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Key figures

We would like to be judged by our formulated sustainability goals. HOCHTIEF therefore collects a great number of key figures, which not only signal our responsible behavior to the outside world but also are above all intended to serve as a standard for ourselves with regard to our progress regarding sustainability.

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Overview

Data and facts at a glance

Recycling rate in 2019


Time invested in continuing education per employee in 2019


Number of people who benefit from 26 B2P bridges constructed by HOCHTIEF until the end of 2019


Number of green buildings since 2000


Number of green infrastructure projects since 2013


Number of Compliance training courses in 2019


Number of employees provided with BIM or similar training in 2019


Number of BIM projects at HOCHTIEF


 

More relevant key figures

Compliance
 

Number of Compliance training courses

* exkl. UGL
  2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 5,401 7,619 10,689 12,283
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 9,624* 18,870 23,837 25,419
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 1,720 683 4,209 3,9
HOCHTIEF Group 16,745 27,172 38,735 41,602

 

Number of HOCHTIEF Group companies in relation to corruption risk in each country

Information refers to the annual Corruption Perception Index by Transparency International. Deviations result from the respective allocation to the countries in the CPI indicated.
  2016 2017 2018 2019
CPI 0–24 1 1 3 1
CPI 25–49 57 56 48 39
CPI 50–74 129 28 105 110
CPI 75–100 297 365 267 268

Human resources

Number of employees at HOCHTIEF by division (direct employees) (as of the reporting date)*

*Total workforce: All persons who are employed by a fully consolidated HOCHTIEF Group company as of the reporting date (except for the Executive Board). Employees are counted per capita.
  2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 9,490 10,460 11,720 12,378
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 35,396 37,781 38,425 35,375
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 6,604 5,649 5,632 5,529
HOCHTIEF Group 51,490 53,890 55,777 53,282

 

Total number of employees in the HOCHTIEF Group by employment type (reporting date Dec. 31)

HOCHTIEF Group 2016 2017 2018 2019
White-collar workers (incl. apprentices) 21,373 24,647 26,255 26,944
– of which men 15,762 18,410 19,545 19,913
– of which women 5,611 6,237 6,710 7,031
Blue-collar workers (incl. apprentices) 23,258 29,243 29,522 26,338
– of which men 22,574 28,253 28,293 24,994
– of which women 684 990 1,229 1,344
HOCHTIEF Americas 2016 2017 2018 2019
White-collar workers (incl. apprentices) 7,402 8,068 8,946 9,575
– of which men 5,319 5,844 6,492 6,949
– of which women 2,083 2,224 2,454 2,626
Blue-collar workers (incl. apprentices) 2,088 2,392 2,774 2,803
– of which men 2,030 2,337 2,698 2,737
– of which women 58 55 76 66
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 2016 2017 2018 2019
White-collar workers (incl. apprentices) 9,434 12,198 12,960 13,094
– of which men 7,330 9,585 10,105 10,047
– of which women 2,104 2,613 2,855 3,047
Blue-collar workers (incl. apprentices) 19,103 25,583 25,465 22,281
– of which men 18,551 24,676 24,348 21,027
– of which women 552 907 1,117 1,254
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 2016 2017 2018 2019
White-collar workers (incl. apprentices) 4,537 4,381 4,349 4,275
– of which men 3,113 2,981 2,948 2,917
– of which women 1,424 1,400 1,401 1,358
Blue-collar workers (incl. apprentices) 2,067 1,268 1,283 1,254
– of which men 1,993 1,240 1,247 1,230
– of which women 74 28 36 24

 

Total number of employees in the HOCHTIEF Group by gender (reporting date Dec. 31)

