tesa has made sustainability a priority.This involves both the rapid reduction of emissions, a significant improvement in the sustainability of production, products, and packaging, as well as responsible procurement. Achieving LEED certification strengthens our sustainability efforts. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the world's most used green building rating system. It offers a framework for creating healthy, efficient, and cost-saving green buildings with environmental, social, and governance benefits. LEED focuses on seven areas: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, material and resources, indoor environmental quality, innovation in design process, regional priority.
In the coming years, tesa will be making substantial investments in environmentally friendly conversion and further development of production at its plants. About 50 percent of the products to be manufactured at the tesa site Haiphong are water-based adhesives. A photovoltaic installation is to be installed and will cover about 10 percent of the yearly energy consumption at the site.