Siemens’ Sustainability Report: What Can Companies Learn?

Global technology conglomerate Siemens is a leader in automation, infrastructure and healthcare.

Its 2025 sustainability report shows how it is aiming to make its operations as responsible and sustainable as possible.

With a worldwide presence spanning more than 190 countries, its focus is on lowering emissions and recovering raw materials.

Emission targets & decarbonisation

As detailed in the report, Siemens’ greenhouse gas emission reduction targets are validated by the SBTi as being in line with the 1.5°C scenario.

The company has committed to reducing its absolute greenhouse gas emissions from its own operations by 90% and from its value chain by 30% by fiscal year 2030 compared to fiscal year 2019.

Its target is to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 by reducing absolute emissions across its entire value chain by 90% and neutralising any remaining emissions.

It plans to bring positive impact beyond its own environmental footprint, targeting more than 1,000 million metric tons of cumulative avoided emissions between 2023 and 2030.

Judith Weise, Chief People and Sustainability Officer at Siemens, says: “As of 2025, our cumulative customer avoided emissions stand at 694 million metric tons of CO₂e, quantifying the positive impact of our offerings sold over their lifetime.

“Additionally, for the second straight year, we enabled customers to avoid more emissions than we caused along our entire value chain – while reducing our own emissions by an impressive two thirds since 2019.”

Siemens’ conservation programme

Biodiversity and ecosystems provide vital services for society and business, according to Siemens.

The conglomerate is committed to protecting and conserving biodiversity across its operations, focusing on areas that impact ecosystems through pollution, land-use change and resource consumption.

Siemens has identified risks related to biodiversity resulting from habitat loss and an evolving regulatory landscape.

It regards its business model as resilient to changing ecosystems and biodiversity loss, which is supported by the Environmental Council.

Its target is to drive biodiversity protection by implementing a conservation programme at 100% of its relevant sites by 2030.

Siemens’ conservation programme helps sites evaluate and manage risks from changing land use and freshwater use regulations, which helps to ensure compliance and minimise disruptions.

In 2025, the company increased the implementation rate of its conservation programme at all of its relevant sites from 18% to 55%, putting it on track to meet its 2030 goal.

Eva Riesenhuber, Global Head of Sustainability at Siemens, says: “With more than 90% of our business enabling customers to achieve a positive sustainability impact, we’re uniquely positioned to empower them to become more competitive, resilient and sustainable.

“Even further, our Sustainability Statement 2025 provides measurable proof that our impact on societal infrastructure goes beyond our customers and our own business transformation to reach, ultimately, our planet and society.”

Searching for circular solutions

In its operations, Siemens aims to achieve a greater impact with fewer resources for its customers, society and the environment.

The company says in its report that it believes circularity adds value by creating business opportunities, reducing costs, enhancing supply chain resilience, minimising waste, supporting decarbonisation and protecting water and biodiversity.

It focuses on designing its products for sustainable materials, optimal use and value recovery.

Siemens is committed to having 100% sustainable product packaging for relevant products in order to promote sustainable forestry practices and minimise waste.

It is also pursuing the goal of having zero waste sent to landfill by 2030, while aligning with existing recycling infrastructure and regulations.

In its efforts to promote circularity across the value chain, Siemens plans to empower its customers to adopt circular practices.

This involves using digital product passports which allow customers to make informed decisions about material recovery and circular sourcing.

“We believe that organisations achieve their greatest growth and resilience when sustainability and business strategies are aligned and executed with speed and scale,” Judith said on LinkedIn.

“At Siemens, we empower our customers to do exactly that – accelerate their digital and sustainability transformations by combining the real and digital worlds.

“This dedication to a sustainable future is comprehensive, equally prioritising lifelong learning and the wellbeing and growth of our people.”