Climate Change Data

ORTOVOX Sportartikel GmbH

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:20,946.96 tons of CO2
Total Energy Consumption:434,604 kWh
Waste Generated:300 kg of leftover food

ESG Focus Areas

  • Animal Welfare
  • Climate Protection
  • Social Responsibility
  • Environmental Protection
  • Supply Chain
  • Durability

Environmental Achievements

  • Climate neutral online store and website
  • 100% of products are free from PFC
  • Reduced food waste at company canteen, processed in biogas plant
  • Switching to digital color management to reduce material and transport costs
  • Reusing leftover fabrics in other products and selling surplus to other manufacturers
  • Switching to mailing bags for shipping to reduce packaging material and transport weight

Social Achievements

  • Member of Fair Wear Foundation, awarded 71 points in Brand Performance Check
  • Company canteen with sustainable practices, achieving 92% sustainability score
  • Support for environment protection projects in Tarkine and Narcissi Valley (€105,000)

Governance Achievements

  • ProtAct2024 sustainability strategy with defined milestones and performance indicators
  • CSR unit directly linked to management, ensuring sustainability integration across departments
  • Annual internal audit processes to monitor progress towards sustainability goals

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Continuously minimize emissions along the entire supply chain
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Increase the range of products in the Second-Life store to around 1,000 items per year

Environmental Challenges

  • Higher costs of sustainable raw materials and manufacturing processes
  • Sufficient organizational capacity for implementing sustainability measures
  • Balancing sustainability measures with other areas (water, biodiversity, social fairness)
  • Dealing with minimum order quantities for fabrics leading to surplus
  • Uncertainty about functionality, durability, sustainability, and economic viability of alternative recycled materials
Mitigation Strategies
  • Impact Accelerator Fund for Climate to collaborate on decarbonization projects
  • Focus on alternative raw materials and recycled materials from textile recycling loop
  • Repurposing leftover fabrics, selling surplus to other manufacturers
  • Encouraging B2B customers to bundle orders to reduce transport emissions
  • Switching to mailing bags for shipping
  • Experimenting with Asparagopsis seaweed in cattle feed to reduce methane emissions

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • ORTOVOX Wool Promise (OWP) for merino wool sourcing
  • ORTOVOX Fiber and Material Policy for sustainable fibers and materials

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, DNK

Certifications: RWS (Responsible Wool Standard)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:13,788.21 tCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:42.78 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:41.45 tCO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:13,703.98 tCO2e
Renewable Energy Share:100% green electricity at German site
Total Energy Consumption:126,961 kWh (electricity) + 166,615 kWh (gas)
Water Consumption:701 m³
Waste Generated:300 kg (organic waste at Taufkirchen site)
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Animal Welfare
  • Climate Protection
  • Social Responsibility
  • Environmental Protection
  • Supply Chain
  • Durability

Environmental Achievements

  • 100% of products are free from PFAS.
  • Significant reduction in CO2 emissions (37.38% absolute reduction, 24.46% reduction based on turnover compared to 2022).
  • Partnership with bluesign® Technologies AG for more sustainable production.
  • Successful restoration of the Narcissi Valley in Ukraine.

Social Achievements

  • Achieved Fair Wear Foundation Leader Status five times since 2018.
  • Launched repair services, maintenance instructions, and a SECOND LIFE store for sustainable consumption.

Governance Achievements

  • Developed a comprehensive toolbox for monitoring the complex supply chain and made it available to other businesses.
  • Established a “CARBON ACTION CIRCLE” team to coordinate and monitor climate protection efforts.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Reduce 42% of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions by 2030 compared to the 2022 baseline.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply chain disruptions leading to increased air freight and higher logistics emissions.
  • Difficulty in achieving 60% European production due to rising costs and technical advancements in Asia.
  • Complexity of transitioning to a circular economy due to mixed materials in products.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developed alternative sourcing strategies.
  • Re-evaluated the goal of 60% European production, focusing on value-oriented supplier partnerships.
  • Initiated projects with recycling companies and research on recyclability to facilitate a circular economy.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 16 suppliers audited as part of the EOG Carbon Reduction Project.

Responsible Procurement
  • ORTOVOX Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Chemical Compliance Guideline
  • OWP (ORTOVOX Wool Promise) for wool sourcing.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, DNK

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

ORTOVOX's initiatives contribute to various SDGs through its focus on environmental protection, social responsibility, and sustainable supply chain management.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • PFC-free products
  • Products using recycled polyamide and recycled wool.

Awards & Recognition

  • Best in Class award from Four Paws (animal welfare)