Key Figures

GRI Indicators

Hochland presents its sustainability performance in transparent form using key figures. The following table lists the most important data from relevant areas for the years 2017 to 2019. Unless otherwise indicated, all information refers to Hochland Deutschland GmbH with its plants in Heimenkirch and Schongau. The figures have been rounded, which may lead to minor deviations in the totals. Due to new methods of collecting the key figures, there may be discrepancies between the figures stated here and those already published. The employee figures stated refer to the status as of 31 December of each year.

 

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Finances
Revenues in millions of euros 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total revenues 744.6 742.3 806.4 811.4 851.5
Domestic revenues 544.8 539.6 570.7 556.1 574.7
Foreign revenues 199.8 202.7 235.7 255.3 276.8
Investments 10.1 11.8 10.2 14.8 21.7
           
Products
Quantities in tons 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Sales volume1 160,999 167,061 165,455 165,877 171,764
Produced finished product 230,822 239,939 244,132 263,255 271,010
Quantity of milk processed2 228,000 233,345 237,746 254,633 263,537
           
Environment

Energy

Energy consumption in MWh 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total energy consumption in MWh 89,336 92,648 92,839 95,812 98,669
Electricity in MWh 35,947 36,583 36,631 37,101 37,118
Natural gas in MWh 53,231 56,065 56,208 58,614 61,444
Fuel oil in MWh 158 20 12 97 107
           
Energy consumption in kWh/t finished product 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total energy consumption 387.0 386.1 380.3 364.0 364.0
Electricity 155.7 152.5 150.1 140.9 137.0
Natural gas 230.6 233.7 230.2 222.7 226.7
Fuel oil 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4
           
Renewable energies 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Share of renewable energy in % 22.48 21.21 21.24 21.51 21.07
           

CO2 balance

CO2 emissions in tons 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
CO2 emissions (direct) 15,176 15,797 15,092 16,088 16,041
CO2 credits -1,588 -1,675 -1,601 -1,583 -1,793
CO2 balance (total) 13,588 14,122 13,491 14,505 14,248
           
CO2 emissions in kg/t finished product 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
CO2 emissions (direct)3 65.75 65.84 61.82 61.11 59.19
CO2 credits3 -6.88 -6.98 -6.56 -6.01 -6.62
CO2 balance (total)3 58.87 58.86 55.26 55.10 52.57
           

Water and sewage

Water quantities in m3 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total water consumption 601,685 608,563 576,610 577,870 593,991
Fresh water 484,606 475,405 467,599 476,393 444,358
Spring water 117,079 133,158 109,011 101,477 149,633
Waste water 538,928 547,099 550,089 533,912 548,565
Waste water from the company’s own sewage treatment plant2 427,542 427,740 441,064 424,533 437,041
Waste water municipal sewage plant 111,386 119,359 109,025 109,379 111,524
           
Water quantities in m3/t finished product 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total water consumption 2.61 2.54 2.37 2.20 2.19
Fresh water 2.10 1.98 1.92 1.81 1.64
Spring water 0.51 0.55 0.45 0.39 0.55
Waste water 2.33 2.28 2.25 2.03 2.02
           

Waste and recyclable materials

Waste quantities in tons 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total waste generation 4,990 5,297 5,547 5,392 5,906
Residual waste for disposal 4 167 169 158 163 168
Sewage sludge for disposal2 886 931 1,266 1,167 1,189
Non-hazardous waste 4,088 4,348 4,252 4,212 4,696
Hazardous waste 25 17 29 13 21
           
Waste quantities in kg/t finished product 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total waste generation 21.62 22.08 22.72 20.48 21.79
Residual waste for disposal4 1.47 1.44 1.38 1.44 1.44
Sewage sludge for disposal2 7.56 7.58 9.76 7.78 7.71
Non-hazardous waste 17.71 18.12 17.42 16.00 17.33
Hazardous waste 0.11 0.07 0.12 0.05 0.08
           

