TTS is a family-owned group of companies headquartered in Wendlingen am Neckar. The TTS Group is known for its strong premium brands in the power tool market and comprises companies that manufacture and supply power tools, machinery, accessories, and consumables. The product portfolio is complemented by organization and storage solutions such as box and transport systems, as well as support systems such as exoskeletons. TTS Tooltechnic Systems SE & Co. KG acts as a holding company for its subsidiaries, including the five brand companies exoIQ, Festool, SawStop, Shaper, and TANOS.
The TTS2030 strategy forms the foundation of the TTS Group’s long-term direction. Sustainability is not merely one of three corporate values, but is firmly anchored in the overall strategy as a central strategic pillar.
When the collaboration began in the spring of 2023, the TTS Group faced three key challenges: ESG data management was organized in a decentralized manner, the structures of the subsidiaries varied significantly, and there was no clear sustainability strategy with systematic climate management. At the same time, a new regulatory requirement—the CSRD—was emerging, and the timeline and specifics of its implementation remained unclear for a long time.
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Since 2023, we have been supporting the TTS Group as a technical and process-oriented partner in the independent development of a sustainability strategy and the definition of clear responsibilities.
Close cross-departmental and cross-brand collaboration was essential in all projects. We standardized ESG data management processes to improve data quality across subsidiaries. We anticipated regulatory uncertainties early on—such as the adjustments to CSRD reporting requirements under the Omnibus Initiative in spring 2025—and prepared internal decisions accordingly.
Through this holistic approach, the objectives of parallel projects—ranging from strategy development and dual materiality analysis to greenhouse gas accounting—were optimally aligned and efficiently integrated into the reporting.
The joint projects since 2023 have gradually professionalized the TTS Group’s ESG and climate management. Substantive and structural gaps regarding future CSRD reporting requirements (effective from the 2027 fiscal year) were systematically identified and addressed. At the same time, the integration of sustainability into the corporate strategy has been further strengthened.
A significant milestone: In July 2025, the TTS Group’s climate targets were officially validated by the SBTi. This provides external confirmation that the Group’s commitment is aligned with the current state of climate science—and that the climate strategy adopted in the 2024 Sustainability Report is based on a scientifically sound foundation. Through the continuity of the collaboration, the sustainability strategy was institutionalized and the importance of ESG issues within the TTS Group was strengthened—including the creation of new roles within the organizational structure.
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Anastasia Markemann
Inhouse Consultant Sustainability Strategy – TTS Tooltechnic Systems AG & Co. KG
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