Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environment
• Labor & Human Rights
• Ethics
• Sustainable Procurement

Environmental Achievements

• Environmental management system certification covers more than 75% of the assessed scope
• Water audit
• Use of alternative, less hazardous substances in operations
• Use of recovered input materials
• Specialized treatment and safe disposal of hazardous substances
• Environmental emergency measures in place
• Reduction of material consumption through process optimization
• Internal sorting & disposal of waste according to waste streams
• Reduction of internal wastes through material reuse, recovery or repurpose
• Regular noise measuring campaign
• Actions to prevent emissions of atmospheric pollutants
• Wastewater quality assessment
• On-site or off-site wastewater treatment facilities
• Training of employees on energy conservation/climate actions
• Purchase and/or generation of renewable energy
• Company-specific emergency preparedness and response procedure regarding customer health and safety
• Purchase of verified carbon offset credits
• Improvement of energy efficiency through technology or equipment upgrades
• ISO 50001 certified
• ISO 14001 certified
• Use of waste heat recovery system(s) or combined heat and power unit(s)
• Training employees to safely handle and manage hazardous substances
• Energy efficient cooling options implemented on key products
• Actions for labeling, storing, handling and transporting hazardous substances
• Company-specific recycle or reuse programs
• Control of wastewater generated in finishing operations such as quenching and deburring
• Work processes or technologies implemented to mitigate emissions of dust and/or particulate matter
• Dedicated feedback channel on health & safety issues of products
• Formal lifecycle analysis performed on key products
• Company awareness program for customers on health & safety issues associated with products/services

Social Achievements

• Labor and human rights management system certification covers more than 75% of the assessed scope
• Actions in place to ensure health and safety of non-employee workers and other contracted workers on premises
• Skills development program tailored to employee needs
• Actions to control hazardous substance exposure
• Equipment safety inspections or audits
• Employee health and safety emergency action plan
• Other proactive actions to prevent child and/or forced labor
• Family Friendly programs implemented
• Affinity or other support groups for minorities/vulnerable groups
• ISO 45001 certified
• Compensation for extra or atypical working hours
• Communication to all employees of remuneration process
• Employee satisfaction survey
• Collective bargaining agreement on career management & training
• Collective bargaining agreement on working conditions
• Collective bargaining agreement on employees’ health & safety
• Flexible organization of work
• Health care coverage of employees in place
• Awareness training on child labor, forced labor and human trafficking
• Grievance mechanism on discrimination and/or harassment issues
• Awareness training regarding diversity, discrimination, and/or harassment
• Employee representatives or employee representative body
• Employee health & safety risk assessment
• Grievance mechanism on child labor, forced labor and/or human trafficking issues
• Regular assessment of individual performance
• Regular employee health check-up
• Actions to prevent noise exposure
• Actions to promote the inclusion of employees with disabilities
• Individual development and career plan for all employees
• Training of employees on health and safety risks and best working practices

Governance Achievements

• Endorsement of the United Nations Global Compact
• Policy on fraud
• Policy on conflict of interest
• Disciplinary sanctions to deal with policy violations
• Policy on information security
• Policies on corruption
• Dedicated responsibility for ethics issues
• Whistleblower procedure for stakeholders to report information security concerns
• Whistleblower procedure for stakeholders to report corruption and bribery
• Information security due diligence program on third parties in place
• Incident response procedure to manage breaches of confidential information
• Implementation of a records retention schedule
• Information security risk assessments performed
• Audits of control procedures to prevent information security breaches
• Awareness training to prevent information security breaches
• Corruption risk assessments performed
• Measures to protect third party data from unauthorized access or disclosure
• Measures for gaining stakeholder consent regarding the processing, sharing and retention of confidential information
• Audits of control procedures to prevent corruption
• Specific approval procedure for sensitive transactions

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Insufficient reporting on labor and human rights issues
• No information on average hours of training per employee
• No information regarding reporting on living wage issues
• No conclusive documentation on awareness training to prevent corruption and bribery
• No conclusive documentation regarding an anti-corruption due diligence program on third parties
• No conclusive documentation on the integration of social or environmental clauses into supplier contracts

Mitigation Strategies

• Corrective Action Plan in progress

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier sustainability code of conduct in place
• Grievance mechanism allowing any interested parties to voice and record concerns on conflict minerals
• Selected suppliers required to fill Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT)/other customized conflict mineral-related questionnaire
• Investigation or traceability system of the supply chain on conflict minerals due diligence
• Detailed conflict minerals risk analysis across the supply chain
• Formal assessment of suppliers' progress with regards to REACH requirements
• Capacity building of suppliers on environmental or social issues
• On-site audits of suppliers on environmental or social issues
• Regular supplier assessment on environmental or social practices
• Training of buyers on social and environmental issues within the supply chain
• Sustainability risk analysis

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Universal Standards

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001

Awards & Recognition

• Gold Medal