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Sustainability
Foreword

Dear Readers,

At a glance
Based in Bielefeld, Schüco International KG develops and sells system solutions for windows,
doors and façades. With our employees, we strive worldwide every day to be the technology
and service leader in the industry. In order to achieve this goal, we consistently orient
ourselves to the needs of our customers. To do this, we offer solutions for all phases of abuilding project – from the initial idea and design through to the construction and use ofresidential and commercial buildings worldwide.

FoundedNetwork

1951
Heinz Schürmann founded thecompany Heinz Schürmann & Co.
in Porta Westfalica. In a small
backyard with six employees, hebegan to produce shop windows,
awnings and rolling grilles.

Countries

12,00041Architects, developers, fabricators and investors all over theworld work together with Schüco
in developing products and use
them in their building projects.

Schüco sets standards withpioneering products and outstanding service, with offices
in 41 countries.

Changes fromprevious year

2018

2017

2016

Turnover5.7 %€1.67 billion€1.58 billion€1.46 billion- Metal

6.1 %€1.40 billion€1.32 billion€1.23 billion- PVC-U

3.1 %€267 million€259 million€229 million

Investments

108.0 %

€104 million€50 million€47 million

Equity ratio

10.4 %

67.0 %

60.7 %

72.9 %

Employees worldwide

9.4 %

5,434

4,968

4,771

The global challenges of environmental and climate protection
are dominating social debate like never before. As part of the
Fridays for Future demonstrations, thousands of school children
and young adults are taking to the streets across the globe
to campaign for better climate protection. To see just how
passionate young people are about standing up for a future thatis worth living is very impressive and also very relatable. For theconsequences of climate change and increasing environmental
pollution for people and nature have long stopped being an
abstract argument – they can be seen and felt before our veryeyes. The unusually hot and dry summer in 2018/19 – even in
Bielefeld where the headquarters of our company are located –serves as a reminder of just how much each and every one of
us is affected by climate change. April and May 2018 alone, forexample, were the warmest in Germany since records beganaround 140 years ago!
These changes to the climate not only affect us on a personallevel, they also affect us on a professional level. Architects,
developers, investors and clients can already feel the effects
of climate change through heat waves, heavy rainfall andcyclones. As developers and suppliers of window, door andfaçade systems, we find ourselves right at the intersection of
the global challenge of climate change and local climate andenvironmental protection, for we support the construction ofsustainable building projects both locally and worldwide with
our products and services. And we are aware that, with every
new building that is constructed, we are laying the foundations
for the developments that take place over subsequent decades,
if not generations. That is precisely why we are particularly
obligated to think about tomorrow in everything we are doing
today.
In this connection, increasing raw material shortages areaffecting us in the same way as they are the entire global

economy. Sustainable, energy-efficient solutions whichconserve resources are required above all where the materials
aluminium, steel and PVC are concerned. Our membershipand involvement in the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI)
and other industry-wide associations are valuable building
blocks for us to successfully cooperate with all stakeholders.
Being awarded the VinylPlus label (the sustainability initiativeof the European PVC industry) for our active contribution to thesustainable production and use of PVC confirms for us that weare on the right track. In addition, Schüco is now also a pioneerin the development of certified Cradle to Cradle (C2C) products
for the construction industry. All of these aspects strengthen
our resolve to be a leader in technology and services with our
products and services in future as well.
It is important for us as a company to take our corporate
responsibility seriously and to make a contribution towards
greater sustainability. Sustainability for Schüco is not a trend,
it’s an attitude. We see ourselves as trailblazers in the industry
and therefore also in taking responsibility for promoting
sustainable thinking in the building sector. For us, thismeans not just looking at short-term growth targets, but also
thinking about future generations. Our understanding of ourrole in this has led us to continuously work on using an evengreater proportion of raw materials and other materials fromsustainable sources. Together with WWF Germany, we areworking towards making our raw material supply chain more
responsible and towards integrating science-based climate
targets into our sustainability management system.
We would like to emphasise just how important and central
sustainability is to our corporate identity and are delighted
to be able to document our commitment to greater climate
and environmental protection in 2017/2018 with the second
sustainability report from Schüco.

Best wishes,

Andreas Engelhardt
Managing Partner
Schüco International KG

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360° sustainability

Management approaches
360° sustainability –sustainable building
solutions for betterclimate protection

Climate protection has become a central
issue in society. There is also awareness of
this in the construction industry. Nowadays,
not only do legal standards for newbuilds
need to be met by properties, thecomprehensive modernisation of the existingbuilding also needs to be ensured. The
replacement of old windows with modern
thermally insulated windows alone
harbours great potential for improved
energy efficiency and a considerable
reduction in CO2. Schüco offers its
customers and partners the ideal systemsolutions and a wide range of products
and services to do just that.
We therefore offer energy-efficientsolutions for all building types which arecertified in accordance with BREEAM(Building Research Establishment
Environmental Assessment Method),
DGNB (German Sustainable Building
Council) and LEED (Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design). Our planningand design software SchüCal also allows

Cradle to Cradle (C2C) verification of ourwindow, door and façade systems. A
modular system makes it possible to use
certified articles to put together entire
products, which then receive C2C
certification. This makes us pioneers in thedevelopment of C2C certified products forthe construction industry.
At Schüco, however, it's not just aboutclimate protection. We consider the early
integration of sustainability issues to havea central, cross-discipline function thatmust be taken into consideration by all
business areas at our company. Our aim is
to be a leading provider of technology andservices for window, door and façade
systems, and sustainable building solutions
as well. Our approach to consultancy
therefore includes supporting ourcustomers in all stages of their building
project from planning, construction andoperation right through to the demolition
and recycling of the property. We call thisapproach of integrating economical,

From the idea to recycling
Recycling
and reliable re-use
Certification
Experience with certifications worldwide

INVE
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Durability and value
retention
Robustness, corrosion
resistance, spare parts

A R C HIT E
Construction

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PV
C -U
CL
F A B RIC AT O R S
IENTDemolition and return
Dismantling and recycling

Planning and consultancy
Concepts and constructions,
automation, tests,
sustainable systems

CT E
P

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PR
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SA
TOR

Technical documentation
Calculation and fabrication, specific
EPDs
Tendering
IT specification documents

ecological and social aspects at an earlystage in the construction of windows,
doors and façades 360° sustainability.

Quality partnership
Planning, costs, function, quality

Our key issues

Key issues

Assigned GRI aspects

Products

Sustainable building solutions
Usage costs
Lifecycle costs

Materials
Customer Health and Safety
Marketing and Labeling

Environment

Sustainable materials
Recycling
Commitment to climate protection

Materials
EnergyEmissions

Employees

HealthCooperative leadership culture
Career opportunities

Occupational Health and Safety
Employment
Training and education

Company

Collaboration in initiatives and committees
Responsibility to customers
Promotion of young scientists

Stakeholder engagement
Customer Health and Safety
Marketing and Labeling

Supply chain

Transparency and risk analysis
Origin of raw materials

Supply chain
Materials

Action area

We also began the sustainability strategy
process internally in 2016 with astakeholder questionnaire. Together with
our stakeholders, we formulated the five
most important action areas and theresulting key issues for Schüco.
Continuous communication with our
stakeholders has shown that the areas
covering products, the environment,
employees, society and the supply chain
are most relevant to our partners.
Additionally for 2017 and 2018, theimportance of our social engagement ininitiatives and committees as well astransparency and risk analyses in the
supply chain was shown to haveincreased. That is why we have sinceadded these to our key issues.
From our key issues and action areas wederive management approaches which
form the framework for our commitment
towards increased sustainability.

Products

Decision
Consultancy and system
reliability

D

4

As part of our 360° sustainability approach,
we look at the entire lifecycle of a property
and the associated usage costs in detail.
We consider our greatest contribution here
towards increased sustainability to be theprovision of sustainable building solutions
which are particularly energy efficient.
Environmentally certified product solutions
are just as much a part of our range aswindow, door and façade systems, which
are fed back into the recycling process
following the usage phase.
In this regard, Schüco uses theEnvironmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
as a basis for taking sustainability aspects
into account at product level. In addition, wedevelop our products systematically inaccordance with the Cradle to Cradle (C2C)
principle, which means certified C2C
products can be recycled in such a way thatentails no loss of quality when they arereused. The materials are non-harmful andthey are manufactured using regenerative

energy. We also offer our customers a rangeof digital applications. The Schüco
renovation calculator calculates the
profitability of modernisations and
SchüCal helps our customers to design
sustainable buildings.
Nevertheless, there are still areas which
require action. The proportion of recycledmaterials in construction products isgenerally limited by the amount of
secondary material available on themarket. In Schüco aluminium and PVC-U
profiles, this proportion hovers at a levelthat is customary in the industry. For
aluminium this is approximately 40%, andfor PVC-U around 10%. Other solutions
are required here which engage all those
involved in the recycled material chain.
Being awarded the VinylPlus label (thesustainability initiative of the European
PVC industry) for our active contribution to
the sustainable production and use of PVC
shows us that we are on the right track.
Schüco is also involved in a range of otherindustry associations, such as the AGPU(Working Group for PVC and theEnvironment) and the Rewindo recycling
initiative for PVC or the Aluminium
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association for Aluminium and theEnvironment in Window and Façade
construction (A|U|F) for aluminium.
Together, this will allow us to create theconditions required for sustainable building
solutions.

Environment
Environmental protection is also a key
issue for Schüco. We strive to only develop
and market products and system solutions
which pollute the environment as little aspossible during production and that arecarbon positive overall. Schüco Germany
has been systematically recording thecompany's climate-related emissions since2011 in order to calculate its carbon
footprint. The basis for the data generationis the TN-CC 020:2013 standard of the TÜVNORD CERT, which is based on the GHG
Protocol and is aligned with the standard
ISO 14064. Up until 2016, the total
climate-related emissions of the company
were sinking. In 2017 and 2018, Schüco
saw a slight increase for its German sites.
The reason for this development is the
expansion of the transport logistics
associated with the company's growth aswell as an increase in business trips due to ahigher number of employees. In
collaboration with the World Wide Fund For
Nature (WWF), we are striving to establish
scientifically based climate protection
objectives for Schüco in line with theprinciples of the Science Based Targets
initiative (SBTi). The aim of this is for eacharea of the company to be involved in
implementing the measures for achieving
the objectives and to be motivated bycorresponding target agreements.
Throughout Germany, Schüco exclusively
purchases certified green electricity.
Despite clear growth for the company interms of turnover and number of
employees, energy consumption in 2017and 2018 did not increase. This development
can be put down to investments in technicalbuilding services, building renovations andenergy-saving newbuilds, office equipment
and vehicles. In order to further reduce theenergy consumption for the manufactureof the materials we use, we are striving to
use more recycled materials, for example.
For this to work, a coordinated effort by all
those involved is required. Schüco is hence
committed to industry initiatives such as
A|U|F for aluminium and Rewindo for PVC.
Through the European Aluminium
Association (EA) and the European PVC
Profiles and related Building Products
Association (EPPA), we are encouraging
efforts at European level to introduce
recycling systems in other countries.

Employees
In order to grow sustainably as a company
and remain successful in the global market
for the long-term, we need qualified andcommitted employees across the globe,
who use their expertise for our company
and deliver top performance every day. This
will only succeed in a safe, motivating andappreciative working environment thatgives as much consideration to the needsof employees as it does to businessdevelopment. Schüco takes responsibility
for the safety of its staff and actively supports
them in leading a conscious, preventative
lifestyle.
The framework for this is based on thelegal guidelines on occupational Health &Safety and the regulations of the Joint
German Occupational Safety and HealthStrategy (GDA). Our legal obligations
include occupational medical care, first aid,risk assessments, measures to eliminate
risks and regularly monitor them as well as
the monitoring of safety-related systems
and equipment. Our safety standards at allsites in Germany are aligned with theguidelines of the OHSAS 18001 management
system. We consider the respective
national, legal and regulatory provisions tobe minimum requirements and strive toachieve a standard of occupational health& safety, health protection andenvironmental protection that goes aboveand beyond those. We therefore help our
employees to stay healthy and provide
information about how to live a
preventative lifestyle through regulartraining sessions and e-learning courses,
for example. The Health, Safety andEnvironment department, which is a staff
unit that reports to the Head of InternalServices, is responsible for all mattersrelating to occupational health & safety. In
addition, the health and safety committees(ASA) retain an overview of all theoccupational health & safety measures at
the Schüco sites in Germany. In order toallow Schüco to attract the best employees
and retain them in the company for the
long-term, we use a predictive personnel
management system which allows forcomprehensive training and qualification,a good work/life balance, systematic
career progression and long-term
perspectives at our company. Ourguidelines for a culture based onleadership, organisation and feedback, aswell as for the development of the team,
set out a clear reference framework anddefine how we bring our values andprinciples to life in our day-to-day
business. The guidelines are acommitment to cooperative leadership
structures and common values based on
respect for employees. In the event of
infringements against the leadershipguidelines, employees can contact thearbitration board at any time.

Social engagement
Schüco is proactive in entering into social
dialogue with its stakeholders, as we canonly overcome these challenges on thepath to greater sustainability if we work
together. This includes all internal
employees as well as our externalcustomers, suppliers, investors, architects,
developers and non-governmentalorganisations. In addition, we champion
young scientists and sponsor the “Digital
Building” endowed professorship at theOWL University of Applied Sciences andthe Institute for Family Business (iFUn) at
Bielefeld University.
Schüco is particularly involved in theFoundation 2°, as we are one of thefounding members. Together with thefoundation, we campaign to successfully
bring about the energy revolution and to
conduct business in a way which conserves
resources. Schüco is also a founding memberof the German foundation re!source
Stiftung e.V., which is an independent
alliance from the fields of economics,
science, society and politics, campaigning
for the resource revolution in theconstruction and property industry. The
ASI, the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative,
was also co-founded by Schüco.
Set up as a multi-stakeholder initiative inaccordance with the ISEAL standard(International Social and Environmental
Accreditation and Labelling Alliance), ASI
campaigns to set industry standards forthe sustainable use of aluminium
throughout the entire value chain. In
addition, Schüco has entered into a
partnership with the WWF (World Wide
Fund For Nature). As part of thiscollaboration, concrete climate protection
targets and measures are drawn up inaccordance with the principles of the
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) andthe issue of responsibility in the supply
chain is further developed in line withGermany's National Action Plan for
Business and Human Rights. The WWF
partnership also includes financial support
for projects aiming to conserve biodiversity
in the Brazilian rainforest. All of these
aspects are important building blocks tohelp us to continuously communicate with
our stakeholders and involve them in ourbusiness sector.
For us, another area that is just as important
as communicating with our stakeholders is
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and labeling. We also consider ourselvesto have a social responsibility here as well,to ensure that our products are used safely
at all times. Schüco labels its products inaccordance with CE marking regulations
so that they are safe to use at all times
during their service life. We also oblige ourmetal suppliers to adhere to Schüco
standard SN 175. This stipulates which
substances we exclude from application,
allow to a limited extent, or treat as
declarable in the Metal division. The
Schüco standard also contains a list of
substances which our products absolutely
must not contain, including heavy metals
and various flame retardants. This list isalso used during Cradle to Cradle
certification. In the area of PVC-U systems
too, our suppliers are obliged to adhere tobans on substances and to state the use of
declarable substances. All of these measures
have been functioning successfully so far.
Throughout the reporting period, there
have been no known incidents of noncompliance concerning product andservice information and labeling.

Supply chain
As a developer and provider of systemsolutions for windows, doors and façades,
Schüco is reliant upon natural resources,
raw materials and materials such as
metals and engineering plastics.
In this respect, our business activities havean impact on society and the environment.
Therefore the products and services of ourcompany not only have to feature impressive
quality and security, the impact they haveon society and the environment – from theorigin of the raw materials and theirfabrication through to recycling anddisposal – is also increasingly becoming a
deciding factor. Our objective is to makean active contribution towards creating asustainable supply chain in order tominimise risks, reduce our ecologicalfootprint and decrease our negative
impact.
Key issues that we are facing in this regard
are transparency, risk analysis and theorigin of raw materials. Our focus here is
primarily on aluminium, our most importantmaterial in metal fabrication. As a founding
member of the Aluminium Stewardship
Initiative (ASI), we are campaigning
throughout the industry to set standards
for the aluminium supply chain and areworking towards the aim of creating asustainable value chain for aluminium.
Together with the ASI, Schüco has
developed central guidelines for the supply
chain: the “ASI Performance Standard” forsustainable business activities and the "ASI
Chain of Custody Standard" for material
management. As part of the strategic
partnership with the World Wide Fund For
Nature (WWF), Schüco is also campaigning
for the responsible procurement and use ofresources and is developing measures forincreased sustainability in the aluminium
value chain.
The basis for sustainably-oriented supply
chain management is also professional
and trusting cooperation with our suppliers,
who primarily come from the aluminium
and engineering plastics industries. We
place great importance on having reliable
and transparent relationships with our
suppliers and have committed ourselves to
conducting business fairly with our business
partners. When selecting new suppliers andworking together with them, we do not justtake economical criteria into account, we
also consider ecological and social aspects.
We expect all of our business partners to
respect the basic principles set out in the
Schüco Code of Conduct and to act
accordingly.

About this report
The 2017/2018 Sustainability Report from
Schüco International KG is the second
sustainability report made by the company
and was produced based on the GRI
standards "Core" option. For this, we haveamended the reporting format so that inthis report all relevant GRI standards arelisted in sequence according to therequirements of the Global Reporting
Initiative (GRI). This amendment to theformat makes it easier and faster to findthe required information on a topic area.
This has however led to duplicatedreporting at some points, as similarreporting content is covered by multiple
standards. This level of detail is a conscious
decision by us, with the aim of reporting in
a comprehensive and transparent manner.
All information relates to the reporting
period from 1 January 2016 to
31 December 2018.

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General disclosures

GRI 102
GENERAL DISCLOSURESGRI 102-1
Name of the organisation
Schüco International KG

GRI 102-2
Activities, brands, products, and services

General disclosures

Based in Bielefeld, Schüco International
KG develops and sells system solutions forwindows, doors and façades. With morethan 5400 employees worldwide, we strive
to be the technological and service leader
in the industry. In order to achieve thisgoal, we consistently orient ourselves tothe needs of our customers. We offer
solutions for all phases of a building
project – from the initial idea and design
through to the construction and use ofresidential and commercial buildings
worldwide.
Our objective is for our products to meetthe requirements of varying construction
or renovation projects and climate zones.
To do this, we work closely together withan international partner network of metal,
PVC-U and electrical partners, as well asarchitects, developers and investors.
Schüco offers high-quality systemsolutions and services which allow ourGRI 102-3
Location of headquarters
The headquarters of Schüco International
KG are in Bielefeld, North RhineWestphalia, Germany.

customers to securely plan and implement
complex building projects themselves.
Furthermore, we design individual special
constructions together with our partners.
We carry out product development, quality
checks and environmental simulations in
our independent, accredited Schüco
Technology Center.
Our company's activities are divided into
the Metal – aluminium and steel – and
PVC-U divisions. In both areas, we offer ourpartners and customers sophisticatedsystem technology in a range of designs.
Steel systems are marketed under the"Schüco Jansen Steel Systems" brand andall other products under the "Schüco" brand.
Our core expertise is in development,
procurement, distribution and consultancy.
This includes advice on certification,
designs using sustainable systems andenvironmental product declarations.

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GRI 102-4

GRI 102-8

Location of operations

Information on employees and other workers

During the reporting period, Schüco wasrepresented with sites in 41 countries,
which are:Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium,
Brazil, China, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Georgia, Germany,
Greece, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Morocco, the Netherlands,

Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Senegal,
Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden,
Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, the United ArabEmirates, the UK, the USA and Vietnam.

The following information refers to all
Schüco sites in Germany.
Total number of employees by employment contract (permanent or temporary), divided by gender

The basic information in this report relates
to the Schüco Group as a whole. If details
relate to other report limitations, this will
be noted accordingly.

2016

2017

2018

3197

3323

3531

Men / women

2465 / 732

2549 / 774

2703 / 828

Temporary(men / women)

69 / 32

83 / 2297 / 26

2.8 % / 4.4 %3.3 % / 3.6 %

3.6 % / 3.1 %Total

Percent temporary(men / women)

GRI 102-5

GRI 102-6

Ownership and legal form

Markets served
Total number of employees by employment contract (permanent or temporary), divided byregionSchüco International KG
Since 1964, our company has belonged to
OTTO FUCHS KG, a company of the
OTTO FUCHS Group.

Our products and services are present inover 80 countries on all continents.

2016

2017

2018

2094

2165

2260

54

60

68

389

421

438

35

33

40

324

332

366

12

12

15

390

402

432

Temporary000Plan.One GmbH

-

3

35

Temporary-00

Schüco International KG(excluding areas listed below)
Temporary
Schüco Alu Competence

GRI 102-7

Temporary

Scale of the organisation

Schüco Polymer Technologies KG
Temporary

Employees, turnover and equity ratio

In Germany, Schüco operates ninecompanies at eleven business premises.
Worldwide, we have over 50 companies,
subsidiaries and representatives.
In 2017, the company Plan.One GmbHwas founded. Plan.One is an interactive
search and comparison platform forarchitects and developers. It enables you
to quickly find and compare building
products from all manufacturers, thereby
bridging the digital gap between
developers and manufacturers in theconstruction industry. This is an importantelement in the implementation of thedigitalisation strategy of Schüco.
During the reporting period, as part of our
growth strategy, Schüco acquired a majority
share in Sälzer GmbH (high-security
systems), SOREG AG (glass fibre-reinforced
plastic sliding systems) and EPS Systems
KG (textile façade cladding). Furthermore,
the share held in Schüco Middle East
Windows & Façade Systems LLC was

2016

2017

2018

Employees worldwide

4771

4968

5434

German men / women

2465 / 732

2549 / 774

2703 / 828

862

868

931

43

42

42

Turnover€1.46 billion€1.58 billion€1.67 billion

Metal€1.23 billion€1.32 billion€1.40 billion

PVC-U€229 million€259 million€267 million

72.9 %

60.7 %

67.0 %

EU + EFTA (excluding Germany)
Countries with Schüco sites

Equity ratio

Schüco PWS Produktions KG

Total number of employees by employment relationship (full-time or part-time), split by gender

In total, the Schüco Group offers around
160 system solutions for windows, doors,
façades, sliding systems, sun shading,ventilation and fire protection, which are
all available in a number of different
versions. This includes around 50 different
fabrication machines as well as planning,drawing, calculation and project
management software. Comprehensive
and diverse customer training is also
included in the services offered.

2017

2018

3197

3323

3531

2465 / 732

2549 / 774

2703 / 828

1.4 % / 12.3 %1.6 % / 12.9 %1.5 % / 11.4 %Total
Men / women
Percent part-time(men / women)

increased to 100%, and Schüco Japan K.K.
and PlanToBuild GmbH were founded aswholly owned subsidiaries of Schüco
International KG.

2016

All workers at Schüco are employees of
Schüco International KG and its
subsidiaries. The data provided was
retrieved from our personnel
administration IT system.

The data takes into account everyone
employed as of the cut-off date on 31
December of the respective year, including
those employed on temporary contracts.
All information in this regard is only

available in the required degree ofdifferentiation for Germany. During thereporting period, there were no significant
fluctuations in the number of employees.

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GRI 102-9

GRI 102-12

Supply chain

External initiatives

Our suppliers primarily belong to the nonferrous metals and engineering plastics
industries. The main component of the
products, aluminium profiles, comesmainly from German suppliers.
The Metal division has approx. 600
suppliers worldwide, while the PVC-U
division has approx. 150 suppliers. It is notpossible to quantify the supply chain
beyond the direct supplier (tier 1).
In the area of aluminium, Schüco, as afounding member of the Aluminium
Stewardship Initiative (ASI), is an advocate

of industry-wide standards for thealuminium supply chain. Together with the
ASI, Schüco has developed central
guidelines for the supply chain: the "ASI
Performance Standard" as a catalogue ofservices for sustainable business activities
and the "ASI Chain of Custody Standard"
for material management.
The implementation of a sustainable supply
chain will remain a central challenge into
the future. We are aware of our responsibility
to make a fundamental contribution in thisregard and are increasingly placing theissue at the centre of our sustainability

management. During the reporting period,
we therefore entered into a partnershipwith the WWF (World Wide Fund For
Nature) to tackle the issues of climate
protection and responsible procurement of
raw materials. As part of this collaboration,in close partnership with the WWF, concrete
climate protection targets and measures
are drawn up in accordance with theprinciples of the Science Based Targets
initiative (SBTi) and the issue of responsibility
in the supply chain is further developed inline with Germany's National Action Planfor Business and Human Rights.

GRI 102-10
Significant changes to the organisation and its

Schüco takes part in the following external
initiatives:

Foundation 2°
Schüco is one of the founding members ofFoundation 2°. The Foundation is concernedwith limiting global warming to significantly
less than two degrees. Aside from Schüco,
14 other companies from different branchesof industry are members of Foundation 2°– including the parent company of Schüco,
OTTO FUCHS KG. Together, we are calling
for the energy revolution to be implemented
successfully, business to be conducted in a
way which conserves resources, and forenergy efficiency to be increased. That alsomeans that we need greater incentives forupcoming building renovations and fresh
impetus for more sustainability where
politics is concerned.

ASI: Aluminium Stewardship Initiative

WWF: World Wide Fund For Nature

Schüco is a founding member of the ASI,
the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative. The
ASI is a non-profit organisation constructed
as a multi-stakeholder-initiative inaccordance the ISEAL standard, and has
established industry standards for thesustainable use of aluminium throughout
the entire value chain. The "ASI PerformanceStandard" sets out criteria for the selectionof extraction sites, biodiversity, the reduction
in greenhouse gas emissions during
extraction, smelting and production, andrecycling. The "Chain of Custody Standard"relates to material management andestablishes clear requirements for asustainable supply chain and detailed
guidelines for its implementation. Schüco
has been certified in accordance with the„ASI Performance Standard“ since October
2019.

During the reporting period, Schüco enteredinto a partnership with the WWF (World
Wide Fund For Nature) to tackle the issuesof climate protection and responsible
procurement of raw materials. As part ofthis collaboration, in close partnership with
the WWF, concrete climate protection
targets and measures are drawn up inaccordance with the principles of the
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) andthe issue of responsibility in the supply
chain is further developed in line withGermany's National Action Plan for Businessand Human Rights.

supply chain
GRI 102-13
There were no significant changes during
the reporting period.

Membership of associations
Schüco is a member of the following associations:

GRI 102-11
Precautionary principle or approach
Schüco bases its sustainability management
measures on the precautionary principle,
which is the basis for the following
measures:

Risk management
The Schüco Group actively pursues a risk
management strategy at Controlling levelwith annual monitoring and assessment inrelation to payment defaults, currency
risks and major complaints. Additionally,
supplier management in some cases
requires suppliers to disclose risks relating
to their financial standing, securing ofproduction facilities, etc.

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)

Cradle to Cradle-certified products

The "Environmental Product Declarations"(EPDs) form the basis for the fullconsideration of sustainability aspects at
product level. These declarations contain
information on the environmental impactof Schüco products, which has been
ascertained with the aid of eco-balances inaccordance with DIN ISO 14040 ff. andDIN EN 15804. This makes it possible forthe required resources, the emissions andthe consequent effect on the climate to beshown for each product – across the entire
manufacturing process. By using EPDs,
we are laying the foundations for making
specific environmental effects identifiable.

Schüco systematically develops products
which are Cradle to Cradle (C2C) certified.
The "Checklist for quality product design"(QGP) is used as standard in thedevelopment process and when selecting
materials. Here we check whether aproduct contains materials which arehazardous to the environment or healthand how we can replace them. Recyclability
and disposal are also standard parts of thecheck. In addition, the internal Schüco
standard SN 175 obliges our suppliers torefrain from using or to declare a defined
list of potentially dangerous materials.

• AGPU (Working Group for PVC and the Environment)• ASI (Aluminium Stewardship Initiative)• A|U|F (Aluminium and the Environment in Window and Façade Construction)• DENEFF (German Corporate Initiative for Energy Efficiency)• DGNB (German Sustainable Building Council)• EAA (European Aluminium Association)• EPPA (European PVC Profiles And related Building Products Association)• Foundation 2° (German businesses for climate protection)• GDA (Aluminium Industry Association)• ift Rosenheim (Test institute and product certification body)• IBU (Institut Bauen und Umwelt e. V.)• re!source Stiftung e. V. (Resource revolution in the construction and property industry)• Rewindo (Recycling initiative of German PVC profile manufacturers)• VFF (Window and Façade Association)

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GRI 102-14

GRI 102-18

Statement from senior

Governance structure

decision-makerIn 2018, some departments of Schüco
were restructured. The new structure
came into effect on 1 January 2019.

See foreword on page 3.

GRI 102-16
Values, principles, standards, and norms of behaviour
In its management policy on sustainability,
Schüco focuses on four core values:
quality, people, progress and sustainability.
The values, principles and norms of
behaviour of Schüco are laid out in detailin the Code of Conduct (CoC in German
and English). Between 2016 and 2018, theCoC was published in French, Italian,
Chinese and Russian. Additionally,
standards and norms of behaviour are
codified for Germany in so-called
information sheets (1-11) on the basis of arisk analysis. There are also information
sheets for Italy, Russia and India whichhave been adapted to the legal
circumstances and specific risks of thosecountries. Training is provided for new
employees in introductory courses (fourtimes a year for German employees, twicea year for international employees).
Classroom-based courses and courses
aimed at specific target groups are also
run regularly. A company-wide agreement
stipulates mandatory compliancee-learning for employees of Schüco
International KG, according to which all
staff of Schüco International KG and
Schüco Polymer Technologies KG are
obliged to complete either an e-learning orclassroom-based course every 24 months.
The United Kingdom also has mandatorye-learning. Compliance e-learning is

GRI 102-17
Mechanism for advice and concerns about ethics

provided for employees in German,
English, Italian, French, Russian, Chinese,
Turkish and Brazilian Portuguese.
Members of Group Management likewise
receive classroom-based training every
two years. Teamworknet, the intranet thatcan be accessed by all Schüco employees
worldwide, has pages on compliance (forGermany, China, India, Italy, Russia and agroup-wide site in English) which provide
information on the principles and standards.
A video message on compliance from thecompany's senior decisionmaker, Andreas
Engelhardt, is also available there with
subtitles for each language.

The "Group Management Board" is madeup of Andreas Engelhardt as Managing
Partner, Philipp Neuhaus as CFO andDr Walter Stadlbauer as CTO/COO.
The newly established "Executive
Management Board – Metal" (EMB-MB)
makes decisions on company-relevant

issues as an extension of the Executive
Management Board. The "Executive
Management Board – Polymer" (EMBPolymer) functions in the same way for the
PVC-U division. Acting on an operational
management level, these two boards form
the Group Management together with
"Group Corporate Functions". Schüco
understands "Group Corporate Functions"
to mean all of the other central functionsof the Schüco Group that work

internationally with the Metal and PVC-U
divisions and all subsidiaries of the Group
with their respective specialist expertise toprovide operational support, technicalassistance and to set Group-wide
guidelines.
The role of Head of Sustainability is also
assigned to this group (cf. GRI 102-20). The
Purchasing department was also
restructured to take into account theincreasing importance of a fully integrated
supply chain.

GRI 102-20
Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental and social topics
Schüco considers sustainability to be an
integral, cross-disciplinary function whichshould be actively taken up by all areas of
the business.

regarding sustainability and represent
Schüco externally in this area. Their tasks
also include maintaining contact with key
stakeholders and organisations.

The following functions and committees
support this process:At management level, the "Sustainability"
steering committee, together with experts
from the Sustainability team, are responsible
for central functions. In project groups,

The Head of Sustainability highlights
issues relevant to the company and theresultant need for action. They are thecentral point of contact for questions

they drive forward various sustainability
and climate protection topics, such as
strategy and reporting, carbon accounting/ science-based targets and Cradle toCradle. Permanent members include theCompany Spokesperson and the Head of
Sustainability, as well as representatives
from the Technical and Marketing
departments. The concepts developed in
the project groups are approved by the
Executive Management Board andimplemented in the specialist areas.

Group Management Board(Managing Partner, CTO/COO, CFO)

There are various avenues to seek advice
about ethical and legally compliant conduct.
Consultants from Legal & Complianceadvise their internal clients on questions
relating to day-to-day business. The
Compliance Office in Bielefeld is alsoavailable to answer general queries.
The respective Regional Compliance Officer
provides advice for the international
companies in the UK, France, Italy, China,
Russia and India. This can take place either
by written correspondence or telephone,and in all the international companies
listed above there is also a Compliancee-mail address.

There is also the option to send an e-mailto compliance@schueco.com or contact
the internal company Compliance hotline
by phone or fax. These hotline contacts(address, telephone) can also be used toconvey concerns about unethical andillegal activity, as well as concerns about
the integrity of the organisation.

Executive Management Board– MetalExecutive Management Board– Polymer

Group Corporate Functions

Internal Services

The hotline telephone number and address
can be found on the last page of the CoC
and also on the Schüco web page on
which the CoC is available.

Head of Sustainability

Sustainability steering groupwith Sustainability teamProject orders

CSR, reporting

Responsibility inthe supply chain

Carbonaccounting, SBT

Cradle to Cradle

ASI

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GRI 102-40
List of stakeholder groups
Stakeholders are an important referencegroup for Schüco. Internally, that includes
our employees, whose hard work andmotivation make a decisive contribution to
our leading position in the market. Central
external stakeholder groups are direct
customers – fabricators from the metal,
PVC-U window and electrical industries –as well as indirect clients: investors,architects and developers. It is equallyimportant to Schüco to maintain adialogue with representatives in politics,
which it does through active cooperationin associations, initiatives and networks.
With our value added chain in mind,
suppliers are also one of our key referencegroups. Moreover, Schüco seeks toactively exchange ideas with various
non-governmental organisations.

Metal Fabrication conference days

Specialist consultancy

Customer hotline

This event is aimed at fabricators. It
includes workshops, presentations and live
demonstrations, and has also been
established as a platform for networking.

With specialist workshops for fabricatorsand consultancy services for architects
and investors, we are in close professional
contact with these reference groups
central to us.

Commercial and private customers cancontact us via a hotline to receive advice.

Exhibitions
Schüco regularly takes part in the leading
global exhibition BAU in Munich and isalso represented at around ten otherexhibitions, including Fensterbau(Germany), Batimat (France), Fenestration(China) and Windows, Doors & Façades
(Dubai).

Online communication
Target group-specific information andcontact options for fabricators, architects
and investors can be found on the Schüco
website.

GRI 102-44

Collective bargaining agreements

Key topics and concerns raised

The key to a consistently productive andpleasant working environment is a company
culture characterised by appreciation,
respect and fairness. These principles
apply to Schüco worldwide. We meet theprerequisites for this with the collective

Continuous interaction with our stakeholders
reinforces our view that the issues of climate
protection and responsibility in the supply
chain in particular are becoming increasingly
important for our reference groups.
Schüco has spent a long time focusing on
climate protection as a key challenge forboth society and the economy. However,
we are aware that it has since become
increasingly relevant to the public dialogue
as well. Most recently since the release of
the latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panelon Climate Change) special report "Global
Warming" and the Fridays for Future

GRI 102-42
Identifying and selecting stakeholders
The list of stakeholders was drawn up by
the responsible working group during thecreation of the sustainability strategy in2016. Priority was given according to therelevance of the stakeholder groups forour economic success on the one handand according to possible risks to our
reputation on the other.

Internal communication
Ideas are exchanged with our employees
by means of continuous dialogue andregular feedback meetings with managers.
Other channels include the employee

Responsibility in the supply chain,
specifically in relation to aluminium, is also
a highly relevant topic for Schüco, which
has therefore been a committed member

Entities included in the consolidated financial
statements

Approach to stakeholder engagement
Schüco continually engages with its
stakeholders. Our key dialogue formats are:protests, which garnered a lot of attention
around the world, these issues have cometo the attention of the wider public andpoliticians. We have also noted an increased
focus on the topic in the economy as well.
The latest developments in reducing theCO2 created during production of aluminium
are being discussed within the industry
under the buzzwords "low-carbon
aluminium".

GRI 102-45

GRI 102-43

magazine and the intranet. In 2016, some
sections of the latter were updated toinclude comment and feedback functions
as further return channels. In 2018, a
Global Expert Network for Sustainability
was established on the intranet as acommunications platform for all employees
tackling issues of sustainability at Schüco sites.

Façade days
An important platform for dialogue are theannual Schüco façade days, during which
Schüco invites around 200 architects anddevelopers to Bielefeld. Here we foster theexchange of professional expertise with
our stakeholders.

The consolidated financial statements
encompass all companies and subsidiaries
of Schüco International KG (the Schüco
Group). As the legal form of Schüco
means it is not required to make moredetailed disclosures, no more detailed
information is provided in this report.

To supplement our appearance at university
fairs, we regularly give applicants theopportunity to get to know our company
personally and talk to employees fromdifferent specialist areas.

University conferences
In collaboration with colleges anduniversities, Schüco sets up specialist
exchange forums for students.

GRI 102-41

agreements at all German sites and thelegal standards associated with them. It is
not possible to provide an overview ofconditions in this regard at internationalsites.

Visitor daysof the ASI (Aluminium Stewardship
Initiative) for several years. This
commitment is reinforced by the German
federal government's NAP initiative(National Action Plan for the Economy and
Human Rights), where Schüco played an
active role in the evaluation process for the
NAP survey. Schüco has also agreed tocooperate with the World Wide Fund For
Nature (WWF) to tackle these issues. The
aim is to meet the climate protection
targets set according to the Science Based
Targets initiative (SBTi) by the end of this
year.

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GRI 102-46

GRI 102-47

Defining report content and topic boundaries

List of material topics

In this report, Schüco still refers to theresults of an internal workshop by the CSR
project group for the first sustainability
report, which took place at the start of2016. There we analysed our sustainability
activities throughout the value chain andcompared them against an online survey

As part of its first sustainability report in
2015/16, Schüco defined five action areas
in cooperation with its stakeholders:
products, environment, employees, society
and supply chain. From these, the following
emerged as key issues for our company:
sustainable building solutions, usage
costs, lifecycle costs, sustainable materials,
recycling, health, cooperative leadership
culture, career opportunities, promotion ofyoung scientists, commitment to climate
protection and the origin of raw materials.

of our stakeholders. In doing so, we
ascertained the most important issues forour stakeholders, from which we in turnderived the key issues for Schüco. The
central question when selecting the key
issues was: what contribution can Schüco
make to help promote this issue?

Very highMateriality matrix: These issues are important to our stakeholders

8
6
5

4

3

During the reporting period 2017/18,
following communication with our
stakeholders and practical experiencefrom our work, we slightly amended theselection and allocation of key issues. The
key issues for 2017/18 are therefore
assigned as follows:

9

7

5
4

2

6

13

- Sustainable building solutions- Usage costs- Lifecycle costs

Environment:- Sustainable materials- Recycling- Commitment to climate protection

Employees:- Health- Cooperative leadership culture- Career opportunities

Company:- Collaboration in committees andinitiatives- Responsibility to customers- Promotion of young scientists- Transparency and risk analysis- Origin of raw materials

2
12

Products:

Supply chain:

3

1

1

11
6

4
3

Average

Relevance for external stakeholders

20

5
2

GRI 102-48

10
8

Restatements of information

9

7

1
Very high

Average

Relevance for internal stakeholders
1 Social housing

7 Building certificates

1 Fire protection

3 Value retention

2 Risk management

8 Age-appropriate living

2 Noise/sound reduction

4 Healthy living/working

3 Return service

9 Product aesthetics

3 Usage costs

5 Sustainable buildings

4 Occupational healthmanagement

10 Work/life balance

4 Climate protection

6 Durability

11 Integration of renewableenergies

5 Origin of raw materials

7 Sustainable materials

5 Social engagement

6 Lifecycle costs

6 Health and safety at work

12 Treatment of suppliers

1 Treatment of employees

8 Insulation / thermal
protection

13 Treatment of business
partners

2 Recycling materials

9 Energy efficiency

Particularly high relevance for:		

We have decided not to carry out any new
analysis for the current report.
Nevertheless, continuous communication
with our stakeholders and practical

External stakeholders

Internal and external stakeholders			

experience from our work shows it issensible for Schüco to slightly amend theselection and allocation of its key issues(cf. GRI 102-47).

Schüco has changed the reporting format
for the 2017/18 sustainability report. In thisreport, all relevant GRI standards are listed
according to the requirements of the

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). This has
been done so that information can befound faster and more easily.

GRI 102-49
Changes in reporting
This 2017/18 sustainability report takes
into account data from 2016, 2017 and2018, as some data for 2016 was still not

fully available at the time of the 2015/16
sustainability report.

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GRI 102-50

GRI 102-56

Reporting period

External assurance

The data and information presented arefrom the period 1 January 2016 to
31 December 2018.

The report has not been subject to any
external assurance.

GRI 102-51
Date of most recent
report01.01.2017

GRI 102-52
Reporting cycle
Every two years

GRI 102-53
Contact point for questions regarding the reportThomas Lauritzen, Head of InternalServices, tlauritzen@schueco.com

GRI 102-54
Claims of reporting in accordance with the
GRI standards
This report was produced based on the
GRI standards "Core" option.

GRI 102-55
GRI content index
See page 55

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GRI 201
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCEGRI 201-4
Financial assistance received from government
The company does not receive any
financial assistance from government.

GRI 202
MARKET PRESENCEGRI 202-1

EconomyRatios of standard entry level wage by gendercompared to local minimum wage
Schüco International KG has collective
wage agreements with the responsible
trade unions at all German sites. The
workplaces are evaluated according to therelevant collective wage agreements andemployees are graded according to their

qualifications, regardless of gender. The
agreed entry-level wages or salaries atthese sites are above the legal minimum
wage. There is no standard entry-levelsalary at these Schüco sites.

GRI 202-2
Proportion of senior management hired from the local community
In most subsidiaries and branches of
Schüco International KG, the executives
and the managers from the underlying
hierarchy levels of the company, comepredominantly from the respective country.
This includes the European countries inwhich Schüco has subsidiaries, Turkey, theUnited States, Russia and India.

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EconomyGRI 205-2

GRI 204

Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures

PROCUREMENT PRACTICESIn the Schüco Group, the Compliance
Office offers classroom-based training on
anti-corruption policies and procedures.
Employees also have the opportunity tocomplete training via e-learning.

GRI 204-1
Proportion of spendingon local suppliers

All members of the Executive Management
Board have been made aware of theorganisation's anti-corruption policies andprocedures and have attended acorresponding training session.

The proportion of spending on local
suppliers varies between countries due totheir respective conditions. In principle,
regional procurement is in the interests ofthe company as a way to reduce transport
costs and avoid customs duties.

suppliers, advisers and distribution
partners) to respect the principles set out
in the company's Code of Conduct and toact accordingly. Framework contracts
agreed with new suppliers also contain acorresponding compliance clause. No
information on the business partners'
awareness of anti-corruption policies andprocedures is available, as this data is not
systematically and comprehensively
collected.

Schüco additionally expects all of its
business partners (including customers,

Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken
GRI 205
During the reporting period, separate
public legal proceedings with links tocorruption allegations began against two
subsidiaries of Schüco International KG or

their employees. One of these proceedings
has since ceased, while the other is stillongoing.

GRI 205-1
Operations assessed for risks related to corruption
Schüco commits to the rules of faircompetition and the free market and does
not tolerate corruption or the infringementof anti-trust laws. The company's Code of
Conduct, agreed in 2014 and updated in2016, forms the basis for the complianceprogramme. It defines the basic legal andethical rules which Schüco undertakes toobserve and applies to all Schüco Group
employees worldwide. Internal Auditing, inagreement with the Executive Management
Board, annually creates a risk-oriented

assessment plan which takes into accountfactors including turnover amount andgrowth, innovative products andorganisational changes.
Standard questions relating to compliance(including questions on the level of training,
specific challenges at international sites
and the Code of Conduct) are generally
investigated during internal audits. In
addition, local compliance organisations
which send quarterly reports to theCompliance Officer of the Schüco Group
have been put in place at six subsidiaries
in six countries. The Auditing andCompliance teams cooperate closely withregards to the findings and their evaluation. In
individual cases, this leads to specificrecommendations for training andassessments, as well as appropriate
measures.

GRI 206
ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR
GRI 206-1
Legal actions for anti-competitive behaviour,
anti-trust, and monopoly practices
During the reporting period there were no
pending relevant proceedings in which
Schüco was one of the parties involved.

cies and procedures
2016

2017

2018

Number of employees trained

1596

1431

2226

Classroom training

843

687

850

E-training

753

744

1376

The figures relate to the Schüco Group.

GRI 205-3

ANTI-CORRUPTION

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GRI 301
MATERIALS
GRI 301-1
Materials used by weight or volume
Aluminium alloys, other metals such as
steel, and PVC-U (primarily thermoplastics
and elastomers) are predominantly used
for Schüco products. Details on the

proportion of individual materials in the
total volume are not provided forcompetitive reasons.

GRI 301-2
Recycled input materials used

Ecology

The proportion of recycled materials inconstruction products is generally limitedby the amount of secondary material
available on the market. In Schüco aluminium
and PVC-U profiles, this proportion hovers
at a level that is customary in the industry.
For aluminium this is approximately 40%,
and for PVC-U around 10%. This proportion
has remained at the same level for years.

When it comes to its products, Schüco
places great value in the recyclability ofthe materials used and, when designingthem, pays increasing attention to theirsubsequent separability, so that thematerials can be reused again without any
loss in quality. The company helps to keep
secondary material in the cycle through its
support for industry recycling systems

GRI 301-3
Reclaimed products and their packaging materials
Schüco itself does not take back its
products and packaging materials. In
Germany, the so-called dual systems exist
for recycling packaging. At industry level,
Schüco provides significant support for the
A|U|F (aluminium) and Rewindo (PVC-U

windows etc.) recycling systems. The
establishment of corresponding systems inother countries is encouraged across eachindustry association, for example throughmarket research and pilot projects.

(A|U|F for aluminium, Rewindo for PVC). In
the European Aluminium Association(EAA) and the European PVC Window
Profile and related Building Products
Association (EPPA), Schüco encourages
efforts to introduce similar systems inother countries. The aim is to increase theproportion of secondary material in thelong term.

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GRI 302-3

GRI 302

Energy intensity

ENERGYThe ratio compares the absolute energy
consumption level with the number of fulltime staff at Schüco Germany (kWh per
full-time employee, FTE).

GRI 302-1
Energy consumption within the organisation
The data given covers all Schüco sites inGermany. The increasing carbon footprint
is based on energy consumption levels(see also GRI 305). The consumption
volumes were taken from the supplier/

2015

2016

2017

2018

28,23427,37528,38728,08525,540

GRI 302-4
Reduction of energy consumption
2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Total (in kWh)

88,345,066

83,082,937

87,233,520

89,422,908

86,758,592

Transport(vehicle fleet)

15,918,225

16,062,304

15,582,228

15,900,599

16,107,281

Stationary energy(total)14,433,165

14,021,556

14,659,799

14,716,752

13,305,429

Heating oil

559,319354,749

217,379

809,589

949,756

Natural gas

13,873,847

13,666,807

14,442,421

13,907,163

12,355,674

Power (total)

52,468,802

47,426,217

49,385,895

49,445,134

49,969,484

Power(conventional)

852,283

331,331

417,141

438,360

816,507

Power ("green")

51,616,519

47,094,886

48,968,754

49,006,774

49,152,977

District heating

5,523,288

5,572,717

7,605,512

9,360,359

7,376,325

1586

142

86

64

72

Standards in accordance with GHG Protocol. All measurements in kWh. The heating energy consumption level depicts the absolute numbers and is not weather-adjusted.

Since 2012 and throughout Germany,
Schüco has almost exclusively purchased
certified green electricity. Energy generated
conventionally (grid mix) and heating oil
are almost exclusively consumed in leased
buildings in which Schüco has no influenceon the source of heating energy or power.
Fluctuations in these consumption levels

2014

Energy consumption levels from table "Energy
consumption within the organisation". GRI302-1;
standards as per GHG Protocol. All measurements are in
kWh / FTE.

utility company invoices. The calculation of
the consumption volumes was also
checked as part of the independent
verification of the carbon footprint.

Energy consumption within the organisation

Self-generated energy(photovoltaics)

Energy intensity ratio for Schüco Germany

largely result from interim changes in therental contracts. The aim is to also
gradually record the energy consumption
data for the larger Schüco sites outside
Germany in accordance with the standardof the GHG Protocol, initially in France andthe UK and then in Italy, Spain andpossibly India.

The energy intensity within Schüco Germanyhas decreased since 2016 (see GRI 302-1
and 302-3). However, no clear trend can beseen for the absolute energy consumption
level. The fluctuations which emerge are
due to the weather, among other things.
Despite clear growth for the company interms of turnover and number of employees,

consumption has not risen. Thisdevelopment can be put down to ongoinginvestments in technical building services,building renovations and energy-saving
newbuilds, office equipment and vehicles.
Schüco is making an additionalcontribution
to reducing energy consumption with its
plan to establish scientifically based

climate protection objectives in thecompany in 2020 in line with the principlesof the Science Based Targets initiative(SBTi). The aim of this is for each area ofthe company to be involved in implementing
the measures for achieving the objectives
and to be motivated bycorresponding
target agreements.

GRI 302-5
Reductions in energy requirements of products and services
Schüco strives to develop and market
products and system solutions which
pollute the environment as little aspossible during production and that arecarbon positive overall. Only Schüco
products fitted with mechatronic systems
directly consume energy during their service
life. The potential energy transmission frominside the building to the outside plays amuch more significant role in cold regions
and vice versa in warm climates. In orderto minimise the energy required for heatrecovery, Schüco continues to reduce the
U value (thermal transmittance) of its
products and offers ventilation systems
with heat recovery. The company offers
various sun shading systems to reduce theenergy required to cool the room.
Schüco has no direct influence on theenergy consumption levels required to
produce the materials, in particularaluminium and PVC-U, from which the
products are fabricated.
One starting point for reducing energy
consumption in the upstream productchain is to increase the proportion ofrecycled material. To achieve this, thecompany is committed to industry
initiatives such as A|U|F for aluminium andRewindo for PVC.

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GRI 304-2

GRI 303

Significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity

WATER AND EFFLUENTS

The immediate business activity at the
Schüco sites around the world does notaffect biodiversity in a way that could beseen as significant. Schüco products also
have no negative impact on biodiversity
during the usage phase. The achievableenergy saving, their durability, the virtual
absence of pollutants as well as theirrecyclability all actually help to reduce
damaging effects on nature.

GRI 303-1
Water withdrawal by source
Water withdrawal for Schüco Germany
2016

2017

2018

Ground water (estimated)

18,00018,00018,000Drinking water

62,55967,50375,098

However, Schüco is aware of the fact thatobtaining and processing raw materials
required to make the products can have asignificant impact on biodiversity. The
aluminium ore bauxite is extracted frommines in Australia, Brazil and Guinea inparticular. As Schüco cannot directly
influence raw material extraction, theAll measurements are in m³.

GRI 303-2
Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water
The greatest proportion of water used by
Schüco in Germany comes from the publicdrinking water network. The withdrawal ofcompany makes a difference as a founding
member of the Aluminium Stewardship
Initiative (ASI), which has establishedcentral guidelines for the supply chain: the"ASI Performance Standard" as a catalogue
of services for sustainable business activities
and the "ASI Chain of Custody Standard"
for material management. The „ASI
Performance Standard“ stipulates clear
requirements for bauxite mines to protect
biodiversity during site preparation,
operation and dismantling. In the relevant
ASI working bodies, Schüco makes anactive contribution to developing theserequirements further and has been certified
in line with the „ASI Performance Standard“
in Germany, France, Italy and the UK since
October 2019.

GRI 304-3
Habitats protected or restored

ground water has been approved to thespecified extent following careful checking
and does not impair the aquifer.

See GRI 304-1 and 304-2.

GRI 304-4
GRI 304

IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in

BIODIVERSITY

areas affected by operations
See GRI 304-1 and 304-2.

GRI 304-1
Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas
and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas
Most Schüco sites around the world are indense/inner-city areas which do not borderareas of high biodiversity value.
The Schüco site in France, south-west of
Paris, borders a designated nature

conservation site. This site has a large
warehouse and workshops and employsaround 200 people in the areas ofdevelopment, administration, sales andshipping. The particular location meansthat there are increased requirements for

Schüco, including with regard to building
development and ground water protection;these requirements are all met or exceeded.

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GRI 305-2

GRI 305

Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions

EMISSIONS

The data required in this standard isrecorded in the table under GRI 305-1.

GRI 305-1
Direct GHG emissions (Scope 1)

GRI 305-3
Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions

The following table summarises theinformation required in accordance withGRI 305-1 to 305-3 for the Schüco sites inGermany.

The data required in this standard isrecorded in the table under GRI 305-1.

GHG emissions at Schüco Germany
2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Scope 1

7444

7056

7086

7200

7045

Scope 2

814

523

714

843

865

Scope 3

21,464

20,97320,08822,25324,020All

29,72228,552

27,88830,29531,930All information in t CO2e.

Schüco Germany has been systematicallyrecording the company's climate-related
emissions since 2011: the so-called carbon
footprint. The basis for the data generationis the TN-CC 020:2013 standard of theTÜV NORD CERT, which is based on the
GHG Protocol and is aligned with thestandard ISO 14064. Data fromadministration and production (energy
consumption, water and waste water),transport logistics (internally andexternally), business trips, journeys to andfrom work as well as paper consumption
and printing is incorporated into thebalance.

with the principles of the Science Based
Targets initiative (SBTi), since 2017 Schüco
has calculated the global emissions of thecompany. This incorporates the data fromall key areas (Scope 1 and 2, all Scope 3
areas in accordance with GHG Protocol).
Only a few smaller areas such as the
procurement of office equipment andmaterials cannot be calculated yet. The
largest proportion of climate-related
emissions by far comes from the material
procured, processed and sold by Schüco(Scope 3.1).

GRI 305-4
GHG emissions intensity
For the independently verified GHG emissions
recorded at the German sites with narrower
system limits, the number of full-time
employees (as a full-time equivalent) is used
as a reference value to determine theintensity.
The GHG emissions ratio compares the
GHG emissions at the German sites (seeabove for sources considered) with thenumber of full-time staff at Schüco
Germany (t CO2e per full-time equivalent,
FTE).
For the entire GHG emissions at Schüco,
which have been calculated/estimatedextensively worldwide since 2017, theturnover of the group is used as areference value.

GHG emission ratios at Schüco Germany
2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Scope 1

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

Scope 2

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.3

Scope 3

6.9

6.9

6.5

7.0

7.1

All

9.5

9.4

9.1

9.5

9.4

All information in t CO2e / FTE.

GHG emissions intensity for Schüco worldwide

t CO2eIntensity

The numbers are verified by TÜV NORD
CERT and confirmed by issuing a certificate.
Up until 2016, the total climate-related
emissions sank to 27,888 tonnes of CO2
equivalents. In 2017 and 2018, however,Schüco saw an increase for its Germansites. The reason for this development isthe expansion of the transport logistics
associated with the company's growth aswell as an increase in business trips due toa higher number of employees.
In order to define scientifically substantiatedclimate protection objectives in accordance

GHG emissions for Schüco worldwide
2017

2018

Scope 1

11,75911,705

Scope 2

5,019

5,557

Scope 3.1

1,570,582

1,549,542

Scope 3.2 ff.

225,655

240,312

1,813,015

1,807,115

All

Source: Schüco CCF database, standards in accordancewith GHG Protocol. All information in t CO2e.

2017

2018

1,813,015

1,807,115

1,147

1,082

All measurements are in t CO2e / million euros. Source:
Schüco CCF database, standards in accordance with GHG
Protocol.

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GRI 305-5

GRI 306

Reduction of GHG emissions
Climate protection is a key issue for Schüco.
The company is prepared internally andexternally on various levels to reduce its
energy consumption and hence also theCO2 footprint. When it comes to newinvestments, for example, Schüco ensuresthat energy-saving equipment and vehicles
are used, as well as environmentallyfriendly energy sources. This has led to a
reduction in specific diesel consumption in
the lorry fleet, and thereby the climaterelated emissions by around five percent.
Since 2017, the company growth has meantthat the absolute amount of emitted

greenhouse gases has started to riseagain, despite a continuous relative
reduction in emissions. The reason for thisdevelopment is the expansion of thetransport logistics associated with thecompany's growth as well as an increasein business trips due to a higher number of
employees (see also GRI 305-1). This is
insufficient to meet the need to shift to a
climate-neutral approach to business inorder to protect the climate within a few
decades. Schüco wants to actively andconsistently contribute to limiting global
warming to a maximum of 1.5°C. The
company therefore works in partnership

EFFLUENTS AND WASTE
with the WWF in order to develop global
climate protection goals for the entire
group as part of the Science Based Targets
initiative. The aims are to be decided at theend of 2019 and integrated in all areas of
Schüco and in day-to-day business in 2020.
The plan is to transfer responsibility for
implementing measures for achieving theobjectives to each area of the company andto motivate them through corresponding
target agreements.

GRI 306-1
Water discharge by quality and destination
Water discharge in Schüco Germany
2016

2017

2018

Surface waters (estimated)

18,00018,00018,000Effluents (sewer system)

70,35365,02061,701

All measurements are in m³.

GRI 305-6
Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS)No ozone-depleting substances are emitted
in normal business operations of the
Schüco Group. In the company's own realestate, old air conditioning devices whichwere operated with R22 coolant are nolonger used and the coolants used in thecurrent devices have no ozone-depleting
potential. The company generally has noinfluence on the type of air-conditioning
devices used in the rooms leased by
Schüco.

The discharge of 18,000 m³ of water insurface water is the ground water
mentioned in GRI 303-1, which is fed into
receiving water after use and extensive

GRI 306-5
Water bodies affected by water discharges and/or runoff
At all Schüco sites around the world, in
terms of quantity and substances, only
water discharge or surface water is fed

GRI 305-7

cleaning with the required approval. The
waste water fed into the public sewer
system is largely of the same quality as
domestic sewage. This is shown by meansof sampling. The oil/grease separators areconnected upstream to the discharge
points in the required places (lorry vehicle
wash, canteens). These separators aremaintained and checked regularly. The
rainwater running off from the buildings andother sealed areas is fed into the public
rainwater and combined sewage system, or
into receiving water, depending on the local
conditions and regulations. The quantity ofrainwater that runs off cannot be specified in
more detail due to the number of smaller
and larger sites.

into water bodies which meet the granted
approvals. In this regard, the affectedwater bodies are not impacted negatively.

Nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx), andother significant air emissions
GRI 307
Nitrogen oxides and sulphur oxides as wellas other air emissions are emitted throughthe operation of real estate and by themeans of transport used. All buildings
operated by Schüco around the world
adhere to the rules and limit values that
apply in each case. These air emissions do
not represent any substantial impact of thebusiness activity and are therefore notconsidered significant. The company has

also made successful efforts for years to
reduce emissions of these kinds ofsubstances. In this way, for example,
Schüco regularly ensures that the lorry
fleet is up to date in terms of filter technology
and reduced fuel consumption, and isgradually changing the heating to loweremission fuels such as natural gas, district
heating or green geothermal energy.

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
GRI 307-1
Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations
Schüco is well aware of its corporate
responsibility with regard to the protectionof both the environment and climate. The
environment management system
implemented at the headquarters in
Bielefeld and certified in accordance with
ISO 14001 since 2014 is essentially basedon the energy efficiency and environmental
compatibility of the products as well as on
resource-saving production, logistics andadministration. Schüco undertakes toalways adhere to the legal provisions andofficial regulations. During this reporting
period, no fines or non-monetary penalties

were incurred in Germany due to a failure
to observe environmental laws or
regulations. To determine the figures, theinternal experts and water protection
officers were questioned. There is currently
no standardised method of gathering thisinformation.

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EMPLOYMENTGRI 401-1
New employee hires and employee turnover
Total number of new employees

New starters
Number of men
Number of people under 30 /aged 30-50 / over 50
Number of women
Number of people under 30 /aged 30-50 / over 50

2016

2017

2018

237

296

381

183

235

285

86 / 75 / 22

111 / 103 / 21

106 / 161 / 18

54

61

96

26 / 23 / 5

30 / 28 / 3

51 / 42 / 3

The information relates to Germany (all areas and sites). It includes all kinds of work contracts and employment relationships.

SocialFluctuation
2016

2017

2018

3197

3323

3531

2465 / 732

2549 / 774

2703 / 828

359 / 1250 / 856

379 / 1272 / 898

417 / 1334 / 952

126 / 419 / 187

137 / 434 / 203

163 / 445 / 220

161

160

204

5.0 %

4.8 %

5.8 %

127

126

160

5.2 %

4.9 %

5.9 %

23 / 60 / 44

29 / 43 / 54

46 / 64 / 50

6.4 % / 4.8 % / 5.1 %7.7 % / 3.4 % / 6.0 %11.0 % / 4.8 % / 5.3 %

34

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Fluctuation rate for women
overall

4.6 %

4.4 %

5.3 %

Number of people under 30 /aged 30-50 / over 50

6 / 21 / 7

7 / 18 / 9

8 / 26 / 10

Fluctuation rate for women byage

4.8 % / 5.0 % / 3.7 %5.1 % / 4.1 % / 4.4 %4.9 % / 5.8 % / 4.5 %Total number of employees
Men / women
Men under 30 / aged 30-50 /over 50
Women under 30 / aged 30-50 /over 50
People leaving the company
Fluctuation rate overall
Number of men
Fluctuation rate for men overall
Number of people under 30 /aged 30-50 / over 50
Fluctuation rate for men by age
Number of women

The information relates to Germany (all areas and sites). It includes all kinds of work contracts and employment relationships.
The fluctuation rate is calculated by (people leaving the company / reference total number) *100.

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Claimed parental leave

Benefits provided to full-time employees that are
not provided to temporary or part-time employees

2016

2017

2018

All employees (full and part time, temporary and permanent)

3197

3323

3531

Number of men

2465

2549

2703

Number of women

732

774

828

Men taking parental leave

83

88

93

Men finishing parental leave during the reporting period

80

76

97

3.4 %

3.5 %

3.4 %

Women taking parental leave

25

35

23

Women finishing parental leave during the reporting period

23

25

29

3.4 %

4.5 %

2.8 %

Claimed parental leave overall

108

123

116

Overall number of employees finishing parental leave during
the reporting period

103

101

126

Wertingen

Weißenfels

Borgholzhausen

Benefits provided at main sites in Germany

Bielefeld

40

X

X

X

X

Rate of men taking parental leave

Company pension scheme
Financed by the company

X

Company pension subsidy
Financed by the company

X

Extraordinary bonus(Company Christmas bonus)X

AWO parents' service

X

X

X

Childcare, children's camps

X

X

X

Purchasing benefits

X

X

X

X

JobRad

X

X

X

X

Sports equipment

X

X

X

X

Company sport

X

X

X

X

GRI 403

Microsoft Home Use program

X

X

X

X

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

Schüco defines sites in Germany with over
100 employees as main business sites.
These are Bielefeld, Borgholzhausen,
Wertingen and Weißenfels.

X

X

Benefits are available to all employees withpermanent contracts in Germany without
restriction. The benefits on offer are notlimited to full-time employees. Some of theX

Rate of women taking parental leave

The information refers to all Schüco sites in Germany.

company agreements do not refer to allsites in Germany (see table). Individual
benefits of a one-off or selective nature canalso be claimed by temporary employees.

GRI 403-1
Workers representation in formal joint management-worker health and safetycommittees

GRI 401-3
Parental leave
Parental leave entitlement is regulated bylaw in Germany. Statutory parental leave isgranted to employees of Schüco regardlessof gender.
Schüco offers family-friendly working
hours and parental leave models andthereby allows employees in Germany tobalance their family and career. The
company provides information, checklists
and personal support to prepare forparental leave, potential part-time workand the subsequent return to work. The
aim is to reach an individually suitableagreement with the employee. Within theframework of a company agreement, thereis the option to work from home several times
a month. Furthermore, Schüco in Bielefeld
provides preferential places for the under-3s
crèche at a neighbouring company, emergency
childcare in the "Schüco Kids' Club" andholiday programmes for older children.

A return and retention rate within themeaning of the GRI standard cannot becalculated. However, the figures forfinishing parental leave and thereby
returning to work at Schüco – taking
account of the inevitable overlap between
the years – show that most employees
return to work after taking parental leave.

The health and safety of employees at work
is of utmost importance to Schüco. The
company has made various formalcompany agreements with the wholeworks council and other works councils at
the large sites in Germany. The aim of theagreements is to improve safety at workand promote the health of employees.
The existing health and safety committees
at the individual sites in Germany aretasked with advising on matters regarding

occupational safety and accident prevention.
To this end, the committees meet once perquarter. Depending on the operational
circumstances, the committees discuss thefollowing topics:• Fundamental issues• Priority programmes• Current safety issues, for example
serious accidents• Assessment of accident statistics• Establishment of measures for training,education and the promotion of safety• Advising on safety and occupational
health aspects in the introduction of newwork processes or new work materials• Identification of deficiencies andsuggestions to eliminate them
The health and safety committees
represent all Schüco employees inGermany and are made up of functionaries
from different areas. This enables theconsideration and discussion of individual
topics from different perspectives.

