Targets and Key Figures - Linde Material Handling Sustainability Report 2025

Overview of Sustainability Key Performance Indicators

All KPIs and data can be found in the respective chapters.

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2025

2024

2023

Environment

ISO 14001 certification rate¹

98%

99%

94%

Energy use

1,091,133 GJ

1,109,815 GJ

1,107,453 GJ

Greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and 2)²

59,131 t CO₂eq

62,780 t CO₂eq

65,086 t CO₂eq

Greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 3.3)²

17,169 t CO₂eq

17,427 t CO₂eq

16,392 t CO₂eq

Water withdrawal

130,543 m³

140,895 m³

146,211 m³

Waste produced

41,053 t

42,185 t

38,529 t

Employees

Percentage of female employees

17%

18%

ISO 45001 certification rate¹

98%

99%

91%

LTI (lost time injuries)³

161

163

201

Accident frequency rate⁴

7.1

6.9

8.9

1	Or equivalent standards, based on all locations
2	Scope 1 and 2 market-based, Scope 3.3 location-based
3	Number of reported accidents in the workplace with lost time of one full working day or more
4	Accident frequency rate corresponds to the number of accidents in the workplace among the active workforce with lost time (≥ 1 working day) in relation to the actual hours worked; in each case in the reporting period and standardized to one million hours worked

Key Targets

The sustainability targets of Linde MH align with the key targets set out in the KION sustainability strategy and include both Group-wide actions and individual measures within the operating units.

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Targets and Status of the KION Sustainability Strategy

Dimension

Action field

Targets and indicators

Target year

Status 2025

Status 2024

People

Occupational health and safety

Reduction of accident frequency rate¹ by at least 5% per annum (based on the annual upper limit; long-term: no occupational accidents)

annually

4.2
target
achieved

4.4
target
achieved

100% ISO 45001² certification rate
(all sites, with at least 12 months of company service)

2025

99%

99%

KION HSE Assessment: 100% average fulfilment score of the KION HSE standard (all sites, with at least 12 months of company service)

2027

95.9%

95.8%

Talent

Increase in employee satisfaction to an engagement score³ of at least 75 and a participation rate³ of at least 80%, as measured by an annual, global employee survey

2026

Engagement
score: 75
Participation
rate: 81%

Engagement
score: 75
Participation
rate: 83%

No cases of non-compliance with KION minimum employment standards

ongoing

0 cases
target
achieved

Products

Product and solution
sustainability

Strive for an electric-focused portfolio incl. battery and fuel cell-driven products by increasing the share of electric-powered vehicles sold annually⁴ to 92%

2027

92.6%

91.7%

Increase number of products with available lifecycle assessment

ongoing

♦

Increase number of products with Cradle to Cradle certification

ongoing

♦

Processes

Climate and energy

Absolute reduction in GHG emissions (Scope 1, 2, 3) in metric tons CO₂eq⁵ compared with base year 2021:

Net-Zero
until 2050

Until 2030:

Scope 1+2 by 42%
⇒ linear reduction by 4.7% p.a. (SBTi + ESRS)

−24.8%

−1.9%

Scope 3 by 25%
⇒ linear reduction by 2.8% p.a. (SBTi + ESRS)

−37.4%

−31.8%

Until 2050:
net-zero
Scope 1, 2, 3 by 100%

14.8 million tons

16.2 million tons

Increase share of renewable energy use by at least 35% in own operations

2030

29.2%

21.2%

Decrease energy intensity⁶ in own operations

ongoing

55.5 MWh
per million €

54.8 MWh
per million €

100% ISO 14001² certification rate
(all sites, with at least 12 months of company service)

2025

99%

99%

Circularity

Increase share of recovered waste in own operations
to ≥ 85%

2030

79.9%

77.8%

Supply chain

Increase the share of the annual spend related to Direct Tier-1 category A suppliers with low ESG risk by 80%⁷

2030

60.9%

60.5%

Sustainable
governance

EcoVadis platinum rating for the KION Group and selected assessed subsidiaries

2027

KION: Platinum

Subs.⁸:
2 platinum;
3 silver;
1 unrated

KION: Gold

Subs.⁸:
2 platinum;
2 gold;
1 bronze;
1 unrated

S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) score ≥ 70 points for the KION Group

2027

1	Accident frequency rate is calculated as actual number of lost-time injuries of the own workforce (≥ 1 working day) in relation to the total number of active working hours; in the reporting period and relative to one million hours worked
2	ISO 45001, ISO 14001 or equivalent standards. As initially defined in the target scope, the calculation excludes selected sites that were newly established or acquired during the previous 18 months, or based on other pre-defined criteria
3	Engagement score is based on the employee satisfaction and the satisfaction with the company (on a 100-point scale). The participation rate indicates how many employees took part in KION Group’s global survey
4	Proportion of electric-powered products in ITS segment in terms of units of trucks ordered (based on order intake). Data source: World Industrial Truck Statistics (WITS)/Fédération Européenne de la Manutention (FEM)
5	According to GHG protocol
6	In accordance with the GHG Protocol; includes energy consumption and revenue of the KION Group without limitation to activities in high climate impact sectors (differs from ESRS definition)
7	Low risk suppliers refers to industry, country, goods and individual supplier risk based on sustainability criteria
8	Status refers to the latest valid rating for selected assessed subsidiaries of the KION Group in the reporting year
♦	In process