HOCHTIEF Group 2017 2018 2019
Employees (total workforce) 53,890 55,777 53,282
– of which men 46,663 47,838 44,907
– of which women 7,227 7,939 8,375
– women in management positions (%) 12.1% 12.3% 13.1%
HOCHTIEF Americas 2017 2018 2019
Employees (total workforce) 10,460 11,720 12,378
– of which men 8,181 9,190 9,686
– of which women 2,279 2,530 2,692
– women in management positions (%) 10.4% 11.0% 11.1%
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 2017 2018 2019
Employees (total workforce) 37,781 38,425 35,375
– of which men 34,261 34,453 31,074
– of which women 3,520 3,972 4,301
– women in management positions (%) 11.9% 11.8% 13.8%
Data were first published in 2017.
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 2017 2018 2019
Employees (total workforce) 5,649 5,632 5,529
– of which men 4,221 4,195 4,147
– of which women 1,428 1,437 1,382
– women in management positions (%) 14.4% 14.3% 15.0%

 

Age structure in the HOCHTIEF Group

HOCHTIEF Group 2016 2017 2018 2019
under 30 years 28.6 26.7 23.5 22.1
30–50 years 54.8 55.6 57.7 57.5
over 50 years 16.6 17.7 18.8 20.4
HOCHTIEF Americas 2016 2017 2018 2019
under 30 years 24.5 25.2 25.6 28.6
30–50 years 52.9 51.9 51.5 48.0
over 50 years 22.6 22.9 22.9 23.4
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 2016 2017 2018 2019
under 30 years 33.3 28.9 24.2 20.9
30–50 years 56.1 57.8 61.2 62.5
over 50 years 10.6 13.3 14.6 16.6
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 2016 2017 2018 2019
under 30 years 13.9 15.1 15.1 15.1
30–50 years 51.9 47.6 46.7 46.4
over 50 years 34.2 37.3 38.2 38.5

 

Tenure of employment in the HOCHTIEF Group by division (in years, as of Dec. 31)

*Excl. UGL
2016* 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 7.2 7.3 7.1 6.8
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.9
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 11.0 12.4 12.2 12.2
HOCHTIEF Group 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.4

 

Employees in the HOCHTIEF Group: number of fixed-term contracts and permanent positions (reporting date Dec. 31)

HOCHTIEF Group 2018 2019
Fixed-term contracts 12,732 4,735
– of which men 12,216 4,005
– of which women 516 730
permanent positions 43,045 48,547
– of which men 35,622 40,902
– of which women 7,423 7,645
HOCHTIEF Americas 2018 2019
Fixed-term contracts 178 171
– of which men 117 102
– of which women 61 69
permanent positions 11,542 12,207
– of which men 9,073 9,583
– of which women 2,469 2,624
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 2018 2019
Fixed-term contracts 12,165 4,199
– of which men 11,836 3,649
– of which women 329 550
permanent positions 26,260 31,176
– of which men 22,617 27,425
– of which women 3,643 3,751
Data were first published in 2018.
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. Holding company) 2018 2019
Fixed-term contracts 389 365
– of which men 263 254
– of which women 126 111
permanent positions 5,243 5,164
– of which men 3,932 3,894
– of which women 1,311 1,270

 

Employees in the HOCHTIEF Group: number of new hires and departures

HOCHTIEF Group 2016* 2017 2018 2019
New hires 15,591 26,686 24,468 20,261
Departures 15,978 25,363 23,284 21,505
HOCHTIEF Americas 2016* 2017 2018 2019
New hires 1,298 1,347 3,434 3,356
Departures 1,092 1,706 2,506 2,548
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 2016* 2017 2018 2019
New hires 12,564 23,511 20,245 16,245
Departures 12,850 21,011 20,025 18,121
*Excl. UGL
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 2016* 2017 2018 2019
New hires 1,729 1,828 789 660
Departures 2,036 2,646 753 836

 

Percentage of full-time and part-time employees by gender in Germany (reporting date Dec. 31)

Data were first published in 2018.
2018 2019
Total workforce 3,462 3,515
– of which men 2,558 2,608
– of which women 904 907
Full-time total workforce 3,033 3,075
– of which men 2,412 2,462
– of which women 621 613
Part-time total workforce 429 440
– of which men 146 146
– of which women 283 294
Part-time total workforce % 12.4% 12.5%
– of which men 5.7% 5.6%
– of which women 31.3% 32.4%

