Customer-centric solutions

• materialtransparency and material­health

  • – Recording the material composition of in-house manufactured products sold in the EU to identify substances of concern under REACH and reduce them by switching to alternative materials
  • – Disclosure of environmental impact (including CO2 emissions, recyclability) through appropriate product declarations (e.g., Environmental Product Declarations (EPD), VOC tests)

• proven durability

  • – Product development focused on resilience and robustness to ensure a long service life, demonstrated by endurance tests and the reference service life stated in EPDs

• future-oriented product development

  • – Focus on the use of recyclable materials and their separability by type at end of life
  • – Increase the share of recycled materials

• customer-supporting services

  • – Expansion of our service and repair network
  • – Extending the service life of windows, doors, and roof windows through spare-parts availability

Committed and effective employees

• talent management

  • – Individual development through joint identification of potential areas and competencies
  • – Promotion of in-house talent to fill leadership/key positions internally

• leadership and development

  • – Supporting managers with workshops, training, and coaching on the path to an effective leadership culture

• Identification with Roto as an employer

  • – Use of communication formats in which employees can actively contribute and help achieve shared success
  • – Implementation of local measures to strengthen and connect teams

• occupational safety

  • – Annual reduction of reportable workplace accidents by 5% until 2030 by introducing an occupational safety management system, based on ISO 45001, with integrated reporting for risk identification and analysis as well as deriving site-specific measures with a focus on production sites

Climate and
environmental protection

• resource use

  • – Reduction of electricity and heating energy consumption through LED, building refurbishments, and identification of further potentials through energy monitoring systems
  • – Reduction of water consumption through the use of water treatment systems
  • – Internal reuse of zinc and plastic residues
  • – Use of wood waste to produce pellets

• Self-generation and use of renewable (Scope 1&2)

  • – Use of biomass plants and pellet heating as alternative heating concepts
  • – Use and expansion of self-generated energy through photovoltaic systems and hydropower plants
  • – Use of and switch to certified green electricity

• Alternative packaging- and transport solutions (Scope 3.4)

  • – Reduction of packaging material use through reduced secondary packaging
  • – Increased use of single-grade, recycled and/or recyclable packaging material
  • – Testing transport concepts to reduce transport distances

• procurement strategy (Scope 3.1)

  • – Review of the existing supplier pool for opportunities to improve recycling content and greenhouse gas emissions for key raw materials (aluminum, glass, plastic, steel, zinc) to be considered in supplier selection

Responsible corporate governance

• corporate culture

  • – Treatment of employees in accordance with the Roto Leadership Principles and the Roto Code of Conduct
  • – Customer value orientation within the process organization
  • – Lean principles in the processes

• future-proof business models

  • – Growth of the Roto Group through expansion and deepening of the product and service portfolio with the ambition to be a reliable partner worldwide for customers, employees, and suppliers

• compliance

  • – Early preparation to comply with regulatory requirements
  • – Regular compliance training and courses for all employees and corporate bodies