Our operations

We are building two factories in the US and Vietnam to manufacture our products closer to the countries where the demand is high. Both factories are being designed to include on- or off-site solar facilities which have the capacity to match their energy needs.

We added 6,64 MWp of solar energy capacity to our operations globally in 2024, an increase of 43% compared to 2023, supporting our commitment to increase capacity and production of renewable energy at our sites. This means we now have a peak capacity of 22 MWp across our production sites in Denmark, Czechia, Hungary, Mexico and China.

Whilst overall solar energy still accounts for a moderate proportion of total energy used across the business, global capacity is rapidly growing. By the end of 2025, we expect to have a 72% increase in renewable energy production capacity compared to 2024.

We also plan to build a solar park in Billund, Denmark, with the ambition to cover the energy requirements of our offices and sites across the town.

We’ve reduced reliance on natural gas at three factories and accelerated Scope 1 emission reductions over time.

In our factory in Hungary, we drilled the first geothermal well, which aims to replace most of the natural gas used for heating, cooling and machine operations with renewable geothermal energy.

In Billund, Denmark, we reduced total Scope 1 GHG emissions by phasing out natural gas and connecting to the district’s heating network, which is powered mainly by renewable energy. In 2024, we transitioned 11 buildings from gas heating to district heating, resulting in saving 1,064 tCO₂e per year.

In Jiaxing, China, we captured and used excess heat from a newly installed chiller system to supply hot water for use in the factory in order to reduce our natural gas consumption.

Investing in sustainability can carry a bigger cost upfront but is a better investment for society and the planet children will inherit. To encourage more investments in low-carbon projects, we’ve introduced a financial tool called shadow carbon pricing which places a monetary value on carbon emissions. By using Shadow Carbon Pricing we can figure out the most sustainable options before investing in a new project. It’s one of the tools we’re using to help us reach our greenhouse gas reduction goals and play our part in building a more sustainable future.

2024 was the third consecutive year that less than 1% of waste generated from our factories has gone directly to landfill. Almost all waste was either reused, recycled, composted or sent to non-landfill waste treatment options. Our target is zero waste to landfill, and we will continue to look for alternatives in all our factories, offices and stores.

We are committed to reducing reliance on fresh water in our sites. In Mexico, a new water treatment facility was installed to maximise reuse of water from different sources, including municipal waste water, air handling units, production and captured rainwater. Overall, the new facility helped reduce freshwater and well-water consumption by 85,055 m³.