Press Release

BSH has already been developing and manufacturing CO₂-neutral (Scope 1&2) at all its sites worldwide since 2020.[2] The company has set itself even more ambitious climate protection targets for the future: By 2030, BSH aims to reduce its indirect CO₂ footprint (Scope 3) by 15 percent in absolute terms compared to 2018, despite growth. "To achieve this, we are using two levers," explains BSH's Chief Operating Officer Lars Schubert. "On the one hand, we offer our consumers particularly energy-efficient products that enable them to save energy and therefore money at home. Additionally, we are increasingly focusing on production materials that have a smaller carbon footprint. That's why I'm pleased that we're working with Aperam to advance the decarbonization of our value chain."

Aperam is one of the world's leading stainless steel suppliers. “Aperam infinite™ products were designed with the customer in mind, and we are thrilled to have BSH as a partner to use and promote this new product line,” says Aperam CEO Tim Di Maulo. “We look forward to demonstrating how these near-zero CO₂ products enable companies like BSH to reduce their carbon footprints, sustainably make products for their own customers, and become an important link in the responsible value chain.”

Reusing raw materials such as (stainless) steel and products in general is an important element for BSH in reducing waste and conserving resources. This can be seen, for example, in BSH's circular business models such as BlueMovement or WeWash, in which home appliances are rented or shared by consumers. After use, the appliances are taken back, refurbished for reuse, and recycled at the end of the product life cycle in the most environmentally friendly way possible.

BSH also utilizes CO₂-reduced production material in other product categories. Since 2021, BSH has been purchasing steel from Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH with a reduced CO₂ footprint. The 100 percent recycled, low-CO₂ steel is used at BSH's Lodz plant in Poland for washing machine mounting brackets. At the beginning of 2023, BSH and Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH also signed a memorandum of understanding that envisages larger volumes of CO₂-reduced steel with annual increases for the European market from 2025.

"It is important for us to offer consumers more sustainable solutions. With our broad product portfolio of energy-efficient and water-saving home appliances, circular business models and more and more products with more sustainable and environmentally friendly materials, we offer a solution for every situation in life - also thanks to strong partners like Aperam," says Lars Schubert.

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[1] In the production process, CO₂-reduced stainless steel is mixed with conventional stainless steel.

[2] We have identified four levers for CO₂ neutrality. The two biggest levers are the efficient use of energy and the use of green electricity. The third - and most difficult - lever is the substitution of processes that burn fossil fuels. As a final option, we offset unavoidable CO₂ emissions through carbon credits. The Bosch Group, to which BSH belongs, reduced its offset share to 0.7 million metric tons in 2022. This is 21 percent less than in 2021.