Contents Introduction Business Relationships Environment Environmental performance at a glance Environmental mana at HUBER+SUHNER Resource efficiency Resource efficiency has both an economic and an environmental effect. Therefore, it has always been an important part of environmen- tal management at HUBER+SUHNER. As can be expected with a significantly increased eco- nomic performance, resource consumption increased accordingly as well as the amount of waste (energy +13 %, copper +15 %, plastics +27 %, water +7 %, and waste generation +34 % year-on-year). The significantly increased plastic consumption can be explained by the improved data gathering. In terms of waste, the amount of recyclable waste in particular increased (+47 % year-on-year). Figure 7 Carbon footprint 2021 12 % 29 % Greenhouse gas emissions and climate change The greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in scope 1+2 7 slightly increased to 11 500 t in 2021 (+3 % year- on-year). GHG emissions in scope 3 8 sharply increased by 45 % year-on-year mainly due to the expansion of the boundaries and the improvements of material and transport data quality. Figure 7 shows that copper, all other materials, product transports to customers and between sites as well as electricity account for 89 % of the carbon footprint of HUBER+SUHNER. Business traffic, a significant driver before the pandemic, did not pick up again in 2021. Copper All other materials Transport intercompany Transport products Electricity Paper/packaging To reduce its GHG emission HUBER+SUHNER has increas electrical energy consumed renewable sources (hydro, win er plants) from around 12 % in 2 as planned. By 2025, the share
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