Summary of GRI indicators ABB Group Sustainability Indicators 2020

Environmental

GRI ref.	Indicator description	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
	Hazardous materials¹
	Phthalates (tons)	107	102	99	106	191	878	258	21
	Brominated flame retardants (tons)	–	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	2.9
	Organic lead in polymers (tons)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.29	1.0	1.4	0.1	0.6
	Lead in other products (tons), e.g., backup batteries and counterweights in robots	2,196	2,316	2,686	2,548	3,321	1,684	1,884	2,601
	Cadmium in batteries (tons)²	7	15	113.3	71.3	53.0	98.3	79.5	72.0
	Cadmium in lead alloy and other uses (tons)	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.4	7.3	6.4	6.0	5.7
	Mercury in products (tons)	–	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.002	0.007	0.071	0.012
	Mercury in instruments in ABB facilities (tons)	0.01	0.0570	0.2150	0.2150	0.2380	0.2250	0.3200	0.3170
	Chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOC-Cl)³	2	2	4	3	6	13	20	20
	SF₆ insulation gas (inflow to ABB facilities) (tons)⁴	241	1,211	1,286	1,425	1,653	1,658	1,483	1,438
	SF₆ insulation gas (outflow to customers) (tons)⁴	238	1,204	1,279	1,417	1,644	1,648	1,466	1,425
	No. of transformers with PCB oil in ABB facilities	1	14	6	0	0	0	0	1
	No. of capacitors with PCB oil in ABB facilities	–	89	0	0	0	0	0	60
302-1	Energy consumption (gigawatt-hours – GWh)¹
	Biofuels⁵	0.92	52.9	51.6	64.4	52	46	44	27
	Oil (11.63 MWh/ton)	7.3	49.0	48.5	58.5	71	79	85	94
	Diesel (11.75 MWh/ton)	3.5	4.4	4.8	5.8	9	8	11	0
	Coal (7.56 MWh/ton)	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
	Gas^6,7	448	728	658	647	658	737	708	755
	District heat consumption⁶	125	208	201	209	198	181	198	251
	Electricity consumption^6,7	1,031	1,635	1,571	1,561	1,620	1,608	1,628	1,705
	Total energy used	1,616	2,677	2,535	2,546	2,607	2,658	2,675	2,836
	Electricity sold	2	2	2	5	2	1	2	n.a.
302-3	Energy intensity (MWh/million $ sales)¹	62	72	72	74	77	75	67	68
303-1	Water withdrawal (kilotons)¹
	Purchased from water companies⁶	2,523	3,896	3,721	3,678	3,800	4,000	4,200	4,400
	Groundwater extracted by ABB	576	2,066	2,499	2,726	2,300	3,200	3,100	3,200
	Surface water extracted by ABB	109	2,406	2,561	2,849	3,000	2,400	2,800	2,700
	Collection of rainwater	4.2	9.8	<100	<100	<100	<100	<100	<100
	Waste water from external source	12.0	21.7	<100	<100	<100	<100	<100	<100
	Water withdrawal from areas of water stress⁸	1,268	2,711	2,778	2,694	2,730	2,993	2,951	3,157
	Total water withdrawal	3,224	8,401	8,827	9,280	9,100	9,700	10,100	10,300
303-3	Water recycled and reused¹
	Volume of water reused and recycled (kilotons)	1,033	8,051	7,449	7,807	10,600	5,200	5,200	5,900
	As percentage of total water withdrawal (%)	25	96	84	84	116	54	51	57
