Key figures on sustainability

Financial and non-financial key figures for measuring sustainability performance are presented below.

Unless indicated otherwise, the information refers to the Schaeffler Group. The reference period covers the business years from 2020 to 2022.

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 revised International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE 3000) for the purpose of obtaining a limited assurance engagement with respect to the information required by law as per Section 315c in conjunction with Sections 289c to 289e HGB. Key figures audited in this context are marked with a . 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. Unless otherwise indicated, the employee figures refer to the reporting date of December 31, 2022.

Strategy and Management

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Strategy and management

2022

2021

2020

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Assessment

Revenue, total

€ millions

15,809

13,852

12,589

14.1 %

✓✓

Of which Automotive Technologies¹⁾

€ millions

9,500

8,436

7,816

12.6 %

✓✓

Of which the business division E-Mobility¹⁾

€ millions

1,349

1,038

1,047

29.9 %

✓✓

Of which Industrial¹⁾

€ millions

4,271

3,568

3,132

19.7 %

✓✓

Of which Automotive Aftermarket¹⁾

€ millions

2,038

1,848

1,642

10.3 %

✓✓

Schaeffler Group value added before special items²⁾

€ millions

170

404

-58.1 %

✓✓

1)	Prior year values according to the segment structure indicated in 2022. Rounding differences are possible.
2)	The 2021 value has been adjusted.

Environment

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Environment

2022

2021

2020

Change to prior year

Assessment

Climate neutrality

Coverage rate for EMAS certification¹⁾

99.2

98.5

98.6

0.7 %-pts.

✓

Coverage rate for ISO 14001 certification¹⁾

100

100

99.5

0.0 %-pts.

✓

Coverage rate for ISO 50001 certification¹⁾

100

100

99.3

0.0 %-pts.

✓

Electricity consumption, total²⁾

GWh

2,268

–

– %

✓

Of which conventionally produced electricity (external procurement)²⁾

GWh

527

–

– %

✓

Of which conventionally self-generated electricity (by combined heat and power plants )²⁾

GWh

–

– %

✓

Of which renewable energy
(external procurement)²⁾

GWh

1,710

–

– %

✓

Of which self-generated renewable energy (company owned photovoltaic systems)²⁾

GWh

–

– %

✓

Energy efficiency savings (cumulative)

GWh

64.2

46.8

27.4

37.2 %

✓

Energy consumption, total^{3) 4)}

GWh

3,217

3,369

3,045

-4.5 %

✓

Of which electricity^{4) 5)}

GWh

2,239

2,244

2,078

-0.2 %

✓

Of which natural gas/LPG^{3) 4) 6)}

GWh

793

923

830

-14.1 %

✓

Of which heating oil⁷⁾

GWh

-50.0 %

✓

Of which propane⁴⁾

GWh

0.0 %

✓

Of which district heating⁸⁾

GWh

-15.8 %

✓

Of which methanol^{4) 9)}

GWh

–

-5.8 %

✓

Greenhouse gas emissions, total^{4) 10) 11)}

Thous. t CO₂e

6,742

6,898

6,278

-2.3 %

✓

Of which upstream greenhouse gas emissions, total¹¹⁾

Thous. t CO₂e

6,254

6,199

5,534

0.9 %

✓

Of which greenhouse gas emissions Scope 3.1¹¹⁾: purchased goods and services

Thous. t CO₂e

5,794

5,666

4,945

2.3 %

✓

Of which greenhouse gas emissions Scope 3.3^{4) 11)}: fuel- and energy-related emissions

Thous. t CO₂e

147

201

211

-26.9 %

✓

Of which greenhouse gas emissions Scope 3.4^{4) 11) 12)}: transport and distribution (upstream)

Thous. t CO₂e

293

309

343

-5.2 %

✓

Of which greenhouse gas emissions Scope 3.5^{11) 12)}: waste treatment and disposal

Thous. t CO₂e

-13.0 %

✓

Of which internal greenhouse gas emissions, total^{4) 10) 11)}

Thous. t CO₂e

488

699

744

-30.2 %

✓

Of which Scope 1^{4) 11)}

Thous. t CO₂e

180

207

180

-13.0 %

✓

Of which Scope 2
(market-based)^{4) 10) 11) 13)}

Thous. t CO₂e

308

492

564

-37.4 %

✓

Greenhouse gas emissions
Scope 2 (location-based)^{4) 11)}

Thous. t CO₂e

1,082

1,170

1,078

-7.5 %

✓

Nitrogen oxides (NO_x)^{4) 14)}

-14.8 %

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂)

-30.0 %

Fine particles¹⁴⁾

132

166

119

-20.5 %

Circularity

Amount of waste, total^{4) 9) 15)}

Thous. t

175

173

–

1.2 %

✓

Of which hazardous waste^{4) 9) 15)}

Thous. t

–

-10.7 %

✓

Of which non-hazardous waste^{4) 9) 15)}

Thous. t

100

–

12.4 %

✓

Of which waste for disposal^{4) 9) 15)}

Thous. t

–

-2.1 %

✓

Of which waste for recycling^{4) 9) 15)}

Thous. t

128

125

–

2.4 %

✓

Scrap and metals, total^{4) 9)}

Thous. t

554

560

–

-1.1 %

✓

Recycling rate, total^{9) 15)}

73.0

72.0

–

1.0 %-pts.

✓

Waste intensity^{2) 16)}

Thous. t/ € millions

0.01

–

– %

✓

Resource efficiency and environmental protection

Freshwater withdrawal, total⁴⁾

Thous. m³

5,560

5,618

5,034

-1.0 %

✓

Of which surface water⁹⁾

Thous. m³

165

159

–

3.8 %

✓

Of which groundwater^{4) 9)}

Thous. m³

2,300

2,209

–

4.1 %

✓

Of which water from third parties^{4) 9)}

Thous. m³

3,095

3,250

–

-4.8 %

✓

Freshwater withdrawal
(in water risk areas), total^{4) 9)}

Thous. m³

697

740

–

-5.8 %

✓

Of which surface water⁹⁾

Thous. m³

–

0.0 %

✓

Of which groundwater⁹⁾

Thous. m³

289

285

–

1.4 %

✓

Of which water from third parties^{4) 9)}

Thous. m³

408

455

–

-10.3 %

✓

Freshwater intensity^{2) 17)}

Thous. m³/ € millions

0.4

–

– %

✓

Green Products

Green sales^{2) 18)}

4.9

–

– %-pts.

✓

Internal inventions reported

Number

2,201

2,761

2,291

-20.3 %

✓✓

Research and development (R&D) expenses

€ millions

768

748

684

2.7 %

✓✓

R&D employees^{4) 19)}

FTE%

7,240

7,087

7,095

2.2 %

✓✓

R&D ratio

4.9

5.4

-0.5 %-pts.

✓

R&D centers

Number

0.0 %

✓✓

1)	Relating to plant employees.
2)	Figure first reported in 2022.
3)	Reduction is due in part to the global gas crisis as well as the energy efficiency measures implemented.
4)	The 2021 value has been adjusted.
5)	External electricity purchased and self-generated photovoltaic electricity. Combined heat and power (CHP) electricity is recorded via gas consumption.
6)	LPG consumption reported together with natural gas as of 2021.
7)	Reduction resulting from implementation of the initial measures to promote the fuel shift.
8)	Reduction due to mild weather conditions.
9)	Figure first reported in 2021.
10)	This reduction is primarily due to the purchase of 100 % green electricity in the Schaeffler Group’s Europe and Greater China regions.
11)	Value reported as CO₂ equivalent for the first time in 2022.
12)	The prior year value has been adjusted in accordance with the new method of calculation.
13)	Supplier-specific emission factors were used to determine Scope 2 (market-based).
14)	Reduction due to a drop in consumption of natural gas, heating oil, and district heating.
15)	Excluding metals and scrap.
16)	Waste in thousand t per € 1 m in sales.
17)	Freshwater used in thousand m3 per € 1 m in sales.
18)	Corresponds to the share of taxonomy-aligned turnover in comparison with the Schaeffler Group’s total revenue.
19)	Workforce values are provided as full-time equivalents (FTEs).

