3.3 Material Use in Our Products and the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Other points in favor of this approach are the still high proportion of database values (secondary data) and the negligible proportion of our products in the customer balance sheet at machine level. Our customers also endorse this approach. Further details are planned for 2024 in order to continuously reduce the deviation. The PCF of the usage phase is already communicated via our engineering tools (see chapter 3.4) and must always be evaluated in the respective application. CO2-saving product design In addition to the optimal usage phase (see chapter 3.4), the PCF of our products is determined by the manufacturing process and the materials used. Thanks to development principles such as material-saving product design, PCF is reduced during production. This is an established development principle at Festo and is already reflected in products (see graphic). GRI 302-5 CO2-saving materials Material-saving product design combined with the use of materials with low specific emissions (e.g. recyclates) increases this CO2-saving effect. To this end, measures have been in place since mid-2022 to evaluate and implement CO2-saving preferred materials, which are already being tested using a sustainable pneumatic cylinder. GRI 302-5 CO2 avoidance thanks to optimum service life In order to use the CO2 emissions generated during the manufacture of Festo components as efficiently as possible, instructions and descriptions include information on possible misuse as well as information on maintenance, cleaning, care, and disposal. Around a third of Festo products are repairable. In addition, instructional videos clearly explain how, for example, wear parts can be replaced independently and thus also help to extend the service life of our products. GRI 417-1 At Festo, we have been implementing an evaluation logic in accordance with applicable standards since mid-2022. To this end, we are jointly defining a uniform procedure in the network of the associations VDMA and ZVEI (e.g. with the VDMA specification for calculating the product carbon footprint). This evaluation logic enables us to evaluate our products with regard to their PCF cradle to gate during the product development process. Due to the current development progress of the valuation model, an individual cost estimate at the part number level is currently possible. The next development step is to enable our calculation logic to calculate multiple part numbers at the same time. We are pursuing this goal for 2024. Added to this is the data situation that is largely based on database values, known as secondary data, and does not yet cover all possible materials and supply sources. For this reason, in addition to further expanding the PCF cradle-to-gate calculation process, we are also taking an approach for evaluating our products for our customers. To this end, we have created a Festo CO2e based on the CCF, which includes all the relevant scopes for the manufacture of our products all the way to the Festo gate. This procedure is not standard-compliant and does not lead to precise calculation results. However, the entire Festo product portfolio can be evaluated in this way. Based on the detailed calculation results available to us, we know that this approach leads to a slight deviation for the majority of our products. The product carbon footprint (PCF) balances all greenhouse gas emissions that occur during the lifecycle of a product. The PCF describes the manufacturing phase of the product from cradle to gate. It is used to account for all relevant material, energy, and transport emissions from product manufacturing. The usage phase must always be evaluated depending on the application. –50% –48% –37% –27% –25% –20% Examples of products with weight reduction DSNU-S Round cylinder ADN-S Compact cylinder DHPC Parallel grippers DPDM Compact cylinder DRVS Quarter turn actuator DRRD Quarter turn actuator Compared to the ISO standard: Compared to its predecessor: Reduction of CO2 emissions in our product portfolio thanks to the principle of weight reduction. 60 61 1. Blue World 2. Strategy and Management 3. Climate Protection and Resource Efficiency 4. Technical Education 5. People at Festo 6. Ethics and Governance 7. GRI Index 8. Report Profile Festo SE & Co. KG Sustainability Report 2023 Festo SE & Co. KG Sustainability Report 2023
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