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65GROUP MANAGEMENT REPORT → FUNDAMENTAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE GROUP → Corporate Responsibility
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY →
ENERGY CONSUMPTION (IN GWH)
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total energy consumption 1,505 1,497 1,556 1,566 1,622
Direct energy consumption 919 920 940 1,001 1,071
Natural gas 799 802 827 884 937
Liquid fossil fuels 105 105 100 102 107
Biomass and other self-generated renewable energy 15 13 13 15 27
Indirect energy consumption 586 577 616 565 551
Electricity 518 519 502 500 466
Steam, heat, refrigeration 68 58 114 65 85
Portfolio-adjusted in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (including the new production sites of AZ).
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY →
CO2EQ EMISSIONS (EQ = EQUIVALENTS)
Emissions in kilotons, Scope 1 and 2 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total CO2eq emissions 577 541 551 567 524
Direct CO2eq emissions 352 318 321 350 323
Indirect CO2eq emissions 225 223 230 217 201
Portfolio-adjusted in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (including the new production sites of AZ).
Energy management plays a key role in our efforts for sustainable
energy efficiency and climate change mitigation. the Group’s pro-
duction sites in Darmstadt and Gernsheim account for around
40 % of the company’s global energy consumption. In 2012, both
of these sites qualified for ISO 50001 – Energy Management Sys-
tem certificates, which were reaffirmed in 2014. The Molsheim site
in France, the Poseung site in Korea and the Taoyuan site in Tai-
wan received the ISO 50001 certificate in 2014 for the first time.
The Wiesbaden site was certified for the first time in January2015.
Counting the Bari and Tiburtina sites in Italy, eight the company
production sites have a certified energy management system.
The results of the Carbon Disclosure Project likewise indicate
that the Group is on the right path. In 2014, Merck KGaA,
Darmstadt, Germany, again ranked in performance band B in the
Climate Performance Scoring, and was thus clearly in the upper
range of all participating companies in the Germany, Austria and
Switzerland category. In the Climate Disclosure Scoring, which
rates the thoroughness and transparency of a company’s report-
ing, the Group scored 87 out of 100 points, putting it well above
the average. The Carbon Disclosure Project, an independent non-
profit organization, assessed the emissions reduction progress and
climate change reporting of companies.
In addition to energy, in 2014 Merck KGaA, Darmstadt,
Germany, also focused on the topic of water. We examined our
sites to determine which ones are located in regions where water
is scarce and thus an especially precious resource. Based on a
detailed assessment, we plan to implement sustainable water
management systems at these sites.