Management approach – our why

EVVA has identified CO₂ emissions and energy consumption as significant negative impacts. As an industrial company that supplies numerous high-quality access systems worldwide, EVVA has a corresponding energy requirement and emits CO₂ itself and via the value chain. Our climate protection measures, such as reducing overall energy consumption and driving greenhouse gas neutrality, are therefore among the most important sustainable pillars of our company. They are discussed and evaluated in the top management strategy meetings and in the Sustainability Board. Climate protection and energy efficiency have

• Environmental impacts: A policy on energy use that focuses on decarbonisation, renewable sources and efficient use counteracts negative impacts on the environment and reduces CO₂ emissions. A commitment that both Europe and EVVA have made
   
• Economic impact: Energy costs have increased in recent years. Reducing energy consumption has a positive effect on purchasing costs and competitiveness. Therefore, in addition to the major savings targets described below, EVVA is also focusing on smaller, but not less important activities, such as maintenance work on windows and exterior doors (sealing windows, replacing seals), raising employee awareness so as not to waste energy unnecessarily (e.g. do not forget to turn off heating overnight) or switching off illuminated outdoor advertising
   
• Social/political impact: If companies and households are able to optimise their energy needs, this will support national and EU-wide efforts to implement the Green Deal as hoped and become more energy-independent
   

Our approaches to climate change mitigation and adaptation (ESRS E1-2)

EVVA will first reduce its greenhouse gas emissions further at the headquarters, which is the EVVA Group’s main production site. At the same time, the increased electricity demand (successively replacing gas/petrol/diesel) will be kept within limits by energy-saving measures and our own renewable energy.

EVVA’s environmental policy can be accessed at any time at https://www.evva.com/int-en/aboutus/company/#tab4 It aims to minimise the negative impact on people and the environment and to use resources such as energy and materials efficiently. This applies not only to EVVA itself, but to our entire value chain. EVVA is making its contribution to consistently implementing the Green Deal – even before the EU’s 2050 target. Compensation certificates have not yet been used; the transition is primarily intended to be achieved on its own. EVVA’s strategic focus – approved and under the responsibility of the management – is on the following aspects, which have a particularly large leverage in terms of climate protection and mitigation of global warming:

• Decarbonisation: Replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy is the most important step. EVVA has been reducing its greenhouse gas emissions for many years by pursuing the following goals:
  > aligning the electricity tariff with renewable energies such as hydropower,
  > minimising the proportion of natural gas,
  > converting the fleet from petrol/diesel to electric vehicles.
  More about our emissions including our decarbonisation targets under CO₂ neutrality
   
• Own renewable energy: Own renewable energy: EVVA sources 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources at all three Power Plant sites – Vienna, Krefeld and Tišnov – and is also investing in its own photovoltaic systems. The company currently operates its own PV systems at its Vienna headquarters, as well as in Tišnov (Czech Republic), Villorba (Italy) and Hengelo (Netherlands). More information under Photovoltaics
  
  
  
   
• Efficient energy management: EVVA is establishing a new digital energy management system to make electricity and gas consumption clearer and faster. Each installation is fitted with consumption sensors to track its individual energy use. Read more about our energy-saving measures under Power Management system
   
• Climate change adaptation: EVVA has carried out a climate risk analysis for six locations in order to determine the impacts of climate change. In addition, several roof structures at the headquarters will be renovated and new thermal insulation installed
   
• Stakeholder dialogues: EVVA is in ongoing dialogue with its main suppliers to source its primary material, brass, mainly from recycled rather than primary materials. This reduces our Scope 3 emissions. We do our part to ensure that 100% of the metal shavings generated during production are returned to the material cycle.
  Read more under Circular economy overview

Energy consumption and energy mix (ESRS E1-5)

Total energy consumption of the three EVVA Power Plants in kWh:

The energy consumption of the two other power plants in Krefeld and Tišnov together accounts for only about 8% of the consumption at the headquarters. Other EVVA locations are mainly administrative and have even lower energy consumption. In Tišnov, there was a problem with a pressure bypass valve in 2024, which had already been resolved by 2025. This explains the significant drop in gas consumption between 2024 and 2025.

Total energy requirements of EVVA headquarters incl. main production site. The table does not include electricity generation from our own photovoltaic system.
 

Reduced energy consumption!

• At the headquarters, energy consumption in 2025 is 7% lower than in 2024. These savings were achieved through reduced compressed air consumption by the machinery (thanks to more efficient settings) and heat recovery
   
• Total energy consumption (electricity and gas) at the headquarters in 2025 amounts to 5,759,184 kWh. This represents a saving of 408,781 kWh compared to 2024 and around 1,282,418 kWh compared to 2023! The 408,781 kWh saved last year is equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of around 120 private households (assumption: 3,500 kWh) or the combined electricity and gas consumption of 20 private households (assumption: 20,000 kWh). We use most of our energy for our manufacturing processes: for machinery/production (approx. 50%), compressed air/compressors (30%), heating (15%), workstations/PCs and other uses (5%). Gas is still used for heating
   
• Electricity consumption decreased by approximately 400,000 kWh between 2023 and 2024, and by a further 268,000 kWh between 2024 and 2025. Reasons for the savings:
  > More efficient compressed air supply; unnecessary power consumption by idling machinery is reduced 
  > Installation of a Smart Optimizer, which controls the compressors on demand and therefore more energy-efficiently (no more standby energy losses). Savings: approx. 300,000 kWh
  > More energy-efficient air conditioning (Bluebox) for production, which significantly reduced electricity consumption in summer (savings: approx. 70,000 kWh)
  > Purchase of new energy-saving compressors (savings: approx. 30,000 kWh)
   
• Gas consumption decreased by approx. 500,000 kWh between 2023 and 2024 and by a further approx. 140,000 kWh between 2024 and 2025. Reasons for the savings:
  > Switch to heat recovery via the newly purchased compressors. This drastically reduced gas consumption (savings of several hundred thousand kWh already)
  > A warmer winter in 2024 and more energy-efficient heating (savings from this: approx. 200,000 kWh)
  > Various upgrades to heating systems (thermostat replacement, etc.). Savings: approx. 100,000 kWh
   
• In 2022, the total energy requirement was still 7,336,018.93 kWh, of which around 1,710,000 kWh was gas and around 5,625,000 kWh was electricity. EVVA has therefore been able to significantly reduce its energy requirements in just a few years

Our energy measurement data is published in energy audits (based on the Federal Energy Efficiency Act) and checked and confirmed by external energy auditors.
 

Total consumption by energy source, headquarters:

This means that in 2024 approx. 80%, and in 2025 approx. 85%, of our energy at the headquarters came from renewable sources (= total purchased electricity). The solar energy generated by our own PV systems is not included in these figures. Thanks to these systems, EVVA has to purchase correspondingly less electricity. For more details, see photovoltaics.