Sustainability Report 2025
About this report
Welcome to UZIN UTZ's online Sustainability Report for the 2025 financial year!
In this report, we present the most important economic, environmental, and social developments of the Uzin Utz Group through December 31, 2025. We provide our stakeholders with comprehensive information about UZIN UTZ’s sustainability strategy and our progress toward achieving our sustainability goals. Details on our financial performance can be found in the Annual Report. The content of this report is based on ISO 26000—the International Standard on Social Responsibility.
Unless otherwise noted, the content of this report refers to the Uzin Utz Group (UZIN UTZ). In accordance with the German CSR Directive Implementation Act, the Uzin Utz Group has published a non-financial statement at the Group level, which can be found here for this reporting year.
This report is available exclusively online in German and English. Use the navigation bar at the top of the page to explore main and subchapters, or scroll through the chapters page by page using the arrows at the bottom of the page.
Business model of the UZIN UTZ Group
UZIN UTZ, headquartered in Ulm, Germany, is a global company distinguished by its high level of innovation as a system partner, offering its customers a comprehensive, coordinated product portfolio for the installation, renovation, and maintenance of floors. As a market leader in the development and manufacture of products and machinery for screed, flooring, tiles, and wood, UZIN UTZ offers the broadest range of state-of-the-art solutions. With the brands UZIN, WOLFF, PALLMANN, Arturo, codex, and Pajarito, we provide a diverse and needs-based product range. We develop, produce, and distribute nearly all of our products and systems ourselves to ensure the highest quality standards and to continuously expand our technological expertise, particularly in environmentally friendly, low-emission products. With approximately 1,600 employees, the Uzin Utz Group is present in 53 countries, including through its own production and sales subsidiaries in 21 countries. Our main business areas are in Germany and other European markets, although the Group is also active in North America, Asia, and the South Pacific region. The Group companies are divided into production, service, and sales companies depending on their function. Further details on the individual companies of the Group, as well as additional information, can be found in the 2025 Annual Report.
A review of the PASSION 2025 strategy
The PASSION 2025 corporate strategy, introduced in 2020, has served as a key guiding framework for sustainable growth and the success of our Group in recent years. Developed in close collaboration with our employees, PASSION 2025 was based on four central and equally important areas of focus:
PROFIT, PRODUCTS & SERVICES, PLANET, and PEOPLE.
The insights gained from the PASSION strategy serve as a strategic impetus for the upcoming GROW BIGGER strategy cycle starting in 2026, with the clear goal of further strengthening competitiveness and systematically tapping into growth potential.
Fields of action and key topics
Our key topics, which were integrated into the PASSION 2025 corporate strategy, were identified through a comprehensive stakeholder dialogue. These topics reflected the significant economic, environmental, and social impacts of our company and were critical to our stakeholders’ assessments and decisions.
They are aligned with the four main pillars of our strategy: PROFIT, PRODUCTS & SERVICES, PLANET, and PEOPLE.
Acting responsibly
- Economic
sustainability
- Customer loyalty and
strong partnerships
- Compliance
Technical performance & innovative strength
- Innovations
- Product responsibility and customer health
- Digitalisation
Careful use of the environment & resources
- Operational environmental protection
- Transparent and sustainable value chain
- Society-oriented company
Further training, development & health
- Culture and values
- Work-life balance
- Open communication
Highlights of the PASSION strategy
Ambitious, clearly defined goals were formulated for each of the four strategic focus areas (PROFIT, PRODUCTS & SERVICES, PLANET, and PEOPLE) to systematically strengthen UZIN UTZ’s long-term competitiveness and sustainability. As part of our strategic concept, each year focused on one of the four key areas. After the PROFIT key area took centre stage in 2024, the year 2025 was themed “POWER 4 PASSION.” It marked the final PASSION year of the corporate strategy and brought together the success stories of all strategic focus areas. Looking back, a unique success story can be written for each of the action areas:
In the PROFIT action area, UZIN UTZ has evolved from a primarily domestic provider with international product distribution into a globally active company headquartered in Ulm. The corporate group has grown closer together both organisationally and culturally. Standardised processes, coordinated strategic guidelines, and a shared understanding of values and culture now form the foundation for more efficient collaboration and accelerated decision-making processes across company boundaries.
In the PRODUCTS & SERVICES area, significant progress has been made in automation and digitalisation. These include, among other things, the further development of automated production processes and the successful launch of the U-Club app. These initiatives strengthen operational performance, increase customer proximity, and create a resilient foundation for future growth. The introduction of the UZIN UTZ umbrella brand and the relaunch of the group-wide corporate design contributed significantly to achieving the strategic objectives.
The PLANET focus area was characterised by targeted measures to increase energy efficiency, expand renewable energy, and optimise logistics processes. As a result, direct and energy-related indirect greenhouse gas emissions in the Group’s defined core and growth markets were reduced by 24.9% by 2025 compared to the base year 2019. In this way, UZIN UTZ is making a measurable contribution to achieving its own sustainability goals.
In the PEOPLE focus area, UZIN UTZ was able to maintain a consistently high level of performance throughout the entire PASSION cycle. This is particularly evident in a very high employee recommendation rate (89%) as well as in the strong commitment within the teams.
Klimawin BW
Since signing the WIN Charter in 2016 as part of Baden-Württemberg’s Business Initiative for Sustainability (WIN), we have been committed to upholding the 12 sustainability principles outlined therein. In 2024, the WIN Charter was transitioned to “KLIMAWIN BW”. Our focus within these principles lies on the areas of employee rights and well-being, climate protection, product responsibility, as well as corporate success and jobs. These areas reflect the key pillars (PROFIT, PRODUCTS & SERVICES, PLANET, and PEOPLE) of our PASSION 2025 strategy. Since 2016, we have supported the local, non-profit “Grünfinder” project as part of the Klimawin BW initiative. The project teaches children from socially disadvantaged families about the importance of nature and the environment. We report on our progress annually in a Klimawin BW report. You can download this report and further information from the Klimawin BW website.
