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IN A CHANGING WORLD

Sustainability Report 2025 · Consistency in a Changing World

How can businesses stay responsible in a rapidly changing world?

Our Sustainability Report 2025 highlights how companies can strategically embed ESG principles into their operations while strengthening long-term resilience, competitiveness, and future readiness.
The latest Global Risks Report from the World Economic Forum highlights a clear trend. Over the next ten years, extreme weather events, biodiversity loss, and critical changes to ecosystems, alongside technological and social risks, are expected to be among the most significant challenges we face.

Through the results of the 2025 reporting year, we aim to demonstrate that competitiveness, economic viability, and environmentally focused management can complement one another. Together, they can help reduce dependencies in global supply chains and strengthen the resilience of businesses in an increasingly complex world.
Lisa Runden CEO | Sustainability Management

Sustainability Report 2025 · Consistency in a Changing World

Key ESG Milestones Achieved in the 2025 Reporting Year

22.7% Less Water Consumption

Water usage at our service center for cleaning reusable transport packaging was reduced by 22.7%.

Recycling Rate Up by 8 Percentage Points

We increased our recycling rate by 8 percentage points, supporting a more circular use of resources.

Gender Pay Gap Reduced to 7.16%

Continued progress in pay equity helped lower the gender pay gap to 7.16%.

11.1% Fewer Reportable Workplace Accidents

Compared to the previous year, reportable workplace accidents decreased by 11.1%, reflecting our ongoing commitment to workplace safety.

Sustainability Report 2025 · Consistency in a Changing World

Measurable Progress with Impact

✅ 30% reduction in operational downtime

✅ Recycling rate increased by 5 percentage points

✅ 2.5% reduction in LNG consumption per 100 km

✅ 2.5% reduction in diesel consumption per 100 km

✅ 5% reduction in freshwater consumption per employee

✅ Sickness absence rates maintained below the national average across all companies, with continuous year-over-year improvement

✅ Expansion of Cradle to Cradle certifications in the RTP segment at WBG Pooling

2025 · Consistency in a Changing World

Circular Economy
Reusable Instead of Disposable. Circular Instead of Linear.
By investing in long-lasting reusable transport packaging, improving recycling rates, and expanding our portfolio of Cradle to Cradle® certified products, we help extend material lifecycles, preserve valuable resources, and reduce reliance on virgin raw materials.
Renewable Energy
Advancing the transition of energy and mobility.
Digital systems enable greater transparency across material flows, sustainability performance indicators, and business processes. They also lay the foundation for the effective use of artificial intelligence and the ongoing evolution of our business models.
Digitalization
Data creates transparency and enables better decisions.
Digitalization is a key driver of sustainable business practices. By leveraging data and digital technologies, we create greater transparency across our operations, improve decision-making, and identify opportunities to enhance efficiency, resource management, and long-term value creation.

Sustainability Report 2025 · Consistency in a Changing World

Circular Instead of Linear

Cradle to Cradle® in Practice

What happens after the final cycle of a reusable packaging solution?

Circularity does not end with the reuse of transport packaging. Together with manufacturers and recycling partners, we work to return materials to the value chain after use, transforming them into raw materials for new products and helping to permanently close material loops.
Supply Chains Reimagined

From Reusable Products to Sustainable Value Chains

In 2025, we broadened our focus to include strategically important suppliers. Through audits, Cradle to Cradle® requirements, and ongoing stakeholder engagement, we enhance transparency and gain a better understanding of working conditions and sustainability performance across the value chain.
The largest opportunity for water savings lies within our service center

One-third of our energy consumption and most of our water usage are concentrated at a single location.

The cleaning of reusable transport packaging is a core element of WBG Pooling's business model. Through targeted technical and operational optimization measures, we have significantly reduced the consumption of water, energy, and cleaning agents.
One Power Strategy

Why We Are Focusing on Electrification

With 104 electric passenger vehicles, 3 electric trucks in operation, and more than 115 charging points, our progress reflects a clear long-term vision. These milestones are part of a broader transformation strategy that is systematically transitioning mobility, energy supply, and buildings toward a renewable energy future.
ESG-UPDATE

View the Short Version of the Sustainability Statement 2025

Complete Report

Sustainability Statement 2025 of the Runden Group

The full Sustainability Statement in accordance with CSRD/ESRS comprises more than 140 pages and provides detailed information on strategy, key performance indicators, target achievement, and governance.

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