GEA : CDP Water 2023

GEA Group AG CDP Water Security Questionnaire 2023 Wednesday, 19. July 2023

Welcome to your CDP Water Security Questionnaire 2023

W0. Introduction

W0.1

(W0.1) Give a general description of and introduction to your organization.

GEA is one of the largest suppliers of process technology to the food industry and to a wide range of other industries. The international technology group focuses on machinery, plants, process technology, and components. GEA provides sustainable energy solutions for sophisticated production processes in diverse end-user markets and offers a comprehensive service portfolio. In 2022, GEA generated consolidated revenues of around

EUR 5.2 billion. GEA is one of the largest suppliers of systems and components to the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries worldwide. As of December 31, 2022, the group employed 18,236 full-time employees worldwide. GEA is a market and technology leader in its business areas. The company is listed on the German MDAX stock index (G1A, WKN 660 200), the STOXX® Europe 600 Index, as well as the DAX 50 ESG Index, MSCI Global Sustainability Indexes and the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index.

GEA plants, processes, components, and services enhance the efficiency and sustainability of production processes around the globe. They contribute significantly to the reduction of CO2 emissions, plastic usage and food waste. In doing so, GEA makes a key contribution toward a sustainable future, in line with the company's purpose: 'Engineering for a better world.'

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft is home to central management functions of the group. Profit and loss transfer agreements exist with key domestic subsidiaries. In addition, GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft performs central financial and liquidity management. Furthermore, it provides its subsidiaries especially with services from the Global Corporate Center and the Shared Service Center on the basis of service agreements.

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Since the course of business, the economic position and the opportunities and risks associated with the future development of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft do not differ from the course of business, the economic position and the opportunities and risks associated with the future development of the group, the management report of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft has been combined with that of the group in accordance with section 315 (5) of the Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB - German Commercial Code). In contrast to the consolidated IFRS financial statements, the annual financial statements of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft are based on the HGB, supplemented by the Aktiengesetz (AktG - German Stock Corporation Act). All the financial statements refer to the 2022 financial year (January 1 to December 31, 2022). Since 2016, GEA's Annual Reports have included an annual sustainability report, however, since 2020 GEA has published a separate Sustainability Report. The sustainability report follows the international standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).

GEA is a specialist in its respective core technologies and a leader of its sales markets worldwide. GEA consistently promotes an innovation-led culture in an effort to preserve its technological edge. Active risk management, stability through diversification and a focus on the markets of the future are binding principles for all GEA business units. The group's enduring success is founded on a number of major global trends:

1. Continuous growth in the global population
2. Growing middle class
3. Growing demand for high-quality foods and beverages (food safety)
4. Increasing demand for production methods that are efficient and conserve valuable resources
5. Demand for meat and dairy alternatives (new food)

The group is divided into divisions with up to six business units, the units comprise similar technologies and each command leading positions in the market. Each division is headed by a management team of three members: a divisional CEO, a divisional CSO (Chief Service Officer) and a divisional CFO. The five divisions include: Separation and Flow Technologies, Liquid & Powder Technologies, Food & Healthcare Technologies, Farm Technologies and Heating and Refrigeration Technologies.

• Separation & Flow Technologies is home to all activities concerned with the manufacture of process-related components, notably separators, decanters, valves, pumps and homogenizers.
• Liquid & Powder Technologies is the development of process solutions for the diary, brewing, food and chemical industries. Its technological focus is on liquid processing, concentration, industrial drying, powder processing and handling and emission control.
• Food & Healthcare Technologies includes solutions for food processing and packaging, baking industry, extrusion and milling and process technology for the pharmaceutical industry.
• Farm Technologies includes automatic milking and feeding systems, manure management systems and barn equipment.

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• Heating & Refrigeration Technologies develops, manufactures and installs industrial heating and cooling solutions for climate-friendly production processes.

W0.2

(W0.2) State the start and end date of the year for which you are reporting data.

Reporting year

Start date	End date
Januar 1, 2022	Dezember 31, 2022

W0.3

(W0.3) Select the countries/areas in which you operate.

