Nedap N.V.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023)
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:1,083 tCO2e/year
ESG Focus Areas
- Employees
- Operations
- Partners/products
- Customers
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced carbon emissions by 3.0% compared to 2021 (1,083 metric tons of CO2 in 2022 vs 1,115 in 2021). CO2 per FTE dropped by 9.2% (from 1,439 to 1,307 kg).
- 37% of company vehicles are electric or hybrid (up from 27% in 2021).
- Smarter packaging reduced volume by up to 70% and carbon emissions.
Social Achievements
- Launched new training programs and committed to 40 hours of development per employee annually (47% of surveyed employees achieved this in 2022).
- Established an employee-founded open platform on diversity and inclusion.
- Offered financial coaching to employees due to inflation and rising energy costs.
Governance Achievements
- Expanded the Board of Directors to three members.
- Established an Alignment team to improve Nedap-wide decision-making.
- Implemented a new remuneration policy for the Board of Directors and Supervisory Board.
Climate Goals & Targets
Medium-term Goals:
- Net-zero carbon emissions (scopes 1 and 2) by 2030.
- Stop using gas altogether by 2030.
- Completely phase out fossil fuel company vehicles by 2030.
- Gender ratio in senior management to align with the overall gender ratio of Nedap by 2025.
Short-term Goals:
- Halve gas consumption compared to 2019 levels by 2025.
- All employees to spend at least 40 hours per year on development.
Environmental Challenges
- Supply chain disruptions due to component shortages and geopolitical factors.
- High inflation and volatile market conditions.
- Pressure on profit margins due to increased cost of sales and sales & marketing spending.
- Security incident in Carenzorgt.nl digital health environment.
Mitigation Strategies
- Increased inventiveness and perseverance of employees.
- Closely tracking volatile market conditions.
- Raising sales prices (though with delayed effect).
- Making the supply chain more robust, flexible, and scalable.
- Investing in propositions with above-average growth potential.
- Implementing a Create-Scale-Core model for proposition management.
- Improving internal communications.
- Addressing the security vulnerability in Carenzorgt.nl and optimizing crisis management protocols.
- Investing in cybersecurity.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: At least once a year for strategic partners.
Responsible Procurement
- Code of conduct
- Supplier sustainability requirements
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Supply chain disruptions due to climate events
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient products
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 8
- SDG 5
- SDG 13
- SDG 12
Initiatives contribute to decent work and economic growth, gender equality, climate action, and responsible consumption and production.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Nedap SmartFlow (milk flow meter)
- Nedap Now cloud platform
- iSenseGo (shoplifting prevention)
- iD Cloud Sustainability
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:904 tons CO2e/year (Scope 1 & 2)
Scope 1 Emissions:877 tons CO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:27 tons CO2e/year
ESG Focus Areas
- Sustainability
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced Scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions per FTE from 1307 kg in 2022 to 988 kg in 2023.
- Achieved EcoVadis silver rating (top 15% globally).
- 53% of company fleet is electric or hybrid (2022: 37%).
- Conducted a double materiality analysis.
Social Achievements
- Increased number of employees to 1013 (2022: 909).
- 52% of employees achieved the target of 40 hours of personal development (2022: 47%).
- Defined DEI policy based on employee interviews and discussions.
- Implemented Nedap Leadership Framework.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Net-zero emissions by 2030 (Scope 1 & 2)
Medium-term Goals:
- Stop using gas altogether by 2030.
- Achieve net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030.
Short-term Goals:
- Halve gas consumption compared to 2019 levels by 2025.
- 27% female representation in senior management by 2025.
Environmental Challenges
- Supply chain volatility.
- Capacity limits in installing and commissioning projects.
- Softening market conditions towards the end of 2023.
- Inability of grid operators to upgrade power connection to support net-zero goals.
Mitigation Strategies
- Increased product deliveries to catch up on backlogs.
- Took measures to slow down the supply chain at the end of the year.
- Refined strategic plans for key markets.
- Established the Nedap AI task force.
- Identified alternative sourcing strategies for supply chain.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Audits conducted on key suppliers to ensure compliance with sustainability standards and information security demands.
Responsible Procurement
- Code of conduct
- Sustainability criteria in supplier selection
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: CSRD
Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001 (Security Management, Identification Systems, Healthcare), NEN7510, ISO27701, ISO27018 (Healthcare), SOC 1 (Retail), pursuing SOC 2
Third-party Assurance: PwC
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 8
- SDG 13
- SDG 5
Initiatives contribute to decent work, climate action, and gender equality.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- iSense sleep mode
- Energy-saving locker management solution
- UV lamp driver technology
- Nedap Now cloud platform
Awards & Recognition
- EcoVadis silver rating