Holistic environmental protection Our Eco Efficiency @ Siemens program Our Eco Efficiency @ Siemens program addresses environ- DEGREE, Eco Efficiency @ Siemens, mental factors specific to our products, systems, solutions, and our environmental initiatives and services and our production. It also defines objectives give Siemens a broad range of for improving our environmental management: for example, instruments to guide our objectives by encouraging a circular economy and generally demateri- in environmental protection alizing our business processes. The program has three components. At the center of the Green Deal Responsible Product Development program component is We continue to pursue the Green Deals @ Siemens project our Robust Eco Design approach. The program intends to with the goal of evaluating the European Union’s Green introduce methods and rules for dematerialization along the Deal policy and similar developments around the world and entire value chain. The second component of the program, a implementing the associated requirements. Specialized Clean Supply Chain, aims to increase the percentage of sec- project groups are working to ensure that the legal require- ondary materials we use and to reduce regulated substances ments are implemented efficiently. by 2030. The third component, Efficient Own Operations, aims to reduce environmental impacts at our own sites. Eco Efficiency @ Siemens Responsible Product Clean Supply Chain Efficient Own Operations Development Products and solutions are at the core of A clean supply chain is central to the journey At the heart of our environmental approach our business. Evaluating our portfolio and of decoupling natural resource use. That is is our ability to efficiently manage our applying an Ecodesign approach to rele- why we will increasingly source secondary production sites and offices – especially by vant product families supports us in selling materials and take action to replace regu- enhancing waste management practices eco-efficient products and solutions. lated substances according to IEC 62474. and using clean energy. SIEMENS SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2023 57