Sustainability

ElringKlinger Group at a glance

Key HR indicators

	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Absolute number of employees	9,078	9,576	9,540	9,466	9,724	10,393	10,429	9,611	8,591	7,912	7,255
Average number of employees	9,596	9,600	9,480	9,557	10,017	10,461	10,033	9,001	8,322	7,653	7,081
Breakdown by age group
less than 30 years old	14.3%	15.0%	15.2%	15.2%	18.3%	22.8%	25.4%	26.2%	25.6%	25.8%	25.3%
30 to 50 years old	61.1%	60.1%	60.4%	60.9%	58.8%	55.2%	54.6%	53.4%	53.8%	54.1%	55.3%
over 50 years old	24.6%	24.8%	24.4%	23.9%	22.9%	22.0%	20.0%	20.4%	20.6%	20.2%	19.4%
Vocational training ratio¹	1.5%	1.5%	1.6%	1.9%	1.8%	2.0%	3.6%	4.1%	4.7%	4.0%	3.9%
Employees covered by collective agreements	6,700	6,512	6,505	6,480	6,431	6,818	6,878	6,121	5,504	5,248	4,913
Number of qualification interviews conducted	5,184²	4,874²	4,499²	5,566	7,145	7,543	7,303	6,647	6,002	5,388	5,648
Percentage of part-time employees	4.9%	4.6%	4.5%	4.8%	4.8%	4.9%	4.6%	4.0%	4.8%	4.7%	4.6%
Number of employees with severe disabilities	194	199	194	186	233	202	212	188	173	200	192
Number of employees in management positions	1,000	1,054	1,033	1,002	989	963	828	734	641	611	565
Work-related accidents leading to more than 3 days off work	88	105	124	117	107	167	304	248	223	268	253
Absolute number of employees
in partial retirement¹	155	163	146	105	94	80	93	87	77	76	72
on maternity leave¹	7	9	10	13	13	18	15	8	8	10	6
on parental leave¹	58	80	79	84	79	70	65	63	52	40	32
Number of improvement suggestions submitted¹	373	353	313	167	213	366	244	466	270	330	364
Improvement suggestions successfully implemented¹	90	109	68	57	79	148	48	104	65	96	74
Improvement suggestions rejected¹	170	212	142	116	170	266	144	319	154	174	105

Key environmental indicators

	2024 market-based	2023 market-based	2022 market-based	2021 market-based	2020 market-based	2020 location-based	2019	2018
Total direct and indirect CO₂ emissions in metric tons	51,390	68,270	73,650⁵	73,850	77,530	92,500	115,300	118,300
CO₂ emissions in metric tons per EUR 1 million in sales	28.5	37.0	41.0	45.5	52.4	62.5	66.8	69.7
CO₂ emissions offset in t⁴	15,060	15,450	16,000	22,000	0	0	0	0

Total direct CO₂ emissions in metric tons	20,100	22,070	21,980⁵	23,120	20,870	20,870	25,500	23,300
of which direct CO₂ emissions from gas, oil, engine test stands, etc. in metric tons	19,480	21,200	21,200	22,300	19,900	19,900	24,300	22,200
of which CO₂ emissions for vehicle fleet in metric tons¹	620⁵	710⁵	780⁵	820	970	970	1,200	1,100

Total indirect CO₂ emissions in metric tons	31,290	48,360	51,670	50,730	56,660	71,660	89,800	94,900
of which indirect CO₂ emissions from electricity in metric tons	28,670	45,800	50,400	50,300	55,900	70,900	84,800	87,500
of which indirect CO₂ emissions from flights in metric tons	2,620²	2,560²	1,270³	430³	760³	760³	5,000³	7,400²
Identification according to the GHG protocol
Scope-1-emissions	20,100	19,910	21,980	23,120	20,870	20,870	25,500	23,300
Scope-2-emissions	28,670	45,800	50,400	50,300	55,900	70,900	84,800	87,500
Scope-3-emissions	2,620²	2,560²	1,270³	430³	760³	760³	5,000³	7,400²

¹ Calculation of emissions by multiplying the actual annual kilometers driven by the vehicles by the CO2 emissions stated by the respective vehicle manufacturer. The company car fleet includes all vehicles at ElringKlinger locations in Germany. The information on rental vehicles also includes the rest of Europe, the USA and Canada.
²Air travel from the locations in Germany, Switzerland, France, Romania, Hungary and, in some cases, the UK, as well as centrally recorded flights from the locations in Italy, Turkey and the USA. The calculation of Scope 3 emissions differs from the definition in the GHG Protocol.
³Air travel from the locations in Germany, Switzerland, France, and Hungary, as well as centrally recorded flights from locations in the United Kingdom and the USA.
⁴ElringKlinger paid to offset its emissions from gas consumption, the fleet, and air travel at its German production companies.
⁵ ElringKlinger specified the method of calculating the fleet data in 2023; previously, the contractually agreed kilometers were used for the calculation, on the basis of which the fleet emissions for 2022 amounted to 870 tons of CO₂. By using the actual kilometers driven, the fleet emissions changed to 780 tons of CO₂for 2022. The total direct CO₂ emissions as well as the total direct and indirect CO2 emissions for 2022 have also changed.

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Strategy and Objectives

Sustainability has a long tradition at ElringKlinger. The foundation for this was laid by the company's founder Paul Lechler through his guiding principle.

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