicle fleet.
Scope 2 emissions are indirect greenhouse gas emissions from purchased energy (electricity, water vapour, district heating). They are generated outside our own system boundaries but consumed by us.
Enviroment
- Annual training for all employees on sustainability and environmental protection
- Reduction and avoidance of other emissions such as sulphur and nitrogen oxides
- Cooperative study to better protect biodiversity and ecosystems
- Reduction of the use of hazardous substances to a technically necessary minimum, responsible disposal of possible waste
- Conscious use of water and support for Germany's national water strategy
- Reduction of fresh water consumption to a technically necessary minimum and avoidance of water contamination and pollution
- Conservation of resources, avoidance of environmental pollution and a waste rate per ton produced < 1%
- Recycling of materials and raw materials that cannot be saved
Social matters
- Compliance with human rights and economic, social and cultural rights through cooperation with suppliers and customers
- Establishing control mechanisms to better protect occupational safety and conditions, employee health and general labor rights along the supply chain and control with the help of risk, health and safety risk assessments
- Supporting the social market economy and promoting social partnership with the relevant trade union
- Avoidance of work stoppages due to operational activities
- Provision of all information required for operations at all times in an understandable form and in the language of the employees
- Prohibiting any kind of discrimination, harassment or bullying and punishing such violations with all disciplinary and labor law measures at our disposal
- Improving and protecting whistleblower mechanisms and combating corruption, as well as transparent reporting and annual review of the mechanisms
- Annual training for all employees in the areas of diversity, ethics, equality, inclusion, equal pay and the resulting protection mechanisms
Corporate governance
- Annual reporting in line with GRI and ESRS requirements
- Transparent and verifiable documentation of all business processes and provision of this for official audits
- Public reporting, e.g. by means of UN Global Compacts "Communication on Progress" and verification by third parties such as EcoVadis
- Enabling the professional development of our employees
- Selection of business partners both in our own supply chain and in the sale of the goods produced, taking into account ecological, ethical and social standards
- Avoidance and abolition of child and forced labor, human trafficking or other forms of exploitation of dependent employees
- Increasing the regional sourcing of raw materials and reviewing the supply chain
Transparency
Transparency is a key aspect of designing sustainable processes.
Dimensions and methodology
HOBUM's sustainability strategy is structured in accordance with the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
Our commitment to organisations
Our commitment to sustainability in the environmental, social, and corporate governance dimensions has an impact on ourselves and our stakeholders
