Key Figures on Sustainability

Financial and nonfinancial key figures that are important for measuring the sustainability performance of the Schaeffler Group are presented below. If not otherwise indicated, the information refers to the Schaeffler Group.

The reference period includes the business years 2016 and 2017, respectively. In the course of preparing the consolidated separate nonfinancial report of the Schaeffler Group, selected qualitative and quantitative details were submitted to an external business audit taking into consideration the International Standards on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3000 (Revised) for the purpose of obtaining a limited assurance engagement with respect to the information required by law as per Sections 315b and 315c in conjunction with Sections 289c to 289e HGB. Figures audited in this context are marked with a sign. Figures that were audited in the context of the preparing the annual report are marked with a . The figures are generally rounded, which can lead to slight deviations in the calculation of sums.

Sustainable Management

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Sustainable Management

 

  

 

  

2017

  

2016

  

Percentage change

1)

In the course of a post hoc validation, the figure was corrected and thus deviates from the representation in the Sustainability Report 2016.

2)

Attributable to shareholders of the parent company.

3)

Including noncontrolling interests.

4)

Requested in 2017; the remaining cases are still being assessed.

Total revenue

 

EUR millions

  

14,021

  

13,338

  

5.1

Revenue Automotive

 

EUR millions

  

10,869

  

10,338

  

5.1

Revenue Industrial

 

EUR millions

  

3,152

  

3,000

  

5.1

Revenue Europe

 

Percentage

  

51.2

  

53.1

  

-3.6

Revenue Americas

 

Percentage

  

20.8

  

21.0

  

-1.0

Revenue Greater China

 

Percentage

  

17.5

  

15.4

  

13.6

Revenue Asia/Pacific

 

Percentage

  

10.5

  

10.5

  

0.0

Net income2)

 

EUR millions

  

980

  

859

  

14.1

Shareholders’ equity3)

 

EUR millions

  

2,548

  

1,997

  

27.6

Net financial debt

 

EUR millions

  

2,370

  

2,636

  

-10.1

Schaeffler value added before special items

 

EUR millions

  

787

  

9391)

  

-16.2

Total purchasing volume

  

EUR millions

  

8,691

  

8,103

  

7.3

Purchasing volume Europe

  

EUR millions

  

5,548

  

5,260

  

5.5

Purchasing volume Americas

  

EUR millions

  

1,405

  

1,373

  

2.4

Purchasing volume Greater China

  

EUR millions

  

1,179

  

905

  

30.3

Purchasing volume Asia/Pacific

  

EUR millions

  

559

  

566

  

-1.2

Suppliers for whom initial assessments have been carried out4) 

 

Number

  

157

  

114

  

37.7

Suppliers for whom initial assessments have been fully completed

 

Number

  

13

  

11

  

18.2

Suppliers who were completely excluded following an initial assessment

 

Number

  

11

  

5

  

120.0

Suppliers who were accepted with open measures following an initial assessment

 

Number

  

27

  

-

  

-

Suppliers for whom approval is still pending

  

Number

  

106

  

98

  

8.2

Employees trained in classroom training and workshops on the topic of compliance

 

Number

  

8,741

  

9,988

  

-12.5

Customers and Products

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Customers and Products

 

  

 

  

2017

  

2016

  

Percentage change

1)

In the course of a post hoc validation, the figure was corrected and thus deviates from the representation in the Sustainability Report 2016.

2)

Average figures.

3)

Those with serial customer deliveries according to the Group manual.

Research and development (R&D) expenses

  

EUR millions

  

846

  

751

  

12.6

R&D ratio

  

Percentage

  

6.0

  

5.6

  

7.1

Employees in research and development2)

  

Number

  

7,634

  

7,121

  

7.2

R&D centers

  

Number

  

18

  

17

  

5.9

Internal inventions reported

  

Number

  

3,292

  

2,9521)

  

11.5

Patent registrations

  

Number

  

2,383

  

2,316

  

2.9

Awards for customer satisfaction/product quality

 

Number

  

58

  

50

  

16.0

Degree of congruence of production sites with quality management systems3)

  

Percentage

  

100

  

100

  

0.0

Environment and Energy

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Environment and Energy2)

 

  

 

  

2017

  

2016

  

Percentage change

1)

In the course of a post hoc validation, the figure was corrected and thus deviates from the representation in the Sustainability Report 2016.

