Overview
- Location
Germany
- Sector
Manufacturing
- Organisation type
- Business
Company Information
Kautex is a subsidiary and part of the industrial segment of the multi-industrial group Textron Inc. with more than 30 facilities in 13 countries, and over 6,000 employees globally. Kautex is a automotive suppliers, which designs and manufactures blow-molded plastic fuel systems solutions, selective catalytic reduction systems, engine castings, advanced camera and sensor cleaning solutions for assisted and autonomous driving, and plastic industrial packaging solutions. Kautex is based in Bonn, Germany and reported a turnover of 2.2 billion USD.*
Our progress towards decarbonization
GHG Emissions
Our actions – the Pathway
- KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KG has a target to reduce absolute scopes 1 and 2 CO2e emissions 80% by 2030 from a base year of 2019. This is a year-on-year reduction rate of 7.3% over the next 9 years.
- KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KG has a target to reduce intensity of scopes 1 and 2 CO2e emissions 20% per unit revenue by 2025 from a base year of 2019. This is a year-on-year reduction rate of 3.3% per unit revenue over the next 4 years.
Pledge: Have a short-medium term GHG emissions reduction target (scope 1+2) with a 2.1% year-on-year reduction at a minimum
MRV: Pact MRV in place
Status date: Submitted (29/07/2022)
Data source: CDP Climate Change 2022
How we want to achieve this – our roadmap
- Have an internal price on carbon
- Have an initiative in place to drive GHG emission-reduction through a company policy or behavioral change
- Have an initiative in place to drive GHG emissions reduction through energy efficiency in production processes
- Have an initiative in place to drive GHG emissions reduction through low-carbon energy generation
- Have scope 1+2+3 GHG emissions verified through a third party verification or assurance process
MRV: Pact MRV in place
Status date: Submitted (29/07/2022)
Data source: CDP Climate Change 2022
Energy
Our actions – the Pathway
- Have a target to improve energy efficiency
MRV: Pact MRV in place
Status date: Submitted (29/07/2022)
Data source: CDP Climate Change 2022
Governance & Strategy
North Star
- KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KG have a publicly available 1.5°C aligned low-carbon transition plan
MRV: Pact MRV in place
Status date: Submitted (29/07/2022)
Data source: CDP Climate Change 2022
How we want to achieve this – our roadmap
- Publicly disclose climate and environmental data to investors and customers through a public platform
- Have board-level oversight of climate-related issues
- Have a process for identifying, assessing, and responding to climate-related risks and opportunities
- Have an employee engagement strategy to support and contribute to achieving the company's climate and environmental goals
MRV: Pact MRV in place
Status date: Submitted (29/07/2022)
Data source: CDP Climate Change 2022
Buildings
Our actions – the Pathway
- Have an initiative in place to drive GHG emissions reduction through energy efficiency in buildings
MRV: Pact MRV in place
Status date: Submitted (29/07/2022)
Data source: CDP Climate Change 2022
Value chain engagement
Our actions – the Pathway
- Have an ongoing and transparent dialogue with our value chain around climate-related issues
- Have a supplier/customer engagement strategy to drive best practices in tackling environmental and climate-related issues
MRV: Pact MRV in place
Status date: Submitted (29/07/2022)
Data source: CDP Climate Change 2022