Siemens has outlined its progress toward its 2030 sustainability objectives, reporting advances across all 14 targets under its DEGREE framework in its fiscal 2025 sustainability statement. The company said that for the second year in a row, the lifetime emissions avoided by the products and services it sold exceeded the emissions generated across its value chain.
Judith Wiese, Chief People and Sustainability Officer at Siemens, said: “When sustainability and business strategies converge and are executed with speed and scale, organisations are best positioned for growth and resilience.”
The DEGREE framework sets targets across three main areas: decarbonisation and energy efficiency; resource efficiency and circularity; and people and society, supported by governance and ethical standards.
Siemens reported a 66% reduction in its Scope 1 and 2 emissions since 2019 (excluding carbon credits) as it works toward a 90% cut by 2030. Over the past three fiscal years, the company said its offerings are projected to avoid 694 million tonnes of emissions over their lifetime. Siemens also highlighted the use of AI and data-driven tools across its operations, which it said had improved efficiency in areas such as industrial energy consumption.
Resource-related measures included the expansion of its Robust Eco Design (RED) principles, applied to 67% of its relevant portfolio, as well as increased implementation of site-level biodiversity programmes and progress on its zero-waste-to-landfill goal compared with its 2021 baseline.
On workforce-related indicators, Siemens reported 36.6 hours of annual learning per employee, with a focus on AI and machine learning skills. It said more than one million people outside the organisation had accessed its learning programmes in sustainability and digitalisation.
The company also reported increased application of its Zero Trust cybersecurity framework, now covering 62% of relevant systems, up from 16% in the previous year.
Siemens noted that this year’s Sustainability Statement has, for the first time, been published in full compliance with the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and forms an audited part of its annual report.
Eva Riesenhuber, Global Head of Sustainability, said the company’s sustainability performance is intended to support customer competitiveness and resilience: “With more than 90 percent of our business enabling customers to achieve a positive sustainability impact… we’re uniquely positioned to empower them to become more competitive, resilient and sustainable.”
