BYSTRONIC
“ We don ’ t want to make only ourselves sustainable : we are helping our clients , our supply chain and our entire industry to become more sustainable ”
MICHAEL PRAEGER , CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER , BYSTRONIC
“ We spent the first year or so developing an ESG performance management system and started to make progress . After that , we spent another year to 18 months focusing on execution . Now Bystronic ’ s system serves as a benchmark in the industry .”
Now , three years on , Michael feels Bystronic ’ s approach to embedding sustainability has helped it evolve into an industry ambassador .
“ We no longer only want to make ourselves sustainable , but we are now focusing far more on helping our clients and supply chain , as well as the entire industry to become more sustainable . We moved from company sustainability into developing cleantech product portfolios and started our own sustainability consultancy to inspire and enable our ecosystem to make progress , too . As for a final piece of advice for businesses unsure where to start with sustainability , it is simple – and worth an apologetic nod to Nike .
Just do it .
70 December 2024