Sustainability

With our Sustainability Strategy 2030, we will reduce our future carbon emissions from our entire value chain in line with the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C reduction target, and commit to capture our historical CO2 emissions.

Together with WWF International (World Wide Fund for Nature), we are capturing our historical C02 emissions through forest conservation.  We will also reduce our future carbon emissions from our entire value chain in line with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5˚C reduction target.

A plan for the future starts with our past.

WWF and The VELUX Group

Sustainability

With our Sustainability Strategy 2030, we will reduce our future carbon emissions from our entire value chain in line with the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C reduction target, and commit to capture our historical CO2 emmissions.

Together with WWF International (World Wide Fund for Nature), we are capturing our historical C02 emissions through forest conservation.  We will also reduce our future carbon emissions from our entire value chain in line with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5˚C reduction target.

A plan for the future starts with our past.

Why forest projects with WWF International ?

Restoring and conserving forests are efficient ways to capture carbon from the air and to safeguard biodiversity globally. WWF International knows where new trees are needed and where old should be preserved.
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picturesque and quaint forest with the sun casting shadows through the trees

Why forest projects with WWF International ?

Restoring and conserving forests are efficient ways to capture carbon from the air and to safeguard biodiversity globally. WWF International knows where new trees are needed and where old should be preserved.
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We commit to reduce our future emissions to meet the Paris Agreement 1.5°C path

Why the 1.5°C reduction target?

Climate science shows it is necessary to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, so we commit to reduce our future emissions to meet this target and lead the change in global corporate climate action. The Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) has approved our targets aligned with the Paris Agreement 1.5°C path.

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Why the 1.5°C reduction target?

Climate science shows it is necessary to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, so we commit to reduce our future emissions to meet this target and lead the change in global corporate climate action. The Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) has approved our targets aligned with the Paris Agreement 1.5°C path.

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How do we do this?

Through the partnership with WWF, VELUX finances forest protection and restoration projects that capture the equivalent of our historical emissions from operations since 1941 and up until 2041.
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WWF and The VELUX Group

How do we do this?

Through the partnership with WWF, VELUX finances forest protection and restoration projects that capture the equivalent of our historical emissions from operations since 1941 and up until 2041.
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Our roof windows and overall product sustainability are at the core of our Sustainability Strategy 2030

What about our skylights?

Since wood is a primary material in most VELUX skylights, we have a direct obligation to ensure that wood sourcing for our production does not have negative consequences for the environment and forest biodiversity. In 2019, 99.6% of the wood used for VELUX Skylights in Europe was sourced from certified sustainable forests.

We have always strived to develop products useful to society and therefore it is imperative that our roof windows and overall product sustainability are at the core of our Sustainability Strategy 2030. More specifically, by 2030 we commit to e.g. halving our products C02 emissions and making our packaging single material, zero plastic and 100 percent recyclable. 
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