Climate Change Data

Leifheit AG

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2019, 2020)

Reporting Period: 2019

Environmental Metrics

Renewable Energy Share:66% (Germany)
Total Energy Consumption:37,044 MWh/year
Water Consumption:14,673 m3/year
Waste Generated:1,664 tons/year (hazardous and non-hazardous)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Economy
  • Environmental issues
  • Society
  • Compliance

Environmental Achievements

  • Increased use of recycled materials in plastic parts (5% to 15%)
  • Reduced material consumption by roughly 7% to 10%
  • Energy savings of approximately 25% with new fully-electric injection molding machines

Social Achievements

  • Recognized as one of Germany’s best vocational training companies for 2019
  • Exceeded target for the proportion of women at the first management level
  • Launched “Lunch and Learn” events to promote exchange between employees

Governance Achievements

  • Established a whistle-blower system (Integrity Line)
  • Revised the Social Code of Conduct, signed by 61% of suppliers
  • Completed compliance training for approximately 63% of employees at German locations

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • At least 90% of Birambeau’s current suppliers will conform to at least BSCI level C by the end of 2020. Aim to achieve 100% conformity by the end of 2021.
Short-term Goals:
  • By the end of 2020, have all active suppliers of direct material and all suppliers of goods purchased and held for resale sign the agreement on compliance with the Social Code of Conduct.

Environmental Challenges

  • Demographic developments and worsening shortage of highly qualified workers
  • Risk of suppliers disregarding principles of sustainable corporate governance
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investing in employee training and development; creating a fun, friendly, fast and fearless corporate culture
  • Establishing requirements for suppliers in the Social Code of Conduct; conducting supplier audits

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 32 audits in 2019

Responsible Procurement
  • Social Code of Conduct (consistent with BSCI, ILO Conventions, UN Declarations, UN Global Compact, OECD Guidelines)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: German Sustainability Code, Global Reporting Initiative

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Products that work without electricity (rotary dryers, laundry drying racks)
  • Energy-saving electrical cleaning appliances

Awards & Recognition

  • Germany’s best vocational training companies for 2019

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Renewable Energy Share:around 67% (Germany)
Total Energy Consumption:37,721 MWh/year
Water Consumption:13,636 m³/year
Waste Generated:2.4 kilotonnes/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental and climate protection
  • Resource management
  • Energy efficiency
  • Employee matters
  • Human rights
  • Social commitment
  • Compliance management
  • Combating corruption and bribery
  • Data protection

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced energy consumption per m€ of turnover by around 12% compared to 2019.
  • Reduced water consumption by around 7% compared to the previous year. Relative consumption per m€ of turnover decreased by 20%.
  • Increased recycling and reuse of waste to around 73% of total waste (2019: around 53%).
  • Reduced transport volume and packaging waste for the CLEAN TWIST floor wiper system by around 50%.

Social Achievements

  • Achieved first place in the “Germany’s Best Customer Hotline” award in the household appliances segment.
  • Achieved second place in the household items category of the “Germany’s Most Sought-after Products & Services” study.
  • Maintained a low complaint rate of only about 1%.
  • Launched a nationwide initiative to equip care homes with Leifheit Profi XL floor wiper systems.
  • Received the accolade “Germany’s best vocational training company” for the 3rd time in a row.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a revised supplier management concept and a new supplier relations management (SRM) system.
  • Approximately 93% of employees at German locations completed compliance training.
  • No compliance violations were identified at the Leifheit Group during the reporting period.
  • Exceeded the target for the proportion of women at the management level (below the Board of Management) with a share of about 27%.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Demographic developments and the associated increased shortage of highly qualified workers.
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global supply chain.
  • Significant increase in parcel volumes in e-commerce and deliveries directly to consumers due to the pandemic.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investing in employees and providing opportunities for training and development.
  • Consistent focus and long-standing relationships with supply partners to secure goods supply.
  • Optimized processes to handle increased e-commerce volumes efficiently.
  • Implemented preventive measures to protect employees from COVID-19 (additional cleaning, hygiene measures, social distancing, etc.).
  • Offered flexible and family-friendly solutions to employees affected by school/nursery closures.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 35 audits in 2020

Responsible Procurement
  • Social Code of Conduct (aligned with BSCI, ILO Conventions, UN Declarations, UN Global Compact, OECD Guidelines)
  • amfori BSCI participation for Birambeau subsidiary

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: German Sustainability Code, GRI

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Regulus Aqua PowerVac cordless vacuum wiper
  • CleanTenso steam cleaner
  • Profi XL floor wiper
  • Soehnle air purifiers
  • Leifheit rotary dryers and laundry drying racks

Awards & Recognition

  • Germany’s Best Customer Hotline
  • Germany’s Most Sought-after Products & Services
  • Germany’s best vocational training company (3 times)