2023 2024 2025 Scope 1 1) 25,820 26,441 24,322 Scope 2, location-based n.a. n.a. 59,448 Scope 2, market-based 1) 8,087 442 2) 523 3.1 Purchased goods and services 352,401 340,420 323,869 3.2 Capital goods 19,879 20,660 31,404 3.3 Fuel- and energy-related emissions 23,343 25,692 19,167 3.4 Transport and distribution 83,243 2) 77,9531 2) 67,279 3.5 Waste 3) 382 387 375 3.6 Business travel 19,683 21,751 20,095 3.7 Employee commuting 18,982 19,201 19,440 3.8 Rented or leased property, plant and equipment 2) 5,454 4,905 5,986 3.11 Use of products sold 12,972,026 13,238,347 13,022,399 3.12 Handling of products sold at the end of the product lifecycle 13,097 13,536 14,272 Total 4) 13,542,397 13,788,340 13,549,131 Greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3) in accordance with the GHG Protocol (in t CO2e). 1) Time Period 10/2024 – 09/2025 2) Adjusted compared to 2024 due to a revised calculation approach. 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 Scope 2 emissions are reported using the market-based as well as the location-based method. The significant decline in recent years can be explained in the main by our decision to have all locations obtain certificates of origin for electricity from renewable energies. The remaining GHG emissions in Scope 2 are the result of purchasing district heating at several international sites. Within Scope 3, categories 3.1 (purchased goods and services) and 3.2 (capital goods) are partially calculated based on the associated costs using expenditure-related emission factors. Scopes 3.1 and 3.2 together account for 355,273 tonnes of CO2e and showed a slight downward trend (2024: 361,080 t). Fuel and energy-related emissions (Scope 3.3) decreased by approximately 25 percent to 19,167 tons of CO2e (2024: 25,692 t). This development is the result of lower emission factors compared to the previous year, especially the reduced emission factors of the International Energy Agency (IEA). Since 2024, global emissions data for services directly requested by Festo in procurement, intercompany and distribution logistics in the area of transport with logistics service providers (Scope 3.4) have been consolidated on a service provider platform. The data uploaded by the logistics partners is based on a uniformly defined CO2e standard calculation method and data structure. Where this is not the case, the CO2e data is calculated directly. The emissions generated by the procurement logistics requested by our suppliers, on the other hand, are determined using our own model, which we further developed in 2025. As a result, the value for 2024 was retrospectively corrected upwards by 953 tons of CO2e. The combined Scope 3.4 emissions amounted to 67,279 tons of CO2e in the reporting year (2024: 77,953 t). The decrease of around 14 percent was due to a reduced air freight volume and the overall reduced transport volume brought about by the economic situation. GHG emissions generated by business travel (Scope 3.6) decreased by about 8 percent to 20,095 tons of CO2e due to travel restrictions (2024: 21,751 t). The vast majority of GHG emissions are still generated during the use phase of our products (Scope 3.11). This figure fell by around 2 percent in the reporting year compared to the previous year. We noticed opposite effects: Lower average emission factors reduced emission levels, which partially offset unit growth in countries with generally higher emission factors. Measures for the use phase of our products We are implementing practical measures that are designed to reduce energy and resource consumption in automation. We are continuously improving the sizing of pneumatics, and adapting tubing, cylinders and valves to the actual requirements in order to minimize compressed air losses and to reduce compressor requirements and operating costs. In addition, Festo offers precise, easy-to-control electric automation. It is the application that determines the choice of the most efficient drive technology. With “Controlled Pneumatics,” intelligent controllers adjust the compressed air consumption in line with the situation and reduce wear. Air-saving circuits in vacuum- based applications reduce the requirements for air using specific valve sequences and air storage strategies. Another important contributing factor is the use of electricity from renewable energy sources by our customers. Customers who can demonstrate that they only use electricity from renewable sources are excluded from the calculation of our GHG balance. Reforming global electricity procurement and the compensation approach Festo obtains certificates of origin that have been issued for electricity from wind and hydropower plants in the different electricity grid networks. By doing this, it is possible to take the environmental characteristics of the electricity generated (free of emissions) into consideration without the electricity physically coming from the same power plants. The certificates of origin meet the requirements of the European green electricity label EKOenergy or those of the American green electricity label green-E. Since 2025, we have stopped acquiring voluntary compensation certificates and instead invest in real emission reductions in line with the SBTi-Targets 1. Environment Festo SE & Co. KG Sustainability Report 2025 Festo SE & Co. KG Sustainability Report 2025 14 15
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