Climate Change Data

GfK SE

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:44,633 tCO2e/year (Scope 1, 2, and 3 combined)
Scope 1 Emissions:1,725 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:5,786 tCO2e/year (market-based)
Scope 3 Emissions:36,822 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:18,838 MWh/year
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:411.74 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:7.51 tons of CO₂e / EUR 1 million revenue (2021)

ESG Focus Areas

  • People
  • Partners
  • Planet

Environmental Achievements

  • Finalized the results of our 2021 corporate carbon footprint (CCF), showing a significant reduction in emissions versus our 2019 baseline, mainly due to reduced office locations and the impact of the pandemic on business travel and commuting.
  • Reduced carbon emissions of local vehicle fleets by as much as 20% in some countries.
  • 996 IT assets refurbished for reuse and 3,877 recycled for material recovery.

Social Achievements

  • Launched a global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Council.
  • Launched a comprehensive health and well-being initiative with five pillars: optimizing mental health, balancing work and life, staying physically active and healthy, ensuring occupational health and safety, and promoting interpersonal connections among colleagues.
  • Adopted a flexible work model, enabling employees to choose between office and home working locations.
  • Hosted the first Global Women in Leadership Virtual Summit.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a comprehensive compliance management system with three pillars: ‘Prevent’, ‘Detect’ and ‘Respond’.
  • Implemented a global approach to managing privacy founded on the principles of the European General Data Protection Regulation.
  • Maintained an online whistleblowing portal.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Further incorporate sustainable principles into procurement practices.
  • Build out product offerings to provide additional market and consumer intelligence on sustainability.
  • Increase the use of renewable energy and standardize other energy-saving measures in offices globally.
Short-term Goals:
  • Increase the share of women on the Senior Leadership Team to 40% by the end of 2023.
  • Assess whether a pay gap exists between male and female employees and close any gap by the end of 2023.
  • Establish a DEI dashboard with key KPIs on global, regional, and functional levels.

Environmental Challenges

  • The Covid-19 pandemic presented challenges to ensuring the safety and well-being of employees.
  • The need to transition to remote work presented challenges.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Adopted policies, developed systems, conducted training, and followed best practices to protect the workforce.
  • Completed and published detailed occupational health and safety risk assessments.
  • Launched a comprehensive health and well-being initiative.
  • Adopted a flexible work model.
  • Provided various support to promote employees’ health and well-being as they acclimated to their new home offices.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • GfK Supplier Code of Conduct (covering ethical business, labor, and environmental practices; anti-bribery; data privacy; human rights; anti-discrimination; fair working conditions; environmental protection; prohibition of child and forced labor).

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

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

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards

Certifications: ISO 27001 (Information Security Management System)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Green Gauge

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed