Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Responsible corporate governance
• Employees
• Environment
• Business partners
• Society

Environmental Achievements

• Water consumption reduced by 11.8% to 45.257 m3
• Paper consumption reduced by 40.9%
• Considerable reduction in primary energy consumption through district heating

Social Achievements

• Ranked among companies offering ‘Germany’s best jobs with a future’
• Named one of ‘Germany’s best MINT employers’
• Granted employees a top-up to the voucher card every second month (around EUR 2.4 million in total)

Governance Achievements

• Compliance with nearly all recommendations of the German Corporate Governance Code
• AA rating from MSCI ESG Research

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Coronavirus pandemic and government-mandated restrictions
• Supply chain disruptions due to semiconductor chip shortages
• Pressure on prices from OEMs
• Shortage of skilled labor

Mitigation Strategies

• Remote working
• Short-time working
• Cost optimization
• Government grants
• Optimizing cost structure
• Diversifying locations
• Investing in infrastructure and employee competences

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Code of Conduct for suppliers
• Sustainability requirements in supplier contracts

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Transition Risks

• Changes in OEM outsourcing strategies
• New technologies
• Project postponements or discontinuations

Opportunities

• Growing demand for e-mobility solutions
• Increased demand for engineering services in the field of electrical and electronic development

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards: Core option

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 45001, ISO 13485, TISAX

Third-party Assurance: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• New powertrain technologies for e-mobility
• Lightweight structures to reduce vehicle weight and emissions
• Reuse and recovery concepts for end-of-life vehicles

Awards & Recognition

• ‘Germany’s best jobs with a future’
• ‘Germany’s best MINT employers’

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Customers
• Human Resources
• Natural Resources

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced CO2 emissions to 21,080 t in 2022/2023 from 292,175 t in 2021/2022
• Reduced water consumption to 39,488 m³ in 2022/2023
• Reduced waste to 3,168 tons in 2022/2023 from 2,797 tons in 2021/2022
• Increased share of green electricity in customer-specific projects

Social Achievements

• Reduced voluntary employee turnover rate by 2.2% to 14.9%
• Increased applications by 54% year-on-year to over 170,000
• Launched 'StepStone Quick Apply' for simplified application process
• Invested EUR 8.4 million in continuous professional development (CPD)
• Average CPD hours per employee: 16.8 hours
• Implemented a new corporate identity and employer brand ('Bertrandt Way')

Governance Achievements

• Implemented a new fleet policy promoting vehicles with reduced CO2 emissions
• Established an ESG function in the People & Culture department
• Consistently implemented the Code of Conduct across active business partners
• Implemented IntegrityNext platform for supply chain traceability and monitoring

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Shortage of skilled professionals
• Meeting ambitious climate targets (CO2 neutrality by 2039, 15% reduction by 2030)
• Ensuring compliance with the German Supply Chain Act
• Maintaining high quality, ESG, and sustainability standards during internationalization and inorganic growth

Mitigation Strategies

• Intensified dialogue with international locations to standardize processes
• Developed a comprehensive concept for internal communication improvement
• Implemented a risk-based approach to identify sustainability risks and human rights violations in the supply chain
• Adapted agreements with suppliers and supplemented central supplier guidelines
• Introduced a cloud-based platform to document supplier status

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Code of Conduct for Suppliers and Service Providers
• Risk-based approach to identifying sustainability risks and human rights violations
• Use of IntegrityNext platform for monitoring

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

• Top JobBike Employer 2023
• Employer of the Future