Sustainability is not a goal, it’s a mission
We have an ambitious sustainability mission that will affect and change the entire supply chain. But we can only achieve true sustainability together. That's why our mission goes beyond our own scope: We want to enable our customers to produce more sustainably with our products and services.
With our ambitious mission, we want to make an important contribution to tackling the climate crisis.
Our vision: Leader in sustainability
By 2025, we aim to be the sustainability leader for the carbide and cutting tool industry. Therefore, we are implementing sustainability measures along the entire value chain.
How do we plan to achieve our vision and carry out our mission?
Our sustainability strategy
To follow our ambitious sustainability mission throughout the company, we involve the entire value chain. Our sustainability strategy not only relates to internal processes and resources. It also sets new standards for collaboration with our partners - in terms of environmental, social and governance criteria, or ESG for short.
We know that there are many areas to consider. In the first step, we are increasingly focusing on the aspects with the greatest leverage: decarbonisation and circular economy.
Mission #1: Reaching net zero by 2040
CERATIZIT has submitted near-term and long-term targets to SBTi for validation and has therefore a net-zero target for 2040.
CERATIZIT has set a voluntary target to reduce absolute scope 1, 2 and 3 upstream GHG emissions by 35% by FY2025 from a FY2020 base year.
CERATIZIT voluntarily compensated the remaining GHG emissions from Scope 1 and 2 with certified projects following the highest standards since March 2025.
Mission #2: Reduce the use of virgin raw materials
To reduce the mining of virgin raw materials, our mission is to keep the share of raw materials remaining in the carbide production chain to around 90% (based on scrap recycling rates of sintered products).
Tungsten Recycling Rate from fiscal year 2023/24:
Sustainability Report 2024
We are very pleased to announce the launch of the second Plansee Group Sustainability Report!
Plansee and CERATIZIT created the Group-wide report in collaboration. It covers the fiscal year 2024/25.
Sustainability Reports Archive
CERATIZIT has achieved a CDP rating of B for Climate Change and B- for Water Security, reflecting our strong commitment to environmental responsibility. These scores recognize our progress in reducing emissions, managing water resources, and implementing sustainable practices across our operations. We continue to strive for even higher standards as part of our long-term sustainability strategy.
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is a global non-profit organization that runs the world’s only independent environmental disclosure system. CDP scores help us navigate compliance, assess future investments, and highlight economic risks from environmental issues. We will use this feedback to further improve our environmental strategies.
In 2025, CERATIZIT achieved a Platinum Rating from EcoVadis, the highest distinction awarded by the world’s leading provider of corporate sustainability ratings. This places CERATIZIT among the top 1% of companies globally for exceptional performance in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Earning Platinum underscores our commitment to sustainability and positions us as a benchmark for excellence within our industry.
UN Global Compact
Since September 2023, we support the UN Global Compact. CERATIZIT’s management signed the letter of commitment and is working towards supporting the ten principles.
The KLC20+ grade has a significantly reduced carbon footprint with a proportion of minimum 99% reprocessed carbide powder.
CT-GS20Y is our established grade for rods with the highest material cycle in its category. Also at least 99% comes from recycled carbide powder, resulting in the lowest CO2 emissions in its class.
Read more about our current initiatives:
Regulatories
Together for sustainability
The topic of sustainability will permeate all areas of our company and set new standards for cooperation with our partners and customers. To make our sustainability activities visible and to underline the importance of working together for sustainability, we have developed our own label: connACT.
A creative fusion of the two words "connected" and "action" that expresses exactly what it is all about: moving together, joining forces, and taking action for sustainability.