 

Employees on parental leave in Germany (reporting date Dec. 31)

Data were first published in 2018.
2018 2019
Employees on parental leave total 138 143
– of which men 46 65
– of which women 92 78
of whom returned to work after parental leave total 52 68
– of which men 31 47
– of which women 21 21
of whom did not return to work after parental leave total 19 16
– of which men 6 10
– of which women 13 6
Proportion of employees who return to work % total 73.2% 81.0%
– of which men 83.8% 82.5%
– of which women 61.8% 77.8%

 

Returnee rate in Germany (employees who still work for HOCHTIEF 12 months after their return from parental leave) (reporting date Dec. 31)

2019
Returnees from parental leave total 52
– of which men 31
– of which women 21
Still employed by HOCHTIEF 12 months after return total 47
– of which men 29
– of which women 18
Returnee rate in % total 90.4%
– of which men 93.6%
– of which women 85.7%

 

Employees by ethnic group in North America (as of Dec. 31)

2016 2017 2018 2019
Afro-American 599 632 683 677
Asian 610 711 789 926
Latin American 1,225 717 834 824
Native American 30 47 39 14
White 5,867 6,185 6,904 7,104
Other/Not applicable 406 1,365 1,656 2,026

Occupational safety

Lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) in the HOCHTIEF Group (as of Dec. 31)

Accidents per million man-hours (Lost Time Injury Frequency Rates LTIFR); under ILO standards, accidents are counted from the first working day lost.

The large variation in the divisional figures reflects cultural differences in attitudes to injuries and differing country-specific insurance systems.
2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 1.84 1.30 0.96 1.08
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 0.37 0.63 0.63 0.42
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 5.70 6.07 10.03 9.09
HOCHTIEF Group 1.32 1.23 1.37 1.19

 

Severity rate in the HOCHTIEF Group

Computation of the severity rate: Number of days lost due to accidents per million hours worked = severity rate

The large variation in the divisional figures reflects cultural differences in attitudes to injuries and differing country-specific insurance systems.
2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 48.8 50.3 12.3 42.1
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 24.9 19.5 40.3 30.3
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 79.4 78.4 114.6 210.12
HOCHTIEF Group 36.3 29.9 40.6 45.9

 

Causes of accidents in the HOCHTIEF Group by number (as of Dec. 31)

HOCHTIEF Americas 2017 2018 2019
Misjudgment 12 13 11
Work equipment   2  
Handling 6 3 2
Work preparation 2    
Material/(Material) handling   2  
Transportation      
Work task     9
External cause 5   5
Other causes 2 3  
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 2017 2018 2019
Misjudgment 11 12 15
Work equipment   7  
Handling 9   4
Work preparation 6 9 7
Material/(Material) handling      
Transportation   10  
Work task     5
External cause 7    
Other causes 27 23 8
Data were first published in 2017.
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 2017 2018 2019
Misjudgment 14 14  
Work equipment     8
Handling 24 22 28
Work preparation      
Material/(Material) handling     7
Transportation 8 13 12
Work task      
External cause      
Other causes 21 37 30

 

Significant types of injury in the HOCHTIEF Group by number (as of Dec. 31)

HOCHTIEF Americas 2016 2017 2018 2019
Lacerations   5 7  
Wounds   1   6
Fractures 19 2 1 7
Contusions 8   1 5
Sprains 49 18 10 17
Cuts and stab wounds        
Internal injuries   1    
Other types of injury too specific to list
individually here 		24   4 4
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 2016 2017 2018 2019
Lacerations 34 8 8 4
Wounds        
Fractures 35 25 15 10
Contusions   6 14 5
Sprains 19 13 16 19
Cuts and stab wounds        
Internal injuries       2
Other types of injury too specific to list
individually here 		12 8 8  
In an accident, several injuries can occur.
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 2016 2017 2018 2019
Lacerations     11  
Wounds        
Fractures 9 4   17
Contusions 29 22 22 17
Sprains 29 25 20 18
Cuts and stab wounds 7   12 15
Internal injuries        
Other types of injury too specific to list
individually here 		26 23 37 28

