Key Performance Indicators to criteria 11 to 12

Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-301-1: Materials used
The reporting organization shall report the following information:

a. Total weight or volume of materials that are used to produce and package the organization’s primary products and services during the reporting period, by:
i. non-renewable materials used;
ii. renewable materials used.

The company always uses recyclable packaging wherever possible.
Packaging materials (kg per mt
raw hops)
(*g per mt raw hops)
 2017 2018 2019
Cans / containers 9,6 9,0 13,0
Cardboard 40,9 44,9 43,3
Composite films 6,4 9,4 9,4
Stretch films 0,4 0,5 0,6
Paletts 21,3 30,2 23,6
Aluminum containers* 0,03 0,04 0,06

Process materials (kg per mt
raw hops)		 2017 2018 2019
Ethanol 1,8 2,3 3,4
CO2 38,3 48,2 55,9
Glucose 1,0 1,1 0,02
Propylene glycol 1,2 1,4 1,7
Acids and alkalis / auxiliary process materials 19,9 19,4 22,5

The partial increase in numbers can be put down to market-driven demand.

Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-302-1: Energy consumption
The reporting organization shall report the following information:

a. Total fuel consumption within the organization from non-renewable sources, in joules or multiples, and including fuel types used.

b. Total fuel consumption within the organization from renewable sources, in joules or multiples, and including fuel types used.

c. In joules, watt-hours or multiples, the total:
i. electricity consumption
ii. heating consumption
iii. cooling consumption
iv. steam consumption

d. In joules, watt-hours or multiples, the total:
i. electricity sold
ii. heating sold
iii. cooling sold
iv. steam sold

e. Total energy consumption within the organization, in joules or multiples.

f. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.

g. Source of the conversion factors used.

a. + b. Fuel consumption is not recorded. We do not have many company vehicles. This indicator is therefore not important to the company and will not be reported.

c.
Consumption (kWh per mt raw hops) 2017 2018 2019
Heating oil consumed 71,5 96,2 110,7
Natural gas consumed
in the CHP plant (production) 		175,3 227,5 242,2
Natural gas consumed
by the heating system 		13,3 19,2 24,9
Purchased electricity consumed
 399,4 404,9 449,8
Woodchips consumed
for steam generation 		702,0 600,5 645,1
Process steam
consumed (from woodchips) 		275,6 263,8 271,1
Total of generated
own-consumption electricity used 		9,8 9,6 16,6

d.
Consumption (kWh per mt raw hops) 2017 2018 2019
Electricity sold 7,6 6,0 48,7
Heat energy sold 208,7 176,8 202,1

e.
Consumption (kWh per mt raw hops) 2017 2018 2019
Total energy consumption 1.863,0 1.804,4 2.011,3

The partial increase in numbers can be put down to market-driven demand.

Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-302-4: Reduction of energy consumption
The reporting organization shall report the following information:

a. Amount of reductions in energy consumption achieved as a direct result of conservation and efficiency initiatives, in joules or multiples.

b. Types of energy included in the reductions; whether fuel, electricity, heating, cooling, steam, or all.

c. Basis for calculating reductions in energy consumption, such as base year or baseline, including the rationale for choosing it.

d. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.

The overall picture does not show a reduction in energy consumption. This can be explained as follows:  

The figures for 2018 and 2019 relate to the total processed quantity of raw hops in which the proportion of hop extracts including downstream products and hop oils significantly increased. Producing these products requires more energy because the raw hops must first be pelletized and then extracted. Extraction has a much higher energy requirement per kg of raw hops than pelletization (see Table A). Through the use of the new cooling towers, new compressors, and other measures for process optimization, we have been able to increase energy efficiency and achieve energy savings in extract production. The energy requirement per metric ton of raw hops has been reduced in recent years:

Table A
Energy consumption [kWh per mt raw hops] 2017 2018 2019
Pellet Production  294  285  293
Extract Production including cold storage of the products 2.675 2.186 2.012

The figures show that the energy requirement per metric ton of raw hops in 2018 was reduced by 18% and by a further 8% in 2019. Because the energy requirement per metric ton of raw hops for extract production is much higher than that required for making the pellets, the energy-saving measures are particularly effective.  

The increase in energy consumption can also be attributed to the commissioning of a new cold storage facility in Elsendorf. The own-consumption electricity we produce from our photovoltaic systems equates to the annual energy demand of the cold stores. The overall energy consumption has certainly risen due to the cold store, but this increase is carbon neutral.

Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-303-3: Water withdrawal
The reporting organization shall report the following information:

a. Total water withdrawal from all areas in megaliters, and a breakdown of this total by the following sources, if applicable:
i. Surface water;
ii. Groundwater;
iii. Seawater;
iv. Produced water;
v. Third-party water.

b. Total water withdrawal from all areas with water stress in megaliters, and a breakdown of this total by the following sources, if applicable:
i. Surface water;
ii. Groundwater;
iii. Seawater;
iv. Produced water;
v. Third-party water, and a breakdown of this total by the withdrawal sources listed in i-iv.

c. A breakdown of total water withdrawal from each of the sources listed in Disclosures 303-3-a and 303-3-b in megaliters by the following categories:
i. Freshwater (≤1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids);
ii. Other water (>1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids).

d. Any contextual information necessary to understand how the data have been compiled, such as any standards, methodologies, and assumptions used.

a.

Total water withdrawal
[m3 per mt raw hops]		 2017 2018 2019
Public and other water supplies 1,4 1,5 1,9

Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-306-3: Waste generated
The reporting organization shall report the following information:

a. Total weight of waste generated in metric tons, and a breakdown of this total by composition of the waste.

b. Contextual information necessary to understand the data and how the data has been compiled.

a. Total weight of hazardous waste
[per mt raw hops]
 2017 2018 2019
ii. Recycling  [l] 0,4 0,4 0,5
v. Incineration (mass burn) [l] 0,5 0,6 1,1

b. Total weight of non-hazardous waste
[per mt raw hops]
 2017 2018 2019
ii. Recycling (sack of hops) [kg] 8,0 8,2 9,2
iii. Composting [kg] 3,0 1,6 4,0
v. Incineration [m3] 28,1 26,0 24,3