Packaging material

Packaging material in tons 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total packaging material 19,539 19,4005 19,099 19,264 19,361
  Of which plastic packaging 5 7,198 7,527 6,867 6,418 6,235
           
Packaging material in kg/t finished product 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total packaging material 83.155 80.855 78.23 73.18 71.44
  Of which plastic packaging5 31.18 31.37 28.13 24.38 23.01
           
Employees6,7
Workforce 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total number of employees 1,451 1,507 1,600 1,652 1,761
Women 539 561 592 618 659
Men 912 946 1,008 1,034 1,102
           
By employment 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Full-time employees 1,193 1,222 1,264 1,284 1,336
Part-time employees 258 285 336 368 425
  Of which men8     127 145 184
Employees covered by a collective wage agreement 8     1,483 1,523 1,621
Permanent employees 1,325 1,326 1,378 1,460 1,529
Fixed-term employees 126 181 222 192 232
           
Trainees 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Proportion of trainees in % 3.58 3.52 3.19 3.03 3.01
           
According to application areas 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Production, number of employees 1,237 1,291 1,373 1,412 1,500
Administration, number of employees 214 216 227 240 261
           
Age structure 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
< 30 years 262 284 331 352 384
30 to 50 years 782 780 799 813 865
> 50 years 407 443 470 487 512
           
Average age 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Average age in years 41.98 41.92 41.57 41.61 41.36
           
Length of company service 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Length of company service in years 14.7 14.5 14.5 14.1 13.6
Fluctuation rate in %9 4.1 3.4 3.2 5.4 6.2
           
Proportion of women in management positions 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Women in management positions in % 13.48 16.76 17.02 15.46 17.54
           
Parental leave 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Employees on parental leave8, 10     50.75 43.92 48.75
  Of which men8, 10     4.75 4.00 3.66
           
Employees with disabilities 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Employees with severe disabilities in %11 4.61 4.45 4.00 4.42 4.49
           
Health 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Sick leave, with continued salary payment in %12 4.52 3.87 3.92 3.84 4.02
Health ratio in %13     94.15 93.59 94.15
Accidents, LTA rate14 18.50 12.30 15.60 18.01 17.03
           
Further training 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Number of participants 543 842 444 513 449
            
1 
Key figure newly included in this report – also applies to retroactive values.

2 
Key figure refers to the Schongau site.

3 
Calculations based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.

4 
Key figure refers to the Heimenkirch location.

5 
Key figure was corrected subsequently.

6 
Employees of Hochland Deutschland who work at the Oberreute site are included in the employee figures – otherwise the Oberreute site is not included in the reporting.

7 
All key figures in the area of employees are headcount figures.

8 
New key figure included in this report.

9 
The figure shows the narrow fluctuation rate – calculated using the following formula: Ratio of real departures (excluding trainees and marginal part-time employees) to the average number of persons (including dormant persons) minus the average number of trainees and marginal part-time employees.

10 
Annual average includes partner months and longer parental leave.

11 
Degree of disability of 50 and above, and equivalent employees with degree of disability of 30 and above.

12 
Sick leave with continued pay – definition: Sickness, paid health cure, industrial accident, health cure after industrial accident; calculation basis reduced by the following absences: Paid and unpaid leave for nursing care, further training, parental leave, unpaid leave (basic military/civilian service), ban on employment during pregnancy, maternity protection, modulation, temporary disability pension.

13 
Health rate – calculated according to the following formula: (Regular working days – paid and unpaid sick days)/regular working days – definition of paid and unpaid sick days: Sickness, paid health cure, industrial accident, health cure after industrial accident, sickness without continued pay, health cure without continued pay, reintegration; calculation basis reduced by the following absences: Paid and unpaid leave for nursing care, further training, parental leave, unpaid leave (basic military/civilian service), ban on employment during pregnancy, maternity protection, modulation, temporary disability pension.

14 
Accidents per million working hours.