12 Climate Protection and Resource Efficiency 14 Corporate Carbon Footprint 18 SBTi-Targets 20 Sustainability at Our Locations 24 Material Use in Our Products and the Product Carbon Footprint 26 Use of the Products Sold 28 People at Festo 30 Employee Development 32 Festo as an Employer 34 Diversity 36 Education and Training 40 Technical Education 41 Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence in Technical Education and Training 42 Sustainable Practice Award 44 Occupational Safety and Comprehensive Health Promotion 48 Upholding Human Rights 52 Governance 54 Compliance Table of Contents Report Profile The Sustainability Report 2024 of the Festo Group is being published for the first time as a compact report. The intention is for this document to provide succinct information about progress on key sustainability issues. This format takes account of the fact that reporting at Festo is currently in transition. The preparations for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) are under way and the company is attentively following the development of the EU Omnibus Directive in order to address and implement new regulatory requirements at pace and efficiently. At the same time, one focus is on restructuring the report in accordance with the topic areas of the CSRD – environment, social issues and governance (ESG). This compact report is already being drawn up on the basis of the new ESG structure. The topics have also been partially restructured. The report primarily presents the progress made during the reporting year, which results in a reduced scope compared to previous reports. The format of the compact report allows the preparations to be prioritized in the background for the comprehensive reporting required under the CSRD. The subject of the report however remains unchanged: The Festo Group with headquarters located in Esslingen. Unless otherwise stated, the reported figures and data refer to the global activities of the organization. The focus of the “People at Festo” section is on Festo SE & Co. KG. The indicators also follow the established system and thereby facilitate a multi-year comparison of performance. The Corporate Carbon Footprint reported in the relevant chapter takes into account key figures for the entire Festo Group (with the exception of the waste category). The other data in the chapter relate to the production and logistics sites of the Festo Group. Information on strategically relevant and current topics was also included – as were the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The topic “Networks and Committee Work” is presented in the Festo Sustainability Report 2023 (page 40 f.). Reporting period and editorial deadline The document is available in German and English and mainly relates to the period from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. All forward-looking statements in this report are based on the assumptions valid on the date of the editorial deadline. The submission deadline for this report was March 15, 2025. Contacts and project participants Numerous employees of the Festo Group contributed to this report. You can direct any questions you have to the address given below and as necessary they will be forwarded to the relevant departments: corporate.sustainability@festo.com 1 Environment 2 Social 3 Governance 2 Report Profile 4 Foreword 6 Festo at a glance 8 World of Motion 10 Sustainability Strategy Cover image The cover image is based on the Lorenz attractor – a mathematical model developed by Edward Lorenz in the 1960s. It is an example of chaotic behavior in dynamic systems and, in a figurative sense, reflects the challenges companies face in volatile markets – hence the graphic transfer to the industrial environment. Just as small changes in the initial conditions of the Lorenz attractor lead to completely different results, Festo's customers also have different starting points that require a flexible and adaptable approach as well as customized solutions. Festo offers exactly these customized automation solutions. With innovative and sustainable automation technology, Festo ensures that production can be efficient in all industries. In addition, Festo Didactic provides the appropriate technical basic and further training.
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