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Environmental performance indicators

Environmental performance indicators 1

Unit

FC 2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross energy consumption

1'000 GJ

3’396

3’632

3'032

3’565

6’823

Electricity

1'000 GJ

2’190

2’342

2’087

2’427

3’249

Natural gas, biogas, fuel oil 2

1'000 GJ

962 2

1’066

765

949

1’363

Coke

1'000 GJ

118

98

93

101

2’092

Fuel use (for internal transportation)

1'000 GJ

105

104

53

65

97

Other energy sources

1'000 GJ

21

22

34

22

22

Energy sold

1'000 GJ

–7

–8

–8

–1

–82

Net energy consumption

1'000 GJ

3’389

3’624

3’024

3’564

6’742

Renewable energy (incl. green electricity)

%

31

24

17

15

9

Energy intensity (net energy consumption per sales)

1'000 GJ / CHF million

0.85

0.97

0.71

0.96

1.47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GHG emissions (in CO 2 e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total CO 2 e emissions ("market based" approach)

1'000 tonnes CO 2 e

1’802

1’975

1’592

1’873

630

Scope 1 (Direct emissions: fuel-related energy consumption) 2

1'000 tonnes CO 2 e

82 2, 7

84

68

77

312

Scope 2 market-based (Indirect emissions: electricity and district heating) 3

1'000 tonnes CO 2 e

153 7

189

216

263

312

Scope 2 location-based (Indirect emissions: electricity and district heating) 4

1'000 tonnes CO 2 e

272 7

293

297

333

411

Scope 3 absolute (Indirect emissions) 5

1'000 tonnes CO 2 e

1’567

1’702

1’308

1’533

6

Category 1: Purchased goods and services

1'000 tonnes CO 2 e

1’001 7

1'176

858

1’003

 

Category 3: Fuel and energy-related services

1'000 tonnes CO 2 e

59

55

47

55

 

Category 4: Upstream transportation and distribution

1'000 tonnes CO 2 e

46

43

36

43

 

Category 5: Waste generated in operations

1'000 tonnes CO 2 e

0

0

0

0

 

Category 6: Business travel

1'000 tonnes CO 2 e

4

2

2

7

6

Category 7: Employee commuting

1'000 tonnes CO 2 e

19

17

15

17

 

Category 9: Downstream transportation and distribution

1'000 tonnes CO 2 e

35

32

28

32

 

Category 10: Processing of sold products

1'000 tonnes CO 2 e

17

16

13

16

 

Category 11: Use of sold products

1'000 tonnes CO 2 e

373 7

349

298

348

 

Category 12: End of life treatment of sold products

1'000 tonnes CO 2 e

13

12

10

12

 

SBT 2026: scope 1 + 2 emission reduction (status at year-end)

1'000 tonnes CO 2 e

235

273

284

330

 

SBT 2030: scope 3 emission intensity index (t CO 2 e emissions per t of processed material) (status at year-end) 6

 

3.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air emissions 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nitrogen oxides (NO X )

1'000 tonnes

0.02

0.02

0.01

0.01

0.05

Sulfur oxides (SO X )

1'000 tonnes

0.01

0.01

0.00

0.01

0.01

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

1'000 tonnes

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.06

Particulate matter

1'000 tonnes

0.004

0.004

0.002

0.001

0.005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water and wastewater

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total water consumption

1'000 m 3

2’254

2’304

2’013

2’417

2’759

City water from public supply

1'000 m 3

682

696

648

702

697

Ground and rainwater

1'000 m 3

1’572

1’608

1’365

1’715

2’062

Water consumption of GF sites located in water stressed areas

1'000 m 3

407 7

457

 

 

 

Wastewater volume

1'000 m 3

1’743

1’803

1’772

1’961

1’961

Wastewater to sewage systems

1'000 m 3

576

593

674

750

814

Wastewater returned to nature, unpolluted

1'000 m 3

1’167

1’211

1’098

1’211

1’147

Sustainability Targets 2025: Water intensity index (status at year-end)

 

94

102

100

 

 

Sustainability Targets 2025: Target line water intensity index 9 (water consumption per production volume 10 )

 

92

96

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waste and recycling

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total waste

1'000 tonnes

82 7

103

83

99

306

Non-hazardous waste

 

70

83

73

91

286

Normal waste, recycling

1'000 tonnes

58

58

53

67

245

Normal waste, landfill or incineration

1'000 tonnes

12

25

20

24

41

Hazardous waste

1'000 tonnes

11 7

20

10

8

20

Hazardous waste, recycling

1'000 tonnes

6

15

5

3

16

Hazardous waste, storage or incineration

1'000 tonnes

6

5

5

5

4

Recycled waste as % of total waste

%

78

70

71

71

85

Sustainability Targets 2025: Unrecycled waste intensity index (status at year-end)

 

58

91

100

 

 

Sustainability Targets 2025: Target line unrecycled waste intensity index 9 (non-recycled waste per production volume 10 )

 

92

96

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recycled input material 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

GF Piping Systems recycled input material 11

1'000 tonnes

9

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplier sustainability assessment

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key suppliers spend assessed with sustainability assessments 11

% of total purchase volume

64 7

34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monetary values 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenditure for environmental protection

CHF million

8

8

10

5

18

Energy costs

CHF million

86

81

65

72

130

Water and wastewater costs

CHF million

2.4

2.5

2.0

2.5

3.5

Waste disposal costs (-) and recycling credits (+)

CHF million

–2.2

–1.0

1

3

9

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.

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