Energy Efficiency

„One of BSH's central concerns is the development of energy efficient and environmentally friendly home appliances. This approach will not only safeguard our competitiveness, but also the jobs of our employees worldwide. At the same time, we are making a meaningful contribution to the efficient use of resources and to climate protection.“

Dr. Kurt-Ludwig Gutberlet
CEO of BSH

Climate change is one of the central challenges currently facing society, precipitated by the high carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) generated by the use of fossil fuels, and there is now broad unanimity on the issue in the scientific, political and industrial communities. However switching to renewable energy sources alone cannot solve the climate problem, faced as we are by growing energy needs fuelled by the dynamic activity in developing markets and the continuous growth in world population numbers.

Although there are signs of increasing consumer awareness of climate protection, this is slow to have any effect on people’s day-to-day actions. And those wishing to save energy need not forego the slightest degree of convenience, since the most efficient household appliances are also the most sophisticated. In light of increasing electricity prices, buying a frugal home appliance is a decision that soon pays for itself, but in many households there is a general ignorance about the potential savings available. Simply equipping German homes with high-efficiency household appliances would save over seven billion kilowatt hours of electricity a year – enough to supply more than 1.5 million households.