2022 2023 2024 Scope 1 30,762 25,820 26,441 Scope 2, marketbased 1) 38,688 8,087 0 3.1 Purchased goods and services 393,462 352,401 340,420 3.2 Capital goods 25,173 19,879 20,660 3.3 Fuel- and energy-related emissions 32,013 23,343 25,692 3.4 Transport and distribution 87,931 2) 83,243 2) 77,000 2) 3.5 Waste 3) 394 382 387 3.6 Business travel 18,620 19,683 21,751 3.7 Employee commuting 18,330 18,982 19,201 3.8 Rented or leased property, plant and equipment 2) 8,422 5,454 4,905 3.11 Use of products sold 13,363,775 12,972,026 13,238,347 3.12 Handling of products sold at the end of the product lifecycle 14,548 13,097 13,536 Summe 4) 14,032,118 13,542,397 13,788,340 Greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3) in accordance with the GHG Protocol (in t CO2e). 1) The location-based Scope 2 emissions amounted to 59,703 t CO2e in the reporting year. 2) Preliminary value, new calculation method. 3) Waste from headquarters and production locations is included. Waste from national subsidiaries (sales offices, etc.) is not included. 4) 3.9 = excluded, 3.10, 3.13, 3.14 und 3.15 not relevant. The CCF of Festo comprises the majority of GHG emissions of the entire Festo Group, including all international sales subsidiaries. Limitations and methodological changes are explained below. In Scope 1, we posted an increase of 2.4 percent to 26,441 tons CO2e. The reasons for this include a higher attendance rate at our production and office facilities following contact restrictions during the pandemic. Another contributory factor was the easing of energy-saving measures implemented on the back of the energy crisis. categories and the elimination of double counting. We have therefore corrected the figures for 2022 and 2023 retrospectively in this report. Overall, Scopes 3.1 and 3.2 were virtually unchanged at 361,080 tons CO2e. Fuel- and energy-related emissions (Scope 3.3) increased by 10 percent to 25,692 tons CO2e. The most significant impact here was the change in the emission factors of the International Energy Agency (IEA). The global emission data for the procurement, intercompany and distribution logistics in the areas of transport with logistics service providers (Scope 3.4) directly commissioned by Festo have been consolidated on a serviceprovider platform since 2024. This entails a standardized CO2e calculation method and data structure for the upload of the logistics partners or direct calculation of CO2e figures. In contrast, we use a proprietary model developed in-house to calculate the emissions from supplier-contracted procurement logistics. In the reporting year, the summarized Scope 3.4 emissions amounted to 77,000 tons CO2e. The last time a calculation was undertaken, we calculated the logistics emissions on the basis of the transport volume using a model for the year 2021 that had been developed in-house. These emissions amounted to 121,174 tons CO2e. The exceptionally strong fall in emissions from 2021 to 2024 is primarily explained by the significant increase in airfreight volume during the pandemic and the global semiconductor shortage in 2021. The decline subsequently dropped from around 16,000 tons to approximately 10,000 tons each year in the following years. The impact on the emissions amounted to approximately 30,000 tons CO2e. Furthermore, smaller, targeted projects to switch transport volume from air freight to sea freight also contributed to this development (approx. 2,250 tons CO2e). We attribute the remaining difference of approx. 12,000 tons CO2e to the change in methods and calculation approach referred to above. The data for 2022 and 2023 are extrapolated from the current value to the past. In 2024, we are using the market-based method with a value of zero for reporting the Scope 2 emissions. The key factor for this was expansion of the purchase of certificates of origin for electricity from renewable energy sources at all locations. Within Scope 3, the categories 1 (purchased goods and services) and 2 (capital goods) are still calculated on the basis of the costs associated with emission factors based on expenditure. We carried out a review for the list of tasks in 2024. This led to shifts between the two GHG emissions caused by business travel (Scope 3.6) increased by 10 percent to 21,751 tons CO2e owing to catch-up effects following the pandemic years. The biggest proportion of GHG emissions continues to be generated during the usage phase (Scope 3.11). During the reporting year, this increased by 2 percent to 13,283,347 tons CO2e. As a result, the GHG emissions returned to the 2022 level, which is partly due to changes in the calculation logic parameters and the electricity mix in our sales markets. Offset with CO2e certificates and guarantees of origin If we are unable to avoid CO2e emissions in Scope 1 and the estimated heat-related emissions from rented properties (heat-related Scope 3.8) in the short or medium term, we will offset them with CO2e certificates from international climate protection projects. When selecting projects, we rely on certification systems such as “Gold Standard” and “Verra”. For the electricity consumption of properties owned by Festo, as well as the partially estimated electricity consumption in rented properties, we purchase guarantees of origin for electricity from renewable sources and retire them. This means we have achieved calculated carbon neutrality in Scopes 1, 2, and 3.8. Additional details on CO2e certificates and guarantees of origin are described in the Sustainability Report 2023. 1. Environment Festo SE & Co. KG Sustainability Report 2024 Festo SE & Co. KG Sustainability Report 2024 16 17
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