 

Occupational illness frequency rate (OIFR) (million hours worked)

2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific and HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 0.49 0.86

 

Number of fatal accidents involving employees of the HOCHTIEF Group (as of Dec. 31)

2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 0 0 1 0
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 1 0 0 0
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 0 0 1 0
HOCHTIEF Group 1 0 2 0

 

Number of fatal accidents involving subcontractors (as of Dec. 31)

Data were first published in 2019.
2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 3
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 0
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 0
HOCHTIEF Group 3

 

Proportion of units in the HOCHTIEF Group certified in accordance with occupational safety management systems (e.g. BS OHSAS 18001), relative 
to number of employees (%)

2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Group 84.8 87.1 85.1 84.8

Green building

Number of green buildings within the HOCHTIEF Group

Cumulative number of certified (since 2000) “green” buildings that were either completed or under construction by HOCHTIEF by the year-end.

* LEED, other || ** Green Star, LEED, other || *** DGNB, LEED, BREEAM, other; including precertifications
2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas* 546 605 632 647
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific** 63 65 76 76
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) *** 55 79 81 92
HOCHTIEF Group 664 749 789 815

 

Number of green infrastructure projects within the HOCHTIEF Group

Cumulative number of certified and registered (since 2013) “green” infrastructure projects by the year-end.

* Greenroads || ** ISCA, Greenroads || *** CEEQUAL
2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas* 1 1 1 1
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific** 16 19 25 36
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) *** 7 7 7 7
HOCHTIEF Group 24 27 33 44

 

Sales through green building (EUR billion)

2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Group 7.1 7.6 8.2 8.1

Innovation

Number of employees provided with BIM or similar training

2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 57 65 301 450
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 215 650 659 2 165
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 118 104 219 760
HOCHTIEF Group 390 819 1 ,179 3 ,375

 

Investment volume of R&D projects (EUR million)

The figures in the chart relate to innovation projects conducted by Group Innovation Management at holding company level. The figures for 2019 include the expenses for operating projects of Nexplore.
2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Group 4.5 4.1 2.9 16.2

Reputation

Repeat clients (%)

Repeat client rate: HOCHTIEF uses the repeat client rate to measure customer satisfaction. We define repeat clients as clients who commission HOCHTIEF at least for a second time.

* Weighted relative to Group work done in each year
2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Group* 74.2 76.3 77.0 81.5

 

HOCHTIEF’s reputation values (%)

The figures shown here indicate the sum total of HOCHTIEF’s reputation ratings (excellent, very good, and good). An additional 9% rated our reputation as average, 3% as poor, while 1% responded “don’t know”.

*87% of people surveyed by market research institute YouGov in Germany in the reporting year rated HOCHTIEF’s reputation as excellent/very good/good.
2016 2017 2018 2019*
HOCHTIEF Group 84 87 83 87

Environment

Definition "Coverage"

The coverage figures mean the coverage of each indicator in relation to Group work done.

Waste volume by type within the HOCHTIEF Group (t)

2016 2017 2018 2019
Waste volume total 2,143,758 8,860,189 14,538,068 9,995,340
Thereof: hazardous 48,729 123,481 34,507 93,859
Thereof: non-hazardous 2,095,029 8,736,708 14,503,561 9,901,481
Group Coverage 98% 95% 95% 95%

 

Waste volume by disposal method within the HOCHTIEF Group (t)

2016 2017 2018 2019
Waste volume total 2,143,758 8,860,189 14,538,068 9,995,340
Thereof: recycled/reused 1,592,591 8,024,991 13,627,330 7,869,948
Thereof: landfilled/disposed 551,167 835,198 910,738 2,125,392
Recycling rate 74.3 % 90.6 % 87.1 % 81.5 %
Group Coverage 98 % 95 % 95 % 95 %

 

