Scope 1 Emissions
2022 Communication on Progress
Petrofer Chemie H.R. Fischer GmbH + Co. KG
Published date
June 1, 2022
No. of questions
69
Supplemental files
Petrofer Code of Conduct_ENG_2021_02_26.pdfGL-27_Responsible Procurement Guideline.pdfDI-IM_0_Petrofer_Corporate_Policy_2021_03_05.pdfNachhaltigkeit_Statement_DE_Petrofer.pdfPetrofer Code of Conduct_ENG_2021_02_26.pdfPetrofer Code of Conduct_D_2021_02_26.pdfDI-IM_0_Petrofer_Corporate_Policy_2021_03_05.pdfRL-35_GL-35_Environmental Protection and Sustainability.pdfPetrofer Code of Conduct_ENG_2021_02_26.pdfCode of Conduct_Guideline_2015_05.pdfCEO Statement
Governance
Policies and Responsibilities
1. Does the Board / highest governance body or most senior executive of the company:
Optional commentCompany Policy, Petrofer Group Code of Conduct, Management Review, SWOT Analysis2. Does the company have a publicly stated commitment regarding the following sustainability topics?
3. Does the company have in place a code of conduct regarding each of the following sustainability topics?
4. Has the company appointed an individual or group responsible for each of the following sustainability topics?
5. Does the company have a formal structure(s) (such as a cross-functional committee) to address each of the following sustainability topics?
Prevention
6. Does the company have a process or processes to assess risk?
Optional commentAnnual Management Review, SWOT Analysis6.1. During the assessment of risk, which business relationships are reviewed?
7. Does the company have a due diligence process through which it identifies, prevents, mitigates, and accounts for actual and potential negative impacts on sustainability topics?
Concerns and grievance mechanisms
8. Are there any processes through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct related to human rights, labour rights, environment, or anti-corruption?
9. Does the company provide or enable access to effective remedy to right holders / stakeholders where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact?
Lessons
10. How does the company capture lessons regarding each of the following sustainability topics?
Executive Pay
11. Is executive pay linked to performance on one or more of the following sustainability topics?
Board Composition
12. Percentage of individuals within the company’s Board / highest governance body by:
13. Do you produce sustainability reporting according to:
Optional commentWe plan to start with the CSRD in Q4 2022Data Assurance
14. Is the information disclosed in this questionnaire assured by a third-party?
Human Rights
Materiality / Saliency
1. Which of the following has the company identified as material human rights issues connected with its operations and/or value chain, whether based on their salience (i.e., the most severe potential negative impacts on people) or another basis?
Commitment
2. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following human rights issues?
2.1. For each human rights policy, is it:
Prevention
3. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following human rights issues?
4. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this human rights issue?
5. Who receives training for the following human rights issues?
6. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following human rights issues?
Response
7. During the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy where it has caused or contributed to adverse impact associated with the following human rights issue(s)?
8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the human rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
We are currently implementing an anonymous internal/external whistleblowing system.Labour
Commitment
1. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following labour rights principles?
1.1. For each labour rights policy, is it:
Optional commentContained in our Company Policy as well as in our Petrofer Group Code of Conduct.Prevention
2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following labour rights issues?
Optional commentAll these topics underly International and German legislation which we have to be compliant with. They are laid down in our Group Code of Conduct which is publicly available and our Purchasing Guidline distributed to our suppliers.3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this labour rights issue?
Optional commentAll these topics underly International and German legislation which we have to be compliant with. They are laid down in our Group Code of Conduct which is publicly available and our Purchasing Guidline distributed to our suppliers.4. Who receives training for the following labour rights issues?
5. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following labour rights issues?
Optional commentWe are currently implementing an anonymous internal and external Whistleblowing system.Performance
6. What is the percentage of employees covered under collective bargaining agreements?
7. What is the percentage of employees in a trade union or other workers' organization?
Optional commentOur workers´ council does not disclose these figures for data safety reasons.8. In the course of the reporting period, what was the percentage of women in:
Optional commentNon-executive board is not applicable to Petrofer9. What was the average ratio of the basic salary and remuneration of women to men (comparing jobs of equal value) during the reporting period?
10. In the course of the reporting period, how frequently were workers injured (injuries per hour worked)?
Optional commentThere were 2 injuries at the plant during the reporting period.11. In the course of the reporting period, what was the company’s incident rate?
Response and Reporting
12. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact associated with the following labour rights issues?
13. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the labour rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
We issued an Occupational Health and Safety Guideline. We have expanded the range of vaccinations offered by our company to include Covid-19 vaccinations.Environment
Commitment
1. Does the company have a formal policy on the following environmental topics?
Optional commentWe address these topics in our Company Policy and our Guideline for Environmental Protection and Sustainability.1.1. For each environmental policy, is it:
Prevention
2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following environmental issues?
Optional commentDistribution of the Petrofer Group Code of Conduct and Responsible Procurement Guideline.3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with these environmental topics?
Optional commentAnnual Third Party Audits; Annual surveillance by the local authorities, sharing sustainability progress with stakeholders e.g. on EcoVadis, NQC and upon customer requests.nd c4. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following environmental topics?
Optional commentAnnual Third Party Audits; Annual internal audits; Annual Assessment of progress by EcoVadis.4.1. For each environmental topic in which the company sets timebound goals / targets, what kind of targets has the company set?
4.2. For each environmental topic in which the company sets timebound goals / targets, how is progress against target / goal tracked?
5. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy for any actual impacts associated with the following environmental issue(s)?
Climate Action
6. What were the company’s gross global greenhouse gas emissions for the reporting period?
Scope 2 Emissions
Scope 3 Emissions
Optional commentWe purchase green energy and eco gas.6.1. Which Scope 3 categories are included in the organization’s scope 3 emissions calculation?
7. What percentage of the company's revenue was invested in R&D of low-carbon products/services during this reporting period?
Optional commentFor R&D and services.8. Has the organization acted to support climate change adaptation and resilience?
Optional commentWe initiated and support Hope Schools in India and China to assure clean water supply and education for children from poor families. We manage a bee saving project on our company site and in Austria.Energy / Resource Use
9. Please report the company's renewable energy consumption as a percentage of total energy consumption in the reporting period.
Technology
10. What percent of the company's revenue came from environmentally friendly products / services during this reporting period?
Sector-specific Questions
11. Which sector(s) does the company operate in? If diversified, choose top 3 by revenue.
Sector-specific: Water
12. Please provide details regarding the company's water withdrawal and consumption (own operations) during the reporting period.
Water withdrawal (volume of water in megaliters):
Water consumption (volume of water in megaliters):
13. Please provide details about the company’s water intensity of products in regions with high or extremely high water stress.
Sector-specific: Air pollution
17. Where applicable, please report the company's emissions of the following pollutants during the reporting period.
Optional commentBei Petrofer werden jährliche / regelmäßige Abgasmessungen durch die Behörden und Zugelassene Überwachungsstellen durchgeführt.Sector-specific: Waste
18. Please report the company's total weight of waste generated in metric tonnes during the reporting period.
19. Please report the percentage of the company's waste that was hazardous waste (i.e., hazardous waste ratio) during the reporting period.
20. Please report the company's estimated metric tonnes of single-use plastic consumed wherever material along the value chain during the reporting period.
Overall Environment
21. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the environment principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
We continously strive to improve our environmental performance by setting annual targets which are followed-up during the year. We especially focus on reducing energy consumption, water consumption and waste reduction. We follow the substitution principle of substances of concern with less hazardous alternatives. Environmental aspects are reviewed annually. We are managing a bee saving project on our big green company ground and we provide a habitat for native animal and bird species.Anti-corruption
Commitment
1. Does the company have an anti-corruption compliance programme?
2. Does your company have policies and recommendations for employees on how to act in case of doubt and/or in situations that may represent a conflict of interest, e.g. with regard to gifts and hospitality, donations, sponsorship, or interactions with public officials?
Optional commentPetrofer Group Code of Conduct; Code of Conduct GuidelinePrevention
3. Who receives training on anti-corruption and integrity?
3.1. How often is such training provided?
4. Does the company monitor its anti-corruption compliance programme?
Response and Reporting
5. Please report the company's total number and nature of incidents of corruption during the reporting year.
6. Within the reporting period, what measures has the company taken to address suspected incidents of corruption independently or in response to a dispute or investigation by a government regulator?
7. Does your company engage in Collective Action against corruption?
8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the anti-corruption principle, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
We have implemented our Responsible Procurement Guideline; We have updated our Code of Conduct accordingly; We have started to implement an internal and external Whistleblowing Management (Beschwerdemanagement) which will be in force later this year.