Climate Change Data

Flügger group A/S

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022-05 to 2023-04, 2023-05-01 to 2024-04-30)

Reporting Period: 2022-05 to 2023-04

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:551 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:866 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:11,323 MWh/year
Water Consumption:42,266 m3/year
Waste Generated:1631 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:26 g CO2e/liter of wet goods produced in 2022/23.

ESG Focus Areas

  • ReColor Paint
  • ReColor Packaging
  • ReColor Production
  • Colorful People
  • Valuable Partnerships

Environmental Achievements

  • Increased the share of sold environmentally labeled wet goods to 82%, exceeding the target of 80% a year ahead of schedule.
  • Nearly doubled the share of buckets with 50% recycled plastic since last year (more than 1 million buckets).
  • Introduced FSC-labeled brushes in most of the professional brush range.
  • Introduced four complete product series with eco-labeled paint, filler, primer, FSC-labeled brushes, paint trays made of recycled plastic, etc.

Social Achievements

  • Main sponsor of Copenhagen PRIDE, with employee participation in celebrations of diversity across multiple countries.
  • Donated paint to various organizations in Denmark and Ukraine.

Governance Achievements

  • All employees completed mandatory compliance training (except Eskaro Ukraine due to war).
  • Sustainability principles incorporated into 100% of new supplier contracts.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • 100% environmentally labeled paint by 2030.
  • 75% recycled plastic in packaging by 2030.
  • CO2-neutral production by 2030.
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce CO2 emissions per liter of wet goods produced by 50% compared to 2015/16.
  • Reduce wastewater per liter of wet goods produced by 25%.
  • Increase recycled waste from factories by 25%.
  • 80% environmentally labeled paint.

Environmental Challenges

  • Limited availability of bio-based raw materials with low CO2 footprint.
  • Increased wastewater due to higher production of eco-labeled paint requiring more thorough cleaning.
  • Risk of leakage and breakage in buckets with high recycled plastic content.
  • Decreased percentage of recycled plastic in self-produced tools and accessories due to delays in implementing new molds.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Collaborating with suppliers to identify and test biomass balance, bio-based, and recycled raw materials.
  • Investigating water purification technologies to reuse wastewater.
  • Working with suppliers to address the fragility of buckets with high recycled plastic content.
  • Implementing new molds for 0.75-liter and 0.38-liter buckets to increase recycled plastic content.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Sustainability Principles for Suppliers based on Flügger Code of Conduct.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

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

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, FSC

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • New indoor wall paint with low outgassing, Flügger Facade Resist with mass-balance binder, Perform, Flutex Pro, and Dekso series.

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2023-05-01 to 2024-04-30

Environmental Metrics

Scope 1 Emissions:444 tons CO2e/year (production)
Scope 2 Emissions:914 tons CO2e/year (production)
Scope 3 Emissions:49,882 tons CO2e/year (raw materials)
Total Energy Consumption:9.5 GWh/year (production)
Water Consumption:41,103 m3/year (factories)
Waste Generated:1.9 tons/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Health and Safety
  • Diversity
  • Business Conduct
  • Product environmental and health profile
  • Packaging
  • Supply Chain

Environmental Achievements

  • Achieved 83% share in sales of eco-labeled wetgoods (over 90% for Flügger brand wetgoods).
  • Launched Dekso AÏR, the first paint with Asthma Allergy Nordic certification.
  • Secured Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) and Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) for all own-produced wetgoods.
  • Made sustainability data available to customers through Flügger Document Manager and Customer Sustainability Report.
  • Converted all own-produced 0.38 and 0.75-liter buckets to 100% recycled plastic.
  • Increased share of buckets with at least 50% recycled plastic to 30%.

Social Achievements

  • Launched Flügger Well-being program focusing on mental well-being.
  • Improved ergonomic conditions in stores and minimized heavy lifting in Kolding factory.
  • Decreased employee turnover by over 10 percentage points over the past three years.
  • Increased share of women in management by 3 percentage points.

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented a new accident reporting system.
  • Trained employees on risk assessments for new work processes.
  • Strengthened top management focus on health and safety through the QHSE board.
  • Incorporated Sustainability Principles into 100% of new procurement contracts.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • 100% eco-labeled own-produced wetgoods by 2030.
  • 95% packaging in 50% recycled plastic by 2030.
  • CO2 neutral value chain by 2050.
Medium-term Goals:
  • 90% eco-labeled wetgoods by 2026/27.
  • 90% of buckets with at least 50% recycled plastic by 2026/27.
  • 55% reduction in CO2 per liter produced wetgoods by 2026/27.
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce wastewater per liter of produced wetgoods (target not specified).

Environmental Challenges

  • Risk of painter's health issues from wetgoods emissions.
  • Risk of losing eco-labels due to increasing recycled material requirements.
  • Increasing requirements for documentation in construction projects.
  • Work-related accidents in production and stores.
  • Insufficient reporting of work-related accidents.
  • Lack of diversity in the workplace.
  • Unethical business conduct risks in international operations.
  • Air pollution risks in the supply chain.
  • Air pollution from transportation.
  • Increased wastewater from production of eco-labeled wetgoods.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developing products with improved environmental and health profiles (e.g., Dekso AÏR).
  • Collaborating with suppliers to meet recycled material requirements.
  • Developing Flügger Document Manager to provide sustainability data to customers.
  • Improving ergonomic conditions and minimizing heavy lifting.
  • Implementing a new accident reporting system.
  • Training employees on risk assessments and healthy working conditions.
  • Strengthening top management focus on QHSE.
  • Implementing a Code of Conduct and Sustainability Principles for Suppliers.
  • Performing Value Chain due diligence and QHSE audits of suppliers.
  • Investigating electric truck transport for wetgoods.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 6 QHSE audits/year

Responsible Procurement
  • Sustainability Principles for Suppliers
  • Value Chain ESG Due Diligence Principles
  • Procurement Principles

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ESRS (European Sustainability Reporting Standards)

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 9001

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Dekso AÏR
  • Dekso H2O