The internal and external exchange of experience at various levels, e.g. at environmental, climate and energy conferences or within industry initiatives, also contribute to the success of the implementation of our programs and measures.

Environmental management at our sites

Our environmental, climate and energy management systems are based on the group’s global environmental and energy policy and a corresponding group regulation. This regulation requires all companies with environmentally relevant activities, for example, because they operate plants that are subject to environmental permits, to implement and maintain an environmental management system in accordance with ISO 14001. With aid of certified environmental management systems, we are continuously improving the environmental performance of our sites by fulfilling our ambitious environmental targets. Throughout the lifecycle of our products and processes, we raise efficiency in the use of resources and minimize harmful emissions. We are aware of our ecological and social responsibility. Our binding obligations include both compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and respecting environmentally relevant due diligence obligations.

Activities regarded as environmentally relevant are defined in our group regulation. In the reporting period around 97 % of thyssenkrupp sites – that are defined as environmentally relevant – had an environmental management system that was implemented and certified in accordance with ISO 14001.¹⁾

Taking into account, the specific emissions of each energy source, these efficiency gains add up the avoidance of around 75,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. The target for fiscal year 2025 / 2026 is to achieve further efficiency gains of at least 110 GWh. Since fiscal year 2019 / 2020 all companies with environmentally relevant activities have implemented an energy management system and had it externally certified in accordance with ISO 50001. Among other things this includes setting specific energy targets for each relevant company, measuring energy consumption and optimizing organizational and technical processes. In terms of groupwide energy consumption this means around 99 % of energy management activities at thyssenkrupp meet the ISO 50001 standard in fiscal year 2024 / 2025.¹⁾

¹⁾ _{This information is not a definition of thyssenkrupp's management systems. The current scope of ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 certified sites and specific information about expectation and needs of interested parties is available on request: sustainability@thyssenkrupp.com}