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   Fronius International GmbH              Fronius Group
Economic Performance
 2021 2022 2023   2021 2022 2023
Group sales n.a. n.a. n.a.   995 mio € 1,228 mio € 1,595
mio €
International Fronius companies n.a. n.a. n.a.   37 37 38
Export rate  n.a. n.a. n.a.   89 % 87 % 85 %
Active patents n.a. n.a. n.a.   1,366 1,446 1,604
Business ethics & Compliance
Proportion of employees who completed training of the Code of Conduct 72 % 84 %  96 %   n.a. 69 %  n.a.
Violations of environmental and social laws and regulations 0 0 0   n.a. n.a. n.a.
Incidents of corruption 0 0 0   n.a. n.a. n.a.
Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices 0 0 1   n.a. n.a. n.a.
Political contributions  0 0 0   n.a. n.a. n.a.
Number of cases reported via the whistleblower hotline n.a. n.a. 9   n.a. n.a. n.a.
Sustainable procurement
Proportion of local suppliers n.a.  75 % 80 %   n.a. n.a. n.a.
Percentage of new suppliers of direct services that were screened using environmental criteria n.a. 100 % 100 %   n.a. n.a. n.a.
Percentage of new suppliers of direct services that were screened using social criteria n.a. 100 % 100 %   n.a. n.a. n.a.
Percentage of audited preferred suppliers n.a. 35 % 37 %   n.a.  n.a. n.a.
Employment and working conditions¹
Total employees
  of which women
  of which men		 4,129
37 %
63 %		 4,817
38 %
62 %
 5,555
37 %
63 %		   n.a.

 7,004
36 %
64 %		 7,992
36 %
64 %

Full-time employees
  of which women
  of which men

 3,629
32 %
68 %		 4,243
33 %
67 %		 4,876
32 %
68 %		   n.a.
 6,336
32 %
68 %		 7,215
32 %
68 %
Part-time employees
  of which women
  of which men		 500
71 %
29 %		 574
72 %
28 %		 679
71 %
29 %		  

n.a.

668
74 %
27 %

 777
72 %
28 %
Employees by region
  Austria
  Central and Eastern Europe
  Germany
  South and East Asia
  USA
  Other nations		 n.a.  n.a.
3,923
693
109
11
2
817		   n.a. n.a.
3,949
1,398
437
323
179
1,707
Employees according to employment contract
  Permanent employment relationship
  Temporary employment relationship		 n.a.
4,797
20
5,536
19		   n.a.
6,722
282
7,644
348
Total new entrants
  of which women
  of which men
 1,064
41 %
59 %		 1,704
40 %
60 %		 1,180
37 %
63 %		   n.a.
 2,160
39 %
61 %		 1,738
36 %
64 %

New entrants by age group
  up to 24 years
  25 – 34 years
  35 – 44 years
  45 – 54 years
  55 years and over

 

53 %
28 %
10 %
7 %
1 %

 

52 %
24 %
14 %
8 %
2 %

 

22 %
37 %
25 %
14 %
2 %

n.a.
 n.a.

 

