Climate Change Data

KraussMaffei Group GmbH

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:27,069 tCO2e (location-based) and 22,755 tCO2e (market-based)
Renewable Energy Share:15% (from own PV at Parsdorf)
Total Energy Consumption:100.6 GWh
Water Consumption:76,804 m3
Waste Generated:5,847 tons
Carbon Intensity:21.47 tCO2e/€1 million revenue (location-based); 18.05 tCO2e/€1 million revenue (market-based)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Circular economy
  • Energy efficiency
  • Climate action
  • Human rights

Environmental Achievements

  • Commissioning one of Europe’s largest rooftop PV systems with an output of 9.1 MWp at the Parsdorf site, generating 46% of electricity requirements.
  • Phasing out natural gas in Näfels (Switzerland) and switching to district heating, reducing emissions by 32 tCO2e.
  • Optimizing compressed air system in Sučany (Slovakia) and replacing lights with LEDs, reducing CO2 emissions by 16 tCO2e per year.
  • Reduced material used for moving platens by 18% and fixed platens by 15%.

Social Achievements

  • Opened a new training center in Parsdorf.
  • Offered intercultural training for China, lateral leadership training for project managers, leadership development, business administration basics, and shaping change training.

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented new structures and processes to regularly analyze and optimize added value in the supply chain.
  • Issued internal mandates for systematic recording of CO2 and GHG emissions and risk assessment along the value chain.
  • Established a whistleblower system with an external compliance officer.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon neutrality in own business area by 2030.
  • Achieve carbon neutrality of produced machines and systems by 2035.
Short-term Goals:
  • Introduce ISO 50001 at the Parsdorf site by mid-2025.
  • Increase supplier questionnaire response rate to 100% by 2024.
  • Implement software-based supply chain due diligence management by 2024.
  • Prepare a report for the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) by 2024.

Environmental Challenges

  • Difficult market environment due to geopolitical crises and social upheaval.
  • Rising costs for materials and semi-finished products.
  • Duplicate accounting of energy consumption and emissions due to major relocations.
  • Low response rate (33.3%) from suppliers in the initial supply chain risk assessment.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implemented a global adjustment and efficiency program, including cost reduction measures.
  • Restructured external corporate financing to improve conditions.
  • Invested €75 million in new production facilities.
  • Introduced Quentic software for occupational health and safety data collection.
  • Implemented a standardized supplier risk assessment process.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 100% coverage of suppliers screened for potential risks.

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Screening for human rights, labor rights, equal treatment, and environmental compliance.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes (carbon pricing, taxes, legislation on energy, waste, and recycling quotas).
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and solutions for the circular economy.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards 2021

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001

Third-party Assurance: GUT Certifizierungsgesellschaft für Managementsysteme mbH

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 13: Climate Action

Initiatives contribute to these goals through sustainable production processes, resource efficiency, climate action measures, and fair labor practices.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Technologies for plastics recycling
  • Energy-efficient machines (BluePower servo drive, BluePower insulating sleeves)
  • Lifecycle Value Calculator
  • MuCell® process
  • FiberForm process
  • Additive manufacturing machines
  • PrecisionMixhead 8/12-2K-40 mixing head
  • Mechanical pulse rinsing process