Voices from the Zeppelin Group
More than 200 Zeppelin employees from 26 countries, spanning all strategic business units and nearly all departments, contributed to this report. The Zeppelin Group Sustainability Report 2024 is a great group-wide team effort, from data collection and verification to clarifying specific issues and processes to final reporting. Thank you to everyone involved!
Sebastian Kopp
CSR Manager – Zeppelin GmbH
The Zeppelin Sustainable Tire Alliance has made significant progress in producing sustainable tires in 2024. In addition to engineering Europe's largest pyrolysis plant, we are developing a design study for a large-scale recycling plant in the Middle East. In collaboration with Kunststofftechnik Paderborn (KTP), we are working on the DevEl research project, which focuses on the devulcanization of elastomers. Our goal is to reduce CO₂ emissions, conserve resources, and reuse valuable materials.
Patrick Buder
Sustainability Strategy Manager – SBU Plant Engineering
We helped a customer reduce its fuel consumption from 60,000 to 10,650 liters and its CO₂ emissions by 98 % in 2024 by using Stage V diesel generators, battery storage, and hydrotreated vegetable oil. About 82 % of the reduction is due to substituting diesel energy with electrical energy (battery storage). At Zeppelin Rental, we are proud to offer this comprehensive solution. Furthermore, at the "Zero Emission" Action Day in 2024, we demonstrated that emission-free construction sites are already possible today.
Dr. Markus Heidak
Senior CSR Manager – SBU Rental
Zeppelin is diverse. In 2024, we employed people from 91 different nationalities in 26 countries. These individuals have diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, limitations, and disabilities. Equal opportunities and diversity are important to Zeppelin, both ethically and strategically. They are key factors in our ability to innovate and ensure the company's long-term success. We are proud to be actively committed to this through our Z COLOURFUL initiative, our corporate culture characterized by tolerance and mutual respect, and as a member of the Diversity Charter and founding partner of Employers for Equality.
Elisa Wang-Ruehrnoessl
Teamlead Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) and Health Management – Zeppelin GmbH
We are thrilled that an increasing number of customers are choosing our "Cat Certified Rebuild" program. Through a manufacturer-certified overhaul, this service restores used Cat equipment to as-new condition, thus doubling the machine's useful life: "Built to be rebuilt." This is unique in the industry. A "Certified Rebuild" saves costs and valuable resources while reducing environmental impact and helping our customers minimize their ecological footprint.
Thomas Wiedemann
Head of Service Sales – SBU Construction Equipment
At Power Systems, we are intensely working on solutions for one of the energy sources of the future: hydrogen. Our hybrid system, which consists of a low-temperature fuel cell and battery, makes off-grid applications with dynamic loads possible today. This is common on construction sites and in industry. Our system is more efficient than other technologies and can provide a sustainable energy supply with no emissions or exhaust gases during operation. The first milestone is our PEM demonstrator, which interested customers can use to experience its advantages firsthand. We are currently using it to develop market-ready products and a green hydrogen supplier network.
Keno Leites
Head of Fuel Cell Competence Center – SBU Power Systems
