MEGGLE Group GmbH — full event log
Every event we have on file across every reporting year. The Data-by-year tab summarises the top 10 per year; this page shows them all.
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MEGGLE committed to an absolute -25% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 2032 vs 2022 baseline, applying to all production sites of the MEGGLE group.
sustainability_report p.5
MEGGLE GmbH & Co. KG targets -25% freshwater consumption by 2025 vs 2016 baseline; -23% achieved by 2023.
sustainability_report p.7
MEGGLE commits to keep total waste diverted from disposal at ~70%, food waste ratio at 0.9% of production and ~90% of food waste diverted from disposal across its 6 production sites.
sustainability_report p.8
From January 1, 2024, all soy products and feed containing soy in the QM milk system supplying MEGGLE must meet recognized standards for sustainable and deforestation-free certified soy.
sustainability_report p.10
MEGGLE operates under an integrated management system certified to ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environment), ISO 45001 (H&S), ISO 50001 (Energy), Sedex SMETA 4-Pillar, EXCiPACT and IPEC-PQG GMP for pharmaceutical excipients. Halal, Kosher and Vegan labels for defined lines.
sustainability_report p.5
MEGGLE is implementing an IT tool to progressively refine its Scope 3 emissions database from literature-based secondary values to representative primary data collected directly from dairy farmers/suppliers.
sustainability_report p.11
Strategic decision made to embark on a hydrogen transition path for the Wasserburg combined heat & power plant (currently natural gas). Also investing in a biogas plant using permeate molasses production residues for energy generation.
sustainability_report p.6
Alongside the hydrogen and biogas investments, MEGGLE continues an ongoing programme of energy-saving projects across its 6 production sites, supported by ISO 50001 energy management certification.
sustainability_report p.6
MEGGLE positions its direct-compaction (DC) lactose grades and dry-powder-inhaler (DPI) lactose grades as customer-side decarbonisation enablers. DC saves water and electricity vs wet granulation; switching pMDI to DPI inhalers saves 115-480 kg CO2e per patient per year, with potential reductions of 46,600 tons CO2e/year if 75% of German ambulant pulmonologists prescribed DPI.
sustainability_report p.12
MEGGLE works with dairy suppliers to reduce biodiversity loss and deforestation by limiting overseas feed for dairy ingredients, requiring certified vegetable fats/oils and wood-based materials, and from January 2024 requiring all soy in the QM milk system to be sustainable and deforestation-free certified.
sustainability_report p.11
MEGGLE committed to a -25% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2032 vs 2022 baseline, applicable to all production sites of the MEGGLE group.
sustainability_report p.5
MEGGLE GmbH & Co. KG targets a 25% freshwater consumption reduction by 2025 from 2016 baseline. -23% achieved as of 2023.
sustainability_report p.7
Strategic action fields to keep waste diverted from disposal at ~70%, food waste at 0.9%, and food waste diverted from disposal at ~90% across 6 MEGGLE production sites.
sustainability_report p.8
Since 1 January 2024, all soy products and feed containing soy in the QM milk system must meet recognized standards for sustainable and deforestation-free certified soy.
sustainability_report p.10
MEGGLE has made strategic decision to transition powder drying and CHP operations from natural gas onto a hydrogen path, and to invest in a biogas plant using production residues (permeate molasses) for energy generation.
sustainability_report p.6
MEGGLE is implementing an IT tool to progressively refine Scope 3 emissions database from literature-based values to representative primary data from farmers/suppliers.
sustainability_report p.11
Scope 1 & 2 carbon emissions are mainly generated by powder drying operations and the on-site CHP plant. Reduction measures include hydrogen transition, biogas plant investment, and ongoing energy-saving projects to reduce gas and energy consumption.
sustainability_report p.6
Non-milk purchased materials account for 8.4% of CCF (184,007.75 tCO2e). MEGGLE works with suppliers to reduce biodiversity loss and deforestation by reducing overseas feed use, sourcing certified vegetable fats/oils, and certified wood-based materials. Since Jan 2024, all soy in the QM milk system must be deforestation-free certified.
sustainability_report p.11
MEGGLE has reduced freshwater consumption at Wasserburg by 23% vs 2016 (towards a -25% by 2025 target). Water reuse rate of 39% achieved at MEGGLE GmbH & Co. KG (30% across 6 sites). Investment in the expansion of the existing wastewater treatment plant continues.
sustainability_report p.7
MEGGLE positions its direct compaction (DC) lactose excipients and dry-powder inhaler (DPI) grades as enabling reduced customer GHG emissions. DC saves water and electricity vs wet granulation. DPI formulations have a 10–40x lower CO2 footprint than pMDI inhalers; cited studies show 115–480 kg CO2e/patient/year savings; potential 46,600 tonnes CO2e/year saved in Germany if 75% of ambulant pulmonologists prescribed DPI.
sustainability_report p.12
Milk ingredients account for 82.5% of MEGGLE's corporate carbon footprint. The company is working closely with stakeholders (customers, suppliers, governmental bodies, dairies associations) to set regionally appropriate carbon-reduction targets and realistic measures for dairy-based raw materials, and is progressively refining its Scope 3 database from literature-based to primary farmer data via a new IT tool.
sustainability_report p.6
MEGGLE's Scope 1+2 emissions are dominated by powder drying operations powered by an on-site combined heat and power plant in Wasserburg that for technical reasons has so far been run on natural gas. The company has taken a strategic decision to embark on a hydrogen transition path, and is investing in a biogas plant that will also use permeate molasses production residues as feedstock for heat and energy generation.
sustainability_report p.6
MEGGLE operates its own combined heat and power plant in Wasserburg, which has run on natural gas due to technical constraints. A strategic decision has been made to embark on a hydrogen transition path. MEGGLE is also investing in a biogas plant that will use production residues (permeate molasses from dairy processing) as input for energy and heat generation.
sustainability_report p.6
Milk ingredients account for 82.5% of MEGGLE group's Corporate Carbon Footprint (1,800,761.82 tCO2e). MEGGLE works in close collaboration with customers, suppliers, governmental bodies and dairy associations to set regionally appropriate carbon reduction targets. Standardisation, primary data collection from farmers, and balancing farmer economics with food affordability are key challenges being addressed.
sustainability_report p.6