Sustainability

Our commitment - from the region for the region

Our mission is to provide a secure, reliable and efficient as well as climate-friendly and intelligent supply of gas. Even if our gas pipelines extend to neighbouring countries, terranets bw remains deeply rooted in Baden-Württemberg and Hesse.

Our strong connection with the region can also be seen in our social and ecological commitment. Between 2015 and today, we have supported more than 40 projects and organisations in Baden-Württemberg with a total amount of 141,000 euros.

Our projects
for sustainability in the region

2024

Stabilizing the ecosystems in the Black Forest

In November 2024, terranets bw and Bergwaldprojekt e. V. once again supported a regional project to preserve the ecosystem. Conservation and restoration measures were implemented in Forbach in the Black Forest. Among other things, young trees were cared for and a biotope, which is a valuable habitat for the capercaillie, was enhanced.

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source: Bergwaldprojekt e. V.; Marie Wuropulos

2023

Restoration of moors in the Reinhardwald Nature Park in Hesse

Together with Bergwaldprojekt e.V., terranets bw implemented the rewetting of the Lempenmoor in the Rheinhardswald Nature Park in Hesse in October and November 2023. The focus was on raising the water level and redistributing the water so that the slope water is diffused and spread over the area. The project thus makes an important contribution to climate protection, biodiversity and improving the water balance in the landscape.

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source: Bergwaldprojekt e. V.

2022

Ecological Forest Reconstruction in Freiburg

Together with Bergwaldprojekt e.V., terranets bw supported an ecological forest conversion in the Schauinsland district of the Freiburg municipal forestry office in the fall of 2022. The focus was on forest and biotope maintenance and the promotion of biodiversity and species diversity.

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source: Bergwaldprojekt e. V.

2022

Forest Weeks for Schools in Baden-Württemberg and Hesse

Together with the Bergwaldprojekt e.V., terranets bw took part in two ecological education projects in the municipal forest of Baden-Baden in April and August 2022, namely in the municipal forest of Baden-Baden and in the Rhön biosphere reserve. As part of the Forest Weeks for Schools, youths and young adults participated in conservation work in local ecosystems.

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source: Bergwaldprojekt e. V.

2021

Project to preserve biodiversity

Together with the Bergwaldprojekt e.V., terranets bw ran a volunteer project in Triberg in the Black Forest in July 2021, the aim being to preserve biodiversity and develop natural forest as an indispensable habitat for native plants and animal species.

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source: Bergwaldprojekt e. V.

2020

Reforestation in Baden-Württemberg

Together with the Bergwaldprojekt e.V., terranets bw planted approximately 3,000 native silver firs in Baden-Württemberg in March 2020 – a valuable contribution to reforestation in the region.

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source: Bergwaldprojekt e. V.

Modern technology to protect the climate

The use of terranets bw's mobile compressor system reduces the loss of natural gas during maintenance work on the gas network and protects the environment. Prior to construction work, the affected pipeline section is disconnected from the gas flow and the quantity of natural gas is reduced to a minimum thanks to intelligent network control. The mobile compressor then pumps the remaining natural gas into another section of the pipeline.

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Annual Christmas donation

terranets bw assumes responsibility in the region and supports social organizations every year at Christmas time. In 2024, together with the charitable organization Help for Children, Christmas wishes were fulfilled for children living in the SOS Children's Village in Sulzburg (Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district) and in a refugee shelter run by the German Red Cross in Stuttgart. In the past, other projects of charitable organizations have been supported, such as cold buses in Frankfurt and Stuttgart, the UNESON children's charity in Karlsruhe and Lebenshilfe Stuttgart.

Using climate-neutral propellant gas and green electricity

terranets bw has been operating its complete gas transmission infrastructure and systems with climate-neutral propellant gas and green electricity since January 2021. This saves more than 25 % of CO₂ emissions.

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Use of climate-neutral propellant gas and green electricity

Further projects

Collection campaign for glasses no longer in use to be donated to the "Glasses Worldwide” project (2024)
Implementation of a vegetarian day in the company restaurant at the Stuttgart headquarters (2024)
Construction and commissioning of a photovoltaic system on the roofs of the Stuttgart headquarters (2023) and at the Sandhausen site (2024)
Since 2023: Annual climate-neutral summer festival according to the criteria of Green Event BW
Company-wide cell phone collection campaign for discarded devices for further recycling (2022)
Partner of the dena lead study "Towards climate neutrality" (2021)

Our Networks and Memberships

KLIMAWIN – the Business Initiative (German: WIN)
Sustainability strategy of the state of Baden-Württemberg

By signing the KLIMAWIN (formerly WIN Charter) on 22.01.2021, we have committed to our economic, ecological and social responsibility towards our customers, employees and the region in which we operate.

You will find our complete conceptual aims, our certificate and oursustainability reports in the download section.

Further information on the KLIMAWIN is available at the link below:

To the website

Partner of the
Environment
"Oil & Gas Methane
Partnership 2.0 (OGMP 2.0)"

The OGMP 2.0 environmental program brings together oil and gas companies, as well as international organizations, governments, and non-governmental organizations, to improve the accuracy and transparency of reporting on methane emissions. The goal is to reduce methane in the oil and gas sector.

As a partner, terranets bw is working to better understand its methane emissions profile and use this knowledge to sustainably reduce emissions.

For more information about OGMP 2.0, please visit the following link:

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Member of the sustainability network of the VfEW

Together with nine companies from the energy and water industries, terranets bw is driving sustainability forward: The participants have joined forces to form the industry's first sustainability network in Baden-Württemberg. They regularly exchange information in order to make their actions even more sustainable, to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to develop options for action in accordance with the CSRD Directive.

Certificate

To the website

[Translate to English:] Mitglied im Nachhaltigkeitsnetzwerk des VfEW

Downloads

Here you will find a collection of all relevant documents:

WIN-Charta Nachhaltigkeitsbericht 2022
WIN-Charta Nachhaltigkeitsbericht 2022
WIN-Charta Nachhaltigkeitsbericht 2022 (1,36 MB, PDF)
Stand 12/23
WIN-Charta Nachhaltigkeitsbericht 2022
WIN-Charta Nachhaltigkeitsbericht 2022
WIN-Charta Nachhaltigkeitsbericht 2022 (1,36 MB, PDF)
Stand 12/23
WIN-Charta Nachhaltigkeitsbericht 2021
WIN-Charta Nachhaltigkeitsbericht 2021
WIN-Charta Nachhaltigkeitsbericht 2021 (1,2 KB, PDF)
Stand 12/22
WIN-Charta Urkunde
WIN-Charta Urkunde
WIN-Charta Urkunde (468 KB, PDF)
Stand 03/21
WIN-Charta Zielkonzept der terranets bw
WIN-Charta Zielkonzept der terranets bw
WIN-Charta Zielkonzept (468 KB, PDF)
Stand 03/21