Gerflor Group
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
Renewable Energy Share:22%
Total Energy Consumption:367,500 MWh/year
Water Consumption:264,740 m3/year
Waste Generated:5,565 tons/year
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Circular Economy
- Users' Health and Well-being
- Customer Satisfaction
- Ethical Practices
- Responsible Purchases
- Staff Health and Safety
- Employee Development & Talent Management
Environmental Achievements
- Decreased GHG emissions in sqm produced by 12% between 2019 and 2022 (scopes 1 & 2)
- 100% green energy in France and Germany
- -89% water consumption between 1998 and 2022 in France
- 93% recovered production waste
- 87% recycled/recovered waste
- 52,242 tons of recycled materials consumed in 2022
Social Achievements
- Launched muscle toning program for operational teams in France
- Signed an agreement on professional equality in 2014 (France)
- 98% of staff deemed their annual interview had gone very well or well in 2022
- Less than 10% staff turnover in France
- 1.8% of payroll invested in training in 2022
Governance Achievements
- Implemented a responsible and ethical purchases charter in 2020
- Created an alert procedure to report activities that contravene the ethics charter
- 93% of strategic suppliers signed the ethical and responsible purchase charter (excluding USA)
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Reduce carbon footprint by 20% (scopes 1 & 2) by 2025 vs 2019
- Reduce carbon footprint by 10% (scopes 1, 2 & 3) by 2025 vs 2019
- 35% loose lay products by 2025
- 30% recycled materials in products by 2025
- 10% organically sourced materials by 2025
- 60,000 tons recycled materials consumed/year by 2025
- 100% products <100µg/m3 by 2025
- Reduce customer issues by 30% by 2025
- Accident frequency rate <4 by 2025
- 2% wage bill invested in training by 2025
- 90% of staff trained in ethical practices by 2025
- 90% suppliers signed to the responsible and ethical purchase charter by 2025
- Reduce energy consumption by 10% (kWh/sq.m.) by 2025 in France and Germany
- 60,000 tons collected and recycled waste by 2025
- Reduce digital carbon footprint by 25% by 2025
Environmental Challenges
- Climate emergency
- Scarcity of raw materials
- More regulations
- Raw material instability
- Disruption linked to more common natural disasters
- High stakeholder expectations related to environmental protection
Mitigation Strategies
- Eco-design of products
- Intensifying recycling actions
- Involving supply chain in raw material sourcing and transport
- Transforming travel habits
- Energy optimization of sites
- Increasing renewable energy use
- Changing internal logistics methods
- Reducing the environmental impact of transport through FRET21 program
- Initiatives to reduce digital pollution
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: 93% of strategic suppliers (excluding USA) signed the responsible and ethical purchase charter
Responsible Procurement
- Responsible and ethical purchases charter
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Disruption linked to more common natural disasters
Transition Risks
- More regulations
- Raw material instability
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient products
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: UN SDGs
Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO 45001, Cradle to Cradle Silver™, Blue Angel, Floorscore, Eucertplast
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- 10 out of 17 SDGs
The group impacts 10 out of the 17 SDGs.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Loose lay products
- Products with recycled content
- Linoleum with biosourced content
- Tarabus Lightweight flooring
Awards & Recognition
- Jessy Dumas-Bougain won silver medal at 2021 Worldskills