Markus Mettler from ebm-papst elected to the board of climate protection companies

Markus Mettler was elected to the board of Klimaschutz-Unternehmen e.V.

The energy scouts have been searching for energy wasters at the fan specialist ebm-papst for over 9 years.

New Board of Climate Protection Company e.V.: (from left) Jörg Schmidt, Annika Trappmann, Markus Mettler

The World Climate Conference in Madrid has come to an end, and the new EU Commission is in office. These days, "climate neutrality" is now seen as a concrete requirement for the economy.

For years, the fan specialist ebm-papst has been actively committed to climate protection and sustainability. For example, through energy-saving EC fans, efficiency measures in building technology and energy management, logistics, or the European success project "Energiescouts".

For over nine years, the "Energiescouts" have been a flagship training project for apprentices at ebm-papst. In 2014, ebm-papst brought this training project to the attention of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), which immediately adopted it as a training program for its chambers of industry and commerce. Since then, 6,750 trainees from over 1,500 companies have been trained and qualified as Energy Scouts across Germany.

Since 2009, ebm-papst has been a founding member of the Association of Climate Protection Companies, leading the way in climate protection and energy efficiency in the German economy. Members of the Climate Protection Companies have voluntarily committed to measurable and ambitious goals in climate protection and energy efficiency and have successfully implemented outstanding energy efficiency projects in their companies. The association is a business network that works with innovative solutions to achieve climate policy goals.

At their general meeting on November 13, 2019, in Einbeck, the Climate Protection Companies elected a new board. Jörg Schmidt, Head of Public Relations at the Viessmann Group, was unanimously elected as the new chairman of the board. Markus Mettler, Technical Operations Manager at ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG, and Annika Trappmann, Management and CI Officer at Blechwarenfabrik Limburg GmbH, were newly elected as deputies to the board.

"One of the most important goals of my board activities is to sensitize politics to the needs of companies that are committed to ambitious climate protection. Furthermore, it is essential to continue shaping the positive development of the association," says the new chairman of the Climate Protection Companies, Jörg Schmidt.

Markus Mettler from ebm-papst explains that the association of Climate Protection Companies has regular and very positive exchanges with other companies and learns from each other.

At each meeting, representatives from the Federal Ministry for the Environment and the Ministry of Economics are present. This allows companies to directly communicate the challenges they face to policymakers. "The direct contact with both ministries is a unique feature of our association and provides members with interesting opportunities for exchange, as well as the annual Ministerial Dialogue," says Markus Mettler.

About Climate Protection Companies e.V.

Climate Protection Companies e.V. is an industry-spanning business network of the German economy that works with innovative solutions to achieve Germany's climate policy goals. The association was founded at the initiative of the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU), the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), and the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), and currently has 37 member companies of all sizes. The Climate Protection Companies have demonstrated their pioneering role in climate protection and energy efficiency within their own corporate processes through a demanding admission process with external verification.