Climate Change Data

Follmann Chemie GmbH

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2021)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:6,696 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:3,721 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:2817 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:31% of total energy use (2020)
Total Energy Consumption:25.1 GWh/year
Water Consumption:27,113 m3/year (fresh water purchased)
Waste Generated:2,927 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:0.123 tonnes of CO2 produced per tonne of product (2020)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Ecology
  • Economy
  • Social Responsibility

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced VOC emissions
  • Reduced fresh water demand by approximately 17 percent
  • Reduced process water by 25 percent
  • Reduced sewage sludge by 18 percent
  • Installed a photovoltaic system on the roof of the central office building

Social Achievements

  • Established the Happy Family project, resulting in a new daycare center with ten childcare places for employees
  • Active involvement in a project to secure and recruit skilled workers in the region
  • Organized a blood donation session with over 10% of the Minden workforce participating
  • Reduced work accidents by almost half (-44%)

Governance Achievements

  • Achieved EcoVadis Silver award (top 12% in the industry)
  • Implemented a Code of Conduct for all employees
  • Regular compliance training for employees

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • COVID-19 pandemic impacting some business areas
  • Prolonged outage of a CHP unit increasing indirect CO2 emissions
  • Missed waste target due to lower production volume and disposal of raw materials and products past their shelf life
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implemented extensive measures to protect employees and safeguard production during the pandemic (hygiene concepts, remote work, etc.)
  • Minimized natural gas consumption by optimizing the steam network and feeding higher-loaded waste gas streams to the RTO
  • Re-analyzing waste streams and restructuring inventory management to minimize waste quantities

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 122 suppliers evaluated on environmental criteria and CSR issues (2020)

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct
  • EcoVadis platform for supplier evaluation

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Chemie3 sustainability initiative, Responsible Care guidelines

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001

Third-party Assurance: EcoVadis

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Solvent-free products
  • Water-based printing inks
  • Low-emission adhesives
  • Specially developed printing inks for compostable products
  • PVC-free wallpaper coatings

Awards & Recognition

  • EcoVadis Silver award (2020)
  • Awards for environmental awareness in company management (1998/99)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:7,610 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:4,581 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:2,841 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:34% of total energy use (self-produced electricity in 2021)
Total Energy Consumption:29,362 MWh/year
Water Consumption:26,137 m3/year (purchased fresh water)
Waste Generated:2,595 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:0.127 tCO2 per tonne of product (2021)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental Protection
  • Occupational Safety
  • Ethics
  • Human Rights
  • Sustainable Procurement

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced total waste volume by more than 10% despite a 13% increase in production volume.
  • Reduced fresh water requirements by almost 4% compared to the previous year.
  • Reduced dust emissions by 16% in 2019 (mentioned as a past achievement).

Social Achievements

  • Implemented a company agreement for mobile working.
  • Concluded a company agreement on a thirteenth salary, guaranteeing 100% payment for 2021 and 2022.
  • Launched the F2P program for the advancement of skilled staff.
  • Implemented an employee recommendation program.

Governance Achievements

  • Reformulated sustainability policy with stronger focus on environmental and ethical policy.
  • Achieved a silver award from EcoVadis (top 12% of assessed companies in their sector).
  • Implemented regular online compliance training for employees.

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Survey all relevant raw material and packaging suppliers regarding CSR criteria by 2024.

Environmental Challenges

  • Disruptions to international supply chains for raw materials due to Covid-19, leading to bottlenecks and substantial price increases.
  • Increased number of cyber attacks.
  • COVID-19 pandemic impacting work and production.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Proactive approach and close cooperation of colleagues to overcome supply chain disruptions.
  • High security standards to protect against cyber attacks.
  • Implemented precautionary measures to protect employees and maintain production, including work from home and digital meetings.
  • Provided nine vaccination dates for employees.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 136 companies assessed in 2021 (86% of raw materials purchasing budget)

Responsible Procurement
  • CSR criteria based on risk analysis; supplier self-disclosure form; EcoVadis platform; Code of Conduct for Suppliers.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities
  • Use of green hydrogen

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Chemie3 initiative, Responsible Care guidelines

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001

Third-party Assurance: EcoVadis

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Water-based printing inks; low-emission adhesives; PVC-free coatings for wallpapers.

Awards & Recognition

  • Silver award from EcoVadis