After all, we plan to do our part to achieve the targets of the Paris Agreement. When it comes to our production and product portfolio, we at Schaeffler are committed to these targets as well as to the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact.
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To implement its sustainability strategy, the Schaeffler Group is focusing on seven key Schaeffler ESG targets based on the ten action fields.
Climate-neutral supply chain (Scope 3 upstream) by 2040 1)
Status reporting year
(2022: 6,599 thous. tCO2e)
1) Efforts to achieve these targets focus on reduction measures; unavoidable emissions are counterbalanced.
Climate-neutral production (Scope 1 and Scope 2) by 2030 1)
Status reporting year
(2022: 493 thous. tCO2e)
1) Efforts to achieve these targets focus on reduction measures; unavoidable emissions are counterbalanced.
100 % of purchased power from renewable sources by 2024
Status reporting year
(2022: 76.5 %)
1) In the reporting year, energy attribute certificates for renewable energies were purchased for 83.5 % of electricity consumption, with an additional 2.7 % purchased in January 2024. All of the energy attribute certificates used were produced in 2023.
100 GWh accumulated annual efficiency gains through implementation of energy efficiency measures by 2024
Status reporting year
(2022: 64.2 GWh 1))
1) Externally verified annual energy efficiency potential (cumulative) since 2020.
20 % reduction of freshwater withdrawal by 2030
Status reporting year
(2022: 5,501 thous. m 3)
10 % average annual reduction of accident rate (LTIR) by 2024
Status reporting year
(2022: 3.0)
1) The 2023 figure does not include Ewellix, which was acquired in 2023. The Ewellix LTIR is 5.7 and was calculated according to a different definition. As at December 31, 2023, the Schaeffler Group had 82,119 employees (excluding Ewellix), and Ewellix had 1,243 employees.
Increase in the share of women in top management to 20 % by 2025
Status reporting year
(2022: 15.0 %)
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