Sustainability key performance indicators

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Lenzing Group: Sustainability key performance indicators

2020

2021

2022

Economic value creation^a

Value creation

EUR 406.4 mn

EUR 685.4 mn

EUR 527.6 mn

Distribution of value creation

Employees^b,c

EUR 347.5 mn

EUR 446.4 mn

EUR 449.5 mn

Retained earnings

EUR –10.6 mn

EUR 12.2 mn

EUR –37.2 mn

Public sector^d

EUR 44.8 mn

EUR 67.6 mn

EUR 42.6 mn

Shareholders (dividends)^e

EUR 0.0 mn

EUR 115.5 mn

EUR 0.0 mn

Lenders^b,f

EUR 26.7 mn

EUR 43.6 mn

EUR 72.7 mn

ROCE (return on capital employed)^b,g

–0.6 %

5.4 %

2.0 %

Adjusted equity ratio^g

45.8 %

39.7 %

37.8 %

Revenue

EUR 1,632.6 mn

EUR 2,194.6 mn

EUR 2,565.7 mn

EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization)^b

EUR 192.3 mn

EUR 362.9 mn

EUR 241.9 mn

Sales volume fibers (t)

787,000

909,000

814,430

Raw material security

Proportion of wood source certified or controlled by forest certification

>99 %

Share of own pulp

62.4 %

65.2 %

94.7 %

Sustainable innovations

R&D expenditure, calculated according to the Frascati method (EUR)

EUR 34.8 mn

EUR 31.6 mn

EUR 34.8 mn

Specialities share based on fiber revenue^h

76.2 %

72.3 %

70.9 %

Specific sulfur emissions to air (kg/t, 2014 = 100 %)

61 %

74 %

67 %

Specific water intake (index in percentage based on m³/t, 2014 = 100 %)

96 %

90 %

94 %

Specific water emissions after wastewater treatment COD (index in percentage based on kg/t, 2014 = 100 %)

100 %

92 %

90 %

Decarbonization

Specificⁱ primary energy consumption (GJ/t, 2014 = 100 %)

97 %

98 %

Specificⁱ GHG emissions index scope 1, 2 & 3^j (index in percentage based on t CO₂ eq./t, 2017 = 100 %)

85 %

91 %

82 %

Employees

Number of employees^k

7,358

7,958

8,301

Health & safety

Rate of recordable work-related injuries (TRIFR)^k

0.92

0.76

0.6

Partnering for systemic change

Proportion of relevant suppliers with EcoVadis rating (%)

84 %

91 %

83 %

a)	Value creation within the Lenzing Group is calculated as the company’s business performance minus the cost of materials, other expenses, depreciation and amortization. The distribution of value creation shows the extent to which it is distributed among stakeholders such as employees, the public sector, and lenders.
b)	Reclassification of capitalized borrowing costs, net interest from defined benefit plans and commitment fees from EBIT/EBITDA to the financial result (see note 2 of the Lenzing Group consolidated financial statements 2022).
c)	Personnel expenses less municipal taxes.
d)	Based on the proposed distribution of profits.
e)	Income tax expenses plus asset taxes and similar taxes plus municipal taxes.
f)	Financing costs less net foreign currency gain/losses from financial liabilities.
g)	The above mentioned financial indicators are derived primarily from the IFRS consolidated financial statements of the Lenzing Group. Additional details are provided in the section “Notes on financial performance indicators of the Lenzing Group”, in the glossary to the Annual Report and in the consolidated financial statements of the Lenzing Group.
h)	Lenzing’s specialty fibers are net-benefit products that offer positive impacts and benefits to society, the environment, and value chain partners.
i)	Specific indicators are reported per unit of production by the Lenzing Group (i.e. pulp and fiber production volumes).
j)	Recalculation of scope 3 emissions from 2017 to 2021 based on updated data from market pulp suppliers. 2022 exclusion of scope 1, 2 & 3 CO₂ numbers for Thailand and Brazil as these plants are in the start-up phase.
k)	Employees (incl. apprentices, excluding supervised workers) in Austria, the Czech Republic, United Kingdom, USA, China, Indonesia, India, Taiwan, Thailand, Türkiye, Korea, Singapore, and Brazil.

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