21 %
38 %
25 %
14 %
3 %
Employee turnover rate² 9.8 % 12.4 % 1.9 %   n.a n.a. 1.7 %
Total temporary workers³ 132 95 20   n.a. 176 44
Total Apprentices 153 156 176   n.a. 169 194
Employees with a collective bargaining agreement 4,129 4,817 5,555   n.a. 4,859 5,597
Employees represented by a works council or trade union 4,129 4,817 5,555   n.a. 5,128 5,867
Education and training
Number of participants in trainings and courses n.a. n.a. 44,150   n.a. n.a. n.a.
Average number of education and training hours per employee, total
 9.2. 10.1 20.7   n.a. 11.2 21.7
Average number of education and training hours per manager 15.4 13 30.5   n.a. n.a. n.a.
Diversity and equal opportunity  
Percentage of women in the total workforce 37 % 38 % 37 %   n.a. 36 % 36 %
Percentage of women in management positions 13 % 14 % 15.2 %   n.a. n.a. 18.6 %
Employees who have taken parental leave
  of which women
  of which men 		 n.a.
158
94 %
6 %
177
61 %
39 %		   n.a. n.a.
208
59 %
41 %
Employees who have taken partial retirement n.a. 32 45   n.a. n.a. n.a.
Discrimination cases 0 0 0   n.a. n.a. n.a.
Accident statistics
Percentage of workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system 100 % 100 % 100 %   n.a. n.a. 73 %
Number of occupational accidents⁴ 68 82 113   68 102 137
Number of fatal accidents  0 0 0   0 0 0
Number of hours worked 6,050,120 6,771,796 8,053199   n.a. n.a. 12,426,854
Accident frequency⁵ 11.2 12.1 14   n.a. n.a n.a.
Number of days lost due to accidents⁶ 19 24 31   n.a. n.a. n.a.
Accident severity⁷ 3.1 3.6 3.9    n.a. n.a. n.a.

¹Figures incl. temporary employees and apprentices
²The rate of employee turnover(excluding temporary staff) is calculated on the basis of the average monthly departures in relation to the average monthly headcount in the reporting year
³Temporary staff at Fronius are primarily employed in the productoin area
⁴Accidents from one day of absence excl. commuting accidents
⁵Accident frequency = number of occupational accidents per 1,000,000 hours worked
⁶Accident days lost calculated on the basis of 250 working days per year
⁷Accident severity = days lost due to accidents per 1,000,000 hours worked

 

    Fronius International GmbH Fronius Group

 

Energy consumption

 

 Unit 2021 2022 2023 2021 2022 2023
Total energy consumption MWh  45,709 46,370 55,984 74,634 81,042 81,859
Fossil energy consumption MWh 6,401 5,952 2,605 23,466 29,626 20,686
  Natural gas MWh 3,814 3,653 713 10,042 10,076 5,480
  Fuel oil MWh 315 67 0 428 326 182
  Diesel  MWh 194 196 230 3,342 3,342 4,121
  Gasoline MWh 2,078 2,036 1,662 9,654 13,716 10,687
   Ethanol MWh 0 0 0 0 0 216
Renewable energy consumption from own plants MWh 13,807 10,729 16,303 18,926 14,423 17,289
  Biomass MWh 8,072 4,252 2,196 8,382 4,255 2,200
  Ambient heat MWh 3,902 4,551 12,219 n.a. n.a. n.a.
  Photovoltaics MWh 1,833 1,927 1,888 2,660 2,979 2,870
Purchased electricity MWh 25,501 29,688 36,743 29,869 34,199 41,651
Purchased heat MWh 0 0 334 2,373 2,794 2,233
Specific energy consumption in MWh/t product volume MWh/t 2.92 2.76 2.67 4.76 4.82 3.90
Yield from own photovoltaic systems MWh 1,982 2,107 2,122 3,147 3,512 3,292
Reduction of energy consumption through energy-saving and energy efficiency measures MWh  n.a. 260 349 n.a. n.a. 416
GHG emissions Scope 1 and 2
Total Scope 1 emissions t CO₂e 1,470 1,400 630 5,367 6,899 5,453
  Natural gas t CO₂e 770 738 144 2,020 2,027 1,107
  Fuel oil t CO₂e 116 88 0 116 88 486
  Diesel t CO₂e 50 50 59 851 1,403 1,057
  Gasoline t CO₂e 534 524 427 2,380 3,381 2,748
  Ethanol t CO₂e 0 0 0 0 0 56
Total Scope 2 emissions t CO₂e 0 0 5 2,017 2,072 2,249
  Purchased electricity t CO₂e 0 0 0 1,910 1,946 2,214
  Purchased heat t CO₂e 0 0 5 107 126 35
Biomass t CO₂e 40 21 11 40 21 11
Specific GHG emissions in CO₂ e/t product volume t CO₂e 0.096 0.085 0.031 0.47 0.53 0.37
Logistics
Total mass of transported products and materials
 t 30,520 53,188 67,105 n.a. n.a. 68,555
Truck t 23,333 49,325 62,823 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Sea freight t 4,104 2,445 3,361 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Rail freight¹ t 1,941 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Air freight t 1,242 1,418 922 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Total GHG emissions t CO₂e 8,946 11,378 10,997 n.a. n.a. 14,663
Truck t CO₂e 1,805 2,861 3,260 n.a. n.a. 5,017
Sea freight t CO₂e 1,534 1,143 1,802 n.a. n.a. 1,837
Rail freight t CO₂e 16 - - n.a. n.a. 23
Air freight t CO₂e 5,591 7,374 5,934 n.a. n.a. 7,786
Business trips
Total travel distance on business trips
 1,000 km 6,169 10,834 15,704 n.a. n.a. 43,403
Airplane 1,000 km 1,140 4,401 8,209 n.a. n.a. 16,994
Car 1,000 km 4,615 5,728 6,599 n.a. n.a. 24,385
Train 1,000 km 143 705 897 n.a. n.a. 2,025
Total GHG emissions t CO₂e 943 1,451

