Parker-Hannifin Corporation
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2024)
Reporting Period: 2024
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- workplace health and safety
- climate risk
- water conservation
- human capital management
- diversity, equity and inclusion
- cybersecurity
- business ethics and compliance
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced Recordable Incident Rate by 45% over the past five years.
- Committed to achieve carbon neutral operations by 2040.
- Reducing absolute emissions directly from operations by 50% by 2030.
- Reducing indirect absolute emissions related to materials sourcing, logistics and services by 15% by 2030, and by 25% by 2040.
Social Achievements
- Reduced Recordable Incident Rate by 45% over the past five years.
- Development and deployment of Business Resource Groups (BRGs).
- Donated over $100 million since 2010, including $10 million in fiscal year 2024 through the Parker-Hannifin Foundation.
Governance Achievements
- Board of Directors is committed to sound corporate governance practices.
- 92% of Board is independent.
- 75% of Board is gender/racially/ethnically diverse.
- Annual Board, Committee and individual Director evaluations.
- Annual review of our Chief Executive Officer by all independent Directors.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Achieve carbon neutral operations by 2040.
Medium-term Goals:
- Reducing indirect absolute emissions by 25% by 2040.
Short-term Goals:
- Reducing absolute emissions directly from operations by 50% by 2030.
- Reducing indirect absolute emissions by 15% by 2030.
Environmental Challenges
- Inflation
- supply chain constraints
- ongoing international conflict and geopolitical tensions
Mitigation Strategies
- Unwavering commitment to The Win Strategy drove sustained profitable growth and strong financial performance.
- Global supply chain team employs dual sourcing and other risk management strategies to ensure the availability of materials needed for production.
- Requires suppliers to comply with all applicable laws and regulations related to human rights, resource conservation and the environment.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- requires suppliers to comply with all applicable laws and regulations related to human rights, resource conservation and the environment.
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: SASB, TCFD
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- A comprehensive suite of engineered materials such as thermal management, coatings, adhesives and vibration control that enable more electric applications; A broad range of motion and control technologies to support the use of various clean energy sources such as batteries, fuel cells, hydrogen, sustainable fuels and renewable energy; A strong motion technology offering with electro-hydraulic, electromechanical, and pneumatic actuators, valves, pumps, motors, controllers, software and conveyance for more electric aerospace, mobile and industrial applications; A broad platform of filtration technologies to accelerate a cleaner and more sustainable world.