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Environment and environmental management
Climate change, resource scarcity and environmental pollution pose significant challenges to efforts to protect our natural resources. CMS's business activities in Germany also have an environmental impact – particularly in the areas of energy, mobility, resource consumption and waste.
We follow recognised frameworks and take applicable environmental legislation into account.
A key foundation for this is our EMAS-compliant environmental management system introduced in 2025. It helps us identify key environmental matters, devise measures and regularly review our environmental performance. Our internal environmental policy sets out the fundamental principles, areas of action and requirements for implementing it in our day-to-day work.
Key areas of focus include energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, mobility and business trips, responsible use of resources, waste prevention and separation and consideration of environmental matters in procurement. The implementation proceeds in stages, taking into account the scope for action available to us in each case, for example in relation to tenancy agreements and shared infrastructure.
We issue regular updates on our measures and the progress of selected environmental indicators in our EMAS environmental statement, providing a transparent overview of our approach and our activities to date.
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