Environmental Pioneer Green Pilot, BSH Wins Green Dot Award for Three Consecutive Years

Nowadays, global climate change and environmental protection are increasingly valued, and sustainable development has become an important part of corporate social responsibility. Launched in 2022, Yicai launched the Green Point China project, with the theme of "Everything Flourishes", which aims to explore the key achievements of enterprises in promoting green transformation, and record the efforts made by outstanding business entities to promote green consumption and green lifestyles in the process of achieving China's "carbon neutrality" goal. After a rigorous evaluation and comprehensive consideration by the expert review committee on multi-dimensional and multi-dimensional indicators such as green traceability, green recycling and green technology, BSH China's "Green Energy and Technology Innovation Integration Solution" stood out among many companies and cases and won the "Green Dot Award for Sustainable Practice Cases 2024". This is the third consecutive time BSH has won the Green Point award since the inaugural edition, which fully affirms its positive contribution to the implementation of the concept of sustainable development. With cutting-edge innovative technology and sustainable design concepts, BSH also won the award for its brand, Siemens Home Appliances, and the new Siemens Smart Cube dishwasher also won the 2024 Green Dot China Case of the Year honor.

BSH China's "Green Energy and Technology Innovation Integration" wins Green Dot Award for Sustainable Practice Cases 2024

Green manufacturing in the whole value chain, innovation leads green development

BSH China's Green Energy & Technology Innovation Integration Solution is a strategic project designed by BSH to achieve green transformation across the entire value chain, which aims to reduce the environmental impact of the entire value chain by enabling "production" and "upgrading", promoting "product" innovation and cultivating "consumption" carbon reduction, and gradually forming a sustainable development model with industry demonstration significance throughout R&D, procurement, production, logistics, marketing and sales. In terms of solutions, BSH has established four directions of action: improving energy efficiency, making full use of the clean energy of its own rooftop photovoltaic system, continuously increasing the proportion of green energy and offsetting the remaining carbon emissions with carbon credits, achieving a comprehensive reduction of direct and indirect carbon emissions from the production side, and actively undertaking corporate social responsibility for green traceability.

Since 2019, BSH has implemented 113 energy-saving projects with a cumulative energy saving of around 28,328 MWh, and in 2023 a total of 44 projects with a total of around 7,717 MWh. By 2023, BSH's photovoltaic power generation projects have generated more than 89 million kWh of electricity, which is equivalent to a reduction of about 10,300 tons of standard coal and about 55,000 tons of carbon emissions. After the completion of the 33.5 MW Phase II distributed photovoltaic power station, the average annual power generation capacity is expected to reach 33.89 million kWh, releasing about 30% of the green kinetic energy of BSH Home Appliance Park, and reducing carbon emissions by more than 20,000 tons per year, injecting strong green power into the sustainable development of the enterprise and setting a benchmark for the sustainable development of the industry. With 100% green electricity coverage in China, BSH is now fully covered by green electricity, an achievement that marks an important step forward in reducing the carbon footprint and driving the energy transition, leading the industry to achieve carbon neutrality. BSH Chuzhou Appliance Park's "Zero Carbon Factory" won the provincial "Green Factory" honor in 2019 and the national "Green Factory" in 2021. In the 2023 project, the second-generation refrigerant (such as R22) will be gradually replaced and the fourth-generation refrigerant will be replaced.

Green design for the whole product life cycle, scientifically reshaping the green value chain

BSH China's Integrated Green Energy & Technology Innovation approach actively considers energy consumption issues throughout the entire product life cycle, including the procurement and transportation of raw materials and the use of the products sold, and is committed to fulfilling its obligations in terms of environmental responsibility. Reduction of indirect emissions from stainless steel, plastics and their transportation (road, rail, etc.) in the procurement and transportation of raw materials; and reduce indirect emissions from the use of energy-efficient (including smart home solutions) household appliances in the use of the products sold. In addition, BSH implements the 3R strategy (Reducing, Reusing, Recycling) to phase out energy-intensive equipment and invest in energy-efficient process facilities. When it comes to product design, "green" is the BSH product label. With a long-term focus on long-term development, BSH continues to innovate and introduce energy-efficient appliances. Bosch refrigerators, for example, use 60 percent more energy than conventional refrigerators, while the Triple Shield refrigerator can keep food fresh for up to 15 days, reducing food waste by an average of 100 kg per year. Last year, BSH received seven green product certifications covering 27 different product models, demonstrating BSH's commitment to green manufacturing and environmentally friendly product development.

30 years of rooting in China, drawing a sustainable future by 2030

The year 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of BSH's presence in China, which has been developing its business in China in a responsible manner under the influence of BSH Group's global sustainability strategy. Since 2020, BSH has been carbon neutral at all sites worldwide. In the same way, BSH is committed to corporate social responsibility and actively influences and nurtures consumers, from raising environmental awareness, choosing green products, to using energy-saving home appliances, to empowering consumers to minimize their negative impact on the environment.

Every year, BSH also publishes the BSH China Environmental and Corporate Responsibility Report to demonstrate its responsibility and commitment in the field of sustainability and set an example of sustainability along the entire value chain in the home appliance industry. At the same time, BSH continues to convey its belief in "energy saving, environmental protection, green and low-carbon" to consumers, shouldering the social responsibility of a large company. BSH actively organizes employee volunteers to go out into the community to raise consumers' awareness of water and electricity in many aspects, from the popularization of water and electricity saving knowledge, the selection of green products, to the energy-saving use of household appliances.

Winning the Green Dot China · Sustainable Practice Case Award for the third time reaffirms BSH's strong commitment to environmental protection and sustainability. BSH will continue to contribute to sustainability through its sustainability strategy and solid actions along the entire value chain and will continue to work together towards a greener future.