AAE receives ASML Sustainability Award
AAE has received the Sustainability Award during ASML’s annual Supplier Day. The award recognizes AAE’s approach to embedding sustainability in its strategy and translating it into practical action.
Lower-impact material choices in practice
The nomination followed a pilot project in which AAE used green aluminum for a ASML module. The project demonstrated how material choices can contribute to reducing the CO₂ emissions associated with a product.
The award also recognizes AAE’s broader approach to sustainability. This extends from product development and purchasing to the company’s operations and collaboration with suppliers.
From ambition to practical improvements
AAE approaches sustainability by breaking broader challenges into practical steps. Collaboration between engineering, purchasing and product teams helps translate its ambitions into concrete actions.
The green aluminum pilot is one example of this approach. It shows how a focused project can help move sustainability ambitions forward and inform further improvements.
Sustainability across products, operations and supply chains
These activities form part of AAE’s Best for the World ambition. Alongside lower-impact material choices, the company is working on product assessments, operational emissions and supplier collaboration.
Understanding product impact
AAE equips project and product teams with tools to assess environmental impact. Its own Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool helps teams understand the impact of products and identify opportunities to reduce emissions.
Reducing operational emissions
Projects focus on moving buildings away from natural gas and exploring ways to generate renewable energy, including solar power.
Working with suppliers
AAE works with suppliers to address CO₂ emissions across its supply chain. This collaboration supports efforts to reduce indirect emissions beyond the company’s own operations.
Embedding sustainability in everyday decisions
Progress depends on expertise from across AAE and collaboration with customers and suppliers. The award recognizes the work of teams turning sustainability ambitions into decisions about materials, products and operations.
“What makes winning this award so special is how we achieved it: by embedding sustainability into our strategy and breaking it down into concrete actions, with contributions from colleagues across the entire organization.”
Explore AAE’s sustainability approach
Read more about AAE’s Best for the World ambition, sustainability policy and reported progress.