> Reduce CO2 emissions 10% by 2025 (base year 2015)
> Lower lost day frequency rate to 5.5 by 2025
> Reach at least 80% recycling quota by end of 2019
Goals 2019
| Strategic target | Target date |
|---|---|
| Corporate responsibility | |
| Transparent reporting on defined material topics according to recognized standards | ongoing |
| Roll-out Code of Corporate Responsibility
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2019 |
| Compliance | |
| Implement recommendations from internal HSE Audits | ongoing |
| Conduct HSE Legal Compliance audits globally basis via an external partner | 2019 |
| Certification | |
| 100% coverage of certified production and service sites according to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 | 2025 |
| Re-certification of GEA umbrella certificate according to
4 management systems |
2019 |
| Migration from BS OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001 | 2019 |
| Quality management | |
| Further improve and roll-out Process description and procedure platform (PPP) | Ongoing |
| Further develop supplier audit program according to GEA Corporate Responsibility strategy | 2019 |
| Security management | |
| Improve and extend security services and further develop strategy to match top industry standards for security management | 2021 |
| Nominate Regional Security Officers and Security Representatives | 2019 |
| Occupational health & safety | |
|---|---|
| Further develop GEA Care Health Management at all locations by designing a working environment that promotes the health and performance of our employees | 2025 |
| 0 Accidents | Ongoing |
| Lost day frequency rate ≤ 5.5 | 2025 |
| Lost day severity rate ≤ 110 | 2025 |
| Lost day frequency rate ≤ 6.0 | 2019 |
| Lost day severity rate ≤ 120 | 2019 |
| ProActive initiate rate ≥ 65
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2019 |
| Environment & energy | |
| Reduce global CO2 emissions by 10% compared to base year (2015) | 2025 |
| Continued reduction of CO2 emissions by 1.5% (ongoing) | 2019 |
| Translation and roll-out of Environmental Core Rules | 2019 |
| Set up additional environment and energy programs | 2019 |
| Improve transparency and monitoring of environmental KPIs at SoFi | 2019 |
| Increase Recycling Rate ≥ 80% | 2019 |
| Audit according to Energy Services Act (“Energiedienstleistungsgesetz”, Germany and EU) | 2019 |
Goals and performance 2018
General
| Targets | Time | Initiatives and actions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integration of 14 companies into the GEA certification umbrella | 2018 | Integration audits successfully completed. | ++ |
| Initial certification of two companies | 2018 | The external audits at GEA Messo GmbH in Duisburg and GEA Food Solutions Germany GmbH in Kempten have been completed successfully. Both companies are now part of the GEA umbrella certificate.
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| Implementation of the recommendations out of the HSE Legal Compliance Audits | 2018 | 307 findings have been closed in 2018. 380 findings remain open. 13 HSE Legal compliance audits were conducted in 2018.
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| Approval and Roll-Out of extended Code of Conduct | 2018 | The former “Codes of Conduct” have been updated and renamed: “Codes of Corporate Responsibility.” The document will be published in 2019. | + |
| Establishment of new Incident Management Team (IMT) and training of core members | The IMT members have been identified and informed. The first meeting took place in 2018. | ++ | |
| Improve internal and external communication of Quality & HSE topics | 2018 | The Internet is now used to cover topics that fall under “Corporate Responsibility.” QHSE topics have also been integrated and published on gea.com. The QHSE Intranet portal has been updated accordingly. | ++ |
Quality
| Targets | Time | Initiatives and actions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development of global Quality Core Rules | 2018 | The target was achieved in 2018. A more general approach has been chosen as a new starting point and will be further developed in 2019. | + |
| Further development of Process Description and Procedure Platform (PPP) | 2018 | The PPP was successfully moved to the GEA cloud. The platform has been updated based on internal feedback. | + |
Occupational health & safety
| Targets | Time | Initiatives and actions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core target: 0 accidents | ongoing | In 2018, 93 GEA reporting entities – roughly 60% – were accident-free. | ++ |
| Lost Day Frequency Rate ≤ 6.00 | 2018 | Lost day frequency rate = 5.97 (Frequency of accidents: lost time injuries per million working hours, GEA counts up to 182 days of lost time) | ++ |
| Lost Day Severity Rate ≤ 130 | 2018 | Since 2014, the severity rate substantially decreased Lost day severity rate 2018 = 117.58 (Severity rate: days lost per million working hours, GEA counts up to 182 days of lost time) | ++ |
| proactive injury rate (PAIR) ≥ 65 | 2018 | PAIR = 145.76 | ++ |
| Introduction of a Health Management Pilot Project | ongoing | Pilot project conducted at GEA’s Hürth site. Results have been analyzed. | + |
Energy & environment
| Targets | Time | Initiatives and actions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous reduction of CO2 emissions by 1.5% | 2018 | Target achieved – both in absolute figures and in relation to sales. | ++ |
| Development of global Environmental Core Rules | 2018 | Our Environmental Core Rules are published on the Intranet. Translations currently in process. | + |
| Improve internal and external communication of the QHSE topics of Sustainability | 2018 | The gea.com website now provides detailed information regarding environmental and energy-related issues under "Corporate Responsibility.” Employees can find updates via the QHSE portal on the intranet. | ++ |
| Improved reporting for water and waste and integration at sustainability report 2018 | 2018 | GEA began recording water consumption and waste composition in 2018. Data input and quality are improving. The 70 largest sites report. | + |
The objectives in process will be pursued in 2019.