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Types of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, andabsenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities

The information on the rate of days awayfrom work refers to all employees at all
Schüco sites in Germany. For the calculation,
the days lost due to accident are divided
by the target working days. Depending on
the time of the accident, the day of theaccident are also considered as a lost day.

Schüco International KG
2016

2017

2018

Reportable

40

27

45

Not reportable

74

55

40

0

0

0

Employees (FTE, cut-off date 31 December)

2372

2469

2584

Frequency of accidents per 1000 employees(FTE, reportable accidents)

16.9

10.9

17.4

Industry average (BGHW) of frequency of
accidents per 1000 employees(FTE, reportable accidents)

27.8

28.1

28.2

Work and commuting accidents

Fatalities

Rate of days away from work (days lost through accident/target working days)
2016

2017

2018

Men

0.20 %

0.18 %

0.20 %

Women

0.06 %

0.12 %

0.09 %

All

0.17 %

0.17 %

0.17 %The entire occupational safety system at
Schüco is based on the principle of risk
analysis. In order to classify risks correctly,
Schüco reviews the accident occurrence
and derives corresponding measures.
Structured accident statistics are currently
being compiled. The aim of these is toreveal accident black spots and develop
protective measures, or to check theirefficacy.

GRI 403-3
Workers with high incidence or high risk of
diseases related to their occupation

Schüco Polymer Technologies
2016

2017

2018

Reportable

4

7

8

Not reportable

32

63

42

0

0

0

Employees (FTE, cut-off date 31 December)

315

321

354

Frequency of accidents per 1000 employees(FTE, reportable accidents)

12.7

21.8

22.6

Industry average (BGHW) of frequency of
accidents per 1000 employees(FTE, reportable accidents)

27.8

28.1

28.2

Work and commuting accidents

Fatalities

At Schüco, there are individual areas inwhich there is potentially a risk ofoccupational illness, specifically throughnoise or heavy lifting. Within the area of
responsibility of the German occupational
insurance organisation for trade and goods
logistics (Berufsgenossenschaft Handel
und Warenlogistik, BHGW) (all areas
except Schüco PWS Produktions KG),

occupational illness was identified in fivepeople during the reporting period. A
further case is still being examined. The
German occupational insuranceorganisation for wood and metal(Berufsgenossenschaft Holz und Metall,
BGHM) (Schüco PWS Produktions KG)
registered four people with occupational
illnesses during the reporting period.

GRI 403-4
Health and safety topics covered in formal
agreements with trade unions

Schüco PWS Produktion
2016

2017

2018

Reportable

24

25

13

Not reportable

97

95

98

0

0

0

Employees (FTE, cut-off date 31 December)

387

391

424

Frequency of accidents per 1000 employees(FTE, reportable accidents)

62.0

63.9

30.7

Industry average (BGHM) of frequency of
accidents per 1000 employees(FTE, reportable accidents)

37.17

34.59

34.43

Work and commuting accidents

Fatalities

There are several formal company
agreements with the Schüco whole works
council and the other works councils at thelarge sites in Germany which aim to increase
occupational safety and the health of
employees. They deal with the procedure
for addiction-related illnesses, cooperative

behaviour at work, no smoking policy andhealth check-ups. At the headquarters in
Bielefeld, there is a works council
committee for occupational health andsafety, which identifies areas for
improvement through inspections andinformation from employees and instigates
implementation with the employer.

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GRI 404

Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs

TRAINING AND EDUCATION

Training and education

GRI 404-1
Average hours of training per year per employee
Schüco only records the training figures forGermany. There is not yet a representationin employee categories; no distinction ismade between temporary and permanent
employees.
Generally, only internal training opportunities
are assessed for the calculation of theaverage hourly cost for training, because

training with external service providers isalways initiated directly by the individualcompanies and areas. A large part oftraining hours is therefore not considered in
the evaluation. Internal events are offered bydifferent areas. For this reason, the numberof participants and the time required in eachcase are also dealt with decentrally and inaccordance with different specifications.

Differentiated data collection by gender isonly carried out for the training provided
centrally by the Training department. Thesefigures clearly show that an above-average
number of women take up the training
opportunities.

Take-up of courses offered by the Training department
2017

2016

In its training rooms, Schüco offers all
employees training sessions, workshops
and seminars with internal and external
trainers on technical subjects, methods
such as time management or project
management, language learning,communication and leadership.

There is a modular development programme
for managers which is tailored to therequirements in lower, middle and upper
management. Schüco has developed a
specialist programme for experts whichruns for two years. Furthermore, thecompany offers sales-oriented training
courses at its in-house Sales Academy.

Trainee positions, apprenticeships and courses of study
2017

2016

2018

OfferedCannotbe filled

OfferedCannotbe filled

OfferedCannotbe filled

Trainee positions

15

1

13

1

12

1

Apprenticeships

43

10

49

10

44

8

Courses of study

5

0

8

0

5

0

Places for students

10

0

14

0

13

0

2018

Women

Men

Total

Women

Men

Total

Women

Men

Total

Participants

409

1302

1711

418

1324

1742

452

1301

1753

GRI 404-3

Total number of employees(temporary and permanent)

732

2465

3197

774

2549

3323

828

2703

3531

Percentage of employees receiving regular

Percentage of total number of
employees

22.9 %

77.1 %–

23.3 %

76.7 %–

23.4 %

76.6 %–

Attendee percentage of
total number of employees

55.9 %

52.8 %

53.5 %

54.0 %

51.9 %

52.4 %

54.6 %

48.1 %

49.6 %The number of training events offeredinternally and taken up by employees
fluctuates considerably from year to year.
This is primarily down to extensive training
campaigns which are offered by Schüco
and which, for example, are provided as

exhibition preparation, for new launches of
products or new software versions. The
average annual outlay (internal training
only) per employee was over three hours in
2016, just under three hours in 2017 andwell over five hours in 2018.

performance and career development reviews
All employees should generally receive
feedback on their performance and theircareer development once per year.
Following a thorough revision in 2017, theso-called development dialogue has had astronger focus on content and is alignedwith the professional and personal
development of employees. Managers

should offer the development dialogue
once per year and inform the HR
department whether or not they haveconducted one. Around two thirds ofmanagers at Schüco in Germany comply
with this rule. The aim is to significantly
increase this figure. Participation in thediscussion is voluntary for employees.

Schüco offers up to 15 trainee positions
and up to eight courses of study acrossGermany. The places offered to students
can always be filled. The demand isgenerally lower for the apprenticeships,
and in some professions there are always
unfilled apprenticeship places. This affects
professional drivers in particular, as well as
warehouse logistics specialists, process
technicians and machinery and system
operators. It is also harder to fillapprenticeship places in regions where
Schüco is not known as a large employer.

Transition assistance
At Schüco, there is no standardised
programme for transition assistance tofacilitate continued employability or support
people leaving the company due toretirement or termination of employment.
In individual cases, employees receive
advice and coaching.

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DIVERSITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

21.12.2018

Employees

FTE

Part-time

Employees

FTE

Parttime

Employees

FTE

Parttime732

642

12.28 %

774

674

12.89 %

828

734

11.37 %

22.90 %

20.90 %-

23.30 %

21.20 %-

23.40 %

21.60 %-

Under 30

126

117

7.20 %

137

135

1.80 %

163

160

1.60 %

30-50

419

359

14.40 %

434

358

17.50 %

445

377

15.40 %

Over 50187

166

11.00 %

203

182

10.60 %

220

197

10.60 %

Age group
FemaleTemp. + Perm.

GRI 405-1

Percentage of total
workforce

Diversity of governance bodies and employees
Around 23% of the workforce at Schüco
are women – and this is on the rise. The
number of part-time workers is under
2% for men and 12% for women. In theage group of 30-50, the traditional family
phase, this is lowest for men and highest

for women. Around half of Schüco
employees belong to this age group, andaround a third is over 50. The proportion of
employees aged under 30 is rising slightly
but continuously.

Employees by age and employent contract

Employees by gender, age and other diversity indicators
31.12.201731.12.2016

Age group

Employees

FTE

Part-time

21.12.2018

Employees

FTE

Parttime

Employees

FTE

Parttime

FTE

Part-time

Employees

FTE

Parttime

Employees

FTE

Parttime

Total workforce

3197

3073

3.90 %

3323

3184

4.20 %

3531

3397

3.80 %

Under 30485475

2.10 %

516

510

1.10 %

580

571

1.60 %

15.20 %

15.50 %-

15.50 %

16.00-

16.40 %

16.80 %

-

1669

1601

4.10 %

1706

1615

5.30 %

1779

1699

4.50 %

52.20 %

52.10 %-

51.30 %

50.70 %-

50.40 %

50.00 %

-

1043

997

4.40 %

1101

1059

3.80 %

1172

1128

3.80 %

32.60 %

32.40 %-

33.10 %

33.30 %-

33.20 %

33.20 %-

Permanent

2396

2362

1.42 %

2466

2427

1.60 %

2606

2567

1.51 %

Under 30325

324

0.30 %

346

343

1.00 %

379

372

1.80 %

30-50

1224

1216

0.62 %

1234

1219

1.23 %

1286

1274

0.90 %

Over 50847

822

3.00 %

886

865

2.34 %

941

920

2.21 %

Percentage of total
workforceFixed-term contract

69

69

0.00 %

83

83

0.20 %

97

97

0.17 %

Over 50

Under 3034

34

0.00 %

33

33

0.00 %

38

38

0.00 %

30-50

26

26

0.00 %

38

38

0.00 %

48

48

0.00 %

Percentage of total
workforce

Over 50990.00 %

12

12

1.41 %

11

11

1.54 %

2465

2431

1.38 %

2549

2509

1.55 %

2703

2664

1.46 %

77.1 %

79.1 %-

76.7 %

78.8 %-

76.6 %

78.4 %

-

359

358

0.27 %

379

376

0.91 %

417

410

1.64 %

30-50

1,250

1242

0.61 %

1272

1257

1.19 %

1334

1322

0.87 %

Over 50856

831

2.97 %

898

877

2.32 %

952

931

2.20 %

Permanent

700

612

12.59 %

752

653

13.17 %

802

708

11.74 %

Under 30112

104

7.23 %

128

126

1.73 %

157

154

1.66 %

30-50

404

345

14.72 %

424

349

17.77 %

431

363

15.85 %

Over 50

184

163

11.18 %

200

179

10.74 %

214

191

10.86 %

Fixed-term contract

32

30

5.38 %

22

21

3.18 %

26

26

0.00 %

Under 3014

13

7.14 %

992.22 %

6

6

0.00 %

30-50

15

14

4.81 %

10

10

5.00 %

14

14

0.00 %

Over 503

30.00 %

3

3

0.00 %

6

6

0.00 %

Percentage of total
workforce
Under 30

Female21.12.2018

Employees

Age group

Male

Permanent +temporary31.12.201731.12.2016

Percentage of total
workforce
30-50

There is no data available on the percentageof people in governance bodies by diversity
category.

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GRI 411

NON-DISCRIMINATIONRIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLESGRI 406-1

GRI 411-1

Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken

Incidents of violations involving rights ofindigenous peoples

Affected persons can report incidents of
discrimination and seek corrective action
by contacting a person of trust in the HR
department and in the works council, or
report violations of the leadershipguidelines to the arbitration board. The
work of the arbitration board aims to help
ensure trusting working relationships
between managers and employees.
Composed equally of works councils,managers and HR representatives, theboard offers employees support andadvice if they believe their manager istreating them unfairly (differential treatment,
tone of voice etc.). Users of the arbitration
board are guaranteed full confidentiality.
The complainant can remain anonymous if
they wish.
During the reporting period, four cases
were processed by the arbitration board.
However, the hurdles affected persons

need to clear during this process appear to
be relatively high. For this reason, lowthreshold feedback processes are being
introduced for problems regarding
management behaviour. In addition, onecase of sexual harassment became known
during the reporting period. The case wasdealt with confidentially by the people
involved, the HR department and therelevant managers. The person accusedno longer works for Schüco.

The immediate business activity at the
Schüco sites around the world does notcome into conflict with the rights ofindigenous peoples. However, Schüco isaware of the fact that the extraction of raw
materials for its products, in particular thealuminium ore bauxite, may lead to conflicts
culminating in human rights violations. As
Schüco cannot directly influence raw
material extraction, the company makes adifference as a founding member of the

GRI 410
SECURITY PRACTICESGRI 415
PUBLIC POLICYGRI 410-1
Security personnel trained in human rights policies

GRI 415-1

or procedures

Political contributions

At Schüco in Germany, only security
personnel from service providers are used.
It has not yet been possible to estimate theproportion of personnel who are trained inhuman rights policies and procedures. At
the start of 2020, the contract for security

services is to be re-advertised for the
Bielefeld headquarters. The tender will
include express requirements with regard
to the employment of security personnel
who have been trained and checked as tohuman rights policies and procedures.

No donations are made to political parties.

