Energy - preferably renewable

Saving energy is a top priority

Without energy, nothing works - neither in sports nor in business. It is hard to believe that two German nuclear power plants alone are needed to generate electricity for the stand-by operation of electrical equipment.

Energy is an essential aspect for VAUDE because the production of VAUDE products requires energy, as does the entire rest of the business: goods transport, office heating, the company fleet, employees’ daily commute and computer electrical consumption.

This applies to the company headquarters at our Tettnang-Obereisenbach site, but of course, especially to the production of the VAUDE products and all the materials needed for the rest of the supply chain.

Success in saving energy

Based on the company location in Tettnang-Obereisenbach, we consider our approach to be efficient and successful. This has been confirmed by the annual EMAS (German) and ISO14001 audits as well as the savings achieved and the transition made to renewable energy.

The focus here will continue to be on savings due to better technology and increased awareness of employees. In addition, we implement measures introduced by VAUDE mobility management in order to reduce energy consumption due to commuting (and reducing the need for parking spaces).

Find out more at:

„Energy conservation as an important goal“
„Climate-neutrality at the company headquarters in Tettnang“
„Greenhouse gas emissions in detail “
„100 percent renewable energy “
„Heating with biogas“
„Fuel consumption in comparison“
„Solar energy "made by VAUDE"“
„Upstream energy consumption“
„44,335 km of bike commuting“
„Reduced emissions from business travel“
„Offset emissions“
„Goal: reduce waste“

GRI:

DMA Energy

Working on progress in the supply chain

In terms of the supply chain, we are not yet satisfied with our results. But we are confident that we will make significant progress with the two strategic approaches bluesign® and Higg Index in the coming years.

Legal regulations in Germany

VAUDE is subject to German legal regulations regarding energy. These are in particular:

Energy Saving Ordinance (EnEV) – applicable to buildings
Energy Conservation Act (EnEG) – applicable in particular to the office remodeling
Federal Pollution Control Act (BImSch and 1 BlmSchV) – applicable to heating systems
Renewable Energy Act (EEG) – relates to the supply of the produced solar electricity into the public grid.

Energy consumption at VAUDE company headquarters

The total energy consumption of VAUDE at the headquarters in Tettnang-Obereisenbach was at 2,988,823 kWh in 2013.

Gesamt Energie Verbrauch innerhalb Organisation

Lower than average increase in energy consumption

At our location VAUDE-Straße 2, energy consumption compared to the base year 2008 increased by 23 percent. However, since the number of employees has increased by 39 percent and the amount of produced goods at the site increased by 141 percent over the same period, this means a disproportionately low increase. We attribute this to the successful implementation of our energy management measures.

15 percent more production, three percent more energy

Compared to the previous year, the total energy consumption has increased by three percent. The number of employees has basically not changed compared to 2012, but the amount of goods produced at the site has increased by 15 percent compared to 2012.

Only electricity from renewable sources

Since mid-2009, VAUDE has only used electricity from renewable sources. The share of renewable energy in electricity consumption is, therefore, 100 percent - see "100 percent renewable energy"

Heating with bio-gas

Since October 2013, VAUDE has used bio-gas exclusively, which is produced from 100 percent waste from the production of sugar from sugar beets. The share of renewable energies in gas consumption in 2013 was therefore 38 percent - see "heating with gas"