Learning and development
[ESRS S1-13 83b]
Courses offered through Learn@Lenzing were completed approximately 93,996 times in the reporting year. This resulted in a total training time of 54,757.7 hours and an average training time of 6.7 hours per employee. The average training time was 7.7 hours for women and 6.5 hours for men (2024: average training time 6 hours, 7 hours for women, 6 hours for men). Including Bildungszentrum Lenzing, the total expenditure on lifelong learning and personnel development stayed at EUR 6.70 million in 2025 compared with EUR 6.70 million in 2024. The total expenditure is voluntary information.
Global Performance and Talent Management
[S1-13 83a]
In 2025, Lenzing continued to strengthen its integrated Performance and Talent Management processes. The efforts support employee growth, foster a culture of continuous development, and ensure the organization’s long-term success.
During the Performance Management cycle, 88.7 percent of the target group (68 percent male, 32 percent female) defined three to five individual goals in SuccessFactors. Furthermore, 80.6 percent (55.7 percent male, 24.9 percent female) who had set goals in 2024 completed their annual goal review. These figures reflect the company’s ongoing commitment to embedding a structured feedback and performance culture across all levels.
[voluntary information]
In parallel, the Talent Management Process captured data for 70.2 percent of Lenzing’s white-collar workforce (2024: 80.4 percent). Additionally, 1,008 out of 2,706 key positions already have at least one identified successor in place (2024: 973 out of 2,535). This underscores Lenzing’s proactive approach to succession planning and leadership continuity.
Lenzing’s HR department strengthened talent assessment beyond the SuccessFactors system through cross-level and cross-business talent reviews. This process culminated in three senior-level People Conference Days, fostering transparency and alignment in talent decisions. Managers identified 373 top talents in SuccessFactors, including 148 employees at salary grade 5 and above (2024: 400 top talents, 156 grade 5 and above). A total of 66 key talents were calibrated and discussed by business area during the second People Conference Days. This highlights Lenzing’s ongoing commitment to cultivating a strong, diverse, and future-ready talent base. It reinforces employee engagement and supports the company’s long-term sustainability.