As a third-generation family business, we embed environmental, social and governance considerations throughout our operations.

ARNO’s sustainability strategy focuses on the areas of environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. In February 2026, ARNO GmbH received a Gold Medal in the EcoVadis assessment.

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As a family business in its third generation, we integrate environmental, social and governance considerations into our business operations. Our approximately 200 employees contribute to implementing our sustainability goals through their daily work. Internal training, clear responsibilities and structured processes support the integration of ecological and social aspects.

ARNO continuously reports its emissions. Reduction is not a project with an end date, but part of how we operate:

Energy efficiency across production and sites.
Renewable energy as the standard.
Decarbonisation along the entire value chain.

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Creating Sustainable Retail

Throughout the development process, sustainability is a top priority for us.

#Environment and #Product: As a developer and manufacturer of high quality products, and as a responsible employer, we believe in doing our part to protect the environment. We therefore actively encourage our employees to embrace environmental protection, optimise the use of resources and promote the use of environmentally friendly products. Our environmental management system is certified according to ISO 14001 at our Wolfschlugen location. In parallel with our environmental management system, our occupational health and safety concept incorporates selected requirements of ISO 45001.

Our Design Guidelines

We apply clear design principles for durability, resource efficiency, repairability, disassembly and recycling to create products that deliver the highest standards in aesthetics, functionality and sustainability.

Design for Durability

Extending product life to reduce environmental impact.
Design for Resource Efficiency

Minimising material and energy waste.
Design for Repairability

Modular solutions enable maintenance and repair.
Design for Disassembly

Developing products that can be disassembled at the end of their service life.
Design for Recycling

Using materials that can be completely recycled.

Sustainability reporting

We are committed to comprehensive, transparent and structured sustainability reporting according to international standards.

We attach great importance to comprehensive, transparent and structured sustainability reporting, which is why our sustainability reporting is based on the standards of the German Sustainability Code (DNK).

As a DNK user, we publish structured information on selected ESG topics in our company profile. Our reporting is aimed at stakeholders including customers, employees, suppliers, public authorities and policymakers.

We publish our sustainability progress annually through the UN Global Compact, demonstrating our commitment to the ten principles.

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EcoVadis

With EcoVadis Gold, we are among the top 5% of rated companies and the top 3% of our industry.

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Driving Progress: Our ESG-driven approach to sustainability for a better tomorrow

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Certificates & Standards

EcoVadis – Assessment of sustainability performance across environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.
German Sustainability Code (Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitskodex, DNK) – Transparency standard for reporting on environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) – Commitment to the ten principles of the UN Global Compact covering human rights, labour standards, environmental protection and anti-corruption.

ISO 14001 – International standard for environmental management systems aimed at continuous improvement of environmental performance.
SA 8000 – International standard for social accountability and fair working conditions across the supply chain.
ARNO Code of Conduct – Binding code defining ethical behaviour, compliance, and social and environmental standards.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Alignment of selected activities with the United Nations’ goals for sustainable development.

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We take responsibility beyond our own sites.

10 Supplier audits per year

We regularly assess our suppliers against defined social, environmental, and quality criteria. The results are incorporated into our supplier evaluations and, where necessary, into specific improvement measures.

We support the UN Global Compact and thus also affiliated with the Global Compact Network Germany.

ARNO's company profile on UNGC

The Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the UN Global Compact promotes principles in the areas of human rights, working conditions, the environment and anti-corruption.

Best Practice: Refurbishment in Retail Design

Refurbishment is one approach ARNO uses in circular economy initiatives. Instead of complete replacement, we focus on targeted refurbishment and reuse of existing elements. Since 2023, we have refurbished 539 cosmetic counters. Depending on condition and project scope, up to 80 percent of existing materials were reused.

By combining analysis, adaptation and efficient implementation, ARNO develops solutions for the point of sale that make both economic and ecological sense. Refurbishment makes it possible to adapt existing retail concepts flexibly to new requirements - without complete re-production.

To learn more about ARNO’s approach to the circular economy, read the article “Circular instead of linear – ARNO extends the product life cycle of cosmetic counters” published as part of the Sustainability Strategy of Baden-Württemberg. Simply click on the logo to go directly to the article: