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Performance overview

 

   Fronius International GmbH              Fronius Group
Economic Performance
2020 2021 2022   2020 2021 2022
Group sales n.a. n.a. n.a.   849 Mio € 995 Mio € 1,228 Mio. €
International Fronius companies n.a. n.a. n.a.   36 37 37
Export rate  n.a. n.a. n.a.   92 % 89 % 87 %
Active patents n.a. n.a. n.a.   1,321 1,366 1,446
Business ethics & Compliance
Percentage of employees with completed trainings on the Code of Conduct n.a. 72 %  84 %   n.a. n.a. 69 %
Infringements of environmental and social laws and regulations n.a. 0 0   n.a. n.a. n.a.
Incidents of corruption n.a. 0 0   n.a. n.a. n.a.
Sustainable procurement
Percentage of new suppliers (direct) services that were screened using environmental criteria n.a. n.a. n.a.   n.a. 100 % 100 %
Percentage of new suppliers (direct services) that were screened using social criteria n.a. n.a. n.a.   n.a. 100 %  100 %
Percentage of audited preffered suppliers n.a. n.a. n.a.   n.a.  n.a. 35 %
Employment and working conditions¹
Employees in total
  thereof women
  thereof men
3,776
36 %
64 %
4,129
37 %
63 %
4,817
38 %
62 %
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7,004
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64 %

Full time
Employees
  thereof women
  thereof men

3,294

30 %
70 %
4,129

37 %
63% 
4,817

38 %
62 %
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6,336

32 %
68 %
Part time
employees
  thereof women
  thereof men
479

72 %
28 %
500

71 %
29 %
547

72 %
28 %
 

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668

74 %
26 %
New entrants

  thereof women
  thereof men
479

41 %
59 %
1,064

41 %
59 %
1,704

40 %
60 %
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2,160

39 %
61 % 

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

58 %
25 %
11 %
5 %
0 %

53 %
28 %
10 %
7 %
1 %

52 %
24 %
14 %
8 %
2 %



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Fluctuation rate² 9.7 9.8 12.4   n.a n.a. n.a.
Temporary Staff in total³ 155 132 95   n.a. n.a. 176
Apprentices in total 137 153 156   n.a. n.a.  169
Employees working in parental part time
  thereof women
  thereof men
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Employees who have taken partial retirement n.a. n.a. 32   n.a. n.a. n.a.
Employees with a collective bargaining agreement  100 % 100 % 100 %   n.a. n.a. 69 %
Education and training
Number of participants in trainings and courses 7,746 6,204 7,927   n.a. n.a. n.a.
Average number of training and education hours
  thereof managers
  thereof employees
12.8
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9.2
15.4
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Accident statistics
Number of occupational accidents⁴ 83 68 82   83 68 102
Number of fatal accidents  0 0 0   0 0 0
Number of hours worked 6,072,558 6,050,120 6,771,796   n.a. n.a. n.a.
Accident rate⁵ 13.7 11.2 12.1   n.a. n.a n.a.
Number of days lost due to accidents⁶ 23 19 24   n.a. n.a. n.a.
Accident severity⁷ 3.9 3.1 3.6    n.a. n.a. n.a.

¹Figures incl. temporary staff and apprentices
²Fluctuation rate excl. temporary staff
³Temporary workers at Fronius are primarily employed in the manufacturing area
⁴Accidents from one day of absence excl. commuting accidents
⁵Accident rate = Number of occupational accidents / number of hours worked x 1.000.000
⁶Accident days lost calculated on the basis of 250 working days per year
⁷Accident severity = Days lost due to accidents / number of hours worked x 1,000,000

 

    Fronius International GmbH Fronius Group

 

Energy consumption

 

Einheit 2020 2021 2022 2020 2021 2022
Fossil energy consumption MWh 5,990 6,401 5,952 22,423 23,466 29,626
  Natural gas MWh 3,497 3,814 3,653 9,534 10,042 10,076
  Fuel oil MWh 125 315 67 348 428 326
  Diesel  MWh 330 194 196 4,266 3,342 5,508
  Gasoline MWh 2,038 2,078 2,036 8,275 9,654 13,716
Renewable energy consumption from own plants MWh 12,407 17,789 13,368 12,993 18,926 14,423
  Biomass MWh 5,762 8,072 4,252 5,848 8,382 4,255
  Geothermal energy MWh 4,904 7,884 7,189 4,904 7,884 7,188
  Photovoltaics MWh 1,741 1,833 1,927 2,242 2,660 2,979
Purchased electricity MWh 23,895 25,501 29,688 30,741 29,869 34,199
Purchased heat MWh - - - 1,509 2,733 2,794
Total energy consumption MWh 42,292 49,661 49,008 67,666 74,634 81,041
Specific energy consumption h in MWh/t product volume MWh/t 2.55 3.17 2.91 4.09 4.76 4.82
Yield from own photovoltaic systems MWh 1,865 1,982 2,107 2,570 3,147 3,512
GHG emissions Scope 1
Fossil energy sources t CO₂e 1,323 1,413 1,305 5,138 5,367 6,899
  Natural gas t CO₂e 703 767 735 1,918 2,020 2,027
  Fuel oil t CO₂e 34 85 18 94 116 88
  Diesel t CO₂e 84 49  50 1,086 851 1,403
  Gasoline t CO₂e 502 512 502 2,040 2,380 3,381
Renewable energy consumption t CO₂e 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Biomass t CO₂e 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Geothermal energy t CO₂e 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Photovoltaics t CO₂e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Scope 1 emissions t CO₂e 1,323 1,413 1,305 5,050 5,215 6,899
GHG emissions Scope 2
Purchased electricity t CO₂e 0 0 0 3,184 1,910 1,946
Purchased heat t CO₂e - - - 68 107 126
Total Scope 2 emissions t CO₂e 0 0 0 3,252 2,017 2,071
               
Intensity of GHG emissions Scope 1 and 2
Specific GHG emissions in t CO₂e/t product volume t CO₂e 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.51 0.47 0.53
Logistics
Truck t 17,833 23,233 49,325 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Sea freight t 6,262 4,104 2,445 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Rail freight¹ t 1,240 1,941 0 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Air freight t 535 1,242 1,418 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Total mass of transported products and materials t 25,871 30,520 53,224 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Truck t CO₂e 1,313 1,805 2,861 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Sea freight t CO₂e 2,551 1,534 1,142 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Rail freight t CO₂e 10 16 0 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Air freight t CO₂e 3,176 5,591 6,852 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Total GHG emissions of the transported products and materials t CO₂e 7,050 8,946 10,855 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Business trips
Plane 1000 km 2,306 1,410 4,401 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Car 1000 km 4,308 4,615 5,728 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Train 1000 km 199 143 705 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Total travel distance 1000 km 6,813 6,169 10,834 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Plane t CO₂e 590 380 731 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Car t CO₂e 589 561 706 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Train t CO₂e 3 2 14 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Total GHG emissions t CO₂e 1,182 943 1,451 n.a. n.a. n.a.
GHG emissions Scope 3
Upstream and downstream transport of goods t CO₂e 7,050 8,946 10,855 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Business trips t CO₂e 593 382 745 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Indirect energy related GHG emissions² t CO₂e
743 843 848 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Total Scope 3 emissions t CO₂e 8,385 10,171 12,488 n.a. n.a. n.a.

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.
²Indirect energy-related emissions resulting from energy purchases have been included in Scope 3 emissionssince this reporting year.

 

     Fronius International GmbH  Fronius Group
Material usage
Unit 2020 2021 2022 2020 2021 2022
Semi-finished products t 13,382 12,352 13,013 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Raw materials t 3,045 3,968 4,301 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Packaging
  thereof renewable
  thereof non-renewable
t
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1,285
1,058
226
1,475
1,256
218
1,778
1,532
246
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Auxiliary materials and consumables t 659 549 1,637 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Total material / raw material usage t 18,371 18,344 20,729 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Water consumption
From municipal water supply 32,341 36,651 43,016 46,367 53,138 30,193
Surface water / rainwater  474 812 1,220 474 812 1,220
Groundwater 835 1,124 802 2,430 2,970 2,630
Total water consumption 33,650 38,587 45,038 59,823 74,062 64,043
Waste volume
Reuse & Recycling t 2,223 2,321 2,498 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Recovery t 518 509 476 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Composting t 0 12 19 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Waste incineration t 406 352 472 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Landfill t 23 7 4 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Total non-hazardous waste volume t 3,170 3,202 3,468 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Reuse & Recycling t 250 286 261 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Recovery t 71 25 9 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Composting t 0 0 0 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Waste incineration t 29 41 39 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Landfill t 1 0 0 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Total hazardous waste volume t 352 352 310 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Total waste volume t 3,522 3,553 3,778 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Specific waste volume in t/t of product volume t/t 0.21 0.23 0.22 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Collection and recycling of our packaging and electrical appliances
Returned and recycled packaging of products sold in Austria t 121 234 278 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Recycling of electrical appliances and batteries placed on the market in Austria t 780 1,292 1,866 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Biodiversity
Total area in m²   n.a. 337,907 367,732 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Sealed areas   n.a. 55 % 59 % n.a. n.a. n.a.
  thereof built areas   n.a. 28 % 34 %  n.a. n.a. n.a.
 thereof roadareas   n.a. 26 % 25 % n.a. n.a. n.a.
Natural areas   n.a. 45 % 41 % n.a. n.a. n.a.

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