Climate Change Data

apt Holding GmbH

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:210,646 t CO₂e (Monheim) + 153,790 t CO₂e (Roermond) (Scope 1-3)
Scope 1 Emissions:8,039 t CO₂e (Monheim) + 4,953 t CO₂e (Roermond)
Scope 2 Emissions:5,962 t CO₂e (Monheim) + 8,039 t CO₂e (Roermond)
Scope 3 Emissions:177,495 t CO₂e (Monheim) + 126,817 t CO₂e (Roermond)
Total Energy Consumption:69,380,219 kWh (gas) + 45,938,549 kWh (electricity)
Water Consumption:350,058 m³
Waste Generated:11,578.55 tons

ESG Focus Areas

  • Production & Products
  • Customers & Partners
  • Resources & Suppliers
  • Employees & Society
  • Ecosystems & Biodiversity

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced gas consumption by 8% and electricity consumption by 8.27%
  • Recycled up to 18,000 tonnes of aluminium annually
  • Reduced water withdrawal by 19.9%

Social Achievements

  • Supported regional organisations and projects
  • 100% of employees participated in occupational health and safety training
  • Implemented measures to improve ergonomics in the workplace

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented a supplier evaluation via Ecovadis
  • Developed a comprehensive organisational structure for sustainability
  • Reviewed and approved the sustainability report by the highest governance body

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Decarbonization by 2044
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce input material CO₂ footprint to 4 t CO₂/t of aluminium or lower by 2030
  • Implement measures from biodiversity analyses at all sites by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Introduce a complaint management/whistleblower system (Q1 2023)

Environmental Challenges

  • Economic challenges in the German aluminium industry due to the Corona pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the energy crisis
  • Need for further development of a decarbonisation strategy
  • Need for harmonisation efforts within the industry
Mitigation Strategies
  • Calculation of CO₂e-Balance sheet as a data basis for the development of a decarbonisation strategy
  • Optimisation of process management
  • Development and implementation of a materiality process
  • Development of a decarbonisation strategy
  • Development of the Aluminium 2030 model factory
  • Optimisation of the circular economy
  • Active participation in industry associations and working groups

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 140 audits in 2022; Ecovadis introduced for apt Extrusions GmbH & Co. KG in 2022, planned for other sites in 2023/2024.

Responsible Procurement
  • Screening of aluminium suppliers in accordance with OECD Due Diligence Guidance
  • Sustainability criteria for raw material suppliers (hydropower/geothermal energy, recycling, security of supply, certifications)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards

Certifications: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 50001:2018

Third-party Assurance: TÜV Rheinland (for carbon footprint)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:123,089 t CO2e (2023)
Scope 1 Emissions:6,972 t CO2e (2023)
Scope 2 Emissions:2 t CO2e (2023)
Scope 3 Emissions:104,925 t CO2e (2023)
Renewable Energy Share:100% at Monheim site (2023), further expansion planned
Total Energy Consumption:37,509,990 kWh (2023)
Water Consumption:292,202 m3 (2023)
Waste Generated:8,336.15 tons (2023)
Carbon Intensity:Data available per ton of invoiced and produced aluminium profile.

ESG Focus Areas

  • Production & Products
  • Resources & Suppliers
  • Employees & Society
  • Ecosystems & Biodiversity

Environmental Achievements

  • Switched to green electricity at the Monheim am Rhein site since January 1, 2023. Planning to switch other sites to green electricity in 2024.
  • Reduced gas consumption by 18.4% compared to the base year 2021.
  • Reduced water withdrawal by 33.1% compared to the base year 2021.
  • Recycled almost 100% of extrusion process scrap, producing up to 18,000 tonnes of aluminium billets annually.
  • Developed a decarbonisation roadmap with ClimatePartner aiming for carbon neutrality by 2044.

Social Achievements

  • Signed the Diversity Charter.
  • Reintroduced "Girl's Day" in 2023 to attract more female employees.
  • Supported regional organisations and projects.
  • Implemented an anonymous complaints management/whistleblower system.
  • Improved working relationship between employers and employees through measures like relaunching the company intranet.

Governance Achievements

  • Successfully introduced an anonymous complaints management/whistleblower system in 2023.
  • Completed ASI certification.
  • Developed a new materiality process.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon neutrality by 2044.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce CO2 emissions through the use of raw materials ≤ 3 t CO2 / t aluminium by 2029.
  • Utilise 45% of available space for photovoltaic systems by 2030.
  • Switch exclusively to green electricity by 2030.
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce CO2 emissions through the use of raw materials ≤ 4 t CO2 / t aluminium by 2024.

Environmental Challenges

  • Increased concentration of legionella detected in a cooling tower at the Monheim site (addressed through cleaning and improved prevention strategies).
Mitigation Strategies
  • Surge dosing in the affected cooling tower, switching to a new cooling tower, chemical cleaning of the contaminated cooling tower, intensified daily inspections by TÜV, adjustment of chemical additives, comprehensive system cleaning.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: EcoVadis assessments introduced in 2022 for apt Extrusions, 2023 for one of the Products plants; planned for remaining Products plants in 2024.

Responsible Procurement
  • Quality and environmental criteria for all suppliers; ISO 9001, ISO 14001 certifications; ASI certification for aluminium billet suppliers.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

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

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards 2021 Update

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 14025, ISO 14064, ISO 50001, IATF 16949, ASI

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

The report mentions alignment with the UN 2030 Agenda, but doesn't specify which SDGs.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed