Climate Change Data

PCF GmbH

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:220,164 tCO2e/year (2020)
Renewable Energy Share:84%

ESG Focus Areas

  • Materials
  • Climate
  • People

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced CO2 emissions in three CHP plants by 26% since 2013
  • Achieved a recycled wood yield rate of 90% in 2020
  • Uses 84% biomass for energy on average

Social Achievements

  • Recorded fewer notifiable accidents since 2016
  • Invested around €1m on safety measures to protect staff during COVID-19
  • Implemented ONE Safety initiative

Governance Achievements

  • Established Business Conduct Guidelines and Compliance System
  • Implemented an integrated management system for quality (ISO 9001), environment (ISO 14001), energy (ISO 50001) and safety (ISO 45001), as well as chain of custody (FSC and PEFC)

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net zero carbon business
Short-term Goals:
  • Increase the proportion of post-consumer recycled wood used to 50% by 2025
  • Reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 21% by 2025
  • Reduce the indirect greenhouse gas emissions intensity relating to purchased chemical products by 21% by 2025
  • Achieve an LTA rate of 0.5 by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Increasing shortages of raw materials
  • Overexploitation of nature
  • Rapid climate change
  • Reducing Scope 3 emissions
Mitigation Strategies
  • Increased use of recycled wood
  • Sourcing 100% of forest-derived materials from FSC® or PEFC approved suppliers
  • Manufacturing at least 10% of chipboard products using bio-based resins
  • Reducing Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 21% by 2025
  • Reducing the indirect greenhouse gas emissions intensity relating to purchased chemical products by 21% by 2025
  • Working with suppliers to reduce Scope 3 emissions

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 100% of forest-derived materials from suppliers verified as operating in alignment with requirements from the FSC and the PEFC

Responsible Procurement
  • Sourcing from FSC and PEFC certified suppliers
  • Using only high-quality recycled wood

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard, TCFD (implied)

Certifications: FSC (FSC C011773), PEFC (PEFC/04-32-0828), ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO 45001, Blue Angel, Nordic Swan, Cradle to Cradle Certified™

Third-party Assurance: ISS ESG (second-party audit)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 7 (Affordable and clean energy)
  • Goal 12 (Responsible consumption and production)
  • Goal 13 (Climate action)

Circular economy, serving the construction industry, high-grade products as a carbon store

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • LivingBoard
  • DecoBoard
  • PrimeBoard

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:134,894 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:87,225 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:47,669 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:780,622 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:88%
Total Energy Consumption:2,677,444 MWh/year
Water Consumption:681,555 m3/year
Waste Generated:71,126 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Materials
  • Climate
  • People

Environmental Achievements

  • Increased the share of post-consumer recycled wood to 50.7% (ahead of the 2025 target of 50%).
  • Reduced emissions in Scopes 1 and 2 by 39% compared to 2020.
  • Achieved 88% renewable energy share in total energy consumption.

Social Achievements

  • Employee turnover was 7%, down from 9% in 2022.
  • 57.9% of employees completed compliance training.
  • Launched Compliance A.K.T.I.V. program for responsible employee conduct.

Governance Achievements

  • Achieved top tiers in Morningstar Sustainalytics and EcoVadis ratings.
  • Won the German Sustainability Award 2024.
  • Implemented a digital compliance management system.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve at least 25% women on the Supervisory Board of Pfleiderer Deutschland GmbH by 2027.
  • Achieve at least 25% women on the Executive Board of Pfleiderer Deutschland GmbH by 2027.
Short-term Goals:
  • Increase the total wood yield for each plant to at least 90% by 2025.
  • Reduce emissions in Scopes 1 and 2 by 21% by 2025 compared to 2020.
  • Reduce fossil fuel consumption of own fleet by 5% by 2030.

Environmental Challenges

  • Resource scarcity due to deforestation and climate change.
  • Increasing cost of fossil raw materials.
  • Competition for raw materials in the recycling market.
  • Bottlenecks in gas supply.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investing in wood sorting and cleaning facilities.
  • Gradually replacing fossil raw materials with renewable ones.
  • Expanding the purchase of recycled wood.
  • Using waste wood for energy generation.
  • Developing alternative sourcing strategies.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 25 audits in 2023

Responsible Procurement
  • Code of Conduct for Suppliers
  • Forest management or chain of custody certification for wood and paper raw materials.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Climate change-induced ecosystem changes affecting resource base and water availability.
Transition Risks
  • Changing legislation, higher prices due to disrupted supply chains, regulatory penalisation.
Opportunities
  • Growing market of green construction with wood as a favoured building material.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: DIN EN ISO 9001, DIN EN ISO 14001, DIN EN ISO 50001, DIN EN ISO 45001, FSC® C011773, PEFC/04-32-0828

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • OrganicBoard 50%
  • OrganicBoard Pure

Awards & Recognition

  • German Sustainability Award 2024