Climate Change Data

SCHAKO KG

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:2556 tCO2e/year (2022)
Scope 1 Emissions:348 tCO2e/year (2022)
Scope 2 Emissions:2206 tCO2e/year (2022)
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Resource Conservation
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Air Quality
  • Employee Well-being
  • Gender Equality
  • Supply Chain Sustainability
  • Innovation

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced CO2 emissions by approximately 66% since 1990 (reaching 2030 German government goals in 2022).
  • Reduced electricity consumption by 225,000 kWh per year by switching to LED lighting.
  • Achieved significant energy savings of 800,000 kWh per year and fed another 750,000 kWh into the grid through photovoltaic systems.
  • Improved surface quality and reduced powder consumption with a new coating system.
  • 97% separate collection rate for waste in German plants in 2022.

Social Achievements

  • Implemented a job cycle platform (JOBRAD) for employee well-being, with 37 employees participating.
  • Established compliance guidelines to promote ethical and legal conduct.
  • Offered various training and professional development opportunities, including dual courses of study.
  • Donated proceeds from a sales booth to a local kindergarten.

Governance Achievements

  • Established compliance guidelines addressing equality, bribery, conflicts of interest, and money laundering.
  • Implemented a uniform mission statement and methodology for manager training focusing on health and leadership.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net-zero CO2 emissions by 2045.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for more product groups.
  • Develop a tool to partly automate the creation of future EPDs.
Short-term Goals:
  • Further optimize process automation and resource use in sheet metal processing.
  • Make packaging more sustainable.
  • Improve workstation design to increase employee well-being.

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply chain disruptions, raw material shortages, and insufficient transport capacities.
  • Data limitations for comprehensive CO2 footprint calculation (Scope 3).
Mitigation Strategies
  • Annual evaluation of the existing supplier network, incorporating sustainability aspects since 2021.
  • Focusing on timely provision of materials and strategic purchasing from the onset of development projects.
  • Prioritizing Scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions for reporting due to data availability.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Annual evaluation of supplier network, incorporating sustainability aspects since 2021.

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier self-assessments and evaluations including sustainability aspects.
  • Preference for standard parts over excessively specified parts.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 9001

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
  • Goal 4: Quality Education
  • Goal 5: Gender Equality
  • Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • Goal 13: Climate Action

SCHAKO KG focuses its sustainability efforts on the goals achievable within the context of its business activities.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • DISA ceiling induction diffuser
  • Mineral wool silencers with nozzle-shaped frame profiles
  • EasyBus bus and control system

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed