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Our Sustainability Strategy

Building for what's next

As a provider of building products and services, wienerberger plays an essential role in supporting the transition to a net-zero emission, nature-positive built environment. wienerberger is tackling the issues of climate change, biodiversity loss and resource scarcity head-on by making sustainability a core driver of the company’s growth strategy.

From ideas to completion and aftercare, we are supporting architects, housebuilders, merchants and contractors to create smarter, better-performing buildings and spaces that reduce our impact on the planet. 

Our people and partners are collaborating to build for what’s next, finding solutions for new builds and renovations that will help society adapt to a changing climate and improve their quality of life. 

We recognise that the transition to a net-zero, nature-positive company will take time, and we are making good progress towards our ambitions for 2030. The workstreams we established in 2021 are already delivering results, and our case studies share those successes. 

Now, our refreshed sustainability roadmap is structured around three connected areas: Environment, Innovation and Social Impact.  It incorporates evolving commitments for our four product categories (wall, roof, water and heating) across all our operations in the UK and Ireland. 

We invite you to share your sustainability ambitions with us, so that we can innovate, learn, and move forward together.

FY2025 result

Our 2026 targets and progress

Climate & Decarbonisation

Goal
25% reduction in scope 1 & 2 CO2 emissions from 2020 until 2026

Goal
10% reduction in scope 3 CO2 emissions from 2022 until 2026

Goal
15% share of renewable energy used in own operations from 2023 until 2026

Circular Economy & Products

Goal
> 80% of sales from highly durable products (>100 years) per year until 2026

Goal
> 90% of sales from recyclable and/or reusable products per year until 2026

Goal
75% of total revenue from building products contributing to Net Zero Buildings in total from 2023 until 2026

Nature & Biodiversity

Goal
10% improvement of fauna resulting from the biodiversity plans implemented for all production plants in total from 2023 until 2026

Goal
400 biodiversity ambassadors trained in total from 2020 until 2026

Goal
100,000 trees planted, equivalent to one tree per employee per year / in total from 2022 until 2026

Water & Resources

Goal
35 million cubic metres of water harvested, retained, and saved through our products in infrastructure and agriculture in total from 2023 until 2026

Goal
15% reduction of water consumption in own operations from 2023 until 2026

Goal
15% reduction of waste in own operations from 2023 until 2026

People & Inclusion

Goal
Countries with an inclusion and diversity action plan, all countries in total from 2023 until 2026

Goal
20,000 visible leadership hours (VML) per year until 2026

Goal
18 hours of training per employee per year until 2026

Goal
500 apprentices trained in total from 2023 until 2026

Social Impact

Goal
30,000 hours of training for installers in total from 2023 until 2026

Goal
200 housing units per year for people in need, built with our products and in the markets in which we operate / per year until 2026

 

Explore in full our progress to date on our roadmap to 2030.

Our ambitions for 2030 

Across wienerberger UK & Ireland we’re building beyond what we know to be possible today, and rethinking how we create value for our customers, our people and our communities. Explore our strategic priorities and ambitions for 2030.

Environment

Tackling the issues of climate change, biodiversity loss and resource scarcity head-on. 

Decarbonisation

We will have set a science-based target and transitioned at least one ceramic production line to run on renewable energy only, as a key milestone towards achieving net-zero emissions before 2050.

Resource conservation

We will demonstrate we have reduced our demand for virgin natural resources. 

Biodiversity promotion

We will use the Biodiversity Net Gain metric to demonstrate a minimum 10% Biodiversity Net Gain is achieved or in progress, when averaged across our land assets, compared to a 2022 baseline.

Explore how we are embedding environmental sustainability into our operations, products and services.

Innovation

Developing new products and services that reduce our impact on the planet.

Manufacturing processes

Our manufacturing processes will assist wienerberger’s transition to a net-zero emission, nature-positive company. 

Circular initiatives

We will have integrated circular economy principles into our business model by designing out waste across the whole product lifecycle. 

Product & service innovations

Our products and services will improve people’s quality of life, promoting biodiversity and the efficient use of energy and water in the built environment. 

Explore how innovation helps turn our environmental and social sustainability ambitions into practical, scalable action.

Social impact

By working with our people, our partners, our communities, we will deliver long-lasting, positive social impact.

Our people

We will support the health and wellbeing of our colleagues and attract a diverse workforce.

Our partners

We will have curated a network of trusted partners to tackle the interconnected crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, resource scarcity and homelessness. 

Our communities

We will positively contribute to the social, environmental and economic well-being of the local areas within which we operate. 

Explore how we are generating positive social impact through partnerships, skills, inclusion and community engagement.

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