Our ecological responsibility
The only constant is change

“All that you touch You Change. All that you change changes you. The only lasting truth is change.” The science fiction author Octavia Butler died in 2006, her quote still perfectly describes our modern living environment:

Everything we do has an impact that feeds back to us. The ongoing change is an inevitable reality, the nature of the change is in our hands.

We want to face this simple reality responsibly.

It is not easy to realize this responsibility in our service, which thrives with presence and therefore mobility, but:

ARGO has been working climate-neutral since 2022 – and we are proud of that!

In our work, we ARGOnauts know about the power of small but consistent, pragmatic steps, and this is how we approach this topic: We have developed a sustainability strategy based on three pillars:

1. Avoid CO2 emissions:

We do everything we can to prevent greenhouse gas emissions from occurring in the first place!

• Printing paper, flipchart paper, and notepads will from now on be ordered from sustainable or recycled materials
• The procurement of consumable goods is generally carried out in an environmentally friendly manner and, wherever possible, without plastic packaging
• Food is bought regionally, seasonally and where possible fair trade, palm oil-free and organic
• Beverages have been switched to reusable containers with short transport routes; aluminum cans are being phased out, and single-use glass bottles are avoided wherever possible
• Switching to rechargeable batteries needs no further discussion
• Own cleaning products are switched to biological tabs and reusable dispensers
• Recycling is introduced, even materials that cannot be disposed of separately in the office building, i.e. everything apart from residual and paper waste, are disposed of by ARGOnauts themselves.

2. Reduce CO2 emissions:

With targeted measures, we curb our greenhouse gas emissions as best as possible!

• Without exception, new leasing contracts are converted to electric vehicles.
• Our new green electricity provider is WEB Windenergie
• Disused IT is donated to a training center
• Mobile phones that can no longer be used for ARGO are donated to Ö3 Wundertüte
• Where possible, train before flight is used
• When traveling by air, attention is paid to green tickets
• Car sharing and taxi companies with e-cars are commissioned