Main energy consumption within the HOCHTIEF Group

Gasoline (MWh) 2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 33,352 14,058 116,36 99,768
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 12,766 5,26 8,276 6,245
HOCHTIEF Europe 5,881 13,186 10,532 4,338
HOCHTIEF Group 51,999 32,504 135,168 110,351
Group Coverage 100% 100% 100% 100%
Diesel (MWh) 2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 14,424 637 551,229 524,468
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 7,722,000 8,569,000 9,872,119 10,410,000
HOCHTIEF Europe 111,091 160,663 85,889 41,52
HOCHTIEF Group 7,847,515 8,730,300 10,509,237 10,975,988
Group Coverage 100% 100% 100% 100%
*Liquefied Petroleum Gas
LPG* (MWh) 2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas – – 184 298
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific – – 49,846 57
HOCHTIEF Europe – –   –
HOCHTIEF Group – – 50,030 355
Group Coverage – – 48% 94%
Electricity (MWh) 2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas* 11,919 9,906 9,423 11,991**
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 94,000 145,000 153,100*** 140,990
HOCHTIEF Europe**** 259,245 342,384 166,854 207,991
HOCHTIEF Group 365,164 497,290 337,502 360,972
Group Coverage 95% 95% 95% 95%

* From 2017, data include district heating and district cold (2019: 857 MWh). || ** For the first time, data 2019 include electricity consumption from sites participating in Turner’s metering project. || *** From 2018, data include green energy (2019: 18,200 MWh). || **** Including district heating (2019: 9,393 MWh). || Calculations based on mean prices.

 

Main materials used within the HOCHTIEF Group

Asphalt (t) 2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas – – 749,019 684,841
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 39,000 345,000 362,700 1,036,000
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) – – – –
HOCHTIEF Group 39,000 345,000 1,111,719 1,720,841
Group Coverage 41% 45% 48% 45%
Concrete (m³) 2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 2,291,284 1,035,900 1,535,384 1,594,670
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 1,737,083 1,430,000 1,569,542 2,321,042
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 779,304 699,108 538,063 605,301
HOCHTIEF Group 4,807,671 3,165,008 3,642,989 4,521,013
Group Coverage 100% 100% 100% 100%
Wood (m³) 2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 385,192 1,168,859 3,725,928 2,130,450
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 9,231 22,667 34,533 11867
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 13,518 12,424 12,657 11,944
HOCHTIEF Group 407,941 1,203,950 3,773,118 2,154,261
Group Coverage 95% 95% 100% 100%
Calculations based on mean prices.
Steel (t) 2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 342,904 138,061 354,666 270,369
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 630,000 196,000 139,400 137,400
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 68,659 129,219 98,960 35,570
HOCHTIEF Group 1,041,563 463,280 593,026 443,339
Group Coverage 100% 100% 100% 100%

 

Business travel within the HOCHTIEF Group

Train (km) 2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas – 2,000,000 2,050,114 1,708,196
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific* – – – –
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 3,314,382 3,452,502 5,516,151 5,059,768
HOCHTIEF Group 3,314,382 5,452,502 7,566,265 6,767,964
Group Coverage 5% 47% 49% 53%
Plane (km) 2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 66,518,061 65,666,774 73,295,293 72,059,721
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 31,744,418 68,143,837 99,745,359 96,187,164
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 11,717,687 9,629,003 8,615,639 8,478,692
HOCHTIEF Group 109,980,166 143,439,614 181,656,291 176,725,577
Group Coverage 96% 96% 97% 97%
*Data is not collected for this mode of transport as it is seldom used for business travel.
Rental car (km) 2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas – 2,300,000 3,756,042 3,797,097
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 1,148,003 5,218,873 6,202,514 6,167,551
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 671,921 523,986 746,982 511,575
HOCHTIEF Group 1,819,924 8,042,859 10,705,538 10,476,223
Group Coverage 46% 92% 92% 97%

 

Air travel: Short, medium, and long-haul flights in 2018 by HOCHTIEF division (million km)