Social

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Social

2022

2021

2020

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Diversity, employees and people development

Employees, total

Number

82,773

82,981

82,949

-0.3 %

✓✓

Of which employees in Europe¹⁾

Number

51,871

53,006

53,517

-2.1 %

✓

Of which employees in Americas¹⁾

Number

11,657

11,599

11,785

0.5 %

✓

Of which employees in Greater China¹⁾

Number

12,874

12,337

11,787

4.4 %

✓

Of which employees in Asia/Pacific¹⁾

Number

6,371

6,039

5,860

5.5 %

✓

Labor turnover rate²⁾

5.1

4.6

2.9

0.5 %-pts.

New employees, total

Number

7,581

7,677

3,574

-1.3 %

Of which women

Number

2,096

2,135

1,000

-1.8 %

Of which in the age category < 30 years

Number

3,406

3,603

1,600

-5.5 %

Of which in the age category 30–55 years

Number

4,001

3,936

1,897

1.7 %

Of which in the age category > 55 years

Number

174

138

26.1 %

Employees leaving, total

Number

8,563

8,890

8,227

-3.7 %

Of which women

Number

2,100

2,174

1,993

-3.4 %

Of which in the age category < 30 years

Number

2,294

2,326

1,946

-1.4 %

Of which in the age category 30–55 years

Number

4,800

4,650

3,917

3.2 %

Of which in the age category > 55 years

Number

1,469

1,914

2,364

-23.2 %

Average age¹⁾

Years

40.9

40.8

0.2 %

✓

Age structure/distribution < 30 years

Number

12,946

13,138

13,418

-1.5 %

Age structure/distribution 30–55 years

Number

60,193

60,415

60,151

-0.4 %

Age structure/distribution > 55 years

Number

9,634

9,428

9,380

2.2 %

Average tenure

Years

12.2

12.2

12.3

0.0 %

✓

Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements, Germany

97.2

98.0

95.1

-0.8 %-pts.

Permanent employees

87.4

88.5

92.2

-1.1 %-pts.

✓

Part-time ratio, Germany

7.0

6.8

7.0

0.2 %-pts.

✓

Men/women on parental leave, Germany

Number

370

375

367

-1.3 %

Management positions
(Top-Management)^{3) 4)}

Number

698

–

– %

✓

Proportion of women in
Top-Management^{3) 4)}

15.0

–

– %

✓

Of which in Europe^{3) 4)}

13.2

–

– %

✓

Of which in Americas^{3) 4)}

15.4

–

– %

✓

Of which in Greater China^{3) 4)}

31.0

–

– %

✓

Of which in Asia/Pacific^{3) 4)}

11.6

–

– %

✓

Proportion of female employees, total

22.6

22.3

22.0

0.3 %-pts.

✓

Of which in Europe¹⁾

21.9

21.5

21.0

0.4 %-pts.

✓

Of which in Americas¹⁾

26.2

25.9

26.2

0.3 %-pts.

✓

Of which in Greater China¹⁾

27.4

28.0

28.6

-0.6 %-pts.

✓

Of which in Asia/Pacific¹⁾

11.2

10.2

9.8

1.0 %-pts.

✓

Proportion of severely disabled employees, Germany

5.5

5.5

5.6

0.0 %-pts.

Nationalities, total

Number

132

126

129

4.8 %

✓

Apprentices, total^{1) 5)}

Number

2,469

2,643

2,724

-6.6 %

✓

Of which students, total^{1) 6)}

Number

382

394

491

-3.0 %

✓

Trainees, total^{1) 7)}

Number

15.4 %

✓

Web-based training courses, total⁸⁾

Number

360

250

193

44.0 %

✓

Participants in e-learning courses, Germany⁹⁾

Number

93,724

169,795

136,307

-44.8 %

✓

Participants in classroom training sessions, Germany¹⁰⁾

Number

7,291

4,553

7,351

60.1 %

✓

Average number of hours of training and education per employee^{1) 9)}

Number

7.4

8.2

–

-10.0 %

✓

Of which male⁹⁾

Number

7.3

8.2

–

-11.0 %

Of which female⁹⁾

Number

7.6

8.0

–

-4.5 %

Coverage rate for
Learning Management System¹¹⁾

99.9

99.8

0.1 %-pts.

✓

Occupational health and safety

Coverage rate for ISO 45001¹²⁾

100

100

99.7

0.0 %-pts.

✓

Employee safety (LTIR)¹³⁾

LTIR

2.9

3.9

4.6

-25.6 %

✓

Responsibility in society and the supply chain

Donations

€ millions

2.2

2.1

3.4

4.8 %

Confirmed cases of human rights violations¹⁴⁾

Number

-25.0 %

✓

Percentage of the purchasing volume from production material suppliers with SAQs

90.7

68.6

30.9

22.1 %-pts.

✓

Response rate of surveyed suppliers on the use of conflict minerals¹⁵⁾

84.5

87.5

-3.0 %-pts.

✓

Coverage rate of certified smelters in the supply chain¹⁶⁾

96.3

99.7

100

-3.4 %-pts.

✓

Suppliers reviewed in initial assessments¹⁷⁾

Number

158

133

18.8 %

✓

Product safety and integrity

Awards for
customer satisfaction/product quality¹⁸⁾

Number

-10.7 %

✓

Coverage rate of quality management systems¹⁹⁾

100

100

0.0 %-pts.

✓

1)	Key indicator for the reporting year in assessment scope for the first time.
2)	Initiated by employees; related to the average number of employees from 1/1/2022 to 31/12/2022.
3)	Figure first reported in 2022.
4)	Unlike in Sustainability Report 2021, the value refers to the first two levels below the Executive Board and not all management positions, which is why the prior year value is not provided in this context.
5)	People with academic or nonacademic qualifications.
6)	Dual students, master’s degree students, and “Two in One” students. The “Two in One” study program combines a bachelor’s degree with vocational training.
7)	Increase in the total number due to a rise in the number of participants in training programs in China after special items in 2021.
8)	Increase due to an expanded range of globally accessible web-based courses.
9)	Drop due to a decrease in new required web-based courses compared to the previous year.
10)	Increase due to a loosening of coronavirus protection measures in the reporting year.
11)	Relating to employees, total.
12)	Relating to plant employees.
13)	Measurement of Lost Time Injury Rate, LTIR = occupational accidents from one lost day per 1 million hours worked. Employees, including temporary staff, trainees in apprenticeship, and interns.
14)	Violations of the prohibition on forced labor, child labor, and cases of discrimination by origin, color, or gender. The cases confirmed in the reporting period were all related to discrimination or harassment.
15)	Response rate of suppliers surveyed on the use of conflict minerals as defined under the Responsible Minerals Initiative. 2022 value checked in interim status in December 2022. 2021 figure adjusted compared to Sustainability Report 2021 in accordance with the regular survey period. Regular survey period from March to February of the following year.
16)	Smelters certified by the Responsible Minerals Initiative or not located in risk areas as defined in the RCOI. 2022 value checked in interim status in December 2022. Regular survey period from March to February of the following year.
17)	Completed in 2022.
18)	Drop due to stricter award criteria among customers.
19)	According to the scope of the Schaeffler Group’s management manual and valid certification rules.

Governance

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Governance

2022

2021

2020

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Corporate governance

Proportion of women in Supervisory Board^{1) 2)}

–

– %-pts.

✓

Of which female employee representatives^{1) 2)}

–

– %-pts.

✓

Of which female shareholder representatives^{1) 2)}

–

– %-pts.

✓

Proportion of independent shareholder representatives on the Supervisory Board^{1) 2)}

–

– %-pts.

✓

Business integrity

Employees trained in face-to-face training and workshops on the topic of compliance³⁾

Number

4,476

3,033

3,233

47.6 %

✓

Employees trained online on the topic of compliance^{4) 5)}

Number

9,926

19,980

34,879

-50.3 %

✓

Completion rate of compulsory online compliance training courses^{4) 6)}

95.6

95.1

94.6

0.5 %-pts.

✓

1)	Figure first reported in 2022.
2)	Schaeffler AG Supervisory Board consists of ten employee representatives and ten shareholder representatives.
3)	Increase due to a loosening of coronavirus protection measures in the reporting year.
4)	Employees, including temporary office staff, trainees in apprenticeship, interns, and people working on a thesis.
5)	Drop, as only new employees are required to participate in the training course.
6)	Does not include those employees who were absent over a longer period of time during the year or for whom the deadline to complete the compulsory training courses had not yet passed by the end of the year.

Sustainability Report 2022

Key figures on sustainability

Strategy and Management

Environment

Social

Governance

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