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI).
The „ASI Performance Standard“ stipulates
clear regulations to protect the interests andrights of indigenous peoples. An internal
steering committee has been set up within
the ASI to deal with these issues: the IPAF
(Indigenous Peoples Advisory Forum).
Since October 2019, Schüco certified inline with the „ASI Performance Standard“
in Germany, France, Italy and the UK.

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GRI 417

CUSTOMER HEALTH AND SAFETY

MARKETING AND LABELINGGRI 416-1

GRI 417-1

Assessment of the health and safety impacts ofRequirements for product and service information and labelingproduct and service categories
All products developed and bought in for
Schüco are run through the legallyprescribed manufacturing process andsubjected to a risk analysis during the early
development phase. Multiple testing andapproval stages ensure that all prescribed
requirements are adhered to in thesubsequent construction process. In

addition, Schüco offers extensive training
to customers fabricating the company's
products to make windows, doors andfaçades. This includes, for example,
instructions on the safe handling of thematerial and fabrication machinery. Schüco
thereby obviates negative effects on thehealth and safety of customers.

GRI 416-2
Incidents of non-compliance concerning the healthand safety impacts of products and services
During this reporting period, Quality
Management did not receive any reports
stating that regulations and voluntary
codes of conduct regarding product healthand safety had not been followed.

Schüco uses various measures to ensurethat its products are safe to use at all times
during their service life.
Since July 2013, European construction
products have to be uniformly tested,marked and supplied with corresponding
documents in accordance with thespecifications of the Construction Products
Regulation. For windows, doors and façades,
these are CE marking and Declarations of
Performance which the end customer
receives together with the safety instructions,maintenance instructions and instructions
for use. As a systems supplier, Schüco is
generally not responsible for productmarkings. We do however support our
fabricators in meeting this obligation. To
this end, we have the performance
characteristics of our products tested by an
external body. Our customers can find thetest reports, order and fabrication manuals
and guidelines for the Factory Production
Control online. Moreover, it is possible toautomatically create CE markings andDeclarations of Performance for selected
product systems using our SchüCal
planning software.
In order to guarantee the traceability of ourarticles over the course of production andthe path to the supplier, we mark our
products with batch numbers, article
numbers or signatures, depending on thetype. In addition to the legally banned

substances and restrictions on use, we
oblige our suppliers to adhere to Schüco
standard SN 175. This stipulates which
substances we exclude from application,
allow to a limited extent, or treat as
declarable in the Metal division. The
Schüco standard also contains a list of
substances which our products absolutely
must not contain, including heavy metals
and various flame retardants. This list was
created as part of the Cradle-to-Cradle
certifications. It is intended to ensure that
all newly developed Schüco products arefree from potentially dangerous substances– and should pave the way for further C2C
certifications.
In this regard, Schüco uses systematic
pollutant screening which helps to uncoverand evaluate potential risks and take action
accordingly. During the reporting period,
screening has not uncovered any immediate
dangers, but does show potential for
improvement which is systematically taken
into account during product development.
For example, there are still products whichcontain flame retardants, as construction
standards require this. In cases like these
we replace the flame retardants we consider
to be critical with safer alternatives.
In the area of PVC-U systems too, oursuppliers are obliged in accordance withthe legal regulations and provisions toadhere to bans on substances and refer tothe use of declarable substances. There
were no reports of banned substances
during the reporting period. As a matter ofprinciple, we have not used additives
containing lead and cadmium in our
calcium/zinc-stabilised window profiles
since 2009. Recovered PVC-U window
profiles represent a special case, whereby
Schüco processes the recycled material in
the internal core of new profiles. Containedin this recycled waste material are small
amounts of heavy metals which must be
marked in accordance with the REACH
regulation. Schüco supports the position
that the closed cycle idea for substances
which cannot be released and are therefore
hygienically safe is to be ranked higher
than the alternative of incinerating or
dumping old profiles. We actively support
this line of argument in the corresponding
national and international industry
associations such as the Working Groupfor PVC and the Environment (AGPU),the recycling initiative Rewindo or thepolitical association EPPA. The aim is touse closed material cycles to make asignificant contribution to the sustainabilityof PVC-U profile systems. For products
subject to a marking, such as the above
recycled profiles, we have established aprocess which takes effect from the product launch through to the documentationof proof. Substances which are subject tocorresponding regulations in theirapplication are not used here.

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GRI 417-2
Incidents of non-compliance concerning productand service information and labeling
During the reporting period, there havebeen no known incidents of noncompliance concerning product andservice information and labeling.

GRI 417-3
Incidents of non-compliance concerning marketing
communications
During the reporting period, there havebeen no known incidents of noncompliance concerning marketing
communications.

GRI 418
CUSTOMER PRIVACY
GRI 418-1
Substantiated complaints concerning breaches ofcustomer privacy and losses of customer data
During the reporting period, there havebeen no known incidents of complaints
concerning the handling of customer data.

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GRI content index

GRI Standard

Details

Page

StatusOmission /comment

GENERAL GRI STANDARDSGRI 102

General disclosures

11

ORGANISATIONAL PROFILEGRI content index and glossary

GRI 102-1

Name of the organisation

11

GRI 102-2

Activities, brands, products, and services

11

GRI 103-3

Location of headquarters

11

GRI 102-4

Location of operations

12

GRI 102-5

Ownership and legal form

12

GRI 102-6

Markets served

12

GRI 102-7

Scale of the organisation

12

GRI 102-8

Information on employees and other workers

13

GRI 102-9

Supply chain

14

GRI 102-10

Significant changes to the organisation and its supply chain

14

GRI 102-11

Precautionary principle or approach14

GRI 102-12

External initiatives

15

GRI 102-13

Membership of associations

15

No complete survey system

STRATEGY
GRI 102-14

Statement from senior decision-maker

16

ETHICS AND INTEGRITY
GRI 102-16

Values, principles, standards, and norms of behaviour

16

GRI 102-17

Mechanism for advice and concerns about ethics

16

GOVERNANCE
GRI 102-18

Governance structure17

GRI 102-20

Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics

17

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTGRI 102-40

List of stakeholder groups18

GRI 102-41

Collective bargaining agreements

18

GRI 102-42

Identifying and selecting stakeholders

18

GRI 102-43

Approach to stakeholder engagement

18

GRI 102-44

Key topics and concerns raised

19

Schüco evaluates the status of the reporting on the individual GRI Standards using the following system:= no entry= partially reported= fully reported

Only possible to comment on thestandard for the German sites

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GRI content index

GRI Standard

Details

GRI content index

Page

StatusOmission /comment

REPORTING PRACTICEGRI 102-45

Entities included in the consolidated financial statements

19

GRI 102-46

Defining report content and topic boundaries

20

GRI 102-47

List of material topics

21

GRI 102-48

Restatements of information

21

GRI 102-49

Changes in reporting21

GRI 102-50

Reporting period

22

GRI 102-51

Date of most recent report22

GRI 102-52

Reporting cycle

22

GRI 102-53

Contact point for questions regarding the report22

GRI 102-54

Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI standards

22

GRI 102-55

GRI content index

22

GRI 102-56

External assurance23

No specific statements can be madefor competitive reasons

The content of the report was notchecked by an independent third party.
This check is not mandatory.

TOPIC-SPECIFIC DISCLOSURESECONOMICGRI 201

Economic performance25

GRI 201-4

Financial assistance received from government25

GRI 202

Market presence25

GRI 202-1

Ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum wage

25

Only possible to comment on thestandard for the German sites

GRI 202-2

Proportion of senior management hired from the local community

25

No complete survey system

GRI 204

Procurement practices

26

GRI 204-1

Proportion of spending on local suppliers

26

GRI 205

Anti-corruption

26

GRI 205-1

Operations assessed for risks related to corruption

26

No complete survey system

GRI 205-2

Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures

27

No complete survey system

GRI 205-3

Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken

27

GRI 206

Anti-competitive behaviour

27

GRI 206-1

Legal actions for anti-competitive behaviour, anti-trust, and monopoly practices

27

ENVIRONMENTAL
GRI 301

Materials – management approach

Schüco evaluates the status of the reporting on the individual GRI Standards using the following system:= no entry= partially reported= fully reported

No complete survey system

Page

Details

GRI 301-1

Materials used by weight or volume

29

No specific statements can be madefor competitive reasons

GRI 301-2

Recycled input materials used29

No complete survey system

GRI 301-3

Reclaimed products and their packaging materials

29

GRI 302

Energy – management approach

GRI 302-1

Energy consumption within the organisation

30

Only possible to comment on thestandard for the German sites

GRI 302-3

Energy intensity

31

Only possible to comment on thestandard for the German sites

GRI 302-4

Reduction of energy consumption

31

Only possible to comment on thestandard for the German sites

GRI 302-5

Reductions in energy requirements of products and services

31

No specific statements possible

GRI 303

Water and effluents32

GRI 303-1

Water withdrawal by source

32

Only possible to comment on thestandard for the German sites

GRI 303-2

Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water

32

Only possible to comment on thestandard for the German sites

GRI 304

Biodiversity

32

GRI 304-1

Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas ofhigh biodiversity value outside protected areas

32

GRI 304-2

Significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity

33

GRI 304-3

Habitats protected or restored

33

GRI 304-4

IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas
affected by operations

33

GRI 305

Emissions – management approach

GRI 305-1

Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions

34

GRI 305-2

Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions

35

GRI 305-3

Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions

35

GRI 305-4

GHG emissions intensity

35

GRI 305-5

Reduction of GHG emissions

36

GRI 305-6

Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS)36

GRI 305-7

Nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx), and other significant air emissions

36

GRI 306

Effluents and waste

37

GRI 306-1

Water discharge by quality and destination

37

Only possible to comment on thestandard for the German sites

GRI 306-5

Water bodies affected by water discharges and/or runoff

37

Only possible to comment on thestandard for the German sites

GRI 307

Environmental compliance37

GRI 307-1

Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations

37

4–9

4–9

SOCIALGRI 401

Employment – management approach

4–9

Schüco evaluates the status of the reporting on the individual GRI Standards using the following system:= no entry= partially reported= fully reported

StatusOmission /comment

GRI Standard

4–9

No complete survey system

No complete survey system

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GRI content index

Details

GRI 401-1

New employee hires and employee turnover

39

Only possible to comment on thestandard for the German sites

GRI 401-2

Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time
employees

40

Only possible to comment on thestandard for the German sites

GRI 401-3

Parental leave

40

Only possible to comment on thestandard for the German sites

GRI 403

Occupational Health and Safety – management approach

GRI 403-1

Workers representation in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees

41

GRI 403-2

Types of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, andnumber of work-related fatalities

42

GRI 403-3

Workers with high incidence or high risk of diseases related to their occupation

43

GRI 403-4

Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions

43

GRI 404

Training and education – management approach

4–9

GRI 404-1

Average hours of training per year per employee

44

GRI 404-2

Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs

45

GRI 404-3

Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews45

GRI 405

Diversity and Equal Opportunity

46

GRI 405-1

Diversity of governance bodies and employees

46

GRI 406

Non-discrimination

48

GRI 406-1

Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken

48

GRI 410

Security Practices

48

GRI 410-1

Security personnel trained in human rights policies or procedures

48

GRI 411

Rights of Indigenous Peoples

49

GRI 411-1

Incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous peoples

49

GRI 415

Public Policy49

GRI 415-1

Political contributions

49

GRI 416

Customer Health and Safety – management approach

GRI 416-1

Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories

50

GRI 416-2

Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products andservices50

GRI 417

Marketing and Labeling – management approach

GRI 417-1

Requirements for product and service information and labeling51

GRI 417-2

Incidents of non-compliance concerning product and service information and labeling52

GRI 417-3

Incidents of non-compliance concerning marketing communications

52

GRI 418

Customer privacy

52

GRI 418-1

Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data

52

Schüco evaluates the status of the reporting on the individual GRI Standards using the following system:= no entry= partially reported= fully reported

Page

StatusOmission /comment

GRI Standard

4–9
Only possible to comment on thestandard for the German sites

No complete survey system

No complete survey system

Only possible to comment on thestandard for the German sites

Complete survey system does not exist

4–9

4–9

No specific statements possible

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Glossary

GlossaryA
AGPU
The Working Group for PVC and the Environment(Arbeitsgemeinschaft PVC und Umwelt e.V.) is a network ofaround 60 member companies which focuses on material
cycles that conserve resources in the use of PVC.
ASA
Health and safety committees at the Schüco sites. The
committees are composed of different specialists andmanagers in the company as per the provisions of theGerman occupational health and safety act (Arbeitsschutzgesetz). The representative body for severely disabled
employees, the fire officer and the head of the company firebrigade are also involved.
ASI
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) is a multistakeholder organisation and develops standards on a
voluntary basis for a sustainable aluminium industry. The ASI
is a member of ISEAL and adopts the requirements of theinitiative for its standard.
A|U|F
The purpose of this registered association for Aluminium andthe Environment in Window and Façade Construction(Aluminium und Umwelt im Fenster- und Fassadenbau) is thesustained promotion of product-specific recycling. Thisapplies in particular to the processing and re-use of scrap
aluminium and old aluminium in the construction industry.
B
BIM
Building Information Modelling is a method which supports
the universal use of digital building blocks and efficiently
links everyone involved in the planning, construction, andoperation of buildings. At its heart is a digital data model,
with which the planned construction project is realised in
virtual form before any actual building work takes place. The
Building Information Modeling tools enable information to beexchanged and shared between the partners involved.
Schüco supports users of the BIM method with planning
modules and interfaces. These are continuously developed
and regularly adapted to correspond with the state of the art.
Biodiversity
Biodiversity originally meant the diversity in species of abiotope. In general discourse, the term is used to describe
the preservation of diverse species on earth.
BREEAM
The British sustainability certification BREEAM (Building
Research Establishment Environmental Assessment
Methodology) is an assessment method for sustainablebuilding used widely in Europe.
C
Carbon footprint
The carbon footprint refers to the greenhouse gas emissions
that occur for a product over its entire lifecycle or caused by

