Better Health for All

The company's core business, pyrolysis of waste tires, contributes to positive health externalities by reducing environmental pollution. Pyrum's process achieves CO2 savings of 703 kg CO2 equivalent per tonne of used tires, which is a greater reduction compared to the 561 kg CO2-eq. per tonne from the current German recycling mix.

This reduction in CO2 emissions and reliance on fossil fuels (as implied by the use of recycled materials) indirectly benefits public health by mitigating climate change and reducing air pollution. No other KPIs under 'Better Health for All' could be scored due to a lack of specific, direct evidence in the provided articles regarding health products, services, or related initiatives.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

PYRUM INNOV.AG specializes in plant systems for waste transformation and does not operate in the financial services sector.

The company does not offer lending, deposit services, consumer credit products, or financial education programs. It also does not manage customer finance data or operate financial service access points. Therefore, all KPIs related to 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' are not applicable to its business model, as there is no evidence of the company engaging in financial services.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

Pyrum Innovations AG guarantees transparent traceability of its oil and rCB production right down to the source of the end-of-life tyre, ensured by its ISCC+ certification based on the mass balance system.

This certification also ensures transparent traceability in the supply chain. The company has developed its own supplier code of conduct and defined ESG criteria for selecting suppliers, but there is no evidence on the percentage of supplier contracts that include enforceable ethical-sourcing clauses.

Honest & Fair Business

No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles for any of the KPIs related to Honest & Fair Business for PYRUM INNOV.AG. While some articles mention general policies or systems (e.g., a whistleblower system

, anti-corruption policies , or an EcoVadis rating ), they lack the specific quantitative metrics, enforcement details, or scope required by the rubric to assign a score. Therefore, all KPIs are omitted due to insufficient evidence.

Kind to Animals

PYRUM INNOV.AG specializes in the transformation of waste tires and plastics into industrial raw materials such as oil, gas, and carbon black.

The provided articles contain no evidence of the company engaging in activities related to animal testing, animal-derived products, animal agriculture, or specific wildlife conservation initiatives. Therefore, all KPIs related to the 'Kind to Animals' value are omitted, as they are not applicable to the company's core business model or no relevant data was found.

No War, No Weapons

Pyrum Innovations AG received a "very good" ESG rating from imug Rating in Q1 2023, which is based on the Principles of the UN Global Compact.

However, the rubric's -80 tier for UNGP alignment states "Supports UNGP in principle; implementation uneven across divisions," which is a more appropriate fit for a general rating based on principles rather than explicit, detailed alignment and implementation across all divisions. The company developed its own supplier code of conduct and defined ESG criteria for selecting suppliers, but there is no evidence of enforcement or specific humanitarian procurement standards, which aligns with the -90 tier for procurement humanitarian compliance. The supplier code of conduct and ESG criteria also serve as ethical red lines, but without details on what these red lines ban, it aligns with the -90 tier for ethical red lines coded. Pyrum received ISCC+ certification in July 2021, which guarantees transparent traceability of its oil and recovered carbon black production down to the source of end-of-life tires, indicating no surveillance or intelligence activities. There is no specific information on the percentage of the supply chain certified free from conflict minerals, only that the company tackles the subject of supply chains and sustainable procurement. No evidence was found for revenue from arms contracts, dual-use technology with military applications, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding investment, conflict divestment policy, board oversight of defense, export end-user certificates, lobbying against arms control, human rights due diligence frequency, Arms Trade Treaty compliance, AI military safeguards, dual-use screening, exposure to controversial weapons, war risk audits, annual conflict partner reviews, defense divestment, peace tech investment ratio, conflict zone procurement, or ethical red lines compliance rate.

Planet-Friendly Business

Pyrum Innovations AG's thermolysis reactor operates with 100% energy self-sufficiency by converting thermolysis gas produced in the process into electricity.

The company's core business involves recycling end-of-life tires and plastics, recovering valuable resources like oil, gas, carbon black, and steel wire, effectively diverting 100% of these input waste materials from landfill or incineration. Pyrum has initiated biodiversity efforts by planting a new, high-quality forest in Perl as a compensation area for cleared land and by setting aside existing woodlands for conservation. The company passed its annual recertification as a 'waste management company' in March 2025 without any deviations, indicating a strong compliance record. However, its deforestation policy implementation is still developing, with compensatory areas created for cleared land rather than a fully verified zero-deforestation supply chain. A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was conducted by the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT for its Pyrum Technology, but the share of product lines covered is not specified. The company's technology enables the replacement of virgin carbon black (vCB) with recovered carbon black (rCB), with Schwalbe converting 70% of its tire portfolio to Pyrum rCB, and rCB having the potential to replace 10-20% of the traditional vCB market in Europe.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

The provided articles focus on Pyrum Innovations AG's career opportunities and its thermolysis technology for recycling waste materials. No specific, concrete data points or explicit statements were found regarding formal partnerships with community groups, revenue reinvested locally, cultural appropriation incidents, cultural impact assessment protocols, local employment ratios, grievance mechanisms, FPIC participation, community governance inclusion, cultural preservation investment, local procurement, indigenous suppliers, cultural site protection, social license to operate, charitable giving to cultural organizations, community fund allocation, language inclusivity, cultural incident response, or cultural sensitivity training completion.

Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the evidence provided.