Climate Change Data

Cimbali Group S.p.A.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Renewable Energy Share:12%

ESG Focus Areas

  • People
  • Product
  • Planet
  • Partnership

Environmental Achievements

  • 70% reduction in CO2 emissions from merchandise packaging
  • 12% of electricity self-produced from renewable sources (Binasco site)
  • 15-38% less energy consumed by new machines
  • 100% of packaging recycled or recyclable

Social Achievements

  • 90% of work experience contracts converted into open-ended employment or apprenticeship contracts
  • 5600 hours of training (excluding safety training)
  • 30 bicycles donated to World Bicycle Relief
  • 34,000 people vaccinated at the MUMAC hub
  • Various health programs (skin cancer, breast cancer prevention)

Governance Achievements

  • Definition of materiality matrix based on stakeholder feedback
  • Supplier engagement
  • Green procurement

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Establish carbon neutrality objective
Medium-term Goals:
  • Three-year energy saving plan (2022-2024) to reduce CO2 emissions
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce starting and standby consumption by 15%
  • Increase the percentage of packaging that can be returned to 50%

Environmental Challenges

  • Climate change and deforestation impacting coffee production
  • Energy consumption in production and product use
  • Waste from packaging and coffee grounds
  • 37% of supplier packaging not returnable
Mitigation Strategies
  • Green Together energy efficiency program
  • Development of energy-efficient technologies in machines
  • Use of recyclable and reusable packaging
  • Partnership with Krill Design to use coffee grounds as biomaterial
  • LCA study to identify areas for improvement
  • Three-year energy saving plan (2022-2024)

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Focus on environmental impacts in supplier selection
  • Definition of sustainability standards in contracts

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Climate change and deforestation impacting coffee production

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN SDGs

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, FSC

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 3
  • SDG 4
  • SDG 5
  • SDG 7
  • SDG 8
  • SDG 12
  • SDG 13
  • SDG 17

The report details how various initiatives contribute to these goals.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Machines with energy-saving technologies

Awards & Recognition

  • Compasso d’Oro
  • Innovation of the Year Award at the Barawards
  • Good Design Award
  • Red Dot Award (multiple)
  • Smau Innovation Award
  • Archiproducts Design Awards 2021

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:1835.1 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:1143.74 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:691.36 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:100% (from October 2022)

ESG Focus Areas

  • People
  • Product
  • Planet
  • Partnership

Environmental Achievements

  • 16% reduction in GHG emissions (tCO2eq) compared to 2021, mainly due to the purchase of electricity from renewable sources
  • 100% electricity from renewable sources (from October 2022)
  • 11% of electricity self-produced through the photovoltaic system
  • 40% of coffee waste used in Faemina drip trays
  • 93% recyclable materials for M200

Social Achievements

  • 14% growth in personnel compared with last year, including 30% women
  • Increased inclusion of differently-abled and disadvantaged employees (53 disadvantaged workers employed in 2022)
  • +9,000 hours of training and training-on-the-job in the Group, including 2,530 hours of health and safety training
  • Partnership with Giro d’Italia supporting World Bicycle Relief (821 km travelled)

Governance Achievements

  • Adoption of Organisation and Management Model in line with Legislative Decree 231/2001
  • Adoption of a Code of Ethics
  • No episodes of relevance for the purposes of the Model recorded since 2021

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce CO2 emissions identified by the Carbon Footprint
  • Expanding the photovoltaic system (at least 40% of energy needs)
  • Reducing and compensating all SCOPE 1-2 emissions for the parent company
  • Develop products with greater eco-efficiency
  • Assessing the environmental impact of the products (at least 50% of the products in the range)
Short-term Goals:
  • Improve the disclosure of information on socio-economic-environmental impacts
  • Updating of material topics and broadening of the boundaries of stakeholder assessment activity
  • Achieving Ecovadis score >67
  • Measure and improve the socio-economic-environmental impacts of suppliers
  • Monitoring of supply chain sustainability performance (80% coverage of the number of suppliers by turnover)

Environmental Challenges

  • Climate change
  • Social, economic and political instability
Mitigation Strategies
  • Accelerated decarbonisation processes with significant investments in photovoltaics, renewable energy and the energy efficiency of our products
  • Developed a leadership model to promote increased dialogue between management and employees
  • Implemented a three-year energy saving plan (2022-24)

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 30% of suppliers surveyed on social and environmental sustainability topics through the Synesgy platform

Responsible Procurement
  • Monitoring of supplier ESG performance through Synesgy platform
  • Sharing of sustainability strategy with suppliers
  • Code of conduct for suppliers (future goal)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards

Certifications: ISO 45001 (Health and Safety Management System)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth
  • Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
  • Goal 13: Climate action
  • Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals

Cimbali Group's strategy focuses on these four SDGs through initiatives related to People, Product, Planet, and Partnership.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • M200 with reduced energy consumption
  • Faemina drip trays made with compostable biopolymer and coffee waste

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:2814 tCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:2032 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:781 tCO2e (market-based)
Renewable Energy Share:54%
Total Energy Consumption:40763 GJ
Waste Generated:660 tons

ESG Focus Areas

  • Ethics & Governance of sustainability
  • Cimbali Group People & Culture
  • Sustainability of the Value Chain

Environmental Achievements

  • 54% of the energy used by the Group was obtained from renewable sources.
  • Reduced total Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions to 2,814 tCO2e.

Social Achievements

  • Launched the "People Policy", defining six principles to guide employee activities.
  • Increased percentage of female employees from 27% to 29% (a 2% increase compared with the previous year).
  • Provided 10,565 hours of training and on-the-job training at the Group level (approximately 12 hours per employee).

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented a whistleblowing procedure with an online platform and dedicated reporting channels.
  • Conducted anti-corruption training for 95 employees in Italy.
  • Obtained UNI/PdR 125:2022 certification at the parent company for Gender Equality.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Reducing greenhouse gas emissions along the entire value chain.
  • Improving the circular economy for coffee machines and grinder-dosers.
  • Managing waste generated by Cimbali Group.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investing in renewable energy plants to increase energy self-sufficiency.
  • Developing new technologies that use energy more efficiently.
  • Implementing a re-marketing program for reconditioning high-end machines.
  • Improving waste separation and treatment processes in production plants.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 30 suppliers involved in ESG workshop; 15 suppliers completed ESG questionnaire.

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier assessment according to environmental and social criteria
  • Sharing of sustainability strategy with suppliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI 2021

Certifications: UNI ISO 9001, UNI ISO 45001, UNI ISO 14001, UNI/PdR 125:2022

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 4
  • Goal 5
  • Goal 7
  • Goal 8
  • Goal 11
  • Goal 12
  • Goal 13
  • Goal 15
  • Goal 16

The report details how Cimbali Group's initiatives contribute to these SDGs.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • La Cimbali M40 (energy-efficient design)

Awards & Recognition

  • Mercury Award
  • Corporate Heritage Award nomination
  • Gianluca Spina Award special mention
  • ADI Index inclusion
  • Culture+Business Award special mention
  • Archivist Conference selection
  • Easy Go Out recognition