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions⁹ (kilotons CO₂ equivalent)
305-1	Scope 1¹
	Use of energy⁷	94	162	148	149	155	173	170	180
	SF₆¹⁰	77	159	164	180	228	244	394	297
	Transport by own fleet¹¹	55	75	63	63	350	350	350	350
305-2	Scope 2¹
	District heat consumption	18	33	30	28	31	29	35	45
	Electricity consumption⁷	318	569	597	606	614	684	682	680
	Total scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions	561	998	1002	1,026	1,378	1,480	1,631	1,552
305-3	Scope 3¹
	Air travel^12,13	55	148	138	150	164	158	171	134
	Waste generated in operations¹⁴	17	12	–	–	–	–	–
	Energy-related activities not in scope 1/2¹⁴	43	70	–	–	–	–	–
	Purchased goods and services¹⁴	4,751	4104	–	–	–	–	–
	Employee commuting¹⁴	187	249	–	–	–	–	–
	Up- and downstream transportation¹⁴	800	1150	–	–	–	–	–
	Up- and downstream leased assets¹³	273	219	–	–	–	–	–
305-4	GHG emissions intensity (tons CO₂ equivalents/million $)¹
	Tons CO₂ equivalents per million $ sales, scope 1+2	21	27	28	30	41	42	41	37
305-7	Significant air emissions (tons)¹
	Volatile organic compounds (VOC)¹⁵	668	1,128	936	987	1,105	1,223	1,291	1,210
	Emissions of NO_X and SO_X (tons SO₂ and NO₂)
	SO_X from burning coal	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
	SO_X from burning oil and biofuels	8	77	72	89	82	97	97	89
	NO_X from burning coal	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
	NO_X from burning oil and biofuels	6	57	54	67	72	73	73	67
	NO_Xfrom burning gas	94	156	142	140	142	159	153	170
306-1	Water discharge by quality and destination (kilotons)¹
	Public sewer	2,018	3,591	3,649	3,039	4,200	3,100	3,000	3,600
	treated (percentage)	25%	36%	36%	38%	21%	28%	30%	31%
	untreated (percentage)	75%	64%	64%	62%	79%	72%	70%	69%
	Recipient¹⁶	585	1,123	761	444	4,500	2,600	2,900	2,300
	treated (percentage)	29%	84%	90%	81%	15%	90%	90%	87%
	untreated (percentage)	71%	16%	10%	19%	85%	10%	10%	13%
	Hazardous treatment company	47	140	47	45	300	360	400	500
	treated (percentage)	45%	81%	47%	13%	71%	90%	75%	60%
	untreated (percentage)	55%	19%	53%	87%	29%	10%	25%	40%
	External use	0.01	0	1	0	0	<100	<100	<100
	treated (percentage)	0%	0%	100%	–	–	63%	50%	50%
	untreated (percentage)	100%	100%	–	–	–	37%	50%	50%
306-2	Waste (kilotons)¹
	Scrap metal recycled	124	167	156	153	148	158	162	185
	Non-hazardous waste recycled⁶	35	61	62	61	53	53	49	52
	Non-hazardous waste sent for disposal⁶	24	41	37	36	37	44	44	50
	Hazardous waste recycled¹⁷	3	7	5	5	7	5	5	5
	Hazardous waste sent for disposal¹⁷	5	7	6	8	8	10	13	9
	Total waste (generated)	192	283	266	263	254	270	273	301
306-3	Numbers of significant spills^1,18
	Oil spills	–	9	15	19	17	11	7	13
	Chemical spills	5	4	9	10	6	1	0	0
	Emissions to air	–	6	5	3	6	11	3	3
	Others	–	7	14	12	9	0	0	4
	Total number of significant spills	5	26	43	44	38	23	10	20

