{"id":9328,"date":"2026-03-25T16:31:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relaunch.cotarko.de\/company\/sustainability\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T12:38:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T10:38:57","slug":"sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cotarko.de\/en\/company\/sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_huge color_alternate with_img with_shape\"><div class=\"l-section-img\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Image\" data-img-width=\"1280\" data-img-height=\"536\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cotarko.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-01-11-um-17.54.34-1.jpeg);\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background:rgba(108,184,31,0.85)\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-shape type_wave pos_bottom\" style=\"height:5vh;color:var(--color-content-bg-alt)\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 4 64 4\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\">\r\n\t<path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M64 6 C32 0 32 12 0 6 L0 8 L64 8 Z\"\/>\r\n<\/svg><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_middle type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_title us_custom_09048fdb align_center color_link_inherit\">Sustainability<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_f37d58fd height_custom\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1>Sustainability &#8211; Our path to a CO2-neutral future<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_large\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image style_shadow-2 has_ratio align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:66.6667%\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image-shadow\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/cotarko.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/service_umwelt-1024x683.jpeg);\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cotarko.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/service_umwelt-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p data-path-to-node=\"26\">As part of the Ford family, we are committed to the &#8220;Road to Better&#8221;. Our goal is to harmonize industrial production with the protection of our planet. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_large\"><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><ul>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"27,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"27,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Target 2050:<\/b><br \/>\nWe are actively working towards our vision of being CO2-neutral across our entire value chain by 2050.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"27,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"27,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Resource efficiency:<\/b><br \/>\nWe minimize waste through material-saving processes such as <b data-path-to-node=\"27,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"62\">wedge rolling<\/b> and the direct recycling of aluminium residues in the melting process.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"27,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"27,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Green energy:<\/b><br \/>\nWe continuously invest in modern plant technology in order to constantly reduce energy consumption per manufactured component (ISO 50001).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"27,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"27,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Responsibility:<\/b><br \/>\nFor us, sustainability also means social responsibility &#8211; fair working conditions and occupational safety at the Cologne site have top priority.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_large\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>Sustainability<\/h2>\n<p>Find out more about Ford&#8217;s sustainability principles here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ford.de\/ford-entdecken\/nachhaltigkeit\">Ford sustainability &#8211; our contribution to a better world<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_custom\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_large\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_middle type_default reversed stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_a640122a us_animate_this\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>Environmental protection<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #bd0830;\">The earth belongs to all of us; we bear our share of responsibility<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #bd0830;\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In order to live up to our guiding principle of environmental protection, we as a company have decided to produce our forged and die-cast products in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner and to pursue independent environmental and energy targets.<\/p>\n<p>Our engagement in the field of Environmental and Energy Management at a glance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Certification according to ISO 14001 (environmental management system) since 1998<\/li>\n<li>Certification according to ISO 50001 (energy management system) since 2012<\/li>\n<li>Annual testation of the environmental and energy management by Lloyd\u2019s register<\/li>\n<li>3-annual recertification of ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 by LRQA<\/li>\n<li>We produce with \u201cgreen electricity\u201d from Norwegian hydroelectric plants<\/li>\n<li>Ongoing improvement in regards of water savings, energy savings, waste reduction and disposal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_47474b22 us_animate_this\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SustainabilitySustainability &#8211; Our path to a CO2-neutral future As part of the Ford family, we are committed to the &#8220;Road to Better&#8221;. 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