Advancing Sustainability, Delivering Impact
“From Shape to Growth” is underpinned by a leading position in sustainability
Our commitment to sustainability is governed by our Sustainability Framework, with more than 30 ESG targets under the pillars of People, Planet, and Partnerhships. We closely link our sustainability goals with our business objectives, and have integrated some of these targets into our Long-Term Incentive plan for executive compensation. In 2024/25, we continued to make good progress toward our goals, particularly in reducing our carbon emission and waste sent to landfill, and establishing a workplace safety culture.
Innovation to support zero waste to landfill
At our Modernfold production site in Dyersville, USA, a persistent waste challenge has sparked an innovative solution. In 2023/24, the site accounted for 44% of our landfill waste – and over 60% of this was from production scraps from cutting gypsum board, a key component of its operable wall systems. After a three-year search, we found a partner to enable the recycling of gypsum into agricultural soil conditioner. Since November 2024, Dyersville has recycled over 5 million kilograms of gypsum, reducing landfill waste by 34% versus the prior year. This success is a major step toward our global goal of zero waste to landfill by 2027.
Winning an HSG Impact Award
dormakaba’s commissioned study on cobalt traceability by the University of St. Gallen (HSG) in Switzerland has won a prestigious HSG Impact Award. The award honors research projects that have an especially clearly recognizable impact on society. The research enabled dormakaba to strengthen supply chain responsibility and in 2024 launch a pioneering partnership with Save the Children Switzerland to combat child labor in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As the first European company to support this initiative, dormakaba committed to investing around CHF 1 million over ten years.
Progress in action: Elevating safety standards
At dormakaba, safety is more than compliance – it is culture. As COO Carsten Franke says, “Safety is never done. It’s about our number-one priority – our people.” Every site has a safety committee driving compliance and promoting safe practices. In 2024/25, we launched the Top 10 Turnaround Program to improve safety at high-risk sites and created the Incident Review Council to investigate incidents and share learnings. Since 2021/22, we reduced our recordable injury rate by 33.5%, allowing us to achieve our target now two years ahead of plan. A standout example: our team in Nogales, Mexico, achieved 2 million hours over 2.5 years without a single recordable accident.