Tax return meets environmental protection: sustainability at Wundertax
Measure footprint annually and continuously reduce it
CO₂ balance, corporate forests in Germany and local forest protection
Problem
As a provider of digital tax returns, wundertax not only pursues digitally progressive topics, but also aims to become an industry pioneer in the area of sustainability with the first green tax return. In addition to the internal introduction of sustainable processes such as a train policy, paperless working in the office, the use of public transport or the offer of a job bike for employees, wundertax has already offset its carbon footprint via global climate protection projects in the years 2019 to 2022. Now the financial services provider wants to go one step further by focusing on local and global environmental protection.
Daniel Hanemann
Managing Director
Our commitment focuses not only on CO₂ management, but also on protecting biodiversity by preserving local woodlands. Together with Planted, we protect forests in the Sauerland region for every tax return. In return, we receive valuable biodiversity credits per protected square meter, which transparently document our commitment and make it tangible.
Solution
wundertax's sustainability solution in collaboration with Planted is based on three pillars, covering internal CO₂ management, the promotion of biodiversity and CO₂ offsetting via global climate protection projects.
CO2 balance sheet
The first step was to calculate and analyze wundertax's carbon footprint in detail and identify potential savings. Targeted reduction measures can now be implemented on this basis.
Treesin Germany
To promote local environmental protection, wundertax plants a climate-stable tree in Germany for every employee per month with Planted. The forest can be viewed in wundertax's digital company forest.
Localforest protection
For every tax return submitted, wundertax protects one square meter of forest in the Sauerland region for its customers, which is contractually protected from commercial use. This allows the forest area to develop undisturbed into a primeval forest of the future, providing a habitat for many rare animal and plant species. wundertax receives one biodiversity credit per protected square meter for 20 years, which certifies the commitment and can be used to offset it in the sustainability declaration. The biodiversity certificate provides a transparent record of the commitment.
CO2 compensation
In addition, company emissions are offset by supporting certified global climate protection projects of the highest standards.
Planned reduction measures
Result and outlook
wundertax aims to monitor and further reduce its own carbon footprint annually by drawing up a carbon footprint report.
As the provider of the first green tax return, wundertax is setting a good example and making the financial sector more sustainable. This makes wundertax a pioneer among tax software providers in terms of sustainability and makes a positive contribution to climate protection by preserving the forest ecosystem with every tax return submitted. In the future, wundertax wants to create an even greater impact and awareness among its own employees and customers.
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About wundertax
wundertax GmbH, based in Berlin, is a leading provider of target group-oriented tax solutions. With a user-friendly online portal and intelligent software, wundertax offers an innovative platform to simplify the complex process of tax returns for each and every individual. The company not only relies on state-of-the-art technology and user-friendliness, but is also an industry-wide pioneer in climate action with its "green tax return" concept.
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