Key Sustainability Indicators
Unless otherwise indicated, the key indicators presented in this report are based on the following principles: all key indicators include the German and foreign subsidiaries that are directly or indirectly controlled by Eppendorf SE. Key environmental indicators refer to all production locations, with the exception of Eppendorf Himac Technologies Co., Ltd. in Japan. As a result, the environmental data relate to a total of eight production sites. In the future, data from Eppendorf Himac Technologies Co., Ltd. will also be included in the key environmental indicators. The key indicators for emissions and energy include all locations employing 20 or more FTEs that are under the operational control of the Eppendorf Group. Smaller locations are extrapolated. As a rule, the key indicators for employees are reported as of December 31, 2022.
| Organizational profile |
2022 |
2021 |
| Number of countries |
33 |
33 |
| Total active companies |
55 |
51 |
| Net sales in € million |
1,234 |
1,100 |
| Debt in € million |
517 |
591 |
| Equity in € million |
1,160 |
1,018 |
| Number of product categories |
151) |
25 |
| Number of services |
7 |
7 |
| 1) Data differs from previous reports due to new counting method. |
| Total water withdrawal 1) in m3 GRI 303-3 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
| Total water withdrawal |
48,070 |
41,385 |
41,548 |
| Water withdrawal from areas affected by water stress 2) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total waste water |
24,772 |
26,857 |
27,373 |
| 1) The water withdrawal relates to the production sites, with the exception of Eppendorf Himac as this site was not taken over by Eppendorf until 2021. |
| 2) According to the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas, no production site is currently affected by very high levels of water stress. The sites in Jülich, Leipzig and Shanghai are assessed at between 40% and 80%. |
| Total waste in t 1) GRI 306-3, -4, -5 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
| Total waste |
2,685 |
2,409 |
2,430 |
| Commercial waste |
690 |
694 |
635 |
| Construction waste (soil, rubble and demolition material) |
65 |
50 |
239 |
| Electrical and electronic devices |
26 |
29 |
22 |
| Scrap metal |
350 |
325 |
378 |
| Paper and cardboard |
582 |
539 |
506 |
| Plastic |
523 |
378 |
328 |
| Other |
450 |
394 |
321 |
| Waste diverted from disposal |
| Hazardous waste diverted from disposal |
21 |
22 |
41 |
| Share of recycling |
0 |
12 |
26 |
| Share of other recovery options 2) |
21 |
1 |
15 |
| Non-hazardous waste diverted from disposal |
1,754 |
1,798 |
1,675 |
| Share of preparation for reuse |
451 |
325 |
238 |
| Share of recycling |
1,267 |
1,062 |
1,010 |
| Share of other recovery options 2) |
36 |
484 |
428 |
| Waste directed to disposal |
| Hazardous waste to disposal |
129 |
111 |
67 |
| Share of incineration (with energy recovery) |
118 |
96 |
65 |
| Share of landfilling |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Share of other disposal options 2) |
11 |
13 |
2 |
| Non-hazardous waste to disposal |
781 |
479 |
645 |
| Share of incineration (with energy recovery) |
700 |
472 |
609 |
| Share of incineration (without energy recovery) |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| Share of landfilling |
62 |
3 |
33 |
| Share of other disposal options 2) |
12 |
4 |
3 |
| 1) The volume of waste generated relates to the production sites, with the exception of Eppendorf Himac as this site was not taken over by Eppendorf until 2021. The figures have been extrapolated. |
| 2) Including waste that cannot be allocated to a specific method of disposal or further processing. |
| Greenhouse gas emission in tCO2e 1) GRI 305-1, -2, -3 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
| Total emissions Scope 1 and 2 market-based |
8,814 |
9,099 |
20,935 |
| Scope 1 2) |
7,009 |
7,193 |
6,955 |
| Scope 2 market-based 3) |
1,805 |
2,023 |
14,097 |
| Scope 2 location-based 3) |
8,875 |
10,149 |
9,498 |
| Scope 3 |
|
|
|
| Category 4 + 9: Up- and downstream transportation |
5,757 |
7,588 |
6,618 |
| Category 6: Business travel (flights) |
2,256 |
885 |
828 |
| Category 11: Use of sold products 4) |
246,561 |
232,434 |
242,422 |
| CO2 intensity |
|
|