2)

The key environmental indicators of emissions and energy and water consumption are based on the consumption of the 75 production plants at 71 locations. Calculation is based on certification in accordance with ISO 14001, ISO 50001, and OHSAS 18001 and entry in the EMAS site registry; reporting date 12/31/2017.

3)

Energy sources include electricity, natural gas, district heating, propane, and fuel oil; conversion factor for the calorific value of heating oil – 10 kWh per liter.

4)

In terms of energy intensity, only electrical power consumption is taken into account.

5)

The emission factors of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) from 2017 are used to ascertain emissions.

6)

Savings as the difference between a country’s average emissions factors and the site’s emissions factors according to conditions of delivery.

7)

Water consumption includes city water and company water.

8)

In relation to the value creation generated in Germany.

9)

Waste to be used or disposed of, without scrap and metals.

10)

Recycling and recovery/total waste volume, without metals and scrap.

Sites validated by EMAS

 

Number

  

68

  

63

  

7.9

Sites certified in accordance with ISO 14001

 

Number

  

69

  

69

  

0.0

Sites certified in accordance with ISO 50001

 

Number

  

61

  

571)

  

7.0

Total energy consumption3)

 

GWh

  

3,263

  

3,1191)

  

4.6

Intensity of energy consumption3) 4)

 

GWh per EUR 1 m of added value

  

0.51

  

0.51

  

0.0

Electricity consumption

 

GWh

  

2,339

  

2,2551)

  

3.7

Natural gas consumption

 

GWh

  

798

  

7421)

  

7.5

Fuel oil consumption

 

l

  

748,143

  

850,9591)

  

-12.1

Propane/LPG consumption

 

t

  

3,938

  

3,4011)

  

15.8

District heating consumption

 

MWh

  

67,393

  

69,4141)

  

-2.9

Greenhouse gas emissions (total)5)

 

t CO2

  

1,419,042

  

1,364,2511)

  

4.0

Direct greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1)

 

t CO2

  

171,543

  

158,8701)

  

8.0

Indirect greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 2)

 

t CO2

  

1,247,498

  

1,205,3811)

  

3.5

Intensity of greenhouse gas emissions4)

 

t per EUR 1 m of added value

  

311

  

3091)

  

0.6

CO2 savings (Scope 1 & 2)6)

  

t

  

413,789

  

373,197

  

10.9

Nitrous oxides (NOX)

  

t

  

69.9

  

88.9

  

-21.4

Sulfur dioxide (SO2)

  

t

  

3.2

  

4.8

  

-33.3

Fine particles

  

kg

  

90

  

182

  

-50.5

Water usage, total (m3)7)

 

m3

  

5,296,528

  

5,018,5601)

  

5.5

Intensity of water consumption

 

m3 per EUR 1 m of added value

  

1,160

  

1,1361)

  

2.1

Amount of waste, Germany

 

t

  

315,245

  

313,2591)

  

0.6

Intensity of waste generation, Germany8) 9)

  

t per EUR 1 m of added value

  

31

  

331)

  

-6.0

Scrap and metals, Germany

  

t

  

249,031

  

260,0561)

  

-4.2

Waste for recycling, Germany9)

  

t

  

52,202

  

51,2561)

  

1.8

Recycling rate, Germany10)

 

Percentage

  

96.9

  

96.31)

  

0.6

Waste for disposal, Germany

  

t

  

1,736

  

4,725

  

-63.3

Sites with charging infrastructure for electric and hybrid motor vehicles, total

  

Number

  

20

  

5

  

300.0

Sites with charging infrastructure for electric and hybrid motor vehicles, Germany

  

Number

  

11

  

3

  

266.7

Sites with charging infrastructure for electric and hybrid motor vehicles, EMEA

  

Number

  

6

  

2

  

200.0

Sites with charging infrastructure for electric and hybrid motor vehicles, Americas

  

Number

  

2

  

0

  

-

Sites with charging infrastructure for electric and hybrid motor vehicles, Greater China

