An example of Velux roof windows. Image source: Velux

The VELUX Group, a global roof window manufacturer, has raised the bar for its commitment to carbon neutrality. The Danish-founded company is not only significantly reducing its future carbon dioxide emissions, but also committed to adopting innovative ways to capture the emissions generated by the company during its 80 years of establishment.

This lifelong carbon neutral approach is an exciting new approach that can not only deal with the current and future climate crisis, but also take responsibility for past contributions. The company estimates that in its eight years of operation, it produced approximately 4 million tons of carbon dioxide (from 1941 to 2020). This is equivalent to the energy released by a coal-fired power plant in just 332 days. This carbon neutral commitment was formulated in cooperation with WWF International. VELUX’s goal is to achieve lifetime carbon neutrality on the 100th anniversary of the company’s founding in 2041. 

"The latest IPCC report shows that the time has come, and now is the time to take action. If we are to successfully reverse this trend, all participants in society must do their part—especially businesses," the Deputy Foreign Relations Officer Ingrid Reumert, President of Velux Group's sustainable development, told IFLScience. "At VELUX, if we want to have a meaningful impact and stay true to our company’s DNA, long-term considerations and social benefits, we must be ambitious in our plans. This is not an easy task, we have A huge transformation of our business and the entire construction industry in front of us, through joint efforts, we can all achieve these goals." 

The promise of lifelong carbon neutrality will enable VELUX to work with WWF to stop habitat loss, deforestation and land degradation that threaten the biodiversity of various ecosystems around the world. VELUX will invest in forest and biodiversity projects developed specifically for them, and benefit from cooperation with local communities that are best suited to protect natural resources. The first forest project has been launched and will be carried out in Uganda.

The VELUX Group also promotes material reuse and more recycling in production and transportation to achieve zero waste in production. Since wood is the main source of its windows, the company is determined to only use materials that will not have a negative impact on the environment and forest biodiversity. It has ensured the sustainable procurement of wood. In 2019, 99.6% of the wood used in the European Velux roof windows came from certified sustainable forests. 

The company has pledged to be fully carbon neutral by the end of this decade. This means that by 2030, the production of its products will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 50%. It also plans to realize that 30% of its products are automated and sensor-driven (to improve the indoor climate) by the end of the decade, and its products and packaging have zero plastic content and 100% recyclability.

"Our goal is to make our company 100% carbon neutral and halve the future carbon footprint of our value chain by 2030, consistent with the SBTi approach," Reumert said. "We will achieve this goal by making major changes to the entire energy usage and specifications of the products and materials we use to make roof windows. We are already progressing smoothly and accelerating our energy efficiency activities, and are working on our factory And factories switch to renewable energy. Sites. Through the correct power purchase agreement, to bring new additional power to the grid, we will use 100% of renewable power in 2023."

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