Annual Review 2022

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Annual Review 2022

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INTRODUcTION

A year of challenges where we have risen to the occasion.

Our leaders, Dominique Bossan, Chief Executive Officer for Knauf Insulation Europe/Middle East/Asia, Kristin Barthel, Chief Financial Officer, and David Ducarme, Chief Operating Officer, discuss the challenges of the past year and why their view of the future remains optimistic.

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Annual Review 2022

Sustainability tag
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Better Buildings
How insulation creates healthier homes
Our living conditions can be adversely impacted by freezing winters, extreme summers, noise pollution and poor urban air quality. That is why Knauf Insulation solutions should be at the heart of any healthy home.
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Better Buildings
Advocating for a better world
Our public affairs colleagues around the world are campaigning to put energy efficiency, real performance and future-proof renovation at the heart of policies and buildings.
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Automating for a digital future
Innovation
Automating the exchange of product information for a digital future
Knauf Insulation is automating the way that product data is exchanged for use in construction.
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Circular Economy
Landmark year for recycling
New facility drives Knauf Insulation’s pioneering approach to the circular economy by recycling construction and deconstruction wastes.
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Zero Carbon
Decarbonisation revolution
Knauf Insulation is stepping up initiatives to meet the company’s ambitious 2025 target to cut embodied carbon by 15%.
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Sustainability
Year of Consolidation
In 2021 Knauf Insulation recorded year-on-year safety record improvements of 12%, while progress remained stable in terms of sending less Rock and Glass Mineral Wool waste to landfill and reducing the embodied carbon of the company’s solutions. This consolidation is expected to provide solid foundations for major breakthroughs in the coming years.
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People First
Creating a culture of connection and belonging
Over the past year, Knauf Insulation has undertaken a number of initiatives to increase awareness of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. 
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Better Buildings
Green future vision
Jure Šumi, Knauf Insulation’s Green Solutions’ Advocacy Lead, envisages an urban future where grey concrete is replaced by vibrant parks, gardens, green roofs and walls.
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Innovation
Innovation at Knauf Insulation
Innovation drives everything we do. Why? It benefits the planet, our customers, and our business. 
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Knauf Insulation and United Nations sustainable development goals

Knauf Insulation’s For A Better World sustainability strategy is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations with a specific focus on the 10 highlighted below. The SDGs are described by the UN as the “world’s best plan to build a better world for people and the planet by 2030”. Knauf Insulation is also a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. The company commits to align its strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption.

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