STÖBICH Brandschutz: Sustainability

Making fire protection more sustainable

Today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow

For us, sustainability is more than just saving electricity through LED lighting (we have), electric cars and JobRad (we ride) or product packaging made from 80% recycled materials (which has also long been standard for us).
Our concept of sustainability takes place on your premises:

We already offer our customers options for reducing the use of solid walls with textile fire protection, designing rooms to be open and transparent and making buildings more flexible to use. We are breaking new ground with clever concepts and working on the development of more climate-friendly materials for their future use in our products.

TODAY

Making construction more sustainable

➥ Textile fire protection systems reduce the carbon footprint compared to solid gates and doors by using less steel (less steel = fewer emissions).
They fit perfectly into sustainable and contemporary building concepts and future trends
They can be retrofitted in existing buildings, thus extending the useful life of buildings and conserving resources.
Thanks to their lower weight, they place less strain on logistics and therefore the environment than conventional solid solutions.

TOMORROW

Serving the trends of the building revolution

New fire protection solutions meet the complex requirements of revitalizing existing buildings.
They maintain the delicate balance between fire protection requirements, sustainability and safety when combining historical building fabric with modern usage concepts.
The solutions are also designed for other applications, such as timber buildings.

THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW

Developing more sustainable materials

Research and development is aimed at more climate-friendly product components.
The planned use of "green steel", which is currently under development, supports sustainability goals.
Proof of usability is being sought for the optimized products.
An open mindset promotes the use of new, sustainable resources.

TEXTILES
FIRE PROTECTION
CAN DO MORE

Revitalization of
existing buildings

We live corporate social responsibility

As a driver of innovation and a global market leader, we are mindful of our responsibility towards people and the environment, as demonstrated, amongst other things, by our certification to DIN EN ISO 14001. Together with other global players, we are also committed to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda, to which our Code of Conduct also refers. With regard to our corporate responsibility, we have adopted a voluntary Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) framework comprising three areas of responsibility:

Our conviction

Sustainability is firmly anchored in our corporate principles, is part of our corporate strategy and is actively practised by the STÖBICH management, family and workforce.
ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) and the associated sustainability management have been brought together under a newly created staff unit since 2023.
The first steps of the ESG action plan have already been implemented, e.g. determining the STÖBICH CO₂ footprint, which we will gradually reduce through various internal and external measures.

Our contribution

We take our responsibility seriously, both for society and for our employees. We are making work processes and everything surrounding them more sustainable step by step, for example by packaging our textile fire protection systems in cardboard boxes made from 80% recycled materials.
LED hall lighting, JobRad and the expansion of an e-vehicle fleet also signal the sustainable course of our corporate strategy to our employees. We are meeting the growing demand for battery safety with safety solutions for lithium-ion batteries.
Improved environmental standards for sustainable construction with textile fire protection systems and reduced use of solid, high-emission building materials, approvals and proof of usability for trends in the building transition and the planned switch to climate-friendly materials such as "green steel" are measures on our CO₂ reduction path.

Our social commitment

We are committed both regionally and nationally to strengthening education, science, charitable organisations and social projects
As a sponsor of research and science, STÖBICH awards and endows prizes such as the Stöbich Entrepreneurship Doctorate Prize and the Kaiser Friedrich Research Prize.
As a sponsor, we promote regional projects, local heroes and charitable organisations, from sports clubs to festival organisers. Doing good, both on a small and large scale, has always been important to us.

"Sustainability is very important to us. We have already taken the first steps in product development, but we know that there is still a long way to go."

Janine Stöbich-Uffel, Shareholder