Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions earns top CDP supplier engagement score

Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions received an A in CDP’s 2025 Supplier Engagement Assessment, the highest rating possible. The result highlights the company’s climate work with suppliers as it expands emissions reporting, due diligence and decarbonization efforts across its operations and value chain. Why it matters: - CDP’s Supplier Engagement Assessment measures how well companies push climate action through their supply chains. - Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions’ A rating signals strong supplier engagement on emissions, targets and climate risk management. - The result supports Pfeiffer’s broader push to cut emissions across operations and the wider value chain. What happened: - Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions received the highest rating of A in CDP’s 2025 Supplier Engagement Assessment. - The assessment covers governance and business strategy, targets, emissions reporting, risk management processes and supplier engagement. - CDP is a global non-profit that runs an environmental disclosure system focused on climate transparency. The details: - Pfeiffer is modernizing buildings and production processes to reduce its carbon footprint. - Pfeiffer is adding energy monitoring systems and energy recovery solutions. - Pfeiffer is expanding photovoltaic installations and electric vehicle use. - Pfeiffer has validated Science Based Targets aligned with a net-zero ambition by 2050. - The Science Based Targets initiative approved those targets. - Pfeiffer publishes its full corporate carbon footprint across Scopes 1, 2 and 3. - An external auditor independently verifies the reporting. - Pfeiffer aligns its ESG management with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards. - Pfeiffer systematically identifies, assesses and manages sustainability-related impacts, risks and opportunities. - Scope 3 emissions were identified as a material opportunity that could create competitive advantages. - Sustainability is integrated into Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions’ due diligence program, with a focus on human rights and environmental responsibility. - Suppliers are prioritized by risk exposure in those areas. - Higher-risk suppliers receive targeted training and support. - All suppliers must sign a code of conduct that includes commitments to reduce environmental and climate impacts. - The group-wide purchasing handbook sets the procedures for those requirements. Between the lines: - The A score suggests supplier climate performance is becoming a management issue, not just a reporting exercise. - Pfeiffer’s emphasis on verified emissions data and supplier standards points to tighter control over Scope 3 impacts. - The company’s framing of Scope 3 emissions as a competitive opportunity shows climate work is being tied to business performance, not only compliance. - Peter Dolega, head of sustainability, said the rating reflects progress with suppliers to increase transparency, strengthen collaboration and improve environmental performance. What’s next: - Pfeiffer will continue carrying out its roadmap to reduce emissions through operational changes and technology investments. - The company is likely to keep expanding supplier engagement, since the CDP score depends partly on how suppliers are managed and supported. - Pfeiffer’s 2050 net-zero ambition sets the long-term benchmark for its decarbonization efforts. The bottom line: - Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions’ top CDP supplier engagement score shows the company has made climate action a supply-chain priority, backed by targets, reporting and supplier controls.