Environmental performance indicators

1 The environmental performance indicators include all GF production companies. In order to report data in time for the publication of the 2022 Sustainability Report, data for environmental figures are actuals for the period from January to September, where available from January to October, and forecasted for the remaining period from October/November to December 2022. Scope 3 GHG emissions and supplier sustainability assessments are shown as actuals and selected indicators if explicitly stated as previous year data. Further information on the forecasting methodology is available in the "Reporting approach", follow this link: https://annual-report.georgfischer.com/22/en/reporting-approach

2 In 2022, the share of biogas was 0.02% of natural gas, biogas and fuel oil, and less than 0.01% of scope 1 emissions. It is therefore not reported seperately.

3 Market-based emissions refer to specific emission factors, e.g., from local utility providers, and they account for market instruments such as guarantees of origin that might be purchased in order to reduce scope 2 market-based emissions.

4 Location-based emissions refer to the average emission factors of the area where the electricity consumption takes place, eg, average emission factor of one country.

5 Category 1 (Purchased goods and services) and category 11 (Use of sold products) were identified as material in the 2019 emission inventory, as they contribute to 90% of GF’s scope 3 emissions. The scope 3 SBT therefore focuses only on category 1 and 11. Four categories – specifically, 8 (Upstream leased assets), 13 (Downstream leased assets), 14 (Franchises) and 15 (Investments) – were excluded due to their irrelevance to GF's business model. Further information on the scope 3 emissions calculation is available in the "Reporting approach", follow this link: https://annual-report.georgfischer.com/22/en/reporting-approach

6 GF's scope 3 target focuses on category 1 and category 11, as those categories account for around 90% of total scope 3 emissions.

7 2022 PwC-assured, the assurance statement is available at the following link: https://annual-report.georgfischer.com/22/en/external-assurance

8 No forecasts have been calculated for these indicators as their contribution to GF's material topics is low. Values from the previous year are therefore displayed.

9 The target line is calculated linearly based on the standardized baseline consumption (=100) and according to the defined target.

10 The production volume is defined based on the specificities of the businesses of the individual divisions: as "produced tonnes" for GF Piping Systems, as "gross value added" (including all operating income minus the costs of materials and products, changes in inventory, and operating expenses) for GF Casting Solutions, and as "hours worked" for GF Machining Solutions.

11 In alignment with the targets of the Sustainability Framework 2025, the key figures were extended and the data collection began in 2021. As a result, no prior-year data is available.