1,664

 n.a. n.a. 9,309
Airplane t CO₂e 380 731 1,186 n.a. n.a. 6,304
Car t CO₂e 561 706 466 n.a. n.a. 2,913
Train t CO₂e 2 14 12 n.a. n.a. 92
GHG emissions Scope 3
Total Scope 3 emissions t CO₂e  10,104  12,900 12,916 n.a. n.a. 23,478
Fuel and energy-related emissions t CO₂e 776 777 722 n.a. n.a. 2,420
Upstream and downstream logistics t CO₂e 8,946 11,378 10,996 n.a. n.a. 14,663
Business trips t CO₂e 382 745 1,198 n.a. n.a. 6,396

¹Due to a change in transport service providers, the goods transported by rail cannot be reported separately. These are mainly pre-carriage shipments for sea freight.

 

     Fronius International GmbH  Fronius Group
Material usage
 Unit 2021 2022 2023 2021 2022 2023
Total material/raw material usage t 18,344 20,729 26,151 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Semi-finished products t 12,352 13,013 17,818 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Raw materials t 3,968 4,301 4,269 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Packaging
  of which renewable
  oh which non-renewable		 t


 1,475
85 %
15 %		 1,778
86 %
14 %		 2,907
80 %
20 %		 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Auxiliary materials and consumables t 549 1,637 1,157 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Water consumption
Total water consumption m³ 38,587 45,038 49,240 38,587 64,043 72,237
From municipal water supply m³ 36,651 43,016 47,754 51,541 60,193 69,208
Surface water/rainwater m³ 812 1,220 923 812 1,220 1,023
Groundwater m³ 1,124 802 563 2,970 2,630 2,006
Waste produced
Total non-hazardous waste t 3,202 3,469 3,895 n.a. n.a. 5,062
Reuse & recycling t 2,321 2,498 2,760 n.a. n.a. 3,490
Recovery t 861 948 1,105 n.a. n.a. 1,220
Composting t 12 19 20 n.a. n.a. 34
Landfill t 7 4 10 n.a. n.a. 318
Total hazardous waste
t 352 310 407 n.a. n.a. 469
Reuse & recycling t 286 261 342 n.a. n.a. 356
Recovery t 66 48 64 n.a. n.a. 68
Composting t 0 0 0 n.a. n.a. 0
Landfill t 0 0 1 n.a. n.a. 45
Specific waste in t/t product volume t/t 0.23 0.22 0.21 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Returned and recycled packaging of products sold in Austria t 234 278 398 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Recycling of electrical appliances and batteries placed on the market in Austria t 1,292 1,866

2,739

 n.a. n.a. n.a.

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