Our road to net zero
In 2021, STARK Group became the first distributor of building materials and among the first 20 Danish companies to have its 2030 climate targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
In 2025, our net-zero target was approved, confirming our pathway to reach net-zero emissions across the value chain by 2050.
We are committed to reducing direct emissions (scope 1 and 2) by 45% and value chain emissions (scope 3) by 25% by 2030. By 2050, we aim to reduce total emissions (scope 1, 2, and 3) by at least 90%, in line with the SBTi net-zero standard.
More than 90 % of our emissions come from the building materials we sell. Reducing these emissions is therefore central to our climate strategy. We are working closely with suppliers and customers to lower the climate impact of materials and to increase transparency through better data and documentation.
Our targets are aligned with the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Achieving this requires collaboration across the construction value chain, and we are committed to contributing to that transition.
Circularity and resource efficiency
We strive to support and promote sustainable consumption and production and to run efficient operations with minimal waste production and maximum reuse and recycling. We wish to decouple our economic growth from environmental degradation by increasing resource efficiency and promoting circularity in the construction sector.
At STARK Group, we aim to increase our assortment of eco-labelled products. Many of our suppliers produce their products more sustainably and with circularity in mind, using less energy, hazardous chemicals, water and resources. By applying third-party eco-labels to these products, suppliers can clearly communicate the sustainable value of the products, and our sales staff are readily able to promote this added value.
To help our customers navigate complex sustainable documentation and calculations to meet emerging requirements for reporting lifecycle carbon in their construction projects, we strive to make it easy to find the required sustainability and safety documentation. Together with our suppliers, we are continuously improving the availability of documentation on our products to meet the increasing data demands for sustainable construction.
Ecosystem protection
Natural ecosystems provide raw materials and a series of ecosystem services which reduce the risks of natural disasters, loss of biodiversity, regulate climate and maintain the productivity of agricultural systems. Protecting these ecosystems supports climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts.
Our activities impact life on land. Roughly a quarter of our sourced products are timber or timber-based, making responsible timber products of prime importance to us. We aim to ensure that our timber products originate from sustainably managed forests that help preserve soil health, water resources and biodiversity.
