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7, 8, 9 |
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Environmental management, Sustainable products, Transport safety |
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Aspect: Materials | |||
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EN1 |
Materials used |
Where possible and appropriate, as for example in the case of packaging, we use recycled materials. Overall, the possibilities for using recycled materials in our portfolio are limited. Since this indicator is not applicable to Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, we do not record Group-wide data on this. |
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EN2 |
Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials |
Where possible and appropriate, as for example in the case of packaging, we use recycled materials. Overall, the possibilities for using recycled materials in production are limited, as we are at the beginning of value chains with our business model. Since this indicator is not applicable to Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Group-wide data are not recorded. |
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Aspect: Energy | |||
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8 |
EN3 |
Direct energy consumption |
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EN4 |
Indirect energy consumption |
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany currently only records purchased secondary energy – this is primarily electricity and, to a lesser extent, heat/steam. Details on the local energy mix, including the respective percentage of primary energy, renewable energy, etc. are currently not available. Data on local energy efficiency in electricity or heat generation are currently not available either. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany production sites are located in countries with a widely varying energy mix. Our Darmstadt and Gernsheim sites in Germany have a high energy consumption. At these sites, fossil energy (coal, gas, etc.) accounts for approx. 61%, nuclear energy approx. 18% and renewable energies approx. 21% of the energy mix. Renewable energies account for a higher share in electricity generation at production sites in Switzerland, and nuclear energy in France and Japan. Based on an estimated global energy efficiency of 37% for the conversion and distribution of generated electricity, this results in a primary energy consumption of 1318 GWh for 2012. Based on an estimated global energy efficiency of 85% for heat/steam, this results in a primary energy consumption of 20 GWh for 2012. This gives a total primary energy consumption of 1,338 GWh for 2012. (The calculation is based on factors stated in “Handbuch für betriebliches Energiemanagement - Systematisch Energiekosten senken” (“Manual for energy management in practice - Systematically reducing energy costs”) published by DENA, 12/2012). |
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8,9 |
EN5 |
Energy savings and energy efficiency |
In 2012, we implemented projects enabling us to save approx. 8.9 MWh of energy and thus avoiding approx. 3,460 metric tons of CO2. |
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8,9 |
EN6 |
Energy-efficient products and services |
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Examples of products from our Performance Materials division |
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8,9 |
EN7 |
Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption |
We use a variety of measures to reduce indirect energy consumption. These include encouraging the use of public transportation and carpooling at some sites. Our business travel policy for Germany allows air travel for only a limited number of routes. The use of video and telephone conferencing is encouraged within the company. We can quantify the energy savings for only some of these measures. Based on our present knowledge, we will not be able to comprehensively report robust data in the coming years either, as the data situation – at our company as well as our business partners – is not sufficient for meaningful reporting in this respect. |
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Aspect: Water | |||
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8 |
EN8 |
Total withdrawal of water |
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EN9 |
Water sources |
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8, 9 |
EN10 |
Water recycled and reused |
At Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, cooling water for production processes is recycled and, in some processes, production wastewater is prepared for reuse. At our largest site, Darmstadt in Germany, for example, more than 10 million m3 of cooling water is recycled. The cooling water is circulated several times. Only approx. 1% of this water quantity needs to be replaced in the recycling process (to compensate for any losses caused by evaporation or sludge water from the cooling towers). These water quantities are not systematically recorded for the Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. |
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Aspect: Biodiversity | |||
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8 |
EN11 |
Land in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value |
None. |
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EN12 |
Impacts of products and services on protected areas |
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EN13 |
Habitat protected or restored |
This indicator is not relevant to our business activities, as our production sites are located only in declared industrial areas. |
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8 |
EN14 |
Strategy, objectives and actions for managing biodiversity |
see EN13 |
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8 |
EN15 |
Endangered plant and animal species |
see EN13 |
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Aspect: Emissions, effluents and waste | |||
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8 |
EN16 |
Direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions |
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8 |
EN17 |
Other relevant greenhouse gas emissions |
In our response to the Carbon Disclosure Project, we assessed the relevance of various Scope 3 emissions. |
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7, 8, 9 |
EN18 |
Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions |
In our response to the Carbon Disclosure Project 2013, we describe projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. |
Carbon Disclosure Project , Climate protection, Indicators: Environment |
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EN19 |
Emissions of ozone-depleting substances |
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EN20 |
NOx, SOx and other significant air emissions |
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EN21 |
Total water discharge |
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EN22 |
Total waste and disposal method |
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EN23 |
Significant spills |
There were no significant spills. |
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EN24 |
Transport of hazardous waste |
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EN25 |
Waters and habitats significantly affected by discharges of water and runoff |
There were no significant discharges. At the Darmstadt site, the discharge of purified wastewater into the Darmbach (a stream in the Darmstadt area) accounts for over 5% of the average annual discharge volume. This has been permitted by the relevant authorities. It involves no significant impacts on the water or related habitats. |
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Aspect: Products and services | |||
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7, 8, 9 |
EN26 |
Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services |
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8, 9 |
EN27 |
Reclaim and recycling of product packaging |
We take back product packaging and have developed special return systems for this. We do not record precise percentages owing to the large number of our products (more than 60,000) and their wide diversity. |
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Aspect: Compliance | |||
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EN28 |
Fines and sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations |
There were no significant incidents of non-compliance during the 2011-2012 period. |
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Aspect: Transport | |||
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EN29 |
Environmental impacts of transportation |
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Aspect: Overall | |||
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EN30 |
Total environmental protection expenditures and investments |
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This indicator is fully reported. | ||||
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This indicator is not fully reported. | ||||
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This indicator is currently not reported. | ||||
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Indicators shown in light gray are additional indicators and may be addressed optionally. | ||||