  

Number

  

1

  

0

  

-

Sites with charging infrastructure for electric and hybrid motor vehicles, Asia/Pacific

  

Number

  

0

  

0

  

0.0

Charging stations with alternating current (AC) power columns, total

  

Number

  

64

  

14

  

357.1

Charging stations with alternating current (AC) power columns, Germany

  

Number

  

40

  

12

  

233.3

Charging stations with alternating current (AC) power columns, EMEA

  

Number

  

6

  

2

  

200.0

Charging stations with alternating current (AC) power columns, Americas

  

Number

  

8

  

0

  

-

Charging stations with alternating current (AC) power columns, Greater China

  

Number

  

10

  

0

  

-

Charging stations with alternating current (AC) power columns, Asia/Pacific

  

Number

  

0

  

0

  

0.0

Charging stations with direct current (DC) power columns, total

  

Number

  

7

  

1

  

600.0

Charging stations with direct current (DC) power columns, Germany

  

Number

  

6

  

1

  

500.0

Charging stations with direct current (DC) power columns, EMEA

  

Number

  

0

  

0

  

0.0

Charging stations with direct current (DC) power columns, Americas

  

Number

  

0

  

0

  

0.0

Charging stations with direct current (DC) power columns, Greater China

  

Number

  

1

  

0

  

-

Charging stations with direct current (DC) power columns, Asia/Pacific

  

Number

  

0

  

0

  

0.0

Charging stations for e-bikes, total

  

Number

  

34

  

10

  

240.0

Charging stations for e-bikes, Germany

  

Number

  

34

  

10

  

240.0

Charging stations for e-bikes, EMEA

  

Number

  

0

  

0

  

0.0

Charging stations for e-bikes, Americas

  

Number

  

0

  

0

  

0.0

Charging stations for e-bikes, Greater China

  

Number

  

0

  

0

  

0.0

Charging stations for e-bikes, Asia/Pacific

  

Number

  

0

  

0

  

0.0

Total logistics activities

  

EUR millions

  

678

  

610

  

11.0

Logistics activities, Europa

  

Percentage

  

67

  

62

  

8.1

Logistics activities, Americas

  

Percentage

  

17

  

19

  

-10.5

Logistics activities, Greater China

  

Percentage

  

10

  

13

  

-23.1

Logistics activities, Asia/Pacific

  

Percentage

  

6

  

6

  

0.0

Employees and Society

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Employees and Society2)

 

  

 

  

2017

  

2016

  

Percentage change

1)

In the course of a post hoc validation, the figure was corrected and thus deviates from the representation in the Sustainability Report 2016.

2)

Unless otherwise indicated, the employee figures refer to the reporting date of December 31 of the respective year.

3)

Pertains to employee-initiated turnover.

4)

Schaeffler AG.

5)

Management is defined as employees in a supervisory function.

6)

Schaeffler Group Germany, without temporary workers.

7)

Figure regarding the number of employees employed as apprentices in 2016 (2,966) as reported in the Sustainability Report 2016 refers to the reporting date of November 30, 2016 and was corrected to 2,982 apprentices for the reporting date of December 31, 2016.

8)

Group-wide AccR = Accidents involving absence from work per one million working hours (from the first day of absence).

Total employees

 

Number

  

90,151

  

86,662

  

4.0

Employees Europe

 

Number

  

61,554

  

60,127

  

2.4

Employees Americas

 

Number

  

13,056

  

12,480

  

4.6

Employees Greater China

 

Number

  

12,537

  

11,255

  

11.4

Employees Asia/Pacific

 

Number

  

3,004

  

2,800

  

7.3

Employee turnover rate3)

 

Percentage

  

3.9

  

3.6

  

8.3

Average age

 

Years

  

39.7

  

39.8

  

-0.3

Age structure/distribution <20 years

  

Number

  

575

  

517

  

11.2

Age structure/distribution 20–24 years

  

Number

  

6,047

  

5,840

  

3.5

Age structure/distribution 25–29 years

  

Number

  

13,270

  

12,859

  

3.2

Age structure/distribution 30–34 years

  

Number

  

14,632

  

13,737

  

