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Environmental

2014 data assured

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

(1)

Note that in this table, data for the Thomas & Betts acquisition is included from 2013 onwards. Data for the Baldor acquisition is included from 2012 onwards.

a

Diesel consumption is reported for the first time in 2014.

b

Results for these indicators are based on reported data covering 93 percent of employees in 2014 (85 – 88 percent in earlier years) plus estimated energy use per employee for the remaining employees. See the Approach to reporting section for more details.

c

ABB Sustainability Performance Reports prior to 2014 included calculated losses at utilities for district heat and purchased electricity consumption in total energy consumption. In this report, those loss calculations have been removed for all years shown.

d

Data for electricity sold is reported for the first time in 2014.

e

Data for reduction of energy consumption is reported for the first time in 2014.

f

Results for this indicator are based on reported data covering 93 percent of employees in 2014 (85–88 percent in earlier years) plus estimated water purchased per employee for the remaining employees. See the Approach to reporting section for more details.

g

See Approach to sustainability reporting chapter for more details on GHG emission calculation.

h

Estimated data.

i

GHG emissions from district heat consumption and electricity consumption includes a factor for losses at utilities.

j

The air travel indicator includes data from ABB China and Thomas & Betts for the first time in 2014.

k

2013 data for air travel is calculated using the emission factors published by UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA in its “2012 Guidelines to DEFRA / DECC’s GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting. Data from 2012 and 2011 were calculated using emission factors provided by DEFRA in its 2009 Guidelines. Use of the 2012 factors gives a slightly lower total. For comparison, ABB’s air travel emissions for 2012 calculated using the 2012 emission factors= 165 kton CO2 equivalent.

l

2012 data does not include GHG emissions or revenues from Thomas & Betts activities. 2011 data does not include GHG emissions or revenues from Baldor activities.

m

Data is not available in this form for 2010 and 2011.

n

Results for these indicators are based on reported data covering 93 percent of employees in 2014 (85–88 percent in earlier years) plus estimated data per employee for the remaining employees. See the Approach to reporting section for more details.

o

Hazardous waste as classified in country where it is generated.

p

Includes part-time employees. Turnover rate calculated as number of ABB employees (full- and part-time) leaving during the year/total number of ABB employees (full- and part-time) as at 31 December. For the purpose of this calculation, employees who leave the organization voluntarily or involuntarily whether due to dismissal, restructuring, retirement, or death in service or any other reason, are included. However, involuntary turnover arising out of divestments is excluded from the definition.

q

Data for employee hires was not collected in 2010.

r

Data from Thomas & Betts, a company acquired by ABB during 2012, does not include contractors.

s

This data does not include incidents from Thomas & Betts, a company acquired by ABB during 2012.

t

Data includes incidents that happened at workplace (ABB facility, customer site, project site).

u

Data by region reported for the first time in 2014.

 

Materials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phthalates (tons)

 

258

 

21

 

28

 

47

 

31

 

Brominated flame retardants (tons)

 

1.9

 

2.9

 

~0

 

~0

 

~0

 

Lead in submarine cables (tons)

 

7,842

 

7,236

 

5,633

 

5,725

 

3,632

 

Organic lead in polymers (tons)

 

0.1

 

0.6

 

0.9

 

1.3

 

52

 

Lead in other products (tons), e.g. backup batteries and counterweights in robots

 

1,884

 

2,601

 

363

 

227

 

265

 

Cadmium in industrial batteries (tons)

 

4.4

 

4.4

 

5.6

 

1.6

 

1.7

 

Cadmium in rechargeable batteries (tons)

 

75.1

 

67.6

 

6.3

 

10

 

5.9

 

Cadmium in lead alloy and other uses (tons)

 

6.0

 

5.7

 

4.5

 

4.3

 

2.9

 

Mercury in products (tons)

 

0.071

 

0.012

 

0.011

 

0.030

 

0.038

 

SF6 insulation gas (inflow to ABB facilities) (tons)

 

1,483

 

1,438

 

1,139

 

1,052

 

968

 

SF6 insulation gas (outflow to customers) (tons)

 

1,466

 

1,425

 

1,118

 

1,040

 

959

 

No. of transformers with PCB oil in ABB facilities

 

0

 

1

 

1

 

2

 

3

 

No. of capacitors with PCB oil in ABB facilities

 

0

 

60

 

32

 

0

 

0

 

Mercury in instruments in ABB facilities (tons)

 

