SEVERIN Elektrogeräte GmbH
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022-2023)
Reporting Period: 2022-2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:84,345.45 tCO2e/year (2023)
Scope 1 Emissions:46.7 tCO2e/year (2023)
Scope 2 Emissions:1,012.05 tCO2e/year (2023)
Scope 3 Emissions:84,345.45 tCO2e/year (2023)
Total Energy Consumption:1,852,810.00 MWh/year (2023)
Waste Generated:528.93 tons/year (2023)
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate
- Circular economy and packaging
- Supply chain
- Employees
- Governance
- Customer and product safety
Environmental Achievements
- Increased the proportion of repaired returns from 29% in 2021 to >55% in 2023.
- Introduced a B-goods platform in the online shop.
- Launched a pilot project for taking back SEVERIN products from retailers in cooperation with Expert.
- Modernized the packaging line in Sundern, implementing more efficient and sustainable packaging methods.
Social Achievements
- Increased the frequency of staff appraisals to promote dialogue between employees and managers.
- Introduced the Well-pass fitness program to promote employee health and well-being.
- Introduced regular all-hands meetings to foster a sense of togetherness.
Governance Achievements
- Received the German Supply Chain Act Certificate from ZVEI.
- Held a workshop with top 25 suppliers (90% of purchasing volume) to discuss sustainability and optimization measures.
- Implemented a global Compliance Guideline (German, English, Chinese) in 2020, including anti-corruption measures.
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Reduce CO2 emissions (Scope 1, 2, 3) by 2026
- Optimize electricity, gas, and waste at company headquarters by 2025
- Create a detailed action plan for gradual emission reduction by 2030 by 2026
- Increase recycling rate of incoming returns by 2025
- Increase use of recycled materials in product packaging by 2025
- Create transparency for customers regarding materials used by 2025
- Define sustainability criteria for supplier selection and evaluation by 2025
- Perform initial supplier scoring based on sustainability criteria by 2025
- Develop a global policy framework by 2025
- Survey a global SEVERIN diversity score by 2025
Environmental Challenges
- Difficulty determining Scope 3 emissions due to product manufacturing in Asia.
- Lack of railway infrastructure for the “last mile” transport from Warstein to Sundern.
- High proportion of products that cannot be recycled.
Mitigation Strategies
- Initiated measures to reduce emissions starting in 2025 (e.g., e-trucks for last mile delivery).
- Implemented energy-saving measures at the Sundern site.
- Developing a strategy for on-site repairs with specialist retailers.
- Introducing a new spare parts online shop for end customers.
- Optimizing product checks in the returns process to reduce non-recyclable products.
- Improving packaging processes (e.g., using sustainable filling materials, reducing outer cartons).
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Amfori BSCI membership; Code of Conduct in new supplier contracts; Supplier workshop in 2023; use of SDG Index as an evaluation tool.
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI Standards (with reference to GRI Update 2021)
Certifications: ISO 45001
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 5
- SDG 7
- SDG 8
- SDG 12
- SDG 13
The report details how SEVERIN's initiatives contribute to these goals.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- FILKA filter coffee machine (modular, repairable, upgradeable)
Awards & Recognition
- Nominated for the German Sustainability Award 2025