The global community has pledged not to exceed a warming of the earth's atmosphere of 1.5 degrees by 2100.

To achieve this, CO₂ emissions must be reduced and compensated for.
The best way to do this is through CO₂ removal measures in forestry.

We completely offset the CO₂ produced in our own production of PCB-POOL® printed circuit boards by planting new trees.
This makes us the first PCB manufacturer to take this important environmental step.

You order.

We manufacture - and offset CO₂ through our projects. Weighing scale

You can additionally reduce CO₂ and thus help to shape the future.

We are committed - globally and locally

Global

Planting trees in the PCB-POOL^® forest

Through our partner Treedom, we support the planting of new trees. This finances and supports smallholders: for the care of the trees in their first years of life, when they do not yet bear fruit. Once planted, these trees are photographed, geolocated and regularly monitored by Treedom.

screenshot from the website Treedom: Planting your own tree with the help of Beta LAYOUT

Local

CO2 compensation: planting trees in Aarbergen

March 2021

Project: Reforestation in the community forest of Aarbergen

CO₂ compensation through the planting of 1000 trees and the installation of browsing protection by Beta LAYOUT employees, with the kind support of district forester Ulrich Möhn / HessenForst and the Lukzic company.

The forester explains how black pines are planted

Preliminary meeting for the Beta LAYOUT tree planting campaign

April 2022

Further plantings by our team thanks to your support.

CO₂compensation through the planting of 600 oaks and 100 black pines by Beta LAYOUT employees, with the kind support of district forester Ulrich Möhn/HessenForst.

What you might be interested in when it comes to CO₂ compensation

How much CO₂ does your PCB produce?

Determining the CO₂consumption of a printed circuit board is no easy task! After intensive research, we can now rely on a meaningful study to determine this consumption.

The consumption for your PCB is approx. 288 kg CO₂ per m². From this we calculate the minimum number of trees necessary to compensate for the CO₂ emissions of our production.

How do we lay the foundation for a sustainable product during prototype development?

We offset the CO₂ consumption of your prototype with the help of our partner Treedom and our own projects. Our long-term plan is not only to offset the prototypes but the entire production.

How sustainably do we produce?

We not only offset CO₂ but also try to produce more and more sustainably.

Our water is purified in a water treatment plant after consumption.
Fine dusts are filtered out by our filter systems.
All paper, cardboard and plastic packaging is recycled by our waste management service providers.
An ever-increasing proportion of our vehicle fleet consists of electric vehicles.
We are reducing paper consumption on our way to a paperless office.
We are switching to packaging made of 100% recycled paper and removing unnecessary plastic.

Recycling of printed circuit boards - the current status

The recycling of printed circuit boards mainly produces metals and precious metals. Unfortunately, there is currently no really functioning recycling process for the base material FR4.

However, at Beta LAYOUT we recover metals from our baths and recycle all the material that is produced during the production of the PCBs, where possible. The scrap PCBs that are produced go to a service provider that specialises in recycling industrial waste.

Other projects

Attachment of swallow nests by Beta LAYOUT

Artificial swallow nests on buildings by Beta LAYOUT

Cooperation in nature conservation between Beta LAYOUT and BUND e. V.

Attaching swallow nests to buildings by Beta LAYOUT

Project: Housing for Barn Swallows

Installation of artificial nesting sites by BUND Aarbergen.
We provide the space for this project and thus promote local biodiversity.

in cooperation with

Attaching a tracking collar to a wild dog in South Africa

Project: Tracking collar for wild dogs

African wild dogs are threatened with extinction and can scarcely be found in the wild. Beta LAYOUT donates a tracking collar for this severely endangered species in South Africa's Waterberg Reserve, where one of the last free-roaming packs can be found.

in cooperation with