0.320

 

0.371

 

0.203

 

0.263

 

0.422

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EN3

Energy consumption (Gigawatt-hours – GWh)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil (11.63 MWh/ton)

 

85

 

94

 

93

 

92

 

114

 

Diesel (11.75 MWh/ton)a,b

 

11

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Coal (7.56 MWh/ton)

 

0

 

4

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Gasb

 

706

 

754

 

556

 

417

 

427

 

District heat consumptionb,c

 

198

 

251

 

219

 

195

 

223

 

Electricity consumptionb,c

 

1,629

 

1,705

 

1,599

 

1,447

 

1,335

 

Total energy used

 

 

2,629

 

2,808

 

2,467

 

2,151

 

2,099

 

Electricity soldd

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EN5

Energy intensity (MWh/million USD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Megawatt-hours (MWh) per million USD sales

 

66.01

 

67.10

 

65.25

 

59.68

 

66.45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EN6

Reduction of energy consumption (GWh)e

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34.4

 

na

 

na

 

na

 

na

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EN8

Water withdrawal (kilotons)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased from water companiesf

 

 

4,200

 

4,400

 

3,900

 

3,400

 

3,300

 

Groundwater extracted by ABB

 

 

3,100

 

3,200

 

3,000

 

3,200

 

2,700

 

Surface water extracted by ABB

 

 

2,800

 

2,700

 

2,800

 

2,600

 

2,900

 

Collection of rain water

 

 

<100

 

<100

 

<100

 

<100

 

<100

 

Waste water from external source

 

 

<100

 

<100

 

<100

 

<100

 

<100

 

Total water withdrawal

 

 

10,100

 

10,300

 

9,700

 

9,200

 

8,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EN10

Water recycled and reused

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume of water reused and recycled (kilotons)

 

 

5,200

 

5,900

 

3,700

 

3,900

 

3,000

 

As percentage of total water withdrawal (%)

 

 

51

 

57

 

38

 

42

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greenhouse gas emissionsg (kilotons CO2 equivalent)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EN15

Scope 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CO2 from the use of energy

 

169

 

179

 

137

 

109

 

117

 

SF6 (in CO2 equivalents)

 

372

 

280

 

332

 

263

 

247

 

CO2 from transport by own fleeth

 

350

 

350

 

350

 

350

 

350

EN16

Scope 2i

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District heat consumption

 

50

 

63

 

55

 

50

 

57

 

Electricity consumption

 

816

 

850

 

802

 

736

 

698

EN17

Scope 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air travelj,k

 

196

 

152

 

171

 

185

 

160

 

Total greenhouse gas emissions

 

 

1,953

 

1,874

 

1,847

 

1,693

 

1,629

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EN18

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity (tons CO2 equivalents/million USD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tons CO2 equivalents per million USD salesl

 

49.0

 

44.8

 

48.9

 

47.0

 

51.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EN21

Emissions of volatile organic compounds (tons)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volatile organic compounds (VOC)

 

1,291

 

1,210

 

1,355

 

810

 

786

 

Chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOC-Cl)

 

20

 

20

 

12

 

13

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emissions of NOX and SOX (tons SO2 and NO2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOX from burning coal

 

 

0

 

3

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

SOX from burning oil

 

 

65

 

69

 

69

 

68

 

84

 

NOX from burning coal

 

 

0

 

2

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

NOX from burning oil

 

 

49

 

52

 

52

 

51

 

63

 

NOX from burning gas

 

 

126

 

163

 

120

 

90

 

92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EN22

Water discharge by quality and destination (kilotons)m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public sewer

 

 

3,000

 

3,600

 

2,800

 

na

 

na

 

treated (percentage)

 

 

30%

 

31%

 

29%

 

na

 

na

 

untreated (percentage)

 

 

70%

 

69%

 

71%

 

na

 

na

 

Recipient

 

 

2,900

 

2,300

 

2,000

 

na

 

na

 

treated (percentage)

 

 

90%

 

87%

 

45%

 

na

 

na

 

untreated (percentage)

 

 

10%

 

13%

 

55%

 

na

 

na

 

Hazardous treatment company

 

 

400

 

500

 

500

 

na

 

na

 

treated (percentage)

 

 

75%

 

60%

 

80%

 

na

 

na

 

untreated (percentage)

 

 

25%

 

40%

 

20%

 

na

 

na

 

External use

 

 

<100

 

<100

 

0

 

na

 

na

 

treated (percentage)

