SDG 13: climate action
Roularta Media Group takes urgent action to combat climate change and its impact.
striving for CO2 neutrality
We aim for CO2 neutrality for scopes 1 and 2 and have developed a concrete step-by-step plan to achieve this objective by 2050:
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Measure (2021–2022): We mapped out our carbon footprint
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Analyse (2023): We conducted energy audits in both the production environment and offices
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Reduce (2024–2030): We will act on the recommendations from the audits and invest in new energy-efficient drying ovens for the printing house and in an additional solar panel park. Meanwhile, we will continue ISO 50001 certification
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Neutralise (2031–…): We will purchase green electricity and offset the remaining CO2 emissions from gas consumption
Scope 3 includes indirect carbon emissions, which the company does not control directly. To contribute to lowering these emissions as well, we ask our suppliers to sign a sustainable purchasing charter.
We are resolutely working towards CO2 neutrality by 2050 and actively commit ourselves to a green living environment. A sustainable energy and raw materials policy is central.
biodiversity
As a Green Deal company, we purposefully contribute to improved biodiversity and a pleasant living environment.
- We allocated 5.8 hectares of company grounds to wild nature with flower borders, a wadi, beehives, flower meadows, shrub-filled verges, nesting boxes with a successful brood for the kestrel, and insect hotels. This earned us the Biodiversity Business Park award in 2021
- Around the headquarters in Roeselare, no fewer than 15,000 trees were planted, partly using the Miyawaki method and with attention to solitary specimens
- We remove moss and weeds from parking areas biologically using electric current installations
Did you know that…
… our Sustainability Committee closely monitors the roadmap to CO2 neutrality based on a detailed climate plan.
Innovative solar parc
At our main site in Roeselare, we are fully committed to renewable energy. Our solar park consists of nearly 3,000 solar panels and generates almost 2,000 MWh of green electricity every year, equivalent to the energy consumption of approximately 565 households.
The energy landscape was also designed with biodiversity in mind. Solar panels installed at different heights are integrated with green zones and swales, creating a natural synergy between renewable energy and nature.
With this project, we are reducing our climate impact and taking a concrete step towards our ambition of becoming CO₂-neutral. In doing so, we are helping to build a more sustainable future today.