Case stories

DECARBONISATION

Altaterra's waste-handling solution

Altaterra has made significant steps towards reducing both their transportation and scope 3 emissions, showing how operational improvements can significantly impact environmental sustainability.

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PARTNERSHIPS

Collective action for change

Watch the video featuring Kirsten Schuijt, Director General of WWF International, and Fleming Voetmann, Vice President of External Relations and Sustainability at the VELUX Group, as they discuss this topic and explore how companies can take action beyond the value chain.

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FOREST CONSERVATION PROJECTS

Celebrating four years of the WWF-VELUX partnership

As of September 1, 2024, we mark the 4th anniversary of the WWF-VELUX partnership, an initiative dedicated to protecting and restoring forests and improving livelihoods.

DECARBONISATION

Decarbonising the logistics sector

The Danish Green Freight Network is an exciting new initiative dedicated to making a significant impact on decarbonising transportation for Denmark's larger companies.

RENEWABLE ENERGY

BayWa 2024 Update

A large solar park developed for the VELUX Group to meet its renewable power needs in Europe is now fully operational and connected to the local electricity grid in Spain. The 54 MWp-photovoltaic (PV) park integrates renewable electricity production, agriculture and biodiversity. It is the first Agri-PV solar park global renewable energy company BayWa r.e. built in Spain, based on a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with VELUX.

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DECARBONISATION

2024 gold rating from EcoVadis

The VELUX Group has been awarded the EcoVadis gold rating for the second consecutive year, placing us among the top 3% of companies worldwide in sustainability performance.

CIRCULARITY

Low-carbon blinds

In 2023, VELUX launched a new range of low-carbon blinds. This new product range is helping us learn about how we can reduce carbon emissions and increase circularity in product development.

WASTE MANAGEMENT

Greenwood waste reduction

Over the past few years, the VELUX Greenwood site in South Carolina has focused on reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills. In 2023 this has resulted in an impressive reduction in landfilled waste of over 40% since 2022.

REDUCING EMISSIONS

Investing in renewables

As part of the VELUX Group’s ongoing efforts to reduce emissions from our own operations and ultimately to deliver on our target of 100% reduction in our operational emissions, we are continuously improving the energy efficiency of our production process.

WWF FOREST PROJECT

New livelihoods for local communities

In the Albertine Rift in Uganda, where we have financed the first forest project developed and delivered by WWF, local communities are an important part of the regeneration of the forest. Their involvement is vital for reversing forest and biodiversity loss and addressing climate issues.

WWF FOREST PROJECT

Protecting and restoring the world’s forests

The VELUX Group has financed two new forest conservation and restoration projects in Viet Nam and Madagascar. Like the first forest project in Uganda launched in 2021, these projects are being developed and delivered by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).