Climate Change Data

Crane Company

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2019

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:252,000 MWh/year
Water Consumption:1.2 billion gallons/year
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Philanthropy
  • Sustainability
  • Equality

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced electricity consumption per direct labor hour by approximately 5% from the prior year.
  • Reduced water consumption per direct labor hour by approximately 15% from the prior year.
  • Implemented water recycling programs at multiple sites.
  • Implemented various energy efficiency measures across numerous sites (LED lighting, motion sensors, capacitor banks, improved insulation).

Social Achievements

  • Associates volunteered over 7,700 hours across 18 countries.
  • Crane Fund disbursed approximately $12 million to over 1,200 former associates and their families.
  • Crane Fund for Widows and Children and Crane Foundation disbursed approximately $2 million to over 400 charitable organizations.

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented robust processes and procedures to ensure compliance with environmental and safety policies.
  • Maintained a DART rate below the industry average for four consecutive years.
  • U.S. workforce is 35% diverse (non-white associates), and the global workforce is 28% female.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce electricity usage per direct labor hour by 20% by 2030.
  • Reduce water usage per direct labor hour by 10% by 2030.
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Reducing overall electricity and water consumption, particularly at water-intensive sites.
  • Reducing waste generation and increasing recycling rates.
  • Reducing carbon emissions (Scope 1 and 2).
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implementing energy efficiency measures.
  • Implementing water recycling and conservation programs.
  • Tracking carbon emissions (Scope 1 and 2) starting in 2020.
  • Tracking solid non-hazardous waste and recycled materials starting in 2020.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

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

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ISS, SASB, TCFD, GRI

Certifications: ISO 14001 (12 sites)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:118,577 tCO2e (Scope 1) + 36,523 tCO2e (Scope 2)
Scope 1 Emissions:118,577 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:36,523 tCO2e
Total Energy Consumption:250,767 MWh
Water Consumption:1,301,105,000 gallons
Waste Generated:9,359 tons

ESG Focus Areas

  • Philanthropy
  • Sustainability
  • Equality

Environmental Achievements

  • 20% reduction in electricity consumed per direct labor hour by 2030 (target)
  • 10% reduction in water consumed per direct labor hour by 2030 (target)
  • 15% reduction in solid non-hazardous waste per direct labor hour by 2030 (target)
  • 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (target)
  • +10K metric tons of recycling
  • 12 Crane sites received ISO 14001 certification

Social Achievements

  • Over 7,800 associate volunteer hours contributed to more than 170 organizations in 15 countries
  • Emergency Pandemic Exception Pay (EPE) program providing two weeks of additional paid time off to all associates globally impacted by the pandemic
  • Executive officers took voluntary base pay reductions (20% for CEO, 10% for other executives) and Directors took 20% voluntary reductions in annual retainer cash component from April through December to maintain employee benefits during the pandemic.

Governance Achievements

  • Formation of a PSE Council at the management level to review and assess data gathering and reporting activities related to philanthropy, sustainability, and equal opportunity
  • Full Board of Directors engaged annually to review PSE initiatives, including succession readiness and commitment to diversity and inclusion in senior leadership

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce electricity usage per direct labor hour by 20% against the 2018 baseline by 2030
  • Reduce water usage per direct labor hour by 10% against the 2018 baseline by 2030
  • Reduce solid non-hazardous waste generation per direct labor hour by 15% against the 2018 baseline by 2030
  • Reduce total Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions per direct labor hour by 20% against the 2020 baseline by 2030

Environmental Challenges

  • Two recent acquisitions (Cummins Allison and Instrumentation & Sampling) impacting the rate of change for 2020 sustainability metrics
  • Steep volume declines in several businesses due to COVID-19 impacting the normalization of data
  • Unusual large shifts in business mix between businesses with substantially different sustainability profiles impacting aggregate results
  • COVID-19 pandemic impacting the scope and nature of volunteer events and causing temporary shutdowns in certain geographies
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implementation of health and safety protocols across all sites, including hygiene, social distancing, mask use, and temperature screenings
  • Installation of hand hygiene stations, physical distancing markers, plexiglas paneling, and partitions
  • Increased frequency of professional cleaning services
  • Support for remote work with updated technology
  • Crane Currency Malta Water Reclamation Project to recycle spent wiping solution with a 97.5% recovery rate
  • Initiatives to reduce electricity consumption (LED lighting, timers, motion sensors, building insulation improvements, temperature control updates, equipment improvements)
  • Crane Payment Innovations’ Switch-Off Campaign to reduce energy consumption
  • Water-saving programs in manufacturing facilities (recycling systems, equipment enhancements, elimination of lawn irrigation)
  • Programs to track and reduce solid non-hazardous waste generation and increase recycling (scrap reduction, process changes, new equipment, material substitution)
  • Engineered Materials’ B-Grade Repurpose program to reuse B-Grade materials internally