Glossary
the business activities of a company. In both instances, thegreenhouse gas emissions are given in CO₂ equivalents(CO₂e).
CE marking
The CE marking certifies that a product satisfies the applicableharmonised standards in Europe.
CO₂ equivalents
CO₂ equivalents are a measurement unit for harmonising theimpact different greenhouse gases have on the climate.
Code of Conduct
A Code of Conduct is a set of rules which companies follow.
As part of a voluntary commitment, fundamental
recommendations for behaviour are formulated for all
employees in order to encourage desirable conduct andavoid undesirable actions.
Compliance
Compliance means adhering to the law and within thecompany includes the establishment, implementation andmonitoring of a valid set of rules in order to ensure that all
statutory requirements are met.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Describes the social responsibility of a company to act
sustainably from an economic, ecological and social
perspective. The wide range of companies means there is anequally wide range of interpretations of CSR. Generally,
however, it is defined as a holistic corporate concept which
comprises all aspects of sustainability, going beyond
adherence to statutory compliance provisions.
Cradle to Cradle (C2C)
An innovative design and quality concept. Products aredesigned so that, following their use, they can be continuously
recycled as the same product without any loss of quality. The
materials are environmentally friendly and are manufactured
using regenerative energy. C2C allows a waste-free, circularvalue chain to be created. Resources and energy are usedeffectively. C2C products can be certified.
D
DENEFFThe German Corporate Initiative for Energy Efficiency(Deutsche Unternehmensinitiative Energieeffizienz) is anindependent, cross-sector network of companies andorganisations who advocate an effective energy efficiency
policy.
DGNB
The German Sustainable Building Council (Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen e.V.) is a non-profit andnon-governmental organisation with the aim of promoting
sustainability across the entire value added chain in theconstruction and property industry. It awards the DGNB
Quality Seal to sustainable, certified buildings.

Diversity
In a corporate context, diversity means that deliberateattention is paid to heterogeneity in terms of gender orbackground when filling job positions, for example.
E
EAA
The European Aluminium Association is a consortium ofaround 80 member companies in the aluminium fabricationindustry.
EPD
An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a document
which a company uses to disclose quantified information
regarding the environmental impact of a product over its
entire life cycle. In the construction industry, it is an importantbasis for green building evaluation. In this way, products withidentical functions can be compared objectively and on thebasis of data. Essential components of an EPD are the life
cycle inventory analysis, which includes details of resource
consumption and emissions, as well as the assessment of the
impact of the consequences for the environment which isbased on that information. EPDs are reviewed, verified andregistered externally. The system, which is used around theworld, is based on international standards (ISO 14025; ISO14040 ff.) as well as the European standard DIN EN 15804,
thereby allowing a global comparison of environmental
performance.
EPPA
The European PVC Window Profile and related Building
Products Association is a political association of theEuropean PVC window profile industry based in Brussels.
The EPPA encourages efforts to expand the recycling of PVC
profiles.
F
FTE
FTE stands for full-time equivalent and is a parameter for
calculating work time. It is defined as the number of worked
hours in a company divided by the standard working hours ofa full-time employee.
Foundation 2°
The Foundation 2° aims to support political decision makers
in establishing the market economy framework conditions
for climate protection.
GGDA
The Joint German Occupational Safety and Health Strategy(Gemeinsame Deutsche Arbeitsschutzstrategie) is an
initiative by the German government, the federal states andthe accident insurance institutions. With this alliance, theparties undertake to coordinate their accident prevention
policies in the field of occupational health and safety. To thisend, they have developed common occupational health andsafety objectives and advocate for transparent and practicalregulations.

GHG emissions
The abbreviation GHG stands for greenhouse gas. GHG
emissions denote the relevant greenhouse gas emissions
recorded by a company. They are used as the basis fordetermining the carbon footprint.
GHG Protocol
GHG Protocol stands for Greenhouse Gas Protocol. It is atransnational series of standards for reporting company
greenhouse gas emissions. The development of the GHG
Protocol is coordinated by the World Resources Institute(WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable
Development (WBCSD).
Global Building Excellence
The Schüco Global Building Excellence specialist department
acts as an instigator for the development of new subject andbusiness areas. Within the Building Excellence Network, thisdepartment works closely with research facilities, universities,
design offices and the other departments at Schüco. One of
their focus areas is the development of sustainable building
envelopes.
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)The Global Reporting Initiative develops globally applicablestandards for the creation of sustainability reports. For this,they provide a framework made up of indicators, on the basisof which the reporting companies, organisations andgovernments can disclose and quantify their sustainability
activities. The aim is to create more transparency and agreater degree of comparability, thereby serving as a guide toinvestors, governments, employers and the public.
I
ISEAL
The International Social and Environmental Accreditation andLabelling Alliance (ISEAL) is an international association ofsustainability initiatives and stakeholders for environmental
issues. It coordinates member initiatives and sets quality
requirements for its standards and processes. It thereby
ensures legitimacy and credibility.
ISO 9001
The ISO 9001 standard sets out the requirements that the
Quality Management department of a company must fulfil inorder to meet the standard. Responsibilities and work
procedures are presented transparently, the framework forwhich is provided by ISO 9001. Since its revision in October
2015, the standard has been aligned to the High Level
Structure. This is derived from the basic structure formanagement system standards which is defined in the ISO
directives.
ISO 14001
The international environmental management standard ISO
14001 helps organisations to develop and implement anenvironmental management system and the corresponding
sustainability objectives. The standard focuses on thecontinuous improvement process in accordance with the“Plan-Do-Check-Act” (PDCA) model, in order to achieve thespecified environmental objectives and ongoing improvements.

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Glossary

Glossary
L
Life-cycle assessment
A life-cycle assessment (LCA) is a systematic analysis of theenvironmental impact of products throughout their entire life
cycle.The life-cycle assessment analyses environmental
impact during production, the usage phase, recycling and/or
disposal of the product, as well as the associated upstream
and downstream processes (e.g. production of raw, auxiliary
and operating materials). The environmental impact includes
all environmentally relevant extractions from the environment(e.g. ores, crude oil) as well as the emissions into theenvironment (e.g. waste, carbon dioxide emissions). The lifecycle assessment forms the basis of the EPDs.
Life Cycle CostingLife Cycle Costing is an analysis of the costs incurred overthe entire life cycle of a product, from manufacture andusage right through to recycling. With the help of thiscomprehensive approach, acquisitions can be comparedobjectively with regard to overall profitability.
LEEDThe Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Certificate, LEED for short, is a certification system forsustainable buildings which is used all over the world.
M
Materiality matrix
The materiality matrix shows the main issues for the key
stakeholders in a company with regard to sustainability. It is
used in surveys or workshops to determine the significant
sustainability issues for the stakeholders.
O
OHSAS 18001
The Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series(OHSAS 18001) is an international, cross-industry standard
for the assessment and certification of occupational healthand safety management systems. The system is recognised
in more than 80 countries and is therefore one of the mostwidely used standards for occupational health and safety
management systems worldwide. A management system
certified in accordance with OHSAS 18001 should help toreduce occupational health and safety risks for employees,
but also for visitors or customers. The new standard
ISO 45001 will replace OHSAS 18001.
N
NAP
NAP stands for the National Action Plan for the
Implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Businessand Human Rights and is an initiative of the German federal
government in order to improve the human rights situation
along the value creation and supply chain in companies.

GlossaryP
Plan.One
Plan.One is an interactive search and comparison platform
for architects and developers. It enables you to quickly findand compare building products from all manufacturers,
thereby bridging the digital gap between developers andmanufacturers in the construction industry. Additionally,
product details and technical planning information can becopied over directly into standard BIM planning software.
Plan.One also supports the digital transformation of theindustry with the latest industry information, consultancy
services and a partner network.
R
REACH regulation
The REACH regulation is an EU regulation on the registration,
evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemical
substances. It is one of the strictest chemical regulations
worldwide. The aim of REACH is to ensure the protection ofhuman health and the environment, and to safeguard thefree movement of chemicals on the European single market.
Manufacturers and importers wishing to bring a substanceonto the market must register it in advance.
Renovation calculator
The Schüco renovation calculator enables clients to quickly
and easily assess the economic effects of a renovation before
planning begins. To do this, it uses empirical studies which
determine the efficiency of the measure while taking accountof factors such as the building size or the year it wasconstructed.
re!source Stiftung e.V.
Founded in 2018, the association campaigns for the resource
revolution in the construction and property industry and is anindependent alliance from the fields of economics, science,society and politics. The re!source foundation develops
common objectives and processes for resource conservationand communicates them to relevant target groups. It seeks
to achieve sustainable usage of resources by implementing
true circular value creation in the construction and property
industry and to contribute to the communication of
information about this issue in business and society.
RewindoThe window recycling service Rewindo is an initiative of theleading German PVC-U profile manufacturers. Its aim is to r
ecycle dismantled windows, roller shutters and PVC-U doors,
thereby encouraging economic practices which conserve
resources.
Risk assessment
The risk assessment forms the basis of systematic health andsafety management in the workplace. Employers are obligatedto produce a risk assessment, to document the results, to define
occupational health and safety measures and to monitor the
progress of those measures. Responsibility for carrying out therisk assessment and the subsequent checks lies with theemployer.

S
SBTi
The Science Based Targets initative (SBTi) is a collaborationof international non-profit organisation CDP, the United
Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the World Resource
Institute (WIR) and the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF).
The independent organisation checks and validates companies'
objectives to reduce emissions based on current climate
research findings. Established objectives to reduce greenhousegas emissions are considered to be science-based when they
are in harmony with the aims of the Paris Agreement. Thisseeks to limit global warming to less than 2° and ideally to a
maximum of 1.5° compared to pre-industrial levels.
SchüCalThe Schüco planning and calculation software provides
support when planning sustainable building solutions. It
covers the conditions of the Environmental ProductDeclarations (EPDs), allows automatic CE marking for
selected product systems and creates Cradle-to-Cradle
verifications.
Schüco Technology Center (TC)The Schüco Technology Center is a test centre for thebuilding envelope where tests are carried out for customer
orders. When beginning to develop products, Schüco canalso use the Technology Center to fabricate, test and improvenew systems, individual components or special solutions,and validate the results on an ongoing basis. Component andmaterial tests, as well as a wide variety of environmental
simulations, are key to being able to reliably deal withconditions in the different climate zones. The Technology
Center is accredited as an independent manufacturinglaboratory in nine areas by the national accreditation body for
the Federal Republic of Germany (DAkkS).
Stationary energy
This term originates from the GHG Protocol and denotes theprimary fossil fuels used locally (stationary).
T
Tier
A term from supply management, and particularly theautomotive industry, which describes the position of the
supplier in the supply chain. It is used in combination with anumber (tier 1, tier 2), from direct suppliers (tier 1) through to
raw material suppliers (tier n). The cascading supplier
relationships are often shown in the form of a supplier
pyramid.
U
Usage costs
The usage costs of a building refer to the costs which are
incurred directly in relation to the building installations andthe corresponding plots of land. For this, both regularly
recurring and one-time costs are included in the calculation.
In accordance with DIN 18960 “Utilisation costs in building
construction”, building and maintenance costs but also
administrative and operating costs are included.

U value
Thermal transmittance, also referred to as the U value, is theterm given to the flow of heat through a building component
depending on the temperature differential. The thermal
insulation properties can be derived from the U value. The
lower the value, the better the level of insulation.
Specifications regarding maximum values for different
building components can be found in the German energy
saving regulations (EnEV).
V
Value added chain
The value added chain represents the activities of a company
for manufacturing a product. It comprises important steps
such as extraction, manufacture and transport, production,use, dismantling and recycling of the product.
VFF
The German Window & Façade Association (Verband Fenster+ Fassade) is the specialist association for producers of
windows, façades and doors and their trade partners.
VinylPlus
The VinylPlus® label marks the voluntary commitment of theEuropean PVC industry to improve the sustainability
performance of PVC. The VinylPlus® product label wasdeveloped for PVC construction products in order to verify
the sustainability performance of products in accordancewith its standard. All Schüco window, door and sliding
systems made from PVC-U carry the VinylPlus certificate.
W
WWF
The World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) is an international
environmental protection organisation. During the reporting
period, Schüco entered into a partnership with the WWF totackle the issues of climate protection and responsible
procurement of raw materials. As part of this collaboration,in close partnership with the WWF, concrete climate protection
targets and measures are drawn up in accordance with theprinciples of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) andthe issue of responsibility in the supply chain is further
developed in line with Germany's National Action Plan for
Business and Human Rights.

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