Key figures on sustainability

Financial and non-financial 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 covers the business years from 2017 to 2019.

In the course of preparing the combined separate non-financial 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. Key figures audited in this context are marked with a sign. Key figures marked with were taken from the consolidated financial statements or the combined management report.

The figures are generally rounded, which can lead to slight deviations in the calculation of sums.

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Strategy and management

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Strategy and management

2019

2018

2017

Percentage change (2018/2019)

Assessment

1)	Previous year's figures according to the segment structure reported in 2019.
2)	Completed in 2019.
3)	Employees incl. temporary staff, apprentices, interns, and contract workers.
4)	Response rate of relevant suppliers surveyed on the use of conflict minerals as defined under the Responsible Minerals Initiative.
5)	2019 value checked in interim status in December 2019.
6)	Survey period from March to February of the following year.
7)	Risk areas as defined in the RCOI.
8)	Contraventions of the prohibition on forced labor and child labor and cases of discrimination by origin, skin color, or gender.

Total revenue

EUR millions

14,427

14,241

14,021

1.3

Revenue Automotive OEM¹⁾

EUR millions

9,038

8,996

8,991

0.5

Of which revenue business division e-mobility¹⁾

EUR millions

676

493

416

37.1

Revenue Industrial¹⁾

EUR millions

3,541

3,383

3,150

4.7

Revenue Automotive Aftermarket¹⁾

EUR millions

1,848

1,862

1,880

-0.8

Schaeffler Value Added before special items

EUR millions

284

557

787

-49.0

New suppliers reviewed in initial assessments²⁾

Number

111

157

-22.5

Employees trained in face-to-face trainings and workshops on the topic of compliance

Number

8,091

8,793

8,741

-8.0

Web-based compliance training participants in the reporting year³⁾

Number

6,461

9,578

8,160

-32.5

Response rate of surveyed suppliers on the use of conflict minerals^4) 5) 6)

93.8

94.3

91.2

-0.5

Coverage rate of certified smelters in the supply chain^6) 7)

100

100

0.0

Confirmed cases of human rights violations⁸⁾

Number

0.0

Customers and products

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Customers and products

2019

2018

2017

Percentage change (2018/2019)

Assessment

9)	The values reflect the workforce headcount at the end of the year.
10)	Patent applications concern first filings filed at the German Patent and Trade Mark Office.
11)	According to the scope of the Schaeffler Group's management manual and valid certification rules.

Research and development (R&D) expenses

EUR millions

849

847

846

0.2

R&D ratio

5.9

6.0

-0.1

R&D employees⁹⁾

Number

7,784

7,991

7,790

-2.6

R&D centers

Number

0.0

Internal inventions reported

Number

3,298

3,452

3,294

-4.5

Patent applications¹⁰⁾

Number

2,057

2,417

2,383

-14.9

Awards for customer satisfaction/product quality

Number

1.5

Coverage rate of quality management systems¹¹⁾

100

100

0.0

Environment and energy

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Environment and energy¹²⁾

2019

2018

2017

Percentage change (2018/2019)

Assessment

12)	The key environmental indicators of emissions and energy and water consumption are based on the consumption of the 77 production sites in 22 countries. The calculation is based on certification in accordance with ISO 14001, ISO 50001, and OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001 and entry in the EMAS site registry; reporting date 12/31/2019.
13)	Relating to employees on the production sites.
14)	Energy sources included: Electricity, natural gas, district heating, propane, fuel oil, without the amount of electricity produced by the gas-powered CHP.
15)	Only external electricity purchases since CHP electricity is recorded via gas consumption.
16)	Consumption reduced in 2019 because the Wuppertal plant has been using natural gas for its heating requirements.
17)	The calculation of greenhouse gas emissions is based on the emission factors of the VDA (2017) and the Probas database of the German Federal Environmental Agency. Emission sources covered: Scope 1 (natural gas, heating oil, propane) and Scope 2 (electricity, district heating).
18)	As of 2018: Total of Scope 1 and Scope 2 (market-based).
19)	2017 value not included in the review scope.
20)	Supplier-specific emission factors were used to determine Scope 2 (market-based).
21)	Distribution of Schaeffler products to the end customer (last-mile transports). Not included are rail transports and special transports, such as machine transports during removal.
22)	Subsequent adjustment of the 2018 figure due to a change in the calculation method. More precise assignment of the transport mode to the shipment data and expansion of the scope to include CEP shipments (courier, express, parcel shipments).
23)	Subsequent adjustment of the 2018 figure due to a change in the calculation method.
24)	Water consumption includes municipal and internal company water.
25)	Excluding metals and scrap.
26)	Recycled or recovered amount of total waste, excluding metals and scrap.