Algeria

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Brazil

Bulgaria

Canada

Chile

China

China, Macao Special Administrative Region

Colombia

Croatia

Czechia

Denmark

Egypt

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Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hong Kong SAR, China

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Italy

Japan

Latvia

Lithuania

Malaysia

Mexico

Morocco

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russian Federation

Saudi Arabia

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Africa

Spain

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Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan, China

Turkey

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United States of America

Viet Nam

W0.4

(W0.4) Select the currency used for all financial information disclosed throughout your response.

EUR

W0.5

(W0.5) Select the option that best describes the reporting boundary for companies, entities, or groups for which water impacts on your business are being reported.

Companies, entities or groups over which operational control is exercised

W0.6

(W0.6) Within this boundary, are there any geographies, facilities, water aspects, or other exclusions from your disclosure?

Yes

W0.6a

(W0.6a) Please report the exclusions.

Exclusion Please explain

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Offices

Leased office spaces, primarily sales and service offices where water usage is minimal, are excluded since data on water usage is low and largely managed by office landlords, thereby making collection of water withdrawal amounts from those locations not feasible.

The excluded water withdrawal does not represent a significant portion of the total water used as the office spaces only use water for sanitation (handwashing) and kitchen facilities. Therefore, the pollution load discharged to the municipal water system is also not significant.

The exclusion represents less than 5% of GEAs total water withdrawal, therefore the volume of water use associated with the leased office spaces is extremely minimal when compared to the total water withdrawn in 2022. Starting in 2021, GEA has increased its coverage to 95% primary data by including further offices where it is possible to collect data.

W0.7

(W0.7) Does your organization have an ISIN code or another unique identifier (e.g., Ticker, CUSIP, etc.)?

Indicate whether you are able to provide a unique identifier for your organization.	Provide your unique identifier
Yes, an ISIN code	DE0006602006

W1. Current state

W1.1

(W1.1) Rate the importance (current and future) of water quality and water quantity to the success of your business.

	Direct use	Indirect use	Please explain
	importance	importance
	rating	rating
Sufficient amounts of	Neutral	Vital	'Neutral' was selected as the chosen importance rating for direct operations because GEA is
good quality freshwater			not a water intensive company. In total at GEAs 84 largest facilities, GEAs water withdrawal in
available for use			2022 was 347,972 cubic meters. The primary use for freshwater sourced from the municipality
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			or ground water is for irrigation/human consumption/use (85%), and the remaining 15% is
			used for production, primarily by dairy farming hygiene plant production. Future water
			dependency will decrease as GEA implements further projects to recycle/re-use water.
			In relation to indirect operations, the primary use of water in GEA's value chain is consumed
			by GEAs steel suppliers. 'Vital' was selected because our steel suppliers require a sufficient
			water supply both in terms of quantity and quality. A steel plant uses a large quantity of water
			for steam generation, cooling, waste transfer and dust control etc. It comes into contact with
			the material and equipment and is treated before reuse or discharge. The processes of the
			plant cannot take place without the availability of water.
			Stainless steel as a raw material accounts for a relatively small proportion of the overall
			volume acquired since GEA usually acquires it in the form of processed products or as part of
			assembly services. Future water dependency will remain the same in GEAs indirect
			operations because steel and other metals will continue to be a primary resource needed to
			create GEA's primary products/technologies.
			With regards to downstream operations, GEA's core value is 'engineering for a better world'-
			this entails sustainable business practices and contributing to the protection of the natural
			environment by offering our customers efficient products/ solutions. In general, the
			technologies and processes our customers employ are water intensive, which is why water
			savings increasingly impact customers' investment decisions.
Sufficient amounts of	Neutral	Important	'Neutral' was selected as the chosen importance rating for direct operations because, as
recycled, brackish and/or			previously mentioned, GEA is not a water intensive company but uses recycled water for
produced water available			some processes, primarily irrigation. In 2022, 51,609 cubic meter was reported as used as
for use			industrial/recycled water. This water is process water used to wash metal from machining,
			pressure testing, cooling of machines, closed heating systems, as well as irrigation. This
			accounts for approximately 15% of our total water that was withdrawn. While GEA is not water
			intensive, GEA collects and reports usage data and derives water reduction and recycling
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programs.

