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NORD on its path to a more sustainable future

At NORD, our sustainability strategy for 2025 focuses on acting in an environmentally conscious, responsible and integer manner. A cross-divisional team as well as the management and owners are part of the implementation.

Bargteheide, 2025-02-17

“Our sustainability strategy for 2025 is a promise to our customers, to the public and to ourselves to consequently act in an ecological, economic and socially responsible manner”, emphasizes Carolin von Rönne from the area of Process and Organisational Development & Corporate Sustainability Management at NORD DRIVESYSTEMS. The strategy comprises five fields of action:

Products

At NORD, the concept of sustainability is already rooted in the product development process. “With efficient drive solutions such as the IE5+ synchronous motor, we want to make a significant contribution to reducing energy consumption and CO₂ emissions in the industry, says Carolin von Rönne. “Our NORD ECO service furthermore supports companies in finding the most efficient drive solutions for them.“

Governance & processes

Since the introduction of a sustainability management in 2022, NORD has achieved important milestones such as an annual sustainability report according to GRI, environmental certifications and the integration of international structures. The goal is to establish an international governance structure and CSRD-compliant reporting for the entire NORD DRIVESYSTEMS Group with 48 subsidiaries in 36 countries.

Environment

In order to coordinate structured measures and document them in a legally secure manner, international environmental management is essential. NORD implements this in accordance with ISO14001 for the largest subsidiaries. In addition, the climate balance for Scope 1–3 is determined group-wide. Further goals include reduced energy consumption and amounts of waste, increased share of self-produced electric power and the use of renewable energies as well as the expansion of existing biodiversity areas.

People

Inclusion, respect for human rights, strengthening of the work culture, safety and continuous transfer of knowledge are only some of the topics that characterise NORD as an employer. A digital learning management system gives all employees the opportunity for further individual development. Targeted campaigns and measures are intended to promote diversity among the workforce.

Supply chain

NORD wants to reassure its customers and employees that sustainable production is taken into consideration both at manufacturing facilities and in the upstream supply chain. Risk analyses and other processes are carried out within the framework of the German Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains (LKSG).

Find out more about NORD’s sustainability strategy for 2025.