Coverage rate for EMAS certification¹³⁾

98.1

98.1

98.2

0.0

Coverage rate for ISO 14001 certification¹³⁾

98.8

98.7

0.1

Coverage rate for ISO 50001 certification¹³⁾

98.0

97.9

98.0

0.1

Total energy consumption¹⁴⁾

GWh

3,290

3,367

3,263

-2.3

Electricity consumption¹⁵⁾

GWh

2,316

2,365

2,339

-2.1

Natural gas consumption

GWh

872

877

798

-0.6

Fuel oil consumption

GWh

-22.2

Propane/LPG consumption

GWh

-11.3

District heating consumption¹⁶⁾

GWh

-23.8

Greenhouse gas emissions¹⁷⁾, total^18) 19)

t CO₂

1,026,057

1,045,627

1,008,985

-1.9

Greenhouse gas emissions¹⁷⁾ (Scope 1)

t CO₂

190,575

193,711

175,635

-1.6

Greenhouse gas emissions¹⁷⁾ (Scope 2) market-based^19) 20)

t CO₂

835,482

851,916

833,350

-1.9

Greenhouse gas emissions¹⁷⁾ (Scope 2) location-based

t CO₂

1,179,534

1,268,082

1,233,752

-7.0

Transport volume, outbound^21) 22)

Mio. tkm

2,321

2,258

2,257

2.8

CO2 emissions, outbound^21) 22)

tCO₂e

209,530

220,467

227,291

-5.0

Nitrogen oxides (NO_X)

104

-2.2

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂)²³⁾

-25.0

Fine particles²³⁾

100

-2.0

Water consumption²⁴⁾

m³

5,783,781

6,089,564

5,964,821

-5.0

Amount of waste, Germany

284,558

312,383

302,969

-8.9

Scrap and metals, Germany

237,877

260,428

249,031

-8.7

Waste for disposal, Germany

3,267

4,493

2,761

-27.3

Waste for recycling, Germany²⁵⁾

43,915

47,463

51,177

-7.5

Recycling rate, Germany²⁶⁾

93.1

91.1

94.9

2.0

Employees and society

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Employees and society²⁷⁾

2019

2018

2017

Percentage change (2018/2019)

Assessment

13)	Relating to employees on the production sites.
27)	Unless otherwise indicated, the employee figures refer to the reporting date of December 31 of the respective year.
28)	Initiated by employees; related to the average number of employees from 1/1 to 12/31 of the year.
29)	The values as of 2018 include employees of Schaeffler Automotive Bühl GmbH & Co. KG for the first time.
30)	Managers are defined as employees in a supervisory function.
31)	Due to a new calculation basis (before 2018 pure A1 positions were considered as manager, since 2018 a manager is defined on the basis of the head position = “hat” in Organizational Management) there are different absolute figures and %-values compared to the previous year's report.
32)	Schaeffler Group Germany, without temporary workers.
33)	Figures for 2018 were adjusted retrospectively compared with the previous year's report.
34)	Dual students, Master's degree, and “Two in One” students. The “Two in One” study program combines a bachelor's degree with vocational training.
35)	Compulsory e-learning was offered in 2018. For this reason, the number of participants in 2018 is significantly higher than in 2017 and 2019. The increased number of participants in 2019 compared to 2017 is due to an expanded e-learning offering.
36)	Measurement of Lost Time Injury Rate, LTIR = occupational accidents from one lost day per 1 million hours worked.
37)	Employees incl. temporary staff, apprentices, and interns.
38)	Relating to employees, total.

