Climate Change Data

Fraport AG

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2010, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2010

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:270.9 tCO2e (Fraport AG)
Scope 1 Emissions:38.5 tCO2e/year (Fraport AG)
Scope 2 Emissions:187.7 tCO2e/year (Fraport AG)
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:<< 1% (Fraport AG)
Total Energy Consumption:750 million kWh/year (Fraport AG)
Water Consumption:1.184 million m3/year (Fraport AG)
Waste Generated:23,540 tons/year (Fraport AG)
Carbon Intensity:2.38 kg CO2 per traffic unit (2010)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Safety and security for air traffic
  • Climate protection
  • Aircraft noise
  • Employer appeal
  • Profitability of investments
  • Customer satisfaction

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduction of CO2 emissions for each traffic unit by 30%, from 3.7 in 2005 to 2.6 kg/TU in 2020 (target)
  • Energy optimization of portfolio buildings resulting in annual savings of some 6,200 tons of CO2
  • Conversion of vehicle fleet to electric drives (10% already achieved)
  • New corporate Head office awarded a Preliminary Certificate in Gold by the German Sustainable Building Council
  • Achieved Level 2 in the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) Scheme of ACI Europe (aiming for Level 3)

Social Achievements

  • Launched initiative “Great to have you here!” to increase customer satisfaction
  • Improved job security perception among employees (Fraport Barometer)
  • Increased employee satisfaction measured by the Group Barometer from 3.06 to at least 2.9 (target)
  • Implemented environmental management system in Varna and Burgas, certified in Lima and Antalya
  • Implemented Values Management System at all Group sites with majority-owned investments

Governance Achievements

  • Executive Board compensation linked more firmly to longer-term criteria
  • Compliance with UN Global Compact, OECD guidelines, and ILO standards
  • Signed Business Conduct Rules of the AMMPL
  • Introduced electronic whistleblower system

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • CO2-neutral growth by 2050 (ATAG goal)
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce CO2 emissions for each traffic unit by 30% from 3.7 in 2005 to 2.6 kg/TU in 2020
  • Achieve Level 3 in the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) Scheme by 2012 (target)
  • Increase the proportion of electric vehicles in the fleet to 20% by 2015
Short-term Goals:
  • Increase global passenger satisfaction by 10 percentage points to 80% by 2015
  • Improve general level of employee satisfaction from 3.06 to 2.9 by 2014

Environmental Challenges

  • Increasing greenhouse gas and other emissions due to growth in air traffic
  • Increasing aircraft noise exposure
  • Need to significantly reduce greenhouse gases
  • Potential for additional regulations to reduce noise
  • Demographic development affecting the job market
Mitigation Strategies
  • Supporting the four-pillar strategy for the air traffic industry
  • Proactive measures for aircraft noise abatement (e.g., Dedicated Runway Operations, optimizing Continuous Descent Approach)
  • Implementing energy savings measures in buildings and vehicle fleet
  • Developing a “Future check” for airport security
  • Developing personnel strategy to address demographic change

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • 64% of purchase orders in 2010 went to companies located in the Rhine-Main region

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Adverse weather conditions
Transition Risks
  • Regulations for CO2 reduction
  • Emission Trading System (ETS)
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and processes

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI G3

Certifications: EMAS, ISO 14001, ISO 9001

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Roller system for baggage conveyance
  • Vacuum lifting technology for baggage handling

Awards & Recognition

  • SAM Silver Class in the Sustainability Yearbook
  • Topit Quality Award for Quality Management
  • Award for sustainable mobility concepts from the “eCarTec” exhibition

Reporting Period: 2016

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:12,748.10 t CO2 eq (2015)
Scope 1 Emissions:2,105.79 t CO2 eq (2015)
Scope 2 Emissions:6,320.25 t CO2 eq (2015)
Scope 3 Emissions:4,322.05 t CO2 eq (2015)
Total Energy Consumption:39,040,498.50 kWh (2016)
Waste Generated:4,262.94 tons (2016)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Operating efficiency and excellence
  • Infrastructure development
  • Customer experience
  • Relations with the State
  • Communication with the airport community and other social actors
  • Occupational safety and health of our employees
  • Airport security
  • Results-based development of employees
  • Generation of greenhouse gases at the terminal and energy consumption
  • Labor and environmental standards in the value chain
  • Waste management at the terminal

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced bird impacts from seven in 2015 to six in 2016 despite increased aircraft traffic.
  • Implemented monitoring and control measures for emissions, with only 5 out of 89 units slightly exceeding emission caps.