 

 

50%

 

50%

 

0%

 

na

 

na

 

untreated (percentage)

 

 

50%

 

50%

 

0%

 

na

 

na

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EN23

Waste (kilotons)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scrap metal recycled

 

162

 

185

 

150

 

97

 

135

 

Non-hazardous waste recycledn

 

49

 

52

 

41

 

39

 

44

 

Non-hazardous waste sent for disposaln

 

44

 

50

 

43

 

45

 

38

 

Hazardous waste recycledo

 

5

 

5

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Hazardous waste sent for disposalo

 

13

 

9

 

12

 

9

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EN24

Numbers of significant spills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil spills

 

 

7

 

13

 

6

 

5

 

4

 

Chemical spills

 

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Emissions to air

 

 

3

 

3

 

5

 

4

 

0

 

Others

 

 

0

 

4

 

0

 

0

 

3

 

Total number of significant spills

 

 

10

 

20

 

11

 

9

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social

2014 data assured

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

LA1

Total number and rates of new employee hires and employee turnover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total workforce by region (ABB employees)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

 

63,000

 

65,000

 

64,000

 

60,300

 

58,800

 

The Americas

 

 

32,200

 

34,400

 

34,400

 

25,900

 

17,700

 

Asia

 

 

37,100

 

39,400

 

38,300

 

37,400

 

30,900

 

Middle East and Africa

 

 

8,100

 

8,900

 

9,400

 

10,000

 

9,100

 

Total

 

 

140,400

 

147,700

 

146,100

 

133,600

 

116,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee turnover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turnover of all employeesp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

5,877

9%

5,387

9%

5,083

8%

5,712

10%

6,351

11%

 

The Americas

 

5,379

17%

4,760

14%

3,689

14%

2,823

15%

2,567

16%

 

Asia

 

4,747

13%

4,681

13%

4,149

12%

4,615

13%

4,346

14%

 

Middle East and Africa

 

954

17%

853

14%

911

15%

854

14%

463

8%

 

Total employee turnover: ABB Group

 

16,957

12%

15,681

11%

13,832

11%

14,004

12%

13,727

12%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turnover of all female employeesp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

1,370

2%

1,217

2%

1,218

2%

1,364

2%

1,407

2%

 

The Americas

 

1,307

4%

1,026

3%

676

3%

531

3%

631

4%

 

Asia

 

1,177

3%

1,261

3%

1,023

3%

1,086

3%

1,060

4%

 

Middle East and Africa

 

134

2%

97

2%

70

1%

184

3%

51

<1%

 

Total female employee turnover: ABB Group

 

3,882

3%

3,601

3%

2,987

2%

3,165

3%

3,149

3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee hires

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hires of all employeesp,q

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

6,195

10%

6,086

10%

6,793

11%

6,593

11%

na

na

 

The Americas

 

4,142

13%

4,246

12%

4,034

15%

4,462

23%

na

na

 

Asia

 

3,687

10%

3,777

10%

3,193

9%

4,389

13%

na

na

 

Middle East and Africa

 

1,806

32%

1,442

24%

2,682

44%

4,426

72%

na

na

 

Total employee hires: ABB Group

 

15,830

12%

15,551

11%

16,702

13%

19,870

17%

na

na

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hires of all female employeesp,q

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

1,597

3%

1,453

2%

1,590

3%

1,493

3%

na

na

 

The Americas

 

1,010

3%

971

3%

821

3%

854

4%

na

na

 

Asia

 

1,135

3%

1,301

4%

940

3%

1,486

4%

na

na

 

Middle East and Africa

 

173

3%

166

3%

273

4%

380

6%

na

na

 

Total female employee hires: ABB Group

 

3,915

3%

3,891

3%

3,624

3%

4,213

4%

na

na

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LA6

Occupational health and safety: Injuries, lost days, diseases and fatalities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee work-related fatalities

 

1

 

0

 

1

 

0

 

1

 

Incident rate

 

0.01

 

0

 

0.01

 

0

 

0.01

 

Employee business travel fatalities

 

0

 

0

 

1

 

0

 

2

 

Incident rate

 

0

 

0

 

0.01

 

0

 

0.02

 

Contractor work-related fatalities

 

2

 

7

 

2

 

0

 

2

 

Contractor business travel fatalities

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Members of the public fatalities

 

0

 

1

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Employee total recordable incident numbert

 

1,500

 

1,664

 

1,750

 

