Environmental information

Reporting period

The Sustainability section includes information from the combined entity for 12 months (DSM and Firmenich are reported as of 1 January 2023). The sustainability data in this Report cover all entities that belong to the scope of the Consolidated financial statements. If this is not the case this is mentioned specifically. As this is the first year of reporting for dsm-firmenich, no comparative data is available for 2022. For more information, see Sustainability statements.

Climate Change

Scope 1 and 2 emissions

 

 

2023

 

 

(x 1,000 tonnes)

Total CO2e emissions (Scope 1 and 2)

 

 

– Market-based

 

915.4

– Location-based

 

1,208.9

 

 

 

Total Scope 1 CO2e emission

 

606.6

 

 

 

Total Scope 2 CO2e emissions

 

 

– Market-based

 

308.8

– Location-based

 

602.3

Total biogenic CO2 emissions from combustion of biofuels

 

66.0

Scope 3 emissions

 

 

2023

 

 

(x 1,000 tonnes)

Total CO2e emissions (Scope 3)1,2

 

9,996.0

 

 

 

1 Purchased goods and services

 

7,912.5

 

 

 

Other upstream categories

 

779.4

– 2 Capital goods

 

97.6

– 3 Fuels

 

204.2

– 4 Transport & Distribution

 

242.7

– 5 Waste treatment

 

129.6

– 6 Business travel

 

23.0

– 7 Employee commuting

 

63.4

– 8 Leased assets

 

18.9

 

 

 

12 End-of-life treatment

 

252.5

 

 

 

15 Investments

 

327.0

 

 

 

Other downstream categories

 

724.3

– 9 Transport & Distribution

 

303.4

– 10 Processing of sold products

 

40.1

– 11 Use of sold products

 

380.8

1

Scope 3 emissions reporting excludes emissions from businesses divested in 2023.

2

Non-reported categories (13 and 14) are considered not material in line with ‘Guidance for Accounting & Reporting Corporate GHG emissions in the Chemical Sector Value Chain’ for Scope 3 GHG reporting published by WBCSD.

Energy

 

 

2023

 

 

TJ

 

MWh

Total (net) energy consumption

 

19,300

 

 

Total fuel consumption

 

10,500

 

 

– Non-renewable fuel consumption

 

9,800

 

 

– Renewable fuel consumption

 

700

 

 

Total electricity purchased

 

4,700

 

1,316,000

– Purchased non-renewable electricity

 

 

 

160,500

– Purchased renewable electricity

 

 

 

1,155,500

Renewable electricity self-generated with ownership

 

20

 

5,500

Total purchased heat and cooling

 

4,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total energy exported

 

800

 

 

– Non-renewable + renewable electricity, exported

 

 

 

146,000

– Total heat exported

 

300

 

 

Pollution

Emissions to air and water

 

 

2023

 

 

(tonnes)

Emissions to air

 

 

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

 

2,700

Nitrogen oxide (NOx)

 

600

Sulfur dioxide (SO2)

 

20

 

 

 

Emissions to water

 

 

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

 

3,000

Water and marine resources

Our approach to define water-stress locations is based on WRI Aqueduct (v4.0 – World Resources Institute) freshwater data. Following an extraction of the database based on our locations, we retain those with ‘Extremely High’ or ‘High’ risks based on the time horizon of today or by 2030 using the scenario ‘Business as usual’. More information on the tool can be found here. Below analysis excludes the Materials divestments.

Once-through cooling (OTC) refers to the continuous flow of water used only for cooling purposes which is returned to the same source immediately after use.

Water distribution – spread of our sites linked to water-stress areas

Water stress map (graphic)

Share of dsm-firmenich locations by water-stress

Share of dsm-firmenich locations by water-stress (stack chart)
Water withdrawal, discharge and consumption

 

 

2023

 

 

(x 1,000m3)

Total water withdrawal

 

104,400

– Fresh surface water (OTC)

 

77,400

– Fresh surface water (non-OTC)

 

5,500

– Fresh ground water

 

9,100

– Brackish water/sea water

 

0

– Third party source

 

11,500

– Other1

 

800

 

 

 

Total water discharge

 

98,600

– to environment (OTC)

 

77,400

– to environment (non-OTC)2

 

9,800

– to offsite treatment (3rd party destinations)

 

11,400

 

 

 

Water consumption

 

5,800

1

Other withdrawal includes water from processing of raw materials, and rain water.

2

Water discharge to environment (non-OT) is to fresh and brackish water.

Resource use and circular economy

Waste by disposal method

 

 

2023

 

 

(tonnes)

Process-related non-hazardous waste excluding recycled waste

 

34,700

Landfill

 

9,000

Offsite incineration with heat recovery

 

19,600

Offsite incineration without heat recovery

 

3,500

Other1

 

2,600

 

 

 

Process-related hazardous waste excluding recycled waste

 

67,500

Landfill

 

1,400

Offsite incineration with heat recovery

 

51,700

Offsite incineration without heat recovery

 

13,500

Other1

 

900

 

 

 

Total recycled waste (hazardous and non-hazardous)

 

129,700

1

Waste reported as ‘other’ refers to waste sent for a disposal method or path that does not precisely align with the main categories.

Other Environmental Information

Environmental fines and non-monetary sanctions

 

 

2023

Fines (in €)

 

259,000

Non-monetary sanctions

 

13

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