Key figures overview
94.3%
Response rate of suppliers surveyed on the use of conflict minerals4) 5)
1) Including noncontrolling interests.
2) Retrospective adjustment of the 2017 figure due to a change in the accounting for income tax benefits. See explanatory information in the annual report 2018 in the Appendix Note 1.4 Method change IAS 8.
3) Attributable to shareholders of the parent company.
4) Response rate of relevant suppliers surveyed on the use of conflict minerals as defined under the Responsible Minerals Initiative.
5) Survey period from March to February of the following year.
100%
Coverage rate of quality management systems8)
6) Patent registrations concern first filings filed with the German Patent and Trademark Office.
7) The values reflect the workforce headcount at the end of the year. The figures for 2016 and 2017, which were based on average values in the 2017 sustainability report, were subsequently converted to headcount at the end of the year.
8) According to the scope of the Schaeffler Group's management manual and valid certification rules.
88.7%
Coverage rate of ISO 14001 certification9)
9) Relating to employees.
10) Energy sources included: Electricity, natural gas, district heating, propane, fuel oil, without the amount of electricity produced by the gas-powered CHP.
88.7%
Coverage rate of OHSAS 18001/ISO 450019)
9) Relating to employees.
11) "Managers" are defined as employees in a supervisory function.
