At Zeppelin, sustainability means making a long-term genuine contribution to the environment and society as a sustainable and economically successful company, which is drawn from the strength of our corporate culture.

Sustainability is viewed holistically at Zeppelin, and environmental, economic, and social aspects are considered to be of equal importance and value. 

Our ambition is to make an active and authentic contribution to climate and environmental protection. We are proactively tackling the current challenges of our time and are developing environmentally friendly as well as technically and financially feasible solutions. This will enable us to increase our positive impact on the climate and the environment, while at the same time placing great importance on the economical, responsible use of our resources. Among other things, we have set ourselves the goal of becoming a CO₂ neutral company by 2030. 

For Zeppelin, economic sustainability is a basic requirement for the long-term safeguarding of economic success and expansion of our competitiveness. Sustainability is firmly anchored in our corporate strategy and corporate values.  

Zeppelin assumes social responsibility in the spirit of sustainable action. In this way, we maintain and further expand our attractiveness as an employer.  This is essential to ensure a high level of qualification and motivation among our employees while also maintaining and improving our employee retention and development. 

You find an overview of sustainability at Zeppelin in our CSR booklet.

The Zeppelin Group has been a member of the United Nations Global Compact since 2016. The Global Compact is the biggest and most important global corporate sustainability initiative. Based on its 10 universal principles, it pursues a vision of an inclusive and sustainable global economy for the benefit of all people, communities, and markets, today and in the future. Each member of the Global Compact commits to reporting its progress in the implementation of the 10 principles.

Zeppelin has defined sustainability goals in all key areas of the company and has been recording non-financial metrics on the basis of key performance indicators (KPIs) in order to make progress measurable. The Group has established measures to achieve these goals to ensure that it is continuously improving.

As a member of the UN Global Compact, the Zeppelin Group has produced an annual progress report since 2017. These reports set out its activities and developments in the fields of human rights, labor standards, environmental and climate protection, and anti-corruption. Starting from 2019, Zeppelin publishes its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in an integrated report.