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Press Release04 March 2024Siemens AGMunich
New Siemens EcoTech label creates industry-leading sustainability transparency
“With Siemens EcoTech, we’re paving
the way for a new era of transparency,” said Judith Wiese, member of the
Managing Board of Siemens AG and Chief People and Sustainability Officer. “The
Siemens EcoTech label represents our commitment to empower our customers with
the knowledge they need to make informed choices to support their
sustainability goals. We want sustainability to be at the core of every product
we offer.”
Siemens uses extensive data, provided
in the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), to assess a product’s lifecycle
performance against a set of robust eco design criteria across three
dimensions: sustainable materials, optimal use and value recovery, and
circularity. Eco design criteria include diverse
aspects such as use of low carbon
materials, sustainable packaging, energy
efficiency, longevity, circularity instructions and recyclability. Such
detailed insight forms the basis of the Siemens EcoTech
Profile (SEP), a product data sheet on the product’s comparable performance in
areas like materials, design, use phase, and end of lifecycle, providing more
data transparency than any other company in the industry.
Additionally, today all Siemens EcoTech products are manufactured in production facilities
using 100 percent renewable electricity, contributing to the company’s
overall ambition to
achieve a net zero-carbon footprint of its production facilities and buildings
worldwide by 2030.
Matthias Rebellius, member of the Managing
Board of Siemens AG and CEO Smart Infrastructure at Siemens added: “We’ve been driving sustainability transformation for
our customers and society as front runners. Siemens EcoTech represents our
ambition to further scale our sustainability impact, providing a simplified process of finding,
classifying, and listing sustainable products, ultimately benefiting both our
customers and the environment.”
At launch, products covered by the Siemens EcoTech
label include the recently announced SENTRON
ECPD (Electronic Circuit Protection Device). Multifunctional,
versatile and compact, SENTRON ECPD can substitute up to ten conventional products
with one device. This reduces manufacturing materials by 1.53kg (up to 80 percent
on electronics, 90 percent on metals and 90 percent on plastics depending
on application), and associated carbon emissions by 50 percent
compared to conventional solutions. Another example covered by
Siemens EcoTech in the first phase of the roll out is the industrial PC Simatic
IPC BX-39, which is over 30 percent more energy efficient than its predecessor
product.
Siemens EcoTech represents the next
milestone in the company’s long-standing commitment
to minimize the
environmental footprint of its own operations and products, and further
supports the digital and sustainability transformation of its customers. Building
upon the Environmental Portfolio launched in 2008, the systematic integration
of ecodesign principles with the Siemens Robust Eco Design approach from 2020 and the DEGREE framework introduced in 2021 – which provides a 360-degree approach to
core sustainability values with
clear targets in six fields, including decarbonization, ethics, governance,
resource efficiency, equity and employability – Siemens continues to lead the way in sustainability. Today, more than 90
percent of Siemens’ business enables customers to achieve a positive
sustainability impact and – with the aid of
Siemens technologies sold in fiscal 2023 – customers avoided around
190 million tons of CO2 emissions.
Further information on Siemens EcoTech is
available at
http://www.siemens.com/SiemensEcoTech
http://www.siemens.com/SiemensEcoTech
Further information on sustainability at
Siemens is available at
https://www.siemens.com/sustainability
https://www.siemens.com/sustainability
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Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI) is shaping the market for intelligent, adaptive infrastructure for today and the future. It addresses the pressing challenges of urbanization and climate change by connecting energy systems, buildings and industries. SI provides customers with a comprehensive end-to-end portfolio from a single source – with products, systems, solutions and services from the point of power generation all the way to consumption. With an increasingly digitalized ecosystem, it helps customers thrive and communities progress while contributing toward protecting the planet. Siemens Smart Infrastructure has its global headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. As of September 30, 2023, the business had around 75,000 employees worldwide.
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, the company creates technology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a globally leading medical technology provider shaping the future of healthcare.
In fiscal 2023, which ended on September 30, 2023, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €77.8 billion and net income of €8.5 billion. As of September 30, 2023, the company employed around 320,000 people worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.
In fiscal 2023, which ended on September 30, 2023, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €77.8 billion and net income of €8.5 billion. As of September 30, 2023, the company employed around 320,000 people worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.