Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Protection
• Resource Efficiency
• Employee Safety and Health
• Supplier Sustainability
• Employee Development

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced electricity consumption for a new machine model by 80% (resulting in >300 MWh annual savings)
• Oil-free pneumatics implemented in a new machine generation
• Contribution to reduced vehicle weight and fuel consumption through solutions for wire processing in electric and hybrid vehicles
• Reduced electricity and drinking water consumption by 5% (target by 2021)
• Use of renewable energies (solar, hydroelectric, RegioMix in Switzerland)

Social Achievements

• Low employee turnover rate (slightly over 7% in 2017)
• Reduction in occupational accidents (32 in 2017, down from 34 in 2016)
• Active employee development with regular management seminars and training
• Apprenticeship programs in Switzerland and Germany
• Positive employee satisfaction survey results (above industry average)

Governance Achievements

• Binding code of conduct for all employees, regularly reviewed
• Supplier code of conduct requiring compliance with legislation and ethical behavior
• Regular supplier audits to ensure compliance
• ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications at multiple sites
• Integrated management systems encompassing environment, health, and safety

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Relatively low proportion of women in the workforce
• Reducing occupational accidents further

Mitigation Strategies

• Active recruitment strategies
• Targeted employee sensitization to workplace risks
• Target to reduce occupational accidents by 10% by 2021

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier evaluation questionnaire
• Supplier code of conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Machines with optimized cooling and improved fan performance, resulting in lower energy consumption

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainability
• Social Responsibility
• Employee Well-being
• Resource Efficiency
• Occupational Safety

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced electricity consumption in individual machine models, resulting in savings of hundreds of megawatt hours annually.
• Reduced per head electricity consumption by approximately 20% between 2014 and 2018.
• Reduced per head electricity consumption by 7.7% (3.9 MWh) in 2019 compared to 2017, reaching 3.6 MWh.
• Reduced per head drinking water consumption by 18.4% (from 7.6 m³ to 6.2 m³) at Swiss locations since 2017.
• Installation of photovoltaic power plants at production buildings in Rotkreuz and Dierikon.
• Transition to CO2-neutral heating (district heating) at Dierikon facilities by Q1 2020.

Social Achievements

• Revised Code of Conduct published in 15 languages.
• Low staff turnover rate (8.3% in 2019).
• Implementation of the Young Community initiative to engage younger employees.
• Increased number of apprenticeships offered (from 74 in 2016 to 108 in 2019).
• Positive employee survey results in previous years (above industry average).

Governance Achievements

• Implementation of a Code of Conduct for suppliers and business partners, with compliance made a contractual obligation where possible.
• Regular supplier audits to ensure compliance with guidelines and indicators.
• Integrated management systems encompassing company processes, environment, health protection, and workplace safety at key production locations.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Relatively low proportion of women in the workforce.
• Increase in occupational accidents in 2019 (from 25 to 30).

Mitigation Strategies

• Target to reduce occupational accidents by 10% by 2021 (compared to the 2016/2017 average).
• Various measures implemented to maintain the positive trend in reducing occupational accidents.
• Addressing the low proportion of women in the workforce is acknowledged as an industry-wide challenge.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier evaluation questionnaire
• Code of conduct for suppliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Machines with exceptionally high quality and longevity
• Wire processing solutions for fuel-saving propulsion concepts

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainability
• Social Responsibility
• Employee Well-being
• Resource Efficiency
• Occupational Safety

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced electricity consumption in individual machine models, resulting in savings of hundreds of megawatt hours annually.
• Reduced per capita electricity consumption by over 10% versus 2018 (Swiss sites).
• Reduced per capita drinking water consumption by 43.4% since 2017 (Swiss sites).
• Reduced paper consumption.
• Use of renewable energies (solar, hydroelectric) at various sites.
• CO2-neutral heating in Dierikon since 2020.

Social Achievements

• Reduced number of occupational accidents by 35% since 2016/2017.
• Low employee turnover rate (6.1% in 2020).
• Equal pay for equal work confirmed by independent analysis in Switzerland.
• Increased number of apprenticeships offered.
• Establishment of the Young Community to better understand and support younger employees.
• High employee motivation (73 out of 100 points).

Governance Achievements

• Binding Code of Conduct for all employees, available in 16 languages.
• Codes of conduct for suppliers and business partners.
• Regular supplier audits to ensure compliance.
• Implementation of SAP S/4HANA ERP system in Japan (received SAP Quality Award).

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Relatively low proportion of women in the workforce.
• Market situation leading to decreased production hours in 2020.
• Coronavirus pandemic impacting training programs and production.

Mitigation Strategies

• Addressing the low proportion of women through recruitment strategies (not specified).
• Intensive awareness-raising work to reduce occupational accidents.
• Adapting structures and reducing headcount according to market situation.
• Flexible working from home arrangements and mobility bonus to reduce CO2 emissions.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier evaluation questionnaire
• Code of conduct for suppliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Machines with high quality and longevity
• Wire processing solutions for fuel-saving drives and electric vehicles

Awards & Recognition

• 2020 SAP Quality Award (Gold) in the Fast Delivery category

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environment
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced energy consumption of individual machine models, resulting in savings of hundreds of megawatt hours of electricity annually.
• Reduced CO2 emissions by around a quarter through consolidated deliveries with Bossard.
• Reduced occupational accidents by 36% by 2020 (compared to the average of 2016 and 2017).

Social Achievements

• Maintained a low staff turnover rate for many years (although it rose to 10.3% in 2021 due to the pandemic).
• Equal pay for equal work confirmed by an independent body in Switzerland in 2020.
• Established the Young Community in Switzerland in 2018 to better understand and support the needs of younger employees.

Governance Achievements

• Initiated a materiality analysis and collaboration with EcoVadis to evaluate supply chain sustainability.
• Established processes to capture and report relevant environmental data (e.g., CO2 emissions).

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Relatively low proportion of women in the workforce.
• Increase in staff turnover rate to 10.3% in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Mitigation Strategies

• Active staff development policy, including management seminars, training, and financial support for individual training activities.
• Young Community initiative to address the needs of younger employees.
• Measures to reduce occupational accidents (target of 10% reduction by 2021).

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier evaluation questionnaire.
• Code of conduct for suppliers.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

• Prixforix 2021