1,505

 

1,426

 

Incident ratet

 

9.95

 

10.94

 

13.04

 

13.17

 

13.48

 

Contractor total recordable incident numbert

 

333

 

310

 

348

 

307

 

258

 

Incident ratet

 

7.76

 

7.52

 

8.21

 

7.47

 

7.00

 

Employee lost time incident numbert

 

652

 

686

 

683

 

722

 

761

 

Incident ratet

 

4.34

 

4.70

 

4.80

 

5.70

 

6.80

 

Contractor lost time incident numbert

 

200

 

158

 

159

 

148

 

120

 

Incident ratet

 

4.65

 

3.83

 

3.76

 

3.60

 

3.25

 

Employee lost days due to industrial incidents

 

8,415

 

10,591

 

10,345

 

9,478

 

8,362

 

Lost day rate

 

55.220

 

77.500

 

74.640

 

69.560

 

66.370

 

Employee occupational health diseases

 

17

 

10

 

10

 

7

 

13

 

Employee occupational health disease rate

 

0.11

 

0.14

 

0.07

 

0.06

 

0.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data by regionu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee work-related fatalities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

The Americas

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Middle East and Africa

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee business travel fatalities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

The Americas

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Middle East and Africa

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractor work-related fatalities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

The Americas

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Middle East and Africa

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractor business travel fatalities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

The Americas

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Middle East and Africa

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee total recordable incident ratet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

11.32

 

 

 

 

 

The Americas

 

14.80

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

4.39

 

 

 

 

 

Middle East and Africa

 

3.43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractor total recordable incident ratet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

18.41

 

 

 

 

 

The Americas

 

13.39

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

2.59

 

 

 

 

 

Middle East and Africa

 

3.66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee lost time incident ratet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

6.48

 

 

 

 

 

The Americas

 

4.03

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

1.15

 

 

 

 

 

Middle East and Africa

 

1.36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractor lost time incident ratet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

12.79

 

 

 

 

 

The Americas

 

8.23

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

0.65

 

 

 

 

 

Middle East and Africa

 

1.74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee lost day rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

75.73

 

 

 

 

 

The Americas

 

64.55

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

20.5

 

 

 

 

 

Middle East and Africa

 

13.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee occupational health disease rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

0.19

 

 

 

 

 

The Americas

 

0.11

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Middle East and Africa

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HR3

Non-discrimination

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number of incidents of discrimination

 

 

1

 

1

 

2

 

5

 

6

 

Total number of incidents of harassment

 

 

10

 

10

 

13

 

32

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SO6

Public policy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial and in-kind political contributions

 

 

$13,000

 

0

 

$30,000

 

$500

 

$9,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LA9

Training and education

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Training per year per employee (average hours)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil

 

 

20

 

25

 

27

 

25

 

26

 

Canada

 

 

20

 

18

 

22

 

21

 

21

 

China

 

 

26

 

27

 

31

 

34

 

40

 

Finland

 

 

19

 

18

 

14

 

13

 

13

 

Germany

 

 

18

 

16

 

16

 

16

 

16

 

India

 

 

12

 

12

 

18

 

5

 

4

 

Italy

 

 

12

 

19

 

16

 

17

 

17

 

Sweden

 

 

12

 

12

 

12

 

12

 

10

 

Switzerland

 

 

16

 

20

 

19

 

17

 

20

 

USA

 

 

32

 

28

 

24

 

25

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LA12

Diversity and equal opportunity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Composition of governance bodies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Board of Directors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Women in Board (percentage)

 

 

13%

 

13%

 

13%

 

13%

 

0%

 

Age group diversity total (percentage)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<30 years old

 

 

0%

 

0%

 

0%

 

0%

 

0%

 

30–50 years old

 

 

0%

 

0%

 

0%

 

0%

 

0%

 

>50 years old

 

 

100%

 

100%

 

100%

 

100%

 

100%

 

Number of nationalities total

 

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Women in Executive Committee (percentage)

 

 

9%

 

9%

 

8%

 

9%

 

10%

 

Age group diversity total (percentage)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<30 years old

 

 

0%

 

0%

 

0%

 

0%

 

0%

 

30-50 years old

 

 

36%

 

45%

 

25%

 

27%

 

30%

 

>50 years old

 

 

64%

 

55%

 

75%

 

73%

 

70%

 

Number of nationalities total

 

 

8

 

8

 

8

 

8

 

8