Carmo works to use resources more efficiently and reduce our climate footprint. We have mapped our CO2 emissions and, through Science Based Targets, committed to halving our scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030: in line with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 °C goal. In production we recycle surplus material to minimise waste, prioritise energy from non-fossil sources, continuously test alternatives to traditional plastics, and increasingly source materials within the EU.
Recognised for our green transition
In 2023, the Alexandra Institute and Industriens Fond named Carmo one of ten Danish production SMEs leading the green transition through digitalisation, the Omstillingsanfører (Transition Leader) designation. It reflects a deliberate choice to use digital tools to measure and reduce our environmental impact.
Documented, product by product
The flagship of that approach is an automated, cradle-to-gate CO2 calculator, developed with sustainability consultancy Viegand Maagøe. Integrated directly into our IT systems, it documents the emissions of every product in production and, increasingly, helps customers document their own Scope 3 emissions under frameworks such as the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). As emission factors for materials and energy change, the system updates continuously: because for us, environmental transparency is a competitive parameter, not a compliance cost.