|
| Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions per € thousand in sales 5) |
0.0071 |
0.0083 |
0.0216 |
| 1) Eppendorf calculates greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with the GHG Protocol, operational control approach. All relevant greenhouse gases are included and converted into tCO2 equivalents. Carbon accounting includes all Eppendorf locations, with the exception of Eppendorf Himac as this site was not taken over by Eppendorf until 2021. Emissions were modeled and extrapolated for units with fewer than 20 FTEs. |
| 2) BAFA emission factors from the Informationsblatt CO2-Faktoren (CO2 factors fact sheet) and the German Federal Environment Agency’s Kohlendioxid-Emissionsfaktoren für die deutsche Berichterstattung atmosphärischer Emissionen (carbon dioxide emission factors for German reporting of atmospheric emissions) were used to calculate the sites’ Scope 1 emissions. Emission factors from the GHG Protocol (Emission Factors from Cross Sector Tools) were applied for the vehicle fleet. CO2 emissions for Eppendorf vehicles were corrected retroactively for 2021 and 2020. |
| 3) The various methods used to account for Scope 2 emissions applied different emission factors: market-based emissions relate to the emission factors of the individual electricity supplier. If such factors were not available, the AIB’s European Residual Mixes 2020 were applied for locations in Europe, with the EPA eGRID being used for locations in the U.S. The remaining sites were evaluated using the carbon footprint country specific electricity grid greenhouse gas emission factor. Location-based emissions relate to the average emission factors of the power grid in which electricity is consumed. CO2 emissions for location-based Scope 2 emissions were corrected retroactively for 2021 and 2020. |
| 4) Typical utilization and a life cycle of 10 years per product have been assumed for Eppendorf electronic products. For our bioprocess units, no useful information is available; therefore, they have been omitted from the analysis. The data for 2020 and 2021 were corrected retroactively. |
| 5) CO2 intensity describes the Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions divided by net sales in thousands of euros (€). |
| Total energy consumption in MWh GRI 302-1, -3 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
| Total energy consumption |
66,791 |
66,451 |
61,781 |
| Electrical power |
33,746 |
32,301 |
28,747 |
| Sourced form renewables energies |
30,599 |
29,155 |
0 |
| Fossil fuels |
31,474 |
32,430 |
31,388 |
| District heating and cooling |
1,571 |
1,720 |
1,646 |
| Energy intensity |
|
|
|
| Energy consumption per € thousand in sales 1) |
0.0541 |
0.0604 |
0.0639 |
| 1) Energy intensity describes the sum of electricity consumption, fossil fuels and district heating divided by net sales in thousands of euros (€). |
| Employees GRI 2-7, 401-1, 405-1 |
2022 |
2021 |
| Total employees 1) |
5,131 |
4,627 |
| Female |
1,813 |
1,666 |
| Male |
3,317 |
2,961 |
| Diverse |
1 |
n.a. |
| Employees by age |
|
|
| Under 30 |
733 |
958 |
| Between 30 and 50 |
3,183 |
2,640 |
| Over 50 |
1,215 |
1,029 |
| Employees GRI 2-7, 401-1, 405-1 |
2022 |
| Total external employees 2) |
319 |
| Total apprentices in Germany |
79 |
| Start of apprenticeship in 2022 |
33 |
| Employees by region |
|
| Europe |
3,254 |
| Americas |
882 |
| Asia/Pacific/Africa |
681 |
| China |
314 |
| Employees by function |
|
| Management and Administration |
1,646 |
| Manufacturing and Production |
1,283 |
| Marketing and Sales |
1,192 |
| Services |
742 |
| Research and Development |
269 |
| 1) Employees include full-time and part-time employees with permanent and temporary employment contracts who receive salary payments from Eppendorf SE. Student employees, interns and apprentices have been omitted. |
| 2) External employees include employees with temporary employment contracts. |
| Employees GRI 2-7, 401-1, 405-1 |
2022 |
| Employees by contract 1) |
| Permanent contract |
4,625 |
| Europe |
2,975 |
| Americas |
882 |
| Asia/Pacific/Africa |
661 |
| China |
107 |
| Temporary contract |
506 |
| Europe |
280 |
| Americas |
207 |
| Asia/Pacific/Africa |
19 |
| China |
0 |
| Employees by working time model 1) |