Flights < 500 km 2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 2.1 1.5 2.2 2.5
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 6.7 1.7 2.9 3.1
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2
HOCHTIEF Group 9.0 3.4 5.2 5.7
Flights 500 km to 1,600 km 2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 18.9 15.0 24.0 24.8
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 6.8 49.8 46.5 40.1
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 4.0 3.4 3.2 3.1
HOCHTIEF Group 29.7 68.2 73.7 68.1
Flights > 1,600 km 2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 45.5 49.1 47.0 44.7
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 18.2 16.6 50.4 53.0
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 7.5 6.1 5.3 5.2
HOCHTIEF Group 71.2 71.8 102.7 102.9

 

Greenhouse gas emissions* within the HOCHTIEF Group (t/CO2)

Scope 1 2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 12,186 3,692 176,611 165,327
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 1,964,000 2,202,000 2,689,100 2,634,000
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 31,356 46,278 25,611 12,192
HOCHTIEF Group 2,007,542 2,251,970 2,891,322 2,811,519
Group Coverage 100% 100% 100% 100%
Scope 2* 2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 6,057 5,034 4,002 4,922
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 89,000 128,000 125,400 122,000
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 112,451 191,964 82,884 96,299
HOCHTIEF Group 207,508 324,998 212,286 223,221
Group Coverage 95% 95% 95% 95%
Scope 3 2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 1,440,197 835,092 1,714,011 1,167,556
HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific 2,666,000 1,653,000 846,863 1,143,020
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 391,571 453,300 350,138 278,263
HOCHTIEF Group 4,495,768 2,941,392 2,911,012 2,588,839
Group Coverage 67% 84% 85% 86%

* Includes all companies under operational control (excluding joint ventures). Sources for carbon conversion factors: GHG Protocol, DEFRA and Germany’s Federal Environmental Agency as well as the Australian framework National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER). The HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific figures are calculatedbased on own, specific emissions factors. || **In principle, calculated on basis of local emission factors.

 

Scope 3 composition (figures in percent)

2016 2017 2018 2019
Waste 1 1 2 1
Asphalt 1 1 3 3
Concrete 42 53 37 52
Business travel 1 1 1 1
Wood 2 11 25 17
Steel 53 33 32 26

 

Water withdrawal and reuse within the HOCHTIEF Group (m3) 

* These figures are based on invoice volumes. For this reason, only municipal sources are taken into account for HOCHTIEF Europe. || ** The figures reported by CIMIC contain the categories brackish water and produced water for 2018.
2016 2017 2018 2019
Municipal water supplies* 3,819,318 1,035,281 2,925,976 3,204,774
Fresh surface water 723,900 3,019,500 4,381,820 11,868,957
Fresh ground water 3,112,770 1,572,700 1,358,500 2,717,496
Wastewater – 2,044,700 – –
Rainwater – 233,800 – –
Total water withdrawal 7,655,988 7,906,081 8,886,852** 17,791,227
Group Coverage 50% 52% 95% 95%
         
Water reused 5,425,000 4,052,300 9,202,200 4,313,400
Group Coverage 41% 45% 43% 39%

 

Number of environmental damage incidents within the HOCHTIEF Group*

*Minor instances of environmental damage and low-severity Category 3 incidents are dealt with under the auspices of the relevant company and are not reported Group-wide. The figures in the table also include incidents for which only a warning was issued.
2016 2017 2018 2019
Category 1 0 0 0 1
Category 2 6 12 14 30

 

Proportion of units in the HOCHTIEF Group certified in accordance with environmental management systems, relative to number of employees (%)

2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Group 73.3 77.3 75.3 72.8

Bridges to Prosperity

Number of people who benefit from B2P bridges constructed by HOCHTIEF*

* Figures based on data provided by B2P and reused by HOCHTIEF. || ** incl. HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific
  2016 2017 2018 2019
HOCHTIEF Americas 5,650 2,736 1,650  
HOCHTIEF Europe (incl. holding company) 5,780** 5,000** 2,000 1,000**
HOCHTIEF Group 11,430 7,736 3,650 1,000