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Indicator description

2020 data
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2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

401-1

Total number and rates of new employee hires and employee turnover¹

Total workforce by region (ABB employees)¹

Europe

49,200

68,400

68,300

63,000

61,400

61,600

63,000

65,000

The Americas

27,600

35,200

35,600

28,800

29,000

30,900

32,200

34,400

Asia, Middle East and Africa

28,800

40,800

42,700

43,000

41,900

43,300

45,200

48,300

Total

105,600

144,400

146,600

134,800

132,300

135,800

140,400

147,700

Employee turnover

Turnover of all employees¹⁹

Europe

8,570

17%

9,732

14%

6,509

10%

7,105

11%

6,063

10%

5,891

5,877

5,387

The Americas

3,849

14%

5,443

16%

3,986

11%

3,148

11%

5,338

17%

5,409

17%

5,379

17%

4,760

14%

Asia, Middle East and Africa

4,252

15%

6,860

17%

5,127

12%

3,749

4,430

11%

4,946

12%

5,701

13%

5,534

13%

Total employee turnover: ABB Group

16,671

16%

22,035

15%

15,622

11%

14,002

10%

15,831

12%

16,246

12%

16,957

12%

15,681

11%

Turnover of all female employees¹⁹

Europe

3,038

2,871

2,053

2,097

1,571

1,498

1,370

1,217

The Americas

1,162

1,553

1,154

940

1,265

1,418

1,307

1,026

Asia, Middle East and Africa

906

1,399

967

855

882

1,093

1,311

1,358

Total female employee turnover: ABB Group

5,106

5,823

4,174

3,892

3,718

4,009

3,882

3,601

Employee hires

Hires of all employees¹⁹

Europe

7,649

15%

11,560

17%

7,848

11%

6,888

11%

5,656

5,672

6,195

10%

6,086

10%

The Americas

2,106

4,221

12%

3,525

10%

3,905

13%

3,354

11%

3,573

11%

4,142

13%

4,246

12%

Asia, Middle East and Africa

4,209

14%

6,121

15%

5,281

12%

4,403

11%

2,920

3,777

5,493

13%

5,219

10%

Total employee hires: ABB Group

13,964

13%

21,902

15%

16,654

11%

15,196

11%

11,930

13,022

10%

15,830

12%

15,551

11%

Hires of all female employees¹⁹

Europe

2,799

3,898

2,442

2,161

1,681

1,520

1,597

1,453

The Americas

742

1,357

950

1,030

937

769

1,010

971

Asia, Middle East and Africa

1,006

1,275

1,076

900

586

761

1,308

1,467

Total female employee hires: ABB Group

4,547

6,530

4,468

4,091

3,204

3,050

3,915

3,891

403-9

Occupational health and safety: Injuries, lost days, diseases and fatalities¹

Employee work-related fatalities^20,22

Incident rate²¹

0.01

0.00

Employee business travel fatalities^20,23

Incident rate²¹

0.00

Contractor work-related fatalities²²

Contractor business travel fatalities^20,23

Members of the public fatalities²⁰

Employee total recordable incident number^22,24

410

744

830

1,049

1,140

1,310

1,500

1,664

Injury rate²¹

0.31

0.47

0.58

0.73

0.79

0.87

0.99

10.94

Contractor total recordable incident number^22,24

100

149

203

205

277

343

333

310

Injury rate²¹

0.46

0.58

0.52

0.70

0.80

0.78

7.52

Employee lost time incident number²²

197

372

386

472

441

531

652

686

Injury rate²¹

0.15

0.23

0.27

0.33

0.30

0.36

0.43

4.70

Contractor lost time incident number²²

118

163

200

158

Injury rate²¹

0.26

0.29

0.28

0.24

0.30

0.38

0.47

3.38

Employee lost days due to industrial incidents²⁷

2,014

6,757

6,650

7,331

6,905

7,831

8,415

10,591

Days lost rate²¹

1.5

4.26

4.63

5.11

4.78

5.26

5.52

77.50

Employee occupational health illness²²

Employee occupational health illness rate^21,22

0.01

0.02

0.05

0.03

0.01

0.14

Sustainability Observation Tours (SOT) conducted²⁶

74,266

83,859

144,738

182,265

178,473

139,124

–

SOT rate^26,28

4.31

5.52

1.01

1.27

1.24

0.92

–

Hazards reported²²

270,985

336,747

389,733

585,627

621,849

520,942

–

Hazards reporting rate²⁵

2.06

2.12

2.72

4.08

4.31

3.51

–

Data by region

Employee work-related fatalities: ABB Group^20,22

