Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Energy Conservation
We are implementing sustainable practices at our locations because we want to contribute to a healthier planet for current and future generations. We believe that our new facilities, upgrades, and process improvements enhance energy efficiency and reduce intensity. Our teams are actively engaged in projects to decrease overall energy usage and transition to renewable energy sources.
14.95%
EMISSIONS INTENSITY
since year 2022 from our 2019 baseline
Progress
We achieved a 14.95% reduction in Emissions Intensity since year-end 2022 from our 2019 baseline.
Goal
Our goal is to achieve a 15% reduction in emissions intensity in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity by year-end 2024, using 2019 as the baseline.
9.41%
ENERGY INTENSITY
since year 2022 from our 2019 baseline
Progress
We achieved a 9.41% reduction in Energy Intensity since year-end 2022 from our 2019 baseline.
Goal
Our goal is to achieve a 15% reduction in global energy intensity from the 2019 baseline by year-end 2024.
100%
RENEWABLE ENERGY
at 10 plants as of year 2023
We use 100% renewable energy to power our Material Processing plants at 8 locations in Northern Ireland and at our 2 Utilities plants in South Dakota. Terex has witnessed a growth in self-generated energy, with solar panels in use at our facilities in Changzhou, China; Monterrey, Mexico; and Umbertide, Italy, and there are plans in place for solar panel installations at other Terex sites.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification
Other Sustainability Practices
To learn more about water conservation, waste reduction, and biodiversity at Terex, please refer to our
Product Innovation and Solutions that Improve Sustainability
Terex designs products and offers solutions to our customers that lessen the demands on our planet's limited resources and support the circular economy - reducing carbon emissions, increasing waste processing, and advancing recycling and reuse of scarce resources. This will lead to a better planet, better business, and better future.
Electrification
Our customers want products that operate on battery-electric and fuel-electric hybrid options. By year-end 2022, approximately 70% of MP products and Genie machines offered electric and/or hybrid options.
Electric Vehicles
Genie Lithium-ion Battery
Recycling and Circular Economy
Sustainability is fundamentally linked to the products produced across the MP portfolio, which not only offers solutions to recycle and repurpose waste material, but also safeguards our planet’s limited resources.
Terex Recycling Systems
Sustainable Applications in the Aggregates Industry
Terex Washing Systems provides sustainable solutions for the minerals washing industry. Through the combination of a broad spectrum of specialized equipment, our systems use water to recover useful materials from waste.
Terex Washing Systems
There is More
To learn more about our sustainability strategy, please read our 2023 sustainability report.