Corporate climate protection

06. August 2020 DRÄXLMAIER supports the 2° Foundation

By cooperating with the 2° Foundation DRÄXLMAIER underlines its commitment to corporate climate protection. "As a family company, we take on responsibility and, as an automotive supplier, we contribute to making individual mobility more climate-friendly while taking into account both economic and social requirements," says CEO Dr. Martin Gall. "With our involvement in the 2° Foundation, we want to initiate debates and help develop solutions like positioning the automotive industry and seeking constructive dialog with politicians and other stakeholders in this regard.

The automotive industry as a key industry

The aim of the 2° Foundation is to call on politicians to establish effective market-based conditions for climate protection and to support the problem-solving skills of German companies. "With the DRÄXLMAIER Group we have won a technology leader of the premium segment of the automotive industry for our work. I look forward to working together for more corporate climate protection in the automotive industry," says Sabine Nallinger, Director of the 2° Foundation.

Sustainable development at DRÄXLMAIER

For DRÄXLMAIER responsible and long-term thinking is the basis for economic success. For many years the DRÄXLMAIER Group has been committed to more sustainability together with suppliers and customers - both in the design of products and along the entire process and supply chain. Experts prepare life cycle assessments for products, locations and the entire group and identify levers for improving ecological performance. At DRÄXLMAIER, the focus of climate protection is on avoiding CO2 emissions, among other things by purchasing electricity exclusively from renewable energy sources at all German locations.

General information

About
DRÄXLMAIER Group

The DRÄXLMAIER Group supplies premium automobile manufacturers worldwide with complex wiring harness systems, central electrical and electronic components, exclusive interiors, and battery systems for electric mobility. The globally present company thereby covers the entire process chain: from the initial idea, through the development process, and up to precisely in-sequence delivery of the products to the assembly lines of automobile manufacturers. As a family business, DRÄXLMAIER also attaches particular importance to responsible and sustainable business practices for the benefit of people, the environment and society.

Founded in Germany in 1958, the company employs over 70,000 employees at more than 60 sites in over 20 countries. In 2023, the DRÄXLMAIER Group generated sales of 5.6 billion euro. Its customers include Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Porsche and Volkswagen, as well as Californian premium automotive manufacturers.