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Not promises, proven progress.​

We’re recognised globally for pioneering adhesive technologies, but we’re also determined to lead the way in sustainability and have set ourselves bold targets. Our aim is not simply to benefit the environment, but to enhance and optimise business, and drive customer value.​ ​While 95% of our global electricity already comes from renewable sources, we're establishing climate neutral production, collaborating with suppliers, prioritising recyclability and bio-based materials, and empowering our customers.

Together, we do more.​

By making shared sustainability goals an essential part of our innovation in adhesive technologies, we're powering the push for climate neutrality by 2030, and proving that sustainability and business go hand in hand.​

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Learn more about sustainability at tesa
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Discover how we turn ambition into action: read our Sustainability Factbook for progress and performance, see how we’re evaluated in external sustainability ratings and rankings, and explore the guidelines and standards that set the framework for responsible conduct across our business and value chain.

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Stories about what we do for a more sustainable future

At tesa, we have made sustainability a priority and are working on this important transformation of our company. There is a lot of work to be done to make a company more sustainable, and we want to use our expertise and our passion to tackle all of it: How we operate, how products are made, how we choose suppliers and raw materials, and how we think and act all need to become more sustainable. To see what we are working on, take a look at our stories.

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When action meets ambition

tesa’s Hamburg plant will never be the same again. In 2025, we took transformation to the next level – further rolling out a bold plan that’s slashing CO₂ emissions and speeding up our path to climate neutral production by 2030 (Scope 1 & 2).

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Sustainable Rubber: From Plantation Challenges to Certified Solutions

Natural rubber has a reputation for being renewable. But in many supply chains, the bigger question is: can you prove where it comes from, and under which conditions it was grown and produced?

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How material innovation is accelerating

What if long-established solutions could be transformed to help tackle today’s biggest sustainability challenges?

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Integrating circular strategies at every step of our value chain

When does circularity really begin? For most people, it starts at the end of a product’s life cycle – where waste becomes visible.

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How RS Group and tesa engineered more sustainable sealing at scale

Every day, 20,000 packages leave RS Group’s distribution center in Bad Hersfeld. Each one sealed with tape that weighs almost nothing. But when you multiply that by thousands, the impact becomes impossible to ignore.

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tesa donates 1.146 million euros to Save the Children

tesa is continuing its long-standing partnership with Save the Children and supporting the children's rights organization with an additional 1.146 million euros through the end of 2025. 
 

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