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Environmental management

Goal 7
Goal 7

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Goal 12
Goal 12

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Goal 13
Goal 13

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Diasorin’s commitment

As part of the Health, Safety and Environment Management System, the Group has defined its policy by formalizing the Environmental, Health & Safety Policy Statement (or EHS Policy).
Diasorin uses this tool to declare its commitment to minimizing its environmental impact and to constant improvement in the management of these issues in line with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda.

The Health, Safety and Environment Management System, used within the Group since 2015, has been developed in line with the ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards. The Saluggia plant has obtained certification for these Standards in 2023.

The Group has identified the main risk related to environmental management, waste management and disposal.

With the Plastic Free project launched in 2020, Diasorin aims to eliminate the use of disposable plastics in offices. With this in mind, more environmentally friendly solutions have been introduced, such as water dispensers, water bottles for employees and compostable cups for vending machines.

A project for careful separate waste collection in office areas was also launched in 2020. This project was accompanied by an initiative to raise awareness on the issue of reducing paper waste with the adoption of a system involving the use of printers through badges and individual codes.

Actions taken

Definition of minimum requirements for all Group sites
Separate waste collection and projects to eliminate single-use plastics
Introduction of hybrid cars into the company fleet

The Diasorin Group pays close attention to waste management, through an approach that involves finding solutions to reduce waste.

When this is not possible, careful waste segregation and identification of the best applicable disposal processes are planned. To date, the Group:

  • Directs 100% of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) to recovery.
  • Recycles 30.5% of the remaining waste.

To reduce energy consumption, low-consumption lighting systems, sensors for automatic switching on and off of lights and energy-efficient equipment have been adopted at the various Group sites, specifically ventilation, heating and air conditioning systems.

Results

GRI 302
GRI 302

Energy

GRI 305
GRI 305

Emissions

GRI 303
GRI 303

Water and effluents

GRI 306
GRI 306

Waste

Energy consumption

Consumption [GJ] 2021 2022 2023
  Renewable source Non-renewable source Total     Renewable source Non-renewable source Total     Renewable source Non-renewable source Total    
Consumption deriving from combustion of natural gas and other fuels - 59,591 59,591   - 67,009 67,009   - 50,366 50,366  
Electricity consumption 9,483 96,761 106,244   20,910 124,960 145,870   - 141,571 141,571  
Consumption deriving from purchase of thermal energy - - -   - - -   - 13,338 13,338  
Total 9,483 156,353 165,835   20,910 156,353 212,879   - 205,275 205,275  
88% 5.7% 94.3%     9.8% 90.2%     0.00% 100.0%    

The data in the table above use the conversion factors published by DEFRA – UK Government GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting.

Water withdrawal [m3]

Source 2021 2022 2023
Aqueducts 47,848 68,722 64,815
Groundwater 83,036 79,315 58,279
Total 130,884 148,037 123,094
of which in water-stressed areas* 7,663 8,373 6,541

Emissions

  2021 2022 2023
[tCO2eq] 3,204 4,627 3,894

Disclosure 305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions, part of GRI Standard 305: Emissions.

  2021 2022 2023
[tCO2eq] 10,938 15,264 15,001

Disclosure 305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions, part of GRI Standard 305: Emissions.

Waste

Waste generated (excluding RAAE) [t]

  2021 2022 2023
Hazardous waste 479 577 512
Non-hazardous waste 2,596 3,328 2,985
Total 3,076 3,905 3,497

Disclosure 306-3 Waste generated, part of GRI Standard 306: Waste 2020.

Waste generated (excluding RAAE) [t]

Destination 2021 2022 2023
Reuse/recycling/recovery 33.40% 32.40% 30.5%
Disposal 66.60% 67.60% 69.5%

Waste from industrial sites (excluding RAAE) [t] (*)

Type 2021 2022 2023
HAZARDOUS 478.51 577.35 511.91
Destined for reuse/recycling/recovery      
of which destined for preparation for reuse 0.51 1.25 0.15
of which destined for recycling 0.61 0.80 4.80
of which destined for other recovery operations 0.00 0.00 0.47
Destined for disposal      
of which destined for incineration (with energy recovery) 17.54 77.89 63.05
of which destined for incineration (with no energy recovery) 90.14 49.00 57.90
of which destined for landfill 6.46 16.54 15.06
of which destined for other disposal operations 363.26 431.87 370.49
NON-HAZARDOUS 2,587.95 3,324.25 2,985.18
Destined for reuse/recycling/recovery      
of which destined for preparation for reuse 4.63 15.71 16.89
of which destined for recycling 718.86 1,009.76 957.20
of which destined for other recovery operations 0 0 175.04
Destined for disposal      
of which destined for incineration (with energy recovery) 271.88 255.62 38.63
of which destined for incineration (with no energy recovery) 45.46 255.89 134.63
of which destined for landfill 1,349.54 1,539.18 1,658.08
of which destined for other disposal operations 197.59 248.10 4.71
TOTAL 3,066.46 3,901.60 3,497.10

Disclosure 306-4 Waste diverted from disposal and disclosure 306-5 Waste directed to disposal, both part of GRI Standard 306: Waste 2020.

(*) The disclosure request relating to the details of the types of disposal by waste category (hazardous / non-hazardous) was introduced for the first time in the 2021 reporting following the update to the GRI Standard of reference.

Waste generated (excluding RAAE) [t]

Destination 2021 2022 2023
Recovery 49 29 32
Disposal - - -

Related disclosures:
3-3 Management of material topics
302-1 Energy consumption within the organization
303-1 Interactions with water as a shared resource
303-2 Management of water discharge-related impacts
303-3 Water withdrawal
305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions
305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions
306-1 Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts
306-2 Management of significant waste-related impacts
306-3 Waste generated
306-4 Waste diverted from disposal
306-5 Waste directed to disposal