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