–

Europe

–

The Americas

–

Asia, Middle East and Africa

–

Employee business travel fatalities: ABB Group

–

Europe

–

The Americas

–

Asia, Middle East and Africa

–

Contractor work-related fatalities: ABB Group

–

Europe

–

The Americas

–

Asia, Middle East and Africa

–

Contractor business travel fatalities: ABB Group

–

Europe

–

The Americas

–

Asia, Middle East and Africa

–

Employee total recordable injury rate: ABB Group

–

0.47

0.58

0.73

0.79

0.88

0.10

–

Europe

–

0.53

0.66

0.86

0.96

1.02

1.16

–

The Americas

–

0.68

0.97

1.17

1.18

1.40

1.57

–

Asia, Middle East and Africa

–

0.16

0.19

0.24

0.27

0.31

0.39

–

Contractor total recordable injury rate: ABB Group

–

0.456

0.58

0.52

0.70

0.80

0.78

–

Europe

–

1.38

1.52

1.38

1.69

1.88

1.97

–

The Americas

–

0.42

0.74

0.96

1.47

1.54

1.40

–

Asia, Middle East and Africa

–

0.20

0.26

0.24

0.35

0.37

0.35

–

Employee lost time injury rate: ABB Group

–

0.23

0.27

0.33

0.30

0.36

0.43

–

Europe

–

0.37

0.39

0.48

0.47

0.56

0.66

–

The Americas

–

0.20

0.30

0.34

0.29

0.33

0.40

–

Asia, Middle East and Africa

–

0.07

0.09

0.08

0.12

–

Contractor lost time injury rate: ABB Group

–

0.29

0.28

0.24

0.30

0.38

0.47

–

Europe

–

1.15

0.91

0.73

0.93

1.03

1.38

–

The Americas

–

0.19

0.29

0.35

0.81

0.84

0.86

–

Asia, Middle East and Africa

–

0.07

0.08

0.10

0.07

0.12

0.15

–

Employee days lost rate: ABB Group

–

4.26

4.63

5.11

4.78

5.26

5.52

–

Europe

–

5.95

6.19

6.95

5.98

7.32

8.25

–

The Americas

–

4.20

6.46

6.43

7.81

6.02

8.28

–

Asia, Middle East and Africa

–

1.71

1.05

1.49

0.99

1.74

1.72

–

Employee occupational health disease rate: ABB Group

–

0.01

0.02

0.05

0.03

0.01

–

Europe

–

0.02

0.04

0.05

0.09

0.06

0.02

–

The Americas

–

0.01

0.00

0.02

0.03

–

Asia, Middle East and Africa

–

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.05

0.00

–

SOT rate: ABB Group

–

5.52

1.01

1.27

1.24

0.92

–

Europe

–

5.34

0.92

0.84

0.76

0.51

–

The Americas

–

6.14

1.09

1.71

1.87

1.41

–

Asia, Middle East and Africa

–

5.40

1.10

1.61

1.53

1.17

–

Hazard rate: ABB Group

–

2.12

2.72

4.08

4.31

3.51

–

Europe

–

2.04

2.38

3.37

3.65

2.67

–

The Americas

–

1.61

2.66

4.81

4.78

4.25

–

Asia, Middle East and Africa

–

2.82

3.28

4.64

5.03

4.19

–

406-1

Non-discrimination¹

Total number of incidents of discrimination

Total number of incidents of harassment

415-1

Public policy¹

Financial and in-kind political contributions

$14,908

$1,260

$11,500

$300

$10,400

$12,600

$13,000

404-1

Training and education¹

Training per year per employee (average hours)

China

Finland

Germany

India

Italy

Mexico

347

134

Poland

Sweden

Switzerland

USA

404-3

Employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews^1,29

Top and senior managers

94%

73%

89%

94%

92%

85%

87%

Middle and lower managers

92%

89%

93%

96%

94%

90%

91%

Other employees

90%

89%

91%

87%

88%

Total workforce

92%

89%

91%

92%

87%

88%

405-1

Diversity and equal opportunity¹

Composition of governance bodies

Board of Directors

Women in Board (percentage)

18%

10%

18%

13%

Age group diversity (percentage)

<30 years old

30–50 years old

18%

>50 years old

91%

100%

Number of nationalities

Executive Committee

Women in Executive Committee (percentage)

22%

16%

Age group diversity total (percentage)

<30 years old

30–50 years old

33%

27%

18%

27%

36%

25%

>50 years old

67%

92%

100%

73%

82%

73%

64%

75%

Number of nationalities

Employees in senior and middle management³⁰

Women in senior and middle management

20%

18%

17%

16%

18%

17%

15%

Men in senior and middle management

80%

82%

83%

84%

82%

83%

85%

Total workforce (ABB employees)

