Statement by the CEO

At EVVA - as a leading manufacturer of mechanical and electronic access systems in Europe - we contribute wherever we can significantly shape our world and its positive development. According to our new materiality analysis, we are primarily leveraging where EVVA has the greatest impact. After all, this is also where the greatest potential for improvement lies. That’s why this sustainability report means a lot to EVVA and to us personally.

To bring about lasting change, we need to implement sustainability solutions in an economically viable way. Economical means that we focus on resources and processes to avoid waste and increase efficiency. Our high recycling rate is worth mentioning, with metal shavings even reaching 100%.

We were able to achieve further ecological progress at the headquarters last year thanks to the high reduction in energy requirements of around 900,000 kWh, which corresponds to the requirements of around 250 private households per year. This was made possible, among other things, by newly acquired compressors and the feeding of their waste heat into the heating return.

The anchoring of sustainability in all sub-strategies and annual targets as well as the measurability of our set sustainability targets make successes and savings visible. For example, greenhouse gas emissions, which we have been able to significantly reduce in recent years in line with the EU’s Green Deal. EVVA aims for CO₂ neutrality in Scope 1 (heating, vehicle fleet) by 2035. In Scope 2, the headquarters is already Net Zero and uses 100% green electricity from hydropower. We aim to reduce Scope 3 emissions in the upstream and downstream value chain by a further 35% by 2030.

We see it as our clear responsibility to create a stable environment for our employees, trading partners and customers, to be a reliable partner and to contribute to a more peaceful and environmentally conscious society. For us, this includes above all the essential social issues of occupational safety and anti-corruption, but of course also lifelong learning, digitised further training, investment in young talent as a top training company and the strengthening of our innovative strength through patents, regular product innovations and further innovation cycles. All of this also ensures the economic sustainability of our company.

Consequently, EVVA is a pioneer in sustainability. As a family business, we think for generations. It is our mission to establish high customer satisfaction and a meaningful business model that is supported by all stakeholders with less use of resources. We owe this not only to future generations, but already even to our generation today.

Kind regards ,
Stefan and Nicole Ehrlich-Adám
Managing Director and Owner
EVVA Sicherheitstechnologie GmbH
 

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