Focus on a climate-neutral future: We Do - tesa Sustainability Report 2024 shows impressive progress


  • Climate-neutral production in focus: 39 percent CO₂ reduction in Scope 1 and 2 already achieved
  • Renewable energy: 90 percent of global electricity demand covered by power from renewable sources
  • More sustainable portfolio: Around 80 products and adhesive solutions with enhanced sustainability contribution in tesa's range

Norderstedt – tesa, international manufacturer of innovative adhesive tapes and self-adhesive product solutions, continues its consistent sustainability course and presents the results in its Sustainability Report 2024. By 2030, the company is investing around 300 million euros in transforming its business with the goal of achieving climate-neutral production (Scope 1 and 2). The investments include measures for energy savings, increasing energy efficiency, and switching to renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. The company has already made significant progress in implementing its climate goals and developing more sustainable product solutions.

Milestones in energy transformation

With a CO₂ reduction of 39 percent in Scope 1 and 2, tesa is making a significant contribution to its goal of climate-neutral production by 2030. The company reached a special milestone in energy supply: 90 percent of global electricity demand is now covered by renewable energy sources. Several new major projects contribute to this success: A solar park went into operation at the production site in Offenburg in spring, which is expected to cover around 25 percent of local electricity demand. New solar installations were also installed at the headquarters in Norderstedt and at the US site in Sparta. As part of its comprehensive energy strategy, tesa began planning the connection of the Hamburg plant to the hydrogen network in 2024 – a measure that is expected to save around 6,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually in the future.

Sustainability and innovation as success factors

"Innovation and sustainability are inseparably linked at tesa. Through technological advances and targeted investments, we strive not only for environmental responsibility but also for economic success – setting standards in our industry," emphasizes tesa CEO Dr. Norman Goldberg.

This is particularly evident in our product portfolio: tesa now offers around 80 products that contribute to sustainability. One outstanding example is the award-winning "Debonding on Demand" technology, which revolutionises the repair and recycling of products by making strong adhesive bonds removable in a targeted manner. "Innovation begins with each individual. In close cooperation with our customers, we develop more sustainable and circular solutions that create real added value," adds Dr. Ingrid Sebald, Board Member Technology at tesa SE, who is also responsible for sustainability.

tesa embraces AI and digital solutions for sustainable growth

In parallel, tesa is driving digital transformation as a building block for sustainable development. From AI-supported product development to digital customer interaction and resource-efficient manufacturing, the company relies on forward-looking technologies. These enable not only faster development cycles and process optimizations but also a significant reduction in resource consumption. The result is a continuously growing more sustainable portfolio – from more sustainable packaging solutions to adhesive tapes made from recycled and bio-based materials – as well as more energy-efficient production methods and processes.

With the holistic sustainability strategy "we do," tesa pursues a strategic transformation approach in five action areas: reduce emissions, source responsibly, rethink materials, push circularity and support customers. The consistent implementation of this strategy and the clear commitment to action are reflected in the successes of 2024. The complete Sustainability Report 2024 is now available on the tesa website. You can also learn more about tesa's sustainability strategy and the company's strategic action areas on the sustainability website.

About tesa SE

As a multinational company, tesa develops innovative adhesive tapes and self-adhesive product solutions for various industries, commercial customers, and end consumers. There are already more than 7,000 tesa adhesive solutions that help improve the work, products or lives of our customers. Today, the focus is on sustainability and energy-saving processes. tesa invests in the development of environmentally friendly products and solvent-free manufacture processes as well as in the use of renewable energy sources at its locations.

tesa is active in 100 countries and operates plants in Germany, Italy, China, the USA, and in Vietnam. Around three quarters of the tesa Group’s sales (2024: EUR 1.7 billion euro) are generated by applications for industries. Together with its international clients, tesa develops innovations that are customized at product and process level. Already more than 130 tesa tapes may be installed in an electric car and over 70 in a smartphone. In the printing and construction industries, too, tesa is constantly penetrating new segments and countries with its special adhesive tapes. The company generates almost one quarter of its sales with products for end consumers and professional craftsmen. 300 applications, such as the legendary tesafilm®, make life easier or, when it comes to insect protection, even make it a bit more pleasant. tesa counts among the world’s leading manufacturers of adhesive solutions. Since 2001, tesa SE is an independent 100% affiliate of Beiersdorf AG (i.e., NIVEA, Eucerin, la prairie) with approx. 5,400 employees today.

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