To achieve this goal, Hennecke is pursuing three approaches. The first is to significantly reduce its own energy consumption. This is done through a variety of small and large measures. For example, at the production site in Italy, the entire lighting system was switched to energy-saving LED lamps, resulting in savings of more than 50 percent. At the German Group headquarters, the entire heating system is currently being renewed. But even small measures such as water-saving toilet facilities and intelligent light sensors are having a major impact overall.

Secondly, fossil fuels are successively being replaced by energy from renewable sources. This is done on the one hand by purchasing electricity from renewable sources and on the other hand by producing our own electricity: For example, just recently another of the four global sites was equipped with photovoltaic systems. Since then, the production sites in Italy and China now generate more than half of their own electricity requirements.

Since it is likely to remain a major challenge in the coming years to generate all the energy required in a CO₂-neutral manner, the remaining CO₂ emissions will be offset by suitable measures and projects in a third step.

Hennecke is also committed to developing products and services that are resource-friendly, low-emission and ergonomic in the direction of its customers. For example, machines must consume less electricity or require less compressed air, work with environmentally friendly lubricants or be more ergonomic to operate. A current example is the next generation of high-pressure metering machines with numerous features that can increase resource efficiency and reduce energy consumption by up to 50 percent in standard applications. In addition, Hennecke machines and systems have always been characterized by their very long service life and can be used economically for decades thanks to a wide range of retrofit solutions. The sensible retrofitting of existing production plants in particular is increasingly the focus of the entire Hennecke product range.

In addition, the new "Environmental Technologies" product line was launched in 2022. This comprises new products or technologies as add-on or stand-alone solutions that enable our customers, for example, to recycle, downcycle or even upcycle production residues and offcuts, thus generating new value from former waste. In addition, the development department is currently working on further technologies that reduce energy consumption: for example, using heat exchangers to efficiently utilize the energy of exothermic reactions such as those that occur during polyurethane processing, or through developments that enable even more precise metering and thus raw material savings.

A key factor for the involvement of all employees is clear and open communication and corporate transparency. New measures are not imposed from above, but developed jointly in workshops. This not only increases acceptance, but also brings in a lot of valuable knowledge and ideas from the workforce. Especially at sites where modernization measures are being carried out, this creates indispensable input on ergonomic requirements, the latest tools or other smart solutions.

Equally important are the Group-wide communication updates that take place once a quarter. This means that every employee knows how the company is doing, where things are happening and what innovations are in the pipeline.

In addition, numerous events such as open houses, innovation days, customer events, "Bring your kid to work" events, or targeted invitations from schools and universities round off the joint cooperation.

Last but not least, Hennecke is also involved regionally at the respective locations in order to become actively involved in the respective communities. For example, by supporting sports or local history clubs or by getting involved in initiatives for a more sustainable future.

In mid-2019, the Hennecke Business System (HBS) was created, based on the company's vision and mission. The Hennecke Business System generates business sustainability. This is done by generating Long Term Customer Value, i.e. by offering products and services that enable customers to reach their highest level. This was followed during the pandemic by the Hennecke Production System (HPS), a lean production system based on the Toyota model but thought further ahead, which already includes the components of employee orientation, environmental management and corporate management.

Hennecke's ambition is to create sustainable value for our partners and shareholders. We promote long-term profitability and good business practices along our entire value chain with the culture of the Hennecke Business System. Precise procedures and control processes have been defined in order to be able to continuously monitor compliance with the targets set on the basis of key figures. In addition, a dedicated ESG dashboard is currently being created that will present the respective ESG factors in addition to the financial information in market reporting.