Number of employees, total

Number

87,748

92,478

90,151

-5.1

Distribution of employees by region

Europe

68.6

68.3

0.3

Americas

14.0

14.2

14.5

-0.2

Greater China

13.9

14.0

13.9

-0.1

Asia/Pacific

3.6

3.5

3.3

0.1

New employees, total

Number

4,644

9,871

10,399

-53.0

Of which women

Number

1,412

2,643

2,550

-46.6

Of which in age category < 30 years

Number

1,978

4,744

5,293

-58.3

Of which in age category 30–55 years

Number

2,537

4,883

4,873

-48.0

Of which in age category > 55 years

Number

129

244

233

-47.1

Employee departures, total

Number

9,277

8,300

7,307

11.8

Of which women

Number

2,233

1,951

1,683

14.5

Of which in age category < 30 years

Number

2,919

2,981

2,515

-2.1

Of which in age category 30–55 years

Number

4,881

4,097

3,426

19.1

Of which in age category > 55 years

Number

1,477

1,222

1,366

20.9

Labor turnover rate²⁸⁾

4.4

4.8

3.9

-0.4

Average age

Years

40.5

39.9

39.7

1.5

Age structure/distribution < 30 years

Number

15,877

19,429

19,892

-18.3

Age structure/distribution 30–55 years

Number

59,741

61,194

59,164

-2.4

Age structure/distribution > 55 years

Number

12,130

11,855

11,095

2.3

Average tenure

Years

11.9

11.2

11.0

6.3

Permanent employees

91.5

90.7

90.1

0.8

Part-time ratio, Germany

7.1

6.3

6.5

0.8

Number of men/women on parental leave, Germany

Number

426

360

337

18.3

Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements, Germany²⁹⁾

95.0

94.6

78.0

0.4

Management positions^30) 31)

Number

8,755

8,826

5,526

-0.8

Proportion of female managers, total^30) 31)

11.5

10.9

12.4

0.6

Proportion of female managers, Europe^30) 31)

9.0

8.5

8.9

0.5

Proportion of female managers, Americas^30) 31)

16.2

13.9

15.3

2.3

Proportion of female managers, Greater China^30) 31)

18.6

18.0

25.2

0.6

Proportion of female managers, Asia/Pacific^30) 31)

13.8

14.5

13.5

-0.7

Proportion of female employees, total

22.1

22.0

21.7

0.1

Proportion of female employees, Europe

20.3

20.3

19.9

0.0

Proportion of female employees, Americas

25.9

25.9

25.6

0.0

Proportion of female employees, Greater China

29.0

28.4

28.1

0.6

Proportion of female employees, Asia/Pacific

15.0

14.7

13.8

0.3

Proportion of severely disabled employees, Germany³²⁾

5.9

5.5

0.4

Number of nationalities, total

Number

113

110

103

2.7

Assignments abroad, total

Number

254

331

369

-23.3

Apprentices

Number

3,078

3,275

3,185

-6.0

Trainees, Germany³³⁾

Number

-8.7

Students, Germany³⁴⁾

Number

340

359

358

-5.3

Participants in face-to-face trainings, Germany

Number

27,906

31,874

30,646

-12.4

Participants in e-learning courses, Germany³⁵⁾

Number

35,780

65,580

15,593

-45.4

Web-based training offers

Number

134

41.1

Ideas submitted

Number

41,018

40,161

33,988

2.1

Accident rate (LTIR)^36) 37)

LTIR

5.2

6.2

7.1

-16.1

Coverage rate OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001¹³⁾

99.0

98.8

98.9

0.2

Coverage rate of learning management system³⁸⁾

93.0

70.0

51.9

23.0

Sustainability Report 2019

Key figures on sustainability

Strategy and management

Customers and products

Environment and energy

Employees and society

GRI

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