Women in total workforce

26%

24%

23%

22%

Men in total workforce

74%

76%

77%

78%

1	PG is included in 2013-2019 data but excluded from 2020 data.
2	From 2018 we report all cadmium in batteries in one category. Data from 2013–2017 on cadmium in industrial and rechargeable batteries, respectively, have been summed up and are included here.
3	Emissions of chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOC-Cl) are included in the volatile organic compounds (VOC) reported in the line above.
4	Data on inflow and outflow of SF₆ insulation gas have been restated for 2017, due to an error in the reporting from one site.
5	Biofuels have been reported as a separate category since 2017. Biofuel consumption, total energy used, and energy intensity have been restated for 2014–2016, since the use of biofuels was previously not reported at one of our large facilities.
6	Results for these indicators are based on reported data covering 95% of employees in 2020, 93% in 2019, 94% in 2018, 93% in 2017, 97% in 2016, 95% in 2015, 93% in 2014 and 88% in 2013, plus energy use per employee for the remaining employees pro rata. See the “Approach to reporting” section for more details.
7	Gas and electricity consumption and the associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been restated for 2013–2017, due to the correction of earlier conversion factor errors at one of our large facilities.
8	Water withdrawal from areas of water stress have been restated for 2013-2017, due to earlier errors in reporting of water for remediation projects at two sites.
9	See “Approach to reporting” chapter for more details on GHG emission calculation.
10	In 2019, we updated the factor used to convert SF₆ emissions to CO₂ equivalents to 23,500 kg CO₂e/kg SF₆, as recommended by the IPCC 2013 (Fifth Assessment Report), and have applied that factor to SF₆ data reported for all years. SF₆ emissions for 2018 were restated from 155 kilotons to 164 kilotons due to a reporting error at a large manufacturing site.
11	Reported fleet emissions for 2020 and 2019 lag one year behind. For 2018 we used the same data as for 2017. For 2017 data see “Approach to reporting”; 2013–2016 data was estimated.
12	The air travel indicator included data from ABB Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kazakhstan and Romania for the first time in 2016 and from ABB China and Thomas & Betts for the first time in 2014.
13	Data for air travel is calculated using the emission factors published by the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy in its “2019 Government GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting – Methodology Paper for Emission Factors – Final Report.”
14	Calculated for the first time for 2019.
15	VOC emissions for 2018 were restated from 882 tons to 936 tons due to a reporting error at a large manufacturing site.
16	Cooling water quality remains unchanged by its use at ABB and is discharged without treatment. Data for 2016 exceptionally included discharge of cooling water to recipient.
17	Hazardous waste as classified in the country where it is generated.
18	An environmental incident is regarded as significant if at least one of the following criteria applies to the incident: obligation to inform local authorities or a governmental agency about the incident and/ or regulatory violation; inspection by an environmental agency results in a formal complaint; environmental Notice of Violation, a Consent Order or a Potential Responsible Party (PRP) notification; imposition of a penalty or fine; significant impact on an ecosystem; costs related to the incident exceed, or may exceed, $10,000.
19	2020 data excludes PG. 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 and external workforce who leave the organization voluntarily or involuntarily whether due to dismissal, retirement, end of fixed-term contract or death in service or any other reason, are included. However, involuntary turnover arising out of divestments is excluded from the definition.
20	Fatalities include deaths occurring within one year as a result of injuries sustained and commuting is excluded.
21	Incident rates are according to the rate per 100 employees or per 200,000 contractor hours worked. For 2013, incident rates are per 1,000 employees / contractors.
22	Data covers incidents that happened at workplace (ABB facility, customer site, project site) and excludes incidents that occurred during business travel.
23	Includes incidents during business travel by road. Air and rail travels are excluded.
24	Recordable incidents include fatal, lost time incidents, serious injury incidents, medical treatment injuries, occupational diseases and restricted workday cases.
25	Rate is calculated per employee.
26	SOT conducted by manager starting 2019, in previous years by employees. Sustainability Observation Tour starting 2019 and Safety Observation Tour previously.
27	Days lost are calendar days and are counted from the day after the incident.
28	Rate per manager starting in 2019 and per employee previously.
29	Eligible employees included in ABB HR system. Data covers previous year’s cycle with completion by Q1 of the reporting year.
30	This indicator focuses on senior and middle management and includes employees in hay grades 1 to 10. 2020 data excludes PG.