| Full time |
4,145 |
| Female |
1,393 |
| Male |
2,751 |
| Diverse |
1 |
| 1) Employees include full-time and part-time employees with permanent and temporary employment contracts who receive salary payments from Eppendorf SE. Student employees, interns and apprentices have been omitted. |
| Employee turnover GRI 401-1 |
2022 |
| Total number of employees who have left the company |
644 |
| General turnover rate |
12.55 |
| Permanent employees who have left the company |
537 |
| Turnover rate, permanent employees |
11.61 |
| Temporary employees who have left the company |
107 |
| Turnover rate, temporary employees |
21.17 |
| Employees who have left the company voluntarily |
572 |
| Voluntary employee turnover rate |
11.15 |
| Employees who have left the company involuntarily |
72 |
| Mandated turnover rate |
1.40 |
| Employee turnover by age 1) |
|
| Under 30 |
148 |
| Between 30 and 50 |
353 |
| Over 50 |
143 |
| Employee turnover by gender |
|
| Female |
238 |
| Male |
406 |
| Diverse |
0 |
| Employee turnover by region |
|
| Europe |
432 |
| Americas |
141 |
| Asia/Pacific/Africa |
40 |
| China |
31 |
| 1) Age at the time of termination of contract. |
| New employee hires in 2022 GRI 401-1 |
2022 |
| New employee hires |
1,135 |
| New hires by age 1) |
|
| Under 30 |
334 |
| Between 30 and 50 |
631 |
| Over 50 |
170 |
| New hires by gender |
|
| Female |
420 |
| Male |
714 |
| Diverse |
1 |
| New hires by region |
|
| Europe |
724 |
| Americas |
249 |
| Asia/Pacific/Africa |
106 |
| China |
56 |
| 1) Age at the time of signing of contract. |
| Payment indicators GRI 2-12, 405-2 |
2022 |
| Gender pay gap 1) |
4% |
| Ratio of total annual compensation 2) |
93% |
| Percentage increase in the median annual total compensation of all employees |
3.2% |
| Percentage increase in the annual total compensation of the highest paid person |
3.0% |
| 1) The gender pay gap data covers Germany, Canada, USA and China, resulting in a share of the global workforce of around 73%. |
| 2) Describes the ratio between the total annual compensation of the highest-paid person at Eppendorf and the median level of total annual compensation of all employees. |
| Total material consumption in t 1) GRI 301-1 |
2022 |
Share |
| Total material consumption |
16,557 |
|
| Renewable |
3,899 |
24% |
| Non-renewable |
12,658 |
76% |
| Total material consumption for non-consumables |
5,883 |
36% |
| Packaging materials |
742 |
55% |
| Material consumption for consumables |
10,674 |
84% |
| Packaging materials |
3,233 |
7% |
| 1) The material consumption relates to the production sites, with the exception of Eppendorf Himac as this site was not taken over by Eppendorf until 2021. The figures have been extrapolated and are based on best possible estimate. |
| Total marketing materials in t 1) GRI 301-1 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
| Total marketing materials |
91.4 |
100.3 |
118.3 |
| Renewable |
87.8 |
90.1 |
102.4 |
| Non-renewable |
3.6 |
10.2 |
15.9 |
| Materials by type |
|
|
|
| Paper |
87.3 |
91.5 |
110.7 |
| Promotional gifts (gummy bears, note pads, pens, etc.) |
3.9 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
| Other (primarily polymer-based) |
0.2 |
4.2 |
2.9 |
| 1) The marketing materials for 2020 and 2021 were corrected retroactively. |
| Screening of suppliers 1) GRI 414-1 |
2022 |
| Share of suppliers that have signed a code of conduct/charter for sustainable procurement |
59% |
| Share of all suppliers with contracts containing clauses on environmental, labor and human rights requirements |
18% |
| Target for the share of suppliers |
95% |
| Share of suppliers that were subjected to a sustainability assessment |
68% |
| Target for the share of suppliers |
100% |
| Share of all employees in purchasing who have received sustainable purchasing training |
97% |
| Share of new suppliers screened against environmental and social criteria |
100% |
| Total number of suppliers screened for environmental and social impacts |
139 |
| 1) Includes the units of the Instruments Technical Division in Hamburg, Leipzig, Maldon and Shanghai. All suppliers must agree to the Code of Conduct for Business Partners; new suppliers answer a sustainability questionnaire and are assessed on the basis of this. |
