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Climate change is one of the major challenges facing us in the 21st century. Because our company is no exception when it comes to generating greenhouse gases, we had set a goal to reduce total direct (Scope 1) and indirect (Scope 2) greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020 (2006 baseline), irrespective of production growth. We have now accomplished this objective. In 2020, we recorded a 25% overall reduction relative to 2006, despite growth in our operating business. However, this excludes emissions from the 2019 acquisition of Versum Materials, which could not be incorporated into our emission footprint because the available emissions data available does not reach back to our 2006 baseline. This acquisition increased our emissions significantly. In total, we emitted approximately 2,010,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalents in 2020.

Building on our previous target, we drew up new climate action goals in 2020. By 2030, we intend to reduce our direct (Scope 1) and indirect (Scope 2) emissions by 50% compared to 2020 and to source 80% of our purchased electricity from renewable sources. Moreover, we plan to set a new reduction target for our emissions from the upstream and downsteam value chain (Scope 3). We are currently setting up processes to record non-reported Scope 3 data more precisely. We will validate the data basis for a specific target in 2021.Overall, by 2040 we are aiming for climate neutrality across our entire value chain in terms of our Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions.

In 2020, we improved our rating from CDP for our greenhouse gas emissions performance to B (2019: C). CDP assesses companies in terms of their performance and transparency when it comes to climate action and water management.

Greenhouse gas emissions, Scope 1 and Scope 21

In metric kilotons

 

20062

 

2017

 

20183

 

2019

 

20204

Total CO2eq5 emissions

 

754

 

653

 

636

 

630

 

2,010

Thereof:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct CO2eq emissions

 

352

 

341

 

332

 

341

 

1,706

Indirect CO2eq emissions6

 

402

 

312

 

304

 

289

 

304

Biogenic CO2 emissions

 

 

13

 

13

 

13

 

13

1

In line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, for all previous years (up to the 2006 baseline) greenhouse gas emissions were calculated based on the current corporate structure as of December 31 of the reporting year and retroactively adjusted for acquisitions or divestments of (parts of) companies, or for changes in emission factors (portfolio-adjusted). Exceptions to this are company units that were added as a result of the acquisition of Versum Materials. Figures dating back to the 2006 baseline are not available for these units.

2

Baseline for our emission targets is 2006.

3

Since 2018, our reported figures have excluded the Consumer Health business, which was divested on December 1, 2018.

4

Includes Versum Materials as of 2020. Excluding Versum Materials, our greenhouse gas emissions totaled 563 kilotons in 2020.

5

eq = equivalent.

6

The figures presented here have been calculated in accordance with the market-based method.

Energy management plays a key role in energy efficiency and climate impact mitigation. Our production sites in Darmstadt and Gernsheim – Germany, account for around 25% of our global energy consumption. Both sites fulfill the requirements of ISO 50001, the international standard for energy management systems. Currently, 13 of our production sites have a certified energy management system.

Energy consumption1

In gigawatt hours

 

2017

 

20182

 

20193

 

2020

Total energy consumption

 

2,073

 

2,158

 

2,178

 

2,372

Direct energy consumption

 

1,205

 

1,261

 

1,288

 

1,265

Natural gas

 

1,140

 

1,194

 

1,222

 

1,178

Liquid fossil fuels3

 

32

 

33

 

33

 

52

Biomass and self-generated renewable energy

 

33

 

34

 

33

 

35

Indirect energy consumption

 

868

 

897

 

890

 

1,107

Electricity

 

723

 

749

 

745

 

944

Steam, heat, cold

 

145

 

148

 

145

 

163

Total energy sold

 

0.1

 

0.0

 

0.1

 

0.2

Electricity

 

0.1

 

0.0

 

0.1

 

0.2

Steam, heat, cold

 

 

 

 

1

In line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, for all previous years (up to the 2006 baseline) energy consumption has been calculated based on the current corporate structure as of December 31 of the reporting year and retroactively adjusted for acquisitions or divestments of (parts of) companies, or for changes in emission factors (portfolio-adjusted). Exceptions to this are company units that were added as a result of the acquisition of Versum Materials. Figures dating back to the 2006 baseline are not available for these units.

2

Since 2018, our reported figures have excluded the Consumer Health business, which was divested on December 1, 2018.

3

Light and heavy fuel oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), diesel, biodiesel, gasoline and kerosene.

Additional facts and figures can be found in our 2020 Sustainability Report.

* The contents of this chapter or section are voluntary and therefore not audited. However, our auditor has read the text critically.