Social Achievements

  • Entered the Great Place to Work ranking for the first time, achieving 11th place.
  • Reduced the number of accidents by more than half compared to 2015.
  • Launched the “Smile. New airs in the airport” citizenship promotion project.
  • Reduced claims by 6.5% compared to 2015.

Governance Achievements

  • Established “Compliance Month” to promote ethical behavior.
  • Implemented an electronic reporting system for inappropriate behavior (no reports submitted in 2016).

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Increased accident ratio from 2.6 in 2015 to 3.39 in 2016 due to increased passenger flow and aircraft movement.
  • Two sanctions imposed by OSITRAN in 2016 for non-compliance with contractual obligations.
  • Sanctions imposed by DGAC for operational and administrative issues.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Emphasis on prevention and improvement of internal processes and accident reporting.
  • Corrective actions taken to address OSITRAN sanctions.
  • Corrective measures underway to address DGAC sanctions.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Comprehensive technical assessments (ETIs) and audits; 100% of new suppliers examined according to environmental and labor criteria.

Responsible Procurement
  • Code of Conduct shared with all suppliers and contractors.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI G4

Certifications: ISO 14001 (since 2003)

Awards & Recognition

  • Great Place to Work ranking (11th place)
  • Good Employers Association recertification as an Entrepreneur Partner

Reporting Period: 2018

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:244,029 tCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:42.9 thousand tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:201.1 thousand tCO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:1009.7 thousand tCO2e (Fraport parent company)
Renewable Energy Share:<<1%
Total Energy Consumption:3,278.1 TJ
Water Consumption:2.193 million m3
Waste Generated:28.27 thousand tons
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Corporate Governance
  • Economic Efficiency
  • Employee Satisfaction
  • Climate Protection
  • Noise Abatement
  • Community Engagement
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Diversity and Equal Opportunity

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced CO2 emissions by 0.8% compared to the previous year at Fraport AG (excluding the impact of new acquisitions).
  • Frankfurt Airport reached Level 3 (“Optimisation”) in the Airport Carbon Accreditation program.
  • Energy savings due to conservation and efficiency improvements (Fraport parent company): 94.92 million kWh

Social Achievements

  • Employee satisfaction rating of 2.76 (slightly above the previous year's adjusted value).
  • Reduction in employee turnover rate to 7.9% (from 8.3% in the previous year).
  • Proportion of women in management positions in Germany: 26.0%.

Governance Achievements

  • Implementation of a new policy on accepting gifts and invitations to strengthen integrity and corruption prevention.
  • No cases of alleged corruption reported and investigated in 2018.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce CO2 emissions at Frankfurt Airport to 80,000 t by 2030.
  • Reduce Group emissions to 125,000 m. t. of CO2 by 2030.
  • Increase the proportion of women in management positions in Germany to 30% by 2021.
Short-term Goals:
  • Maintain and increase customer satisfaction continuously; target of at least 80% global satisfaction at Frankfurt Airport.

Environmental Challenges

  • Increased energy demand due to unusually long and hot summer and strong passenger growth.
  • Increased waiting times at security checkpoints during peak traffic.
  • High employee turnover rates in some Group companies due to business model or activities.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Ongoing programs to improve energy efficiency.
  • Cooperation with authorities and security companies to reduce waiting times at security checkpoints.
  • Increased recruitment and training activities to address demographic change and traffic growth.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct (compulsory for business partners and suppliers)
  • Consideration of social and ecological criteria in purchasing decisions

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Increase in unpredictable extreme weather events (heavy rain, thunderstorms, hailstorms, wind gusts, fog, heat waves, drought)
  • Business interruptions, delays, capacity cutbacks, damage to infrastructure
Transition Risks
  • Tighter regulatory requirements
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products
  • Reduced costs of site clearing and aircraft de-icing during warmer winters

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards (Core option), Airport Operators Sector Disclosures, EMAS, ISO 14001

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 9001

Third-party Assurance: Institut für Umwelttechnik Dr. Kühnemann und Partner GmbH

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:170.7 thousand tCO2e (2020)
Scope 1 Emissions:25.5 thousand tCO2e (2020)
Scope 2 Emissions:145.2 thousand tCO2e (2020)
Scope 3 Emissions:420.1 thousand tCO2e (2020)
Renewable Energy Share:<<1% (2020)
Total Energy Consumption:2,496.1 TJ (2020)
Water Consumption:1.574 million m3 (2020)
Waste Generated:13.70 thousand tons (2020)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Energy savings due to conservation and efficiency improvements of 130.10 million kWh (2020)
  • Increased recoverability rate of waste to 84.5% (2020)

Social Achievements

  • Community engagement of €6.1 million (2020)
  • Reduced number of work-related injuries to 421 (2020)

Governance Achievements

  • No cases of alleged corruption reported in 2020

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Pandemic impact making 2020 figures not comparable to previous years
  • Increased employee turnover in 2020 due to personnel adjustment measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic
Mitigation Strategies
  • Short-term work schedules implemented to mitigate pandemic impact
  • Various measures to address climate change effects, such as adapting rainwater holding tanks and expanding winter service facilities

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct requiring compliance with national laws and international standards

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Increased extreme weather events (heavy rain, thunderstorms, hailstorms, wind gusts, fog, warmer summers, drought)
  • Business interruptions, delays, capacity cutbacks, damage to infrastructure
Transition Risks
  • Tighter regulatory requirements
Opportunities
  • Reduced winter site clearing costs due to warmer winters
  • Reduced energy consumption in buildings during winter

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, UN Global Compact

Certifications: EMAS

Third-party Assurance: Institut für Umwelttechnik Dr. Kühnemann und Partner GmbH

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 7 (Affordable and clean energy)
  • Goal 8 (Decent work and economic growth)
  • Goal 9 (Industry, innovation, and infrastructure)
  • Goal 11 (Sustainable cities and communities)
  • Goal 12 (Responsible consumption and production)
  • Goal 13 (Climate action)

Report details how initiatives contribute to these goals

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Corporate Governance and Compliance
  • Respect for human rights
  • Environmental matters
  • Customer satisfaction and security
  • Employee-related matters
  • Social matters

Environmental Achievements

  • Completion of Pier G by the end of January 2022
  • Installation of the first large photovoltaic system at Frankfurt Airport in March 2021, generating approximately 1.5 million kilowatt hours of climate-neutral electricity per year.
  • Since July 2021, purchasing shares of electricity requirements from wind turbines via a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).

Social Achievements

  • Reopening of Terminal 2 on June 1, 2021, after being closed for over 400 days.
  • Continued implementation of the “Zukunft FRA –Relaunch 50” program to ensure a sufficient number of qualified and motivated personnel.
  • Award of the Audience Award in the “Diversity Challenge of the Diversity Charter” for a film on diversity by Fraport apprentices.

Governance Achievements

  • Adaptation of the Executive Board remuneration system to include non-financial elements, approved by the Annual General Meeting on May 26, 2020.
  • Fundamental revision and extension of Group-wide minimum requirements for local Compliance Management Systems (CMS) in 2021.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2045
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce CO2 emissions on a Group-wide level to 120,000 metric tons per year by 2030

Environmental Challenges

  • Continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Fraport Group.
  • Higher level of debt to ensure long-term liquidity as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
  • Challenge of ensuring a sufficient number of qualified and motivated personnel despite extensive personnel management measures.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Short-time work schedules for large parts of the company in 2021.
  • Emergency collective agreement for German airports to reduce personnel costs.
  • Implementation of various infection control measures at Group airports.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct included in General Terms and Conditions (GTC).

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI 2016

Third-party Assurance: PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (limited assurance)

Awards & Recognition

  • Airport Health Accreditation (ACI)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:113.2 thousand tCO2e (Scope 1 & 2)
Scope 1 Emissions:26.9 thousand tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:86.3 thousand tCO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:1575 thousand tCO2e
Renewable Energy Share:<1% (Scope 1)
Total Energy Consumption:2355.8 TJ (Scope 1 & 2)
Water Consumption:0.921 million m3
Waste Generated:12.7 thousand tons
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Employee Well-being
  • Community Engagement
  • Corporate Governance
  • Economic Enhancement

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced CO2 emissions (Scope 1 & 2) by -3.8% compared to 2021.
  • Increased total recoverability rate of waste volume by 3.7 percentage points to 89.8%
  • Reduced specific total energy consumption by 24.9%.

Social Achievements

  • Employee turnover decreased by 12.8% to 15.0%
  • Increased proportion of women in management positions in Germany (level 1 and 2) by 2.3 percentage points to 29.4%
  • LTIF (Lost Time Injury Frequency) accidents per 1 million hours worked increased by 2.3 to 22.6

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Group policy on the compliance management system for all fully consolidated Group companies.
  • Implemented an electronic whistleblower system.
  • Executive compensation linked to ESG objectives (at least one performance criterion must be an ESG objective).

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net Zero Carbon by 2045
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce CO2 emissions (Scope 1 & 2) to 95,000 tCO2 (2030)
  • Specific emission (Scope 1 & 2) 0.9 kg CO2/traffic unit (2030)
Short-term Goals:
  • Employee satisfaction >4.9 and at least 0.1 better than 2024 (2026)
  • Women in management positions (first level below the Executive Board) 31.8% (2026)
  • LTIF ≤ 22.5 (2025)

Environmental Challenges

  • Traffic growth (post-Corona) and expansion of infrastructure offsetting CO2 reduction efforts.
  • Impacts of climate change.
  • Postponement of measures due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Defined and implemented targeted measures to significantly reduce CO2 emissions.
  • Expansion of in-house generation of solar power.
  • Long-term purchase agreement for electricity from offshore wind power.
  • Ongoing program to gradually convert the vehicle fleet to alternative drives.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Impacts of climate change
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, UN Global Compact

Certifications: ISO 14001, EMAS

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17

Fraport's initiatives contribute to these SDGs through various environmental, social, and governance programs.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:95,000 metric tons per year (target by 2030)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Anti-corruption and bribery matters
  • Respect for human rights
  • Customer satisfaction and security
  • Employee-related matters
  • Social matters
  • Environmental matters

Environmental Achievements

  • Group LTIF decreased to 20.6 in the 2023 reporting year (previous year: 22.6).
  • Acquisition of 94 electric vehicles and auxiliary devices in 2023.
  • Construction of another fence system for high electricity yields from photovoltaic system.

Social Achievements

  • Redesigned Group Barometer to measure employee satisfaction.
  • Offered seminars to raise awareness about prejudices, racism, and discrimination.
  • Continued language education for international workers.

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented the due diligence obligations resulting from the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG).
  • Expanded the electronic whistleblower system by the categories “Human Rights Violations” and “Environmental Crimes”.
  • Implemented a new e-learning course, Compliance Basic Knowledge for Executives at Fraport AG.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce Group-wide CO2 emissions to 95,000 metric tons per year by 2030.
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce LTIF indicator to 22.5 by 2025.

Environmental Challenges

  • Limited success in recruitment campaign for Ground Handling due to strong traffic growth and increased personnel demand.
  • Increased accident figures in Ground Handling due to fast traffic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic.
  • No additional reportable risks for Fraport which are very likely to have or will have a substantial negative impact on the reportable aspects beyond the material risks already listed in the “Risk and Opportunities Report” chapter.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Infrastructure measures introduced to improve baggage connectivity, including automation of non-transported baggage forwarding.
  • Integration of occupational safety measures into training, particularly in Ground Handling.
  • Implementation of the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG) and the German Whistleblower Protection Act.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Daily audits regarding relevant sanction lists of the EU and the United States.

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct (available at www.fraport.com/en/compliance)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Various chronic and acute climate risks assessed for Frankfurt and Fraport Greece sites using Munich Re’s Location Risk Intelligence Platform.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI 2021

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, EMAS

Third-party Assurance: Deloitte GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (limited assurance)