Climate Change Data

Octa Group S.p.A.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:572.04 tCO2eq (Market-Based)
Scope 1 Emissions:412.33 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:159.71 tCO2e (Market-Based)
Renewable Energy Share:8%
Total Energy Consumption:8727 GJ
Waste Generated:89.89 tons

ESG Focus Areas

  • Product quality
  • Innovation and customers
  • Human resource management
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Responsible value chain management
  • Ethical business conduct

Environmental Achievements

  • Transition to full electric machines, minimizing environmental impact and CO2 emissions
  • Supply of fully renewable and certified electricity with Guarantees of Origin for all sites (2022)
  • New contract for the supply of natural gas with neutral impact due to emission offsetting (early 2023)
  • Reduced number of process non-conformities from 218 in 2021 to 180 in 2022

Social Achievements

  • Launched team-building activity (2021-2022) involving employees in the Group’s growth and organizational change process
  • Increased training hours from 231 in 2021 to 1,175 in 2022
  • Implemented supplementary long-term care (LTC) insurance policy for all employees (since 1 January 2023)
  • Renewed non-occupational accident coverage for disabilities

Governance Achievements

  • Adopted the Organisation, Management and Control Model (‘Model 231’), defining conduct liable to criminal and administrative sanctions and monitoring risk factors
  • Updated Organisation, Management and Control Model to comply with whistleblowing legislation (2023)
  • No cases of non-compliance with regulations or self-regulatory codes involving negative impact of products on people’s health and safety in the last two years
  • No cases of corruption involving Crippa employees or business partners in 2022 (or 2021)

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Use only water-soluble paints to reduce the impact of painting-related waste disposal

Environmental Challenges

  • Increased energy consumption in 2022 due to the inclusion of SMI S.r.l.
  • Increased total Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions in 2022 compared to 2021 due to the merger with SMI S.r.l.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Replacement of heating and air conditioning system and re-roofing of the building at the Arosio site
  • Window shielding at the Carugo site and boiler replacement at the Inverigo site
  • Contract with a long-term rental company for electric and hybrid vehicles
  • Implementation of three charging stations for electric or hybrid vehicles at the Arosio production site
  • Supply of fully renewable energy sources in 2022
  • Contract for natural gas supply with neutral impact due to emission offsetting (early 2023)
  • Research and implementation of filters to minimize pollutants emitted into the atmosphere from the paint booth

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: On-site audits at strategic suppliers

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Quality Plan to regulate supplier operating methods

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: ISO 9001:2015

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • 2: Zero Hunger
  • 3: Good Health and Well-Being
  • 4: Quality Education
  • 5: Gender Equality
  • 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
  • 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
  • 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • 10: Reduced Inequalities
  • 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
  • 13: Climate Action
  • 14: Life Below Water
  • 15: Life on Land
  • 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Crippa promotes initiatives in the company and local community to achieve these goals

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Full electric machines

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Scope 1 Emissions:174.6 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:116.7 tCO2e/year (location-based), 121.1 tCO2e/year (market-based)
Renewable Energy Share:10%
Waste Generated:214 tons/year (Crippa: 50 tons, SMI: 68 tons, CMS: 96 tons, KSE: 0.64 tons)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Crippa sources its energy from a provider that supplies 100% renewable energy.
  • All Crippa sites transitioned to a 100% renewable energy supply in 2023.
  • Crippa reduced its total GHG emissions by 38% compared to 2022.

Social Achievements

  • Launched various initiatives to boost employee engagement, professional development, and overall job satisfaction.
  • 97% of people hired through a permanent contract.
  • Increased hours of voluntary training and created training programs for all employees.

Governance Achievements

  • Appointment of a Sustainability manager.
  • Aligning with the CSRD reporting standards, with a particular focus on emissions reporting.
  • Expanding all policies across the entire group to ensure a unified and comprehensive approach to governance.

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Transition all companies to 100% renewable energy.

Environmental Challenges

  • Increase in all energy consumption categories (48%) following the integration of two companies.
  • Increase in Scope 1 emissions (46%) and Scope 2 emissions (94% location-based, 4% market-based) due to company integration.
  • Rise in workplace accidents compared to 2022.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Transitioning all companies to a 100% renewable energy supply.
  • Implementing remote equipment testing and video call customer support to reduce travel emissions.
  • Adopting strategies to minimize machinery transport to trade fairs.
  • Implementing corrective actions at CMS to enhance employee safety awareness.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Quality Management Systems (QMS)
  • Code of Ethics

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards (2021)

Certifications: ISO 9001 (Crippa and SMI)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Fully electric machines
  • MHM Industry 4.0 platform
  • INDUSTRY 4.0+ PLUS platform