STIHL is a family-owned business with roots in forestry that stretch back nearly 100 years. Everything we do has always been focused on people, nature, and their power to grow. That is what drives us – and what we want to keep driving forward.
Dr. Nikolas Stihl
Selina Stihl
Karen Tebar
Sustainability is one of the principles guiding STIHL’s actions, even in difficult times. As we navigate economic crises, wars, and political, social, and economic uncertainty, these principles hold true for us as an entrepreneurial family: acting for tomorrow.
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Dr. Michael Prochaska
Human Resources and Legal Affairs
Ingrid Jägering
Finance and Information Technology
Michael Traub
Chairman of the Executive Board
Anke Kleinschmit
Research and Development
Martin Schwarz
Manufacturing and Materials
The past fiscal year was challenging for STIHL in many respects. Global crises such as wars, economic downturns in key markets, and climate change have become more persistent. Other trends have gained momentum and are affecting us not only, but above all, in Germany, including high costs for raw materials, energy, and bureaucratic requirements.
»The CSRD will transform STIHL’s sustainability reporting scope and methodology. But one thing remains unchanged: We will maintain transparent and clear communication about our progress toward sustainable transformation.«
Dr. Michael Prochaska Executive Board Member for Human Resources and Legal Affairs
Sustainability Report 2024
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The STIHL Group develops, manufactures, and distributes outdoor power equipment for forestry, agriculture, landscaping, construction, and discerning consumers. The product range is complemented by digital solutions and services. The products are sold to end users through authorized servicing dealers and through STIHL’s own online shops, which are slated for international expansion in the years ahead. The STIHL Group’s sales network consists of 44 sales and marketing companies, approximately 120 importers, and more than 52,000 independent, au thorized dealers. The Group has manufacturing operations around the world in seven countries: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Brazil, the U.S., China, and the Philippines. STIHL has been the world’s top-selling chainsaw brand since 1971. The STIHL Group was founded in 1926 and is based in Waiblingen near Stuttgart, Germany.
billion euros in revenue
worldwide in fiscal year 2024
employees
Group-wide
as of late 2024
In over
countries
people can buy STIHL
You are reading the fourth STIHL Sustainability Report. We have prepared the report in accordance with the Sustainability Reporting Standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) for the period from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. It outlines STIHL’s sustainability strategy, targets, and activities in the past fiscal year. We use a different scope of consolidation for the Sustainability Report than for our Annual Report: Unless otherwise stated, all information refers to the operational STIHL locations in Germany (STIHL Group founding company, ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG with eight locations in Waiblingen, Fellbach, Ludwigsburg, Weinsheim, and Wiechs am Randen, and STIHL Vertriebszentrale AG & Co. KG in Dieburg), the international STIHL production companies in the U.S., Brazil, Austria, China, and Switzerland, and the ZAMA Group with subsidiaries in China, Hong Kong, Japan, the United States, and the Philippines. The report does not include STIHL’s international distribution companies, the U.S.-based company CS COSMOS STIHL Manufacturing Inc., the garden equipment manufacturer Mogatec GmbH, in which STIHL acquired a majority stake in 2023, or the production company in Oradea, Romania, which was founded in 2022 and will commence operations in 2025. We will include these companies in future reports in accordance with legal requirements.
Open in PDFThe Sustainability Report was published online in May 2025 at sustainabilityreport.stihl.com/2024 and is available in German and English. In the event of discrepancies between the two language versions, the German version takes precedence. The information provided has not been audited externally.
The STIHL Sustainability Report deals with the following fields of action:
