Climate Change Data

Bender Group

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Product Compliance
  • Sustainability
  • Human Rights
  • Environmental Protection
  • Supply Chain Responsibility

Environmental Achievements

  • Ensuring RoHS compliance since 2005
  • Drawing up carbon footprint in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol

Social Achievements

  • Commitment to preventing the funding of armed groups through the extraction and trade of mineral raw materials
  • Voluntarily providing information in the form of a CMRT (Conflict Minerals Reporting Template)

Governance Achievements

  • Registered with the Waste Electrical Equipment Register (EAR)
  • Preparing for compliance with the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG) and EU Supply Chain Directive (CSRD)

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Complex supply chains making complete traceability of conflict minerals difficult
  • Gradual implementation of UKCA requirements
  • Meeting the requirements of the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG) and EU Supply Chain Directive (CSRD)
Mitigation Strategies
  • Using information from the Silicon Expert database to obtain further information on conflict minerals
  • Passing on pertinent information regarding products in the supply chain that may contain conflict-related materials
  • Preparing for compliance with the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG) and EU Supply Chain Directive (CSRD) by 2025

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Requiring suppliers to comply with statutory regulations and official requirements

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard