Climate Change Data

Essentra PLC

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:62,930 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:7,603 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:55,327 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:166,301 m3/year
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:70.2 tCO2e per £m revenue

ESG Focus Areas

  • Responsible Resource Usage
  • Energy and Climate Change
  • People and Community
  • Responsible Supply Chain

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 13% compared to 2019
  • Reduced waste to landfill by 36.2% compared to 2019
  • Increased number of sites with zero waste to landfill from 8 in 2019 to 20 in 2020

Social Achievements

  • Launched global health and wellbeing strategy, Essentra Thrives, including extension of Employee Assistance Programmes globally
  • Reduced total number of days lost due to incidents by 23% from 855 in 2019 to 655 in 2020
  • Maintained high employee engagement at 77% (78% in 2019)

Governance Achievements

  • Formed a new Board Sustainability Committee in late 2019, elevating sustainability to Board level
  • Established a Group Compliance Committee (GCC) to oversee compliance programs and procedures
  • Refreshed the Code of Ethics and provided training to all employees

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2040
Medium-term Goals:
  • All sites at zero waste to landfill by 2030
  • 20% reduction in total waste by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce normalised Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 25% by 2025 (vs 2019 baseline)
  • Use 20% recycled or renewable polymer raw materials by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • COVID-19 pandemic impacting employee wellbeing and operations
  • Potential changes in regulation related to single-use plastics
  • Climate change risks to global operations
Mitigation Strategies
  • Introduced strict hygiene and safety measures, extended PPE to family members in some areas, established informal support networks and alternative working arrangements
  • Developed more sustainable products, including plastic-free and biodegradable cigarette filters and packaging with recycled content
  • Implemented a risk-based supplier audit programme and Ethics Code certification for over 70% of supplier spend

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Over 70% of supplier spend covered by Ethics Code certification by end of 2020

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier code of conduct
  • Modern Slavery Statement

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Potential changes in regulation related to single-use plastics
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and sustainable filters

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: CDP, Ecovadis, TCFD

Certifications: SA 8000 (Filters operations in India, Indonesia, and Thailand)

Third-party Assurance: ERM CVS

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Nine SDGs have a strong and direct link to Essentra’s business

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Recycled plastic in Components products
  • More sustainable secondary packaging for beauty brands
  • Biodegradable cigarette filters
  • Supastrip PCR product with 70% post-consumer recycled content

Awards & Recognition

  • IT Service Desk Insourcing Project won “Best Service Improvement Project 2020” at the Service Desk Institute Awards
  • Essentra awarded “Payroll Software Supplier of the Year” with Ceridian by the Global Payroll Association

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
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

  • Emissions
  • Water
  • Waste
  • Sustainable Materials
  • Scope 3 emissions

Environmental Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Social Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Data limitations restricting the use of the distance-based method for Upstream Transport and Distribution (Category 4) emissions.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Continuous improvement planned to source activity data for Category 4 emissions.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Greenhouse Gas Protocol

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Independent auditors, to ISAE 3000 standards

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:18,568 tCO2e (Scope 1 and 2 location based) + 13,765 tCO2e (Scope 1 and 2 market based) + 131,733 tCO2e (Scope 3) = 183,066 tCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:3,174 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:15,394 tCO2e (location based) + 10,591 tCO2e (market based)
Scope 3 Emissions:131,733 tCO2e
Renewable Energy Share:44% (electricity) + 2% (on-site)
Total Energy Consumption:38,873 MWh
Water Consumption:171,145 m3
Waste Generated:3,323 tons (solid) + 95 tons (liquid)
Carbon Intensity:43.5 kgs/£ of value added (total scope one and market-based two emissions)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Our planet
  • Our components
  • Our customers
  • Our culture
  • Our communities

Environmental Achievements

  • 38% reduction in scope one and two GHG emissions since 2019
  • 30% reduction in scope three GHG emissions intensity since 2022
  • 14 sites achieved zero waste to landfill in 2023
  • 94% of solid waste diverted from landfill in 2023
  • Achieved 20% of materials from sustainable sources in polymer ranges two years ahead of plan (20.7% in 2023)
  • Renewable electricity now accounts for 44% of total electricity usage

Social Achievements

  • 57% reduction in days lost due to incidents in 2023
  • 99% of employees trained on Ethics Code in 2023
  • Launched Leadership Safety Commitment
  • Yichun site achieved 365 days without a lost time incident
  • Launched healthy lifestyles campaigns

Governance Achievements

  • Supplier Code of Conduct refreshed and launched in 2023
  • Joined the UN Global Compact initiative
  • 18% of targeted suppliers have signed up to the new Supplier Code

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Reach net-zero emissions by 2040 (scopes 1 & 2)
  • Reach net-zero emissions by 2050 (scope 3)
  • 25% of leaders identify as ethnically diverse by 2030
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce absolute scope one and two GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 from a 2019 base year
  • Reduce scope three GHG emissions intensity by 55% per GBP of value added by 2030
  • 40% women in leadership teams by 2025
  • 50% of materials from sustainable sources by 2030 across manufactured polymer ranges
  • 100% of packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2030
  • 50% recycled content in packaging materials by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • All sites to achieve zero waste to landfill by 2024
  • Mental health training to 80% of leaders by end 2024
  • Healthy lifestyles campaigns at 50% of sites by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Increasing water usage due to increased operational footprint and usage at metals manufacturing sites
  • Need to increase supplier engagement for emissions reduction initiatives
  • Low percentage of employees participating in community engagement days (13%)
Mitigation Strategies
  • Plan to begin reporting on water usage per head and create an action plan for high-usage sites in 2024
  • Commenced engagement with metals and packaging suppliers on emissions reduction, expanding to more suppliers in 2024
  • Implemented a third-party shipment tracking service to optimize routes and reduce emissions
  • Focus on waste reduction in 2024 with 57% of employees having waste reduction as part of bonus objectives
  • Relaunched Community Engagement Policy to increase visibility and encourage participation

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 19 on-site audits in 2023

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct covering health, safety, environment, human and labor rights, and ethics

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Impact of extreme weather
Transition Risks
  • Changes in legislation on material use and environment
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products
  • Growth in low-carbon markets (renewables, EVs)

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Sustainable Development Goals, CDP, SBTi, TCFD, UN Global Compact

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 9001 or ISO/IATF 16949

Third-party Assurance: ERM Certification and Verification Services Limited

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Nine UN SDGs have a direct link to Essentra's operations.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Products with lower GHG emissions, increased recycled content or biomaterials, and improved circularity

Awards & Recognition

  • EcoVadis Silver Medal 2023
  • MSCI AA Rating 2023