Höppner Management & Consultant: 25 years for environment, protection and consulting

The engineering office and management consultancy Höppner Management & Consultant GmbH from Hanover is celebrating its 25th birthday this year. The company focuses on occupational safety, health and environmental protection as well as sustainability, climate protection and management systems and is on a continuous growth path.

In the age of digitalization, operational environmental protection, health protection for all employees and comprehensive occupational safety in all conceivable situations are not just important fields of activity required by law. They are key success criteria for companies' long-term development. They have a positive influence on the employer brand, show employees, customers, partners and investors that health and the environment are important to them in terms of sustainable socio-ecological development, and increase their performance through less downtime and damage.

"To meet these requirements, companies need professional advice. It is difficult to establish, maintain and permanently implement legally compliant and strategic processes in occupational safety, health and environmental protection. This is what we have stood for for 25 years. We support national and international private and public clients with a comprehensive service portfolio and have positioned ourselves as a professional, trustworthy partner to increase the competitiveness and legal certainty of our clients," says Michael Wentler, Managing Partner of Höppner Management & Consultant GmbH from Wedemark/Hanover.

Founded in 1997 by Dr. Nils-Oliver Höppner, Michael Wentler and Dr. Oliver Stolte now jointly manage the renowned consulting firm. With offices throughout Germany, the team of experts supports private and public clients both nationally and internationally with a comprehensive service portfolio that includes the implementation of management systems, accident, emergency and crisis management, energy audits, the creation and maintenance of legal registers, industrial economic consulting and the appointment of company environmental officers, in addition to occupational safety, health and environmental protection. Höppner Management & Consultant is certified according to the EcoStep 5.0 integrated management system for quality, environment and occupational health and safety.

One of Höppner Management & Consultant's flagship projects in recent years was its involvement in the specific disposal and further handling of overseas containers of highly toxic chemicals following the devastating explosion in the port of Beirut in summer 2020. "Accidents are always terrible events. However, the situation in the port of Beirut has surpassed anything we have ever seen in terms of consequential damage and errors in the storage of hazardous substances. The professional and appropriate salvage, treatment and disposal of hazardous substances after accidents is one of our areas of expertise. We did everything we could to initiate the professional disposal of all hazardous substances and chemicals in the port and thus make our contribution to restoring normality for the local population," says Michael Wentler.

The focus is primarily on the consistent further development of the service portfolio in the area of environmental and climate protection and sustainability. "For the economy and society, an intact environment and healthy people are the most important resources for successful long-term development. That is why environmental protection and occupational safety deserve and receive our full attention. We therefore support our clients in all matters relating to climate protection and sustainability and in their commitment to implementing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals on the way to a sustainable global economy," says Dr. Oliver Stolte.

To establish effective climate and sustainability management, Höppner Management & Consultant advises on integrated reporting on climate protection and sustainability, sustainable supply chains and EU emissions trading, among other things, and prepares professional carbon footprints of an organization's greenhouse gas emissions. In order to achieve the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets of 1.5 degrees Celsius, Höppner Management & Consultant is guided by the findings of the "Science Based Targets initiative", a collaboration between the Carbon Disclosure Project, the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute and the World Wide Fund for Nature.

Back in 2000, company founder Dr. Nils-Oliver Höppner received the B.A.U.M. Environmental Award for the company for its special services and achievements in environmental protection. As a network, B.A.U.M. e.V. is committed to a future worth living through sustainable management. Founded in 1984, the association now has well over 700 members, making it a strong voice for sustainable companies and a driving force for sustainable development in Europe. Höppner Management & Consultant is a member of B.A.U.M. e.V. as well as numerous other professional and business organizations.