Our road to net zero
In 2021, STARK Group became the first building materials distributor, and among the first 20 Danish companies, to have its 2030 climate targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). We are committed to reducing direct emissions (scope 1 and 2) by 45% and value chain emissions (scope 3) by 25% by 2030, and to achieving net zero across all scopes by 2050 through at least a 90% reduction.
More than 95% of our emissions stem from the materials we sell. To address this, we focus on reducing the climate impact of building materials and driving change across our value chain.
Our targets align with the Paris Agreement’s most ambitious goal: limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Achieving this requires strong collaboration across the industry, and we are committed to leading that effort.
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.