1PG is included in 2013-2019 data but excluded from 2020 data.

2From 2018 we report all cadmium in batteries in one category. Data from 2013–2017 on cadmium in industrial and rechargeable batteries, respectively, have been summed up and are included here.

3Emissions of chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOC-Cl) are included in the volatile organic compounds (VOC) reported in the line above.

4Data on inflow and outflow of SF₆ insulation gas have been restated for 2017, due to an error in the reporting from one site.

5Biofuels have been reported as a separate category since 2017. Biofuel consumption, total energy used, and energy intensity have been restated for 2014–2016, since the use of biofuels was previously not reported at one of our large facilities.

6Results for these indicators are based on reported data covering 95% of employees in 2020, 93% in 2019, 94% in 2018, 93% in 2017, 97% in 2016, 95% in 2015, 93% in 2014 and 88% in 2013, plus energy use per employee for the remaining employees pro rata. See the “Approach to reporting” section for more details.

7Gas and electricity consumption and the associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been restated for 2013–2017, due to the correction of earlier conversion factor errors at one of our large facilities.

8Water withdrawal from areas of water stress have been restated for 2013-2017, due to earlier errors in reporting of water for remediation projects at two sites.

9See “Approach to reporting” chapter for more details on GHG emission calculation.

10In 2019, we updated the factor used to convert SF₆ emissions to CO₂ equivalents to 23,500 kg CO₂e/kg SF₆, as recommended by the IPCC 2013 (Fifth Assessment Report), and have applied that factor to SF₆ data reported for all years. SF₆ emissions for 2018 were restated from 155 kilotons to 164 kilotons due to a reporting error at a large manufacturing site.

11Reported fleet emissions for 2020 and 2019 lag one year behind. For 2018 we used the same data as for 2017. For 2017 data see “Approach to reporting”; 2013–2016 data was estimated.

12The air travel indicator included data from ABB Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kazakhstan and Romania for the first time in 2016 and from ABB China and Thomas & Betts for the first time in 2014.

13Data for air travel is calculated using the emission factors published by the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy in its “2019 Government GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting – Methodology Paper for Emission Factors – Final Report.”

14Calculated for the first time for 2019.

15VOC emissions for 2018 were restated from 882 tons to 936 tons due to a reporting error at a large manufacturing site.

16Cooling water quality remains unchanged by its use at ABB and is discharged without treatment. Data for 2016 exceptionally included discharge of cooling water to recipient.

17Hazardous waste as classified in the country where it is generated.

18An environmental incident is regarded as significant if at least one of the following criteria applies to the incident: obligation to inform local authorities or a governmental agency about the incident and/ or regulatory violation; inspection by an environmental agency results in a formal complaint; environmental Notice of Violation, a Consent Order or a Potential Responsible Party (PRP) notification; imposition of a penalty or fine; significant impact on an ecosystem; costs related to the incident exceed, or may exceed, $10,000.

192020 data excludes PG. 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 and external workforce who leave the organization voluntarily or involuntarily whether due to dismissal, retirement, end of fixed-term contract or death in service or any other reason, are included. However, involuntary turnover arising out of divestments is excluded from the definition.

20Fatalities include deaths occurring within one year as a result of injuries sustained and commuting is excluded.

21Incident rates are according to the rate per 100 employees or per 200,000 contractor hours worked. For 2013, incident rates are per 1,000 employees / contractors.

22Data covers incidents that happened at workplace (ABB facility, customer site, project site) and excludes incidents that occurred during business travel.

23Includes incidents during business travel by road. Air and rail travels are excluded.

24Recordable incidents include fatal, lost time incidents, serious injury incidents, medical treatment injuries, occupational diseases and restricted workday cases.

25Rate is calculated per employee.

26SOT conducted by manager starting 2019, in previous years by employees. Sustainability Observation Tour starting 2019 and Safety Observation Tour previously.

27Days lost are calendar days and are counted from the day after the incident.

28Rate per manager starting in 2019 and per employee previously.

29Eligible employees included in ABB HR system. Data covers previous year’s cycle with completion by Q1 of the reporting year.

30This indicator focuses on senior and middle management and includes employees in hay grades 1 to 10. 2020 data excludes PG.

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