6.5

Age structure/distribution 35–39 years

  

Number

  

12,915

  

12,010

  

7.5

Age structure/distribution 40–44 years

  

Number

  

11,056

  

10,652

  

3.8

Age structure/distribution 45–49 years

  

Number

  

10,628

  

10,685

  

-0.5

Age structure/distribution 50–54 years

  

Number

  

9,933

  

9,731

  

2.1

Age structure/distribution 55–59 years

  

Number

  

7,821

  

7,547

  

3.6

Age structure/distribution 60–65 years

  

Number

  

3,143

  

2,956

  

6.3

Age structure/distribution >65 years

  

Number

  

131

  

128

  

2.3

Average tenure

 

Years

  

11.0

  

11.2

  

-1.8

Permanent employees

  

Percentage

  

90.1

  

89.4

  

0.8

Part-time ratio4)

  

Percentage

  

8.0

  

6.6

  

21.2

Number of men/women on parental leave, Germany

  

Number

  

337

  

336

  

0.3

Total personnel costs

 

EUR millions

  

4,437

  

4,167

  

6.5

Wages and salaries

 

EUR millions

  

3,606

  

3,388

  

6.4

Social security contributions

 

EUR millions

  

700

  

665

  

5.3

Other personnel expense

 

EUR millions

  

131

  

114

  

14.9

Management positions5)

  

Percentage

  

5,526

  

5,118

  

8.0

Proportion of women in management, total5)

 

Percentage

  

12.4

  

11.8

  

5.1

Proportion of women in management, Europe

  

Percentage

  

8.9

  

8.5

  

4.7

Proportion of women in management, Americas

  

Percentage

  

15.3

  

15.7

  

-2.5

Proportion of women in management, Greater China

  

Percentage

  

25.2

  

23.2

  

8.6

Proportion of women in management, Asia/Pacific

  

Percentage

  

13.5

  

13.6

  

-0.7

Proportion of women in the company workforce, total

 

Percentage

  

21.7

  

21.4

  

1.4

Proportion of women in our workforce, Europe

  

Percentage

  

19.9

  

19.4

  

2.6

Proportion of women in our workforce, Americas

  

Percentage

  

25.6

  

25.9

  

-1.2

Proportion of women in our workforce, Greater China

  

Percentage

  

28.1

  

29.0

  

-3.1

Proportion of women in our workforce, Asia/Pacific

  

Percentage

  

13.8

  

13.0

  

6.2

Proportion of disabled employees6)

  

Percentage

  

5.5

  

5.5

  

0.0

Expat assignments, total

  

Number

  

369

  

390

  

-5.4

Expat assignments, Europe

  

Number from/to Europe

  

282/128

  

276/148

  

2.2/-13.5

Expat assignments, Americas

  

Number from/to the Americas

  

43/75

  

53/85

  

-18.9/-11.8

Expat assignments, Greater China

  

Number from/to Greater China

  

12/89

  

22/84

  

-45.5/6.0

Expat assignments, Asia/Pacific

  

Number from/to Asia/Pacific

  

32/77

  

39/73

  

-17.9/5.5

Apprentices7)

  

Number

  

3,185

  

2,982

  

6.8

Trainees

  

Number

  

49

  

40

  

22.5

Dual students

  

Number

  

173

  

165

  

4.8

“Two in One” students

  

Number

  

163

  

178

  

-8.4

Master’s degree students

  

Number

  

22

  

31

  

-29.0

Degree programs (undergraduate)

  

Number

  

14

  

14

  

0.0

Participants in classroom training, Germany

 

Number

  

30,646

  

37,345

  

-17.9

Participants in e-learning courses, Germany

 

Number

  

15,593

  

25,074

  

-37.8

Countries and sites where the idea management software is used

  

Number of countries/sites

  

13/45

  

12/41

  

8.3/9.8

Ideas submitted

  

Number

  

33,988

  

35,062

  

-3.1

Financial savings from ideas

  

EUR millions

  

20.8

  

14.7

  

42.0

Accident frequency

 

AccR8)

  

7.09

  

8.361)

  

-15.2

Sites certified in accordance with OHSAS 18001

  

Number

  

68

  

69

  

-1.4

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