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct reflecting commitment to acting ethically and with integrity; intolerance for slavery and human trafficking clearly communicated to supply chain partners; training provided to associates, especially those in supply chain teams, to regularly assess risks of extended supply chain

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ISS, SASB, TCFD, GRI, GHG Protocol

Certifications: ISO 14001

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:115,600 metric tons of CO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:364.2 hundred metric tons CO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:792.2 hundred metric tons CO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:250,000 MWh
Water Consumption:1.4 billion gallons
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:16.4 metric tons CO2e per thousand direct labor hours (2021)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Philanthropy
  • Sustainability
  • Equality

Environmental Achievements

  • 20% reduction in electricity consumed per direct labor hour by 2030 (target)
  • 10% reduction in water consumed per direct labor hour by 2030 (target)
  • 15% reduction in solid non-hazardous waste per direct labor hour by 2030 (target)
  • 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions per direct labor hour by 2030 (target)
  • 5.4% decrease in electricity consumption compared to 2018
  • 3.2% decrease in water consumption from 2018
  • 4.3% decrease in total CO2e emissions from 2020
  • 10.8% decrease in emissions intensity (per direct labor hour) from 2020
  • 60% of materials leaving manufacturing facilities recycled in 2021
  • Repurposing of used pallets into mulch, diverting 36 tons of waste annually

Social Achievements

  • More than $18.1 million donated to charitable organizations and financially burdened former employees
  • More than 15,700 associate volunteer hours contributed to more than 290 organizations across 19 countries
  • Development of "Crane Flex" program, offering flexible work arrangements
  • Increased female representation by 117 individuals (0.75%) globally
  • Increased ethnically diverse representation in the US by 7 individuals (0.31%)

Governance Achievements

  • Establishment of a PSE Council at the management level
  • Annual review of PSE initiatives by the full Board of Directors
  • Implementation of an Ethics Hotline with an average of 13 days to close out issues

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • 20% reduction in electricity intensity by 2030
  • 10% reduction in water intensity by 2030
  • 15% reduction in solid non-hazardous waste intensity by 2030
  • 20% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • COVID-19 pandemic restrictions limiting the scope of volunteer events
  • Noise in intensity metrics due to shifts in direct labor hours
  • Difficulty in tracking Scope 3 emissions
  • Limited ethnic diversity data outside the US
Mitigation Strategies
  • Adaptation of volunteer events to ensure safety
  • Use of direct labor hours as a proxy for production activity
  • Ongoing assessment of opportunities to track Scope 3 emissions
  • Benchmarking against national, global, and industry averages to identify gaps

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

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

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ISS, SASB, TCFD, GRI

Certifications: ISO 14001 (12 sites), ISO 45001 (5 sites)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:120,798 metric tons of CO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:497.0 Hundred Metric Tons CO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:711.0 Hundred Metric Tons CO2e
Renewable Energy Share:0.8%
Total Energy Consumption:237,962 MWh
Water Consumption:1,429,262 thousand gallons
Waste Generated:9,107 metric tons (solid non-hazardous)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Philanthropy
  • Sustainability
  • Equality

Environmental Achievements

  • 11% decrease in electricity consumption compared to 2018 baseline (13% decrease after adjusting for acquisitions)
  • 4.2% reduction in water consumption from 2018 baseline
  • 20% decrease in solid non-hazardous waste to landfills from 2018 baseline
  • Increased Crane’s renewable energy portfolio from less than 0.1% in 2021 to 0.8% (1.9 GWh) in 2022; 1.1 MW solar installation completed in Malta

