KHS GmbH has restructured its voluntary
reporting process. The systems provider for the filling and packaging
industry has now brought its sustainability report further into line with the
EU reporting standard and is disclosing additional non-financial KPIs.
Protection of the climate remains a key element of the company’s
strategic core measures.
“We’ve come a good step further in 2024. This is mainly thanks to the
successful validation of our goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the
Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi)”, says Nicole Pohl, senior ESG
manager and human rights officer at KHS. KHS has drawn up an extensive
catalog of measures based on its SBTi validation. “The sustainability report
presents our ambitious targets defined together with the Group in a transparent
and comprehensible manner.”
Moreover, KHS has considerably increased the number of non-financial KPIs
published within the context of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting
Directive (CSRD) and together with the Salzgitter Group’s obligation to report.
In taking these key figures into consideration, KHS also wishes to gradually
harmonize its procedure with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards
(ESRS).
SBTi confirms effectiveness of climate protection measures
One central topic is the protection of climate. The shared climate goals of
Salzgitter AG and KHS were successfully validated by the SBTi in 2024: here,
by 2028 the KHS Group is intent on reducing its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by
36% and those for Scope 3 by 20%. Its net zero target is to be reached by 2045
for Scopes 1 and 2 and by 2050 for Scope 3. On this basis, KHS has devised
an ambitious decarbonization path and already begun implementing this.
In addition, with respect to its products the Dortmund systems supplier
illustrates how intelligent further developments of proven machinery can help to
save significantly on energy and thus resources. KHS already provides its
customers with plenty of modernization options that generate added value.
Furthermore, the company aims to offer important upgrades with a specific
carbon footprint by the middle of 2025.
Additional non-financial KPIs
One major element enabling actions to be measured in the current and in future
reports is the disclosure of non-financial performance indicators. The status
thereof has completely changed since publication of the first report for
2013/2014. “The aim is to depict the accounting framework of the KHS Group in
as much detail as possible. The full set of data collected based on the
materiality analysis carried out within the Group provides a reliable summary of
our sustainability activities and progress,” says Pohl. KHS has therefore greatly
extended its non-financial KPIs to cover its more than 40 facilities worldwide.
From 2026, KHS is aiming for conformity of its non-financial figures across the
last three reporting years and to have its sustainability report independently
reviewed.
This consistent aim for transparency and measurable progress reflects how the
company sees itself, as KHS CEO Kai Acker emphasizes. “For us, sustainability
isn’t just an individual project but an integral component of our corporate
responsibility and strategy for the future. We specifically invest in sustainable
technology and set ourselves ambitious, verifiable targets – for only by doing so
can we generate genuine added value for the environment, society and our
customers.”
reporting process. The systems provider for the filling and packaging
industry has now brought its sustainability report further into line with the
EU reporting standard and is disclosing additional non-financial KPIs.
Protection of the climate remains a key element of the company’s
strategic core measures.
“We’ve come a good step further in 2024. This is mainly thanks to the
successful validation of our goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the
Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi)”, says Nicole Pohl, senior ESG
manager and human rights officer at KHS. KHS has drawn up an extensive
catalog of measures based on its SBTi validation. “The sustainability report
presents our ambitious targets defined together with the Group in a transparent
and comprehensible manner.”
Moreover, KHS has considerably increased the number of non-financial KPIs
published within the context of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting
Directive (CSRD) and together with the Salzgitter Group’s obligation to report.
In taking these key figures into consideration, KHS also wishes to gradually
harmonize its procedure with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards
(ESRS).
SBTi confirms effectiveness of climate protection measures
One central topic is the protection of climate. The shared climate goals of
Salzgitter AG and KHS were successfully validated by the SBTi in 2024: here,
by 2028 the KHS Group is intent on reducing its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by
36% and those for Scope 3 by 20%. Its net zero target is to be reached by 2045
for Scopes 1 and 2 and by 2050 for Scope 3. On this basis, KHS has devised
an ambitious decarbonization path and already begun implementing this.
In addition, with respect to its products the Dortmund systems supplier
illustrates how intelligent further developments of proven machinery can help to
save significantly on energy and thus resources. KHS already provides its
customers with plenty of modernization options that generate added value.
Furthermore, the company aims to offer important upgrades with a specific
carbon footprint by the middle of 2025.
Additional non-financial KPIs
One major element enabling actions to be measured in the current and in future
reports is the disclosure of non-financial performance indicators. The status
thereof has completely changed since publication of the first report for
2013/2014. “The aim is to depict the accounting framework of the KHS Group in
as much detail as possible. The full set of data collected based on the
materiality analysis carried out within the Group provides a reliable summary of
our sustainability activities and progress,” says Pohl. KHS has therefore greatly
extended its non-financial KPIs to cover its more than 40 facilities worldwide.
From 2026, KHS is aiming for conformity of its non-financial figures across the
last three reporting years and to have its sustainability report independently
reviewed.
This consistent aim for transparency and measurable progress reflects how the
company sees itself, as KHS CEO Kai Acker emphasizes. “For us, sustainability
isn’t just an individual project but an integral component of our corporate
responsibility and strategy for the future. We specifically invest in sustainable
technology and set ourselves ambitious, verifiable targets – for only by doing so
can we generate genuine added value for the environment, society and our
customers.”
