Environmental performance indicators
Environmental performance indicators 1 |
Unit |
FC 2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
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Energy |
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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 |
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GHG emissions (in CO 2 e) |
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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 |
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Category 3: Fuel and energy-related services |
1'000 tonnes CO 2 e |
59 |
55 |
47 |
55 |
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Category 4: Upstream transportation and distribution |
1'000 tonnes CO 2 e |
46 |
43 |
36 |
43 |
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Category 5: Waste generated in operations |
1'000 tonnes CO 2 e |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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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 |
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Category 9: Downstream transportation and distribution |
1'000 tonnes CO 2 e |
35 |
32 |
28 |
32 |
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Category 10: Processing of sold products |
1'000 tonnes CO 2 e |
17 |
16 |
13 |
16 |
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Category 11: Use of sold products |
1'000 tonnes CO 2 e |
373 7 |
349 |
298 |
348 |
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Category 12: End of life treatment of sold products |
1'000 tonnes CO 2 e |
13 |
12 |
10 |
12 |
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SBT 2026: scope 1 + 2 emission reduction (status at year-end) |
1'000 tonnes CO 2 e |
235 |
273 |
284 |
330 |
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SBT 2030: scope 3 emission intensity index (t CO 2 e emissions per t of processed material) (status at year-end) 6 |
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3.9 |
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Air emissions 8 |
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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 |
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Water and wastewater |
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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 |
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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) |
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94 |
102 |
100 |
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Sustainability Targets 2025: Target line water intensity index 9 (water consumption per production volume 10 ) |
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92 |
96 |
100 |
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Waste and recycling |
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Total waste |
1'000 tonnes |
82 7 |
103 |
83 |
99 |
306 |
Non-hazardous waste |
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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) |
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58 |
91 |
100 |
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Sustainability Targets 2025: Target line unrecycled waste intensity index 9 (non-recycled waste per production volume 10 ) |
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92 |
96 |
100 |
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Recycled input material 8 |
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GF Piping Systems recycled input material 11 |
1'000 tonnes |
9 |
9 |
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Supplier sustainability assessment |
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Key suppliers spend assessed with sustainability assessments 11 |
% of total purchase volume |
64 7 |
34 |
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Monetary values 8 |
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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.