Social Achievements

  • 26,732 associate volunteer hours contributed to 425 organizations across 21 countries (69% increase over prior year)
  • Implementation of Crane Flex program, offering full-time on-site, full-time remote, or hybrid work options
  • Increased female representation by 0.7% globally and US-based ethnically diverse representation by 1.4% within the past three years
  • 345 DEI Workshops conducted since September 2021 (~100% of Crane associates participated)

Governance Achievements

  • 100% of Board of Directors attended July 2022 meeting to review PSE initiatives
  • Establishment of a PSE Council at the management level that meets monthly to review and assess PSE initiatives
  • Zero product recalls in 2022
  • Average days to close out ethics hotline issues in 2022 was 14 days (67% faster than NAVEX Global benchmark)

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • 20% Reduction in electricity intensity by 2030 (2018 baseline)
  • 10% Reduction in water intensity by 2030 (2018 baseline)
  • 15% Reduction in solid non-hazardous waste intensity by 2030 (2018 baseline)
  • 20% Reduction in emissions intensity by 2030 (2020 baseline)

Environmental Challenges

  • Increase in emissions intensity due to closure of a waste-to-energy company and subsequent shift to on-site steam generation
  • Increase in water consumption intensity due to labor efficiency improvements
  • Increase in solid non-hazardous waste intensity due to labor efficiency improvements
Mitigation Strategies
  • Roadmap for on-site solar installations
  • Initiatives to source cleaner energy through utilities
  • Implementation of new filtration process at Tumba, Sweden site to recycle water more efficiently
  • Various initiatives to reduce waste generation across sites

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Severe flooding, droughts, and storms
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products (e.g., DC-DC converters for electric aircraft, power systems for electric ground fleet)

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ISS, SASB, TCFD, GRI

Certifications: ISO 14001

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • DC-DC converters for electric aircraft
  • Power systems and thermal management systems for electric ground fleet
  • Pressure transducers for compressed natural gas and hydrogen buses
  • Durable paper banknotes
  • Credit card readers for electric vehicle charging stations
  • High efficiency motors for wastewater treatment plants

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:49,649 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:4.9%
Total Energy Consumption:88,398 MWh/year
Water Consumption:57.9 million gallons/year
Waste Generated:6,608 metric tons/year (solid non-hazardous to landfill)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Philanthropy
  • Sustainability
  • Equality

Environmental Achievements

  • 20% decrease in emissions from 2020 baseline emissions
  • 19% improvement in electricity consumption compared to 2018 baseline
  • 27% reduction in water consumption from 2018 baseline
  • 33% decrease in solid non-hazardous waste to landfill from 2018 baseline
  • Increased renewable energy share from 1.9% in 2022 to 4.9% in 2023

Social Achievements

  • Disbursed over $19.8 million from The Crane Fund to over 1,000 former associates and their family members
  • Disbursed over $5 million to 958 charitable organizations and educational institutions
  • 21,522 associate volunteer hours contributed to 402 organizations across 19 countries
  • Crane Valve Institute launched, graduating three cohorts and introducing 14 new nuclear professionals

Governance Achievements

  • Established a PSE Council at the executive management level
  • Full Board of Directors engaged annually for comprehensive review of PSE initiatives
  • Average days to close out ethics hotline issues was 16 days (compared to industry benchmark of 44 days)

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • 20% reduction in electricity intensity by 2030 (2018 baseline)
  • 10% reduction in water intensity by 2030 (2018 baseline)
  • 15% reduction in solid non-hazardous waste intensity by 2030 (2018 baseline)
  • 20% reduction in emissions intensity by 2030 (2020 baseline)

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply chain disruptions (mentioned in relation to solar panel installations)
  • Aging workforce and exodus of nuclear experience in the nuclear industry
  • Scope 3 emissions not currently tracked
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developing methodology for tracking Scope 3 emissions
  • Launching the Crane Valve Institute to develop the nuclear industry talent pipeline
  • Engaging in emissions reduction initiatives (e.g., geothermal heating, on-site solar installations)

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ISS, SASB, TCFD, GRI

Certifications: ISO 14001 (seven Crane sites)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • DC-DC converters for electric aircraft
  • Power systems and thermal management systems for electric ground fleet
  • Pressure transducers for natural gas and hydrogen buses
  • High-efficiency motors for wastewater treatment plants