Foreword by the Management Board
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Dear Readers,
Back in 1970, the founders of Eppendorf laid down a clear purpose for our company: to improve human living conditions. In the first Eppendorf Group Sustainability Report, we describe what we are doing to fulfill this purpose some 50 years down the line.
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Highlights by Numbers
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4,627
Employees
at the Eppendorf Group as of the reporting date December 31, 2021
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57%
Reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions
by shifting to electricity from renewable sources in Germany and Enfield, USA (2021 compared to 2020)
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78
Apprentices & trainees
enrolled in training at the Eppendorf Group in 2021
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76%
Percentage of waste at our production sites diverted from landfills
(recycling, preparation for reuse and recovery, other methods of reuse and recovery)
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8.3%
Global turnover
our people appreciate Eppendorf as an employer, as shown by our turnover rate, which is well below the German average of 16 %
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9.7h
Average continuing education
provided by the Eppendorf Academy and LinkedIn Learning in hours
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33
Number of countries
with Eppendorf locations