'Important' was selected for GEA's indirect operations because steel suppliers require a sufficient amount of recycled water. Even though the steel industry uses large quantities of water, very little of that water is actually consumed as most is reused or returned to source. For example, sea water is almost exclusively used in cooling operations and the loss during these processes may account for less than 1% of the total due to evaporation. Although the intake is considerable, the water is returned to the sea without any change in quality. To reuse or recycle water, it usually involves cleaning and cooling water flows between each use.

Stainless steel as a raw material accounts for a relatively small proportion of the overall volume acquired since GEA usually acquires this commodity in the form of processed products from the market or as part of assembly services. Future water dependency will remain the same in GEA's indirect operations because steel and other metals will continue to be a primary resource needed to create GEA's primary products and technologies.

An important water treatment customer are water authorities which must recycle/treat/clean water. GEA provides technologies which remove the sludge/oil contamination.

W1.2

(W1.2) Across all your operations, what proportion of the following water aspects are regularly measured and monitored?

	% of	Frequency of	Method of measurement	Please explain
	sites/facilities/operations	measurement
Water withdrawals -	100%	Monthly	Flow Meters and Invoices	Water withdrawal is measured on a monthly basis at
total volumes				GEA's production, service, large offices and
				administration sites. Methods for measurement include
				water flow meters & invoices.
				84 sites report 100% water aspects which is checked by
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				4-eyes-principle and audited by KPMG. The final data is
				always taken from invoices and is part of the audit. As
				these invoices are in most cases only provided once a
				year by the providers, we use flow meters to ensure
				data collection during the year. In addition, the collection
				helps us to achieve and monitor target achievement.
Water withdrawals -	100%	Monthly	Water invoices or water	Water withdrawal is measured on a monthly basis at
volumes by source			meter readings	GEA's production, service, large offices and
				administration sites. The sources that are measured
				include groundwater or municipal water. Methods for
				measurement include water flow meters & invoices. 84
				sites report 100% water aspects which is checked by 4-
				eyes-principle and audited by KPMG. The final data is
				always taken from invoices and is part of the audit. As
				these invoices are in most cases only provided once a
				year by the providers, we use flow meters to ensure
				data collection during the year. In addition, the collection
				helps us to achieve and monitor target achievement.
				Ground water is measured using water meters.
Water withdrawals	Not relevant			Not measured or analyzed: The quality of raw water that
quality				GEA draws from groundwater is not measured or
				analyzed because the quality is not important to the
				processes they are used in, as it is used for gardening
				(85%), utility (like washrooms & kitchen), floor cleaning
				purposes, and some industrial processes in which
				quality is not material.
				This aspect is not expected to be relevant in the future
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				as the uses for the water will remain the same. If quality
				is important, municipal water is used instead.
Water discharges - total	100%	Monthly	Water invoices or water	Water discharge or wastewater is measured on a
volumes			meter readings,	monthly basis at GEA's production, service &
			depending on availability	administration sites. Methods for measurement include
			and access to the invoices	water invoices or water meter readings, depending on
			from the water treatment	availability & access to the invoices from the water
			facility	treatment facility. If no meter or invoice is available, the
				wastewater amount is calculated using site-specific
				formulas based on water consumption of the site. 84
				sites report 100% water aspects which is checked by 4-
				eyes-principle and audited by KPMG. The final data is
				always taken from invoices & is part of the audit. As
				these invoices are in most cases only provided once a
				year by the providers, we use flow meters to ensure
				data collection during the year. In addition, the collection
				helps us to achieve & monitor target achievement.
				Every country has a specific calculation when invoices
				are not available, which depends on local legal
				requirements: E.g. in China wastewater is calculated by
				authorities as 90% of total water withdrawal.
Water discharges -	100%	Monthly	Water invoices or water	We have the wastewater data available per GEA site
volumes by destination			meter readings,	and therefore know the volumes per region/destination.
			depending on availability	Water discharge or wastewater is measured on a
			and access to the invoices	monthly basis at GEA's production, service, large offices
			from the water treatment	and administration sites. Methods for measurement
			facility.	include water invoices or water meter readings.
				84 sites report 100% water aspects which is checked by
				4-eyes-principle and audited by KPMG. The final data is
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