ESG key metrics
Environmental metrics
Disclosures in accordance with GRI 302-1, GRI 305-1, 305-2
data externally assured (limited assurance)
Environmental metrics | ||||
20251 | 20241 | |||
Energy consumption (total)2 | MWh | 20,758 | 21,363 | |
Electricity (total) | MWh | 17,071 | 17,922 | |
of which clean electricity | MWh | 15,483 | 11,959 | |
Heating (total) | MWh | 2,393 | 2,098 | |
Heating oil | MWh | 81 | 81 | |
Natural gas | MWh | 2,052 | 1,761 | |
District heating | MWh | 260 | 256 | |
Fuels (diesel, petrol, LPG) (total) | MWh | 1,294 | 1,343 | |
Greenhouse gas emissions (total) | tCO2e | 2,059 | 5,703 | |
Greenhouse gas emissions (total) | ||||
Scope 1 (total) | tCO2e | 779 | 735 | |
Heating | tCO2e | 441 | 382 | |
Fuels (diesel, petrol, LPG) | tCO2e | 338 | 353 | |
Scope 2 (market-based) (total) | tCO2e | 1,280 | 4,968 | |
Electricity | tCO2e | 1,236 | 4,924 | |
District heating | tCO2e | 44 | 44 | |
Scope 2 (location-based) (total) | tCO2e | 4,288 | 5,056 | |
1For the applicable definitions and an explanation of significant deviations from the figures published in the 2024 Annual Report and of the restatements performed, see “Basis of calculations and definitions” (Restatements)
2Steam and district cooling is not procured by Comet and is therefore not included in the data presented
Disclosures in accordance with GRI 303-5 and 306-3
Resource efficiency metrics1 | ||||
2025 | 20242 | |||
Waste (total) | t | 2,087 | 1,766 | |
Non-hazardous waste (total) | t | 1,936 | 1,664 | |
- Incineration | t | 164 | 148 | |
- Landfill | t | 1,275 | 1,078 | |
- Recycling | t | 497 | 439 | |
Hazardous waste (total) | t | 151 | 102 | |
- Incineration | t | 2 | 0 | |
- Landfill | t | 3 | 3 | |
- Recycling | t | 146 | 99 | |
Water consumption | m3 | 37,082 | 31,248 | |
1Scope covers all of Comet’s companies and locations
Social metrics
Disclosures in accordance with GRI 2-7
data externally assured (limited assurance)
Composition of the workforce1 | |||||||
Male | Female | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | ± | 2025 | 2024 | ± | ||
Workforce by employment contract | 1,274 | 1,228 | 3.7% | 426 | 407 | 4.7% | |
Permanent | 1,224 | 1,182 | 3.6% | 399 | 385 | 3.6% | |
Temporary | 50 | 46 | 8.7% | 27 | 22 | 22.7% | |
Workforce by employment type2 | 1,224 | 1,182 | 3.6% | 399 | 385 | 3.6% | |
Full-time | 1,101 | 1,062 | 3.7% | 324 | 312 | 3.8% | |
Part-time | 123 | 120 | 2.5% | 75 | 73 | 2.7% | |
Workforce by age group2 | 1,224 | 1,182 | 3.6% | 399 | 385 | 3.6% | |
<30 | 140 | 148 | (5.4%) | 57 | 52 | 9.6% | |
30-50 | 697 | 643 | 8.4% | 243 | 234 | 3.8% | |
>50 | 387 | 391 | (1.0%) | 99 | 99 | 0.0% | |
1For definitions of the categories see the section "Basis of calculations and definitions"
2Permanent staff only
data externally assured (limited assurance)
Workforce by region | ||||||||
Europe | Asia | North America | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||
Total | 1,066 | 1,039 | 380 | 343 | 254 | 253 | ||
Permanent | 1,006 | 978 | 372 | 337 | 245 | 252 | ||
Temporary | 60 | 61 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 1 | ||
data externally assured (limited assurance)
Workforce by employment type1 | ||||||||
Europe | Asia | North America | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||
Total | 1,006 | 978 | 372 | 337 | 245 | 252 | ||
Full-time | 810 | 785 | 372 | 337 | 243 | 252 | ||
Part-time | 196 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Workforce by category1 | |||||||
Male | Female | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | ± | 2025 | 2024 | ± | ||
Total | 1,224 | 1,182 | 3.6% | 399 | 385 | 3.6% | |
Production-related | 618 | 603 | 2.5% | 165 | 151 | 9.3% | |
Marketing and sales | 177 | 168 | 5.4% | 77 | 76 | 1.3% | |
General and administration | 125 | 116 | 7.8% | 120 | 121 | (0.8%) | |
Research and development | 304 | 295 | 3.1% | 37 | 37 | 0.0% | |
1Permanent staff only
Disclosures in accordance with GRI 401-1
data externally assured (limited assurance)
Rate of employee turnover1 | ||||||
2025 | Rate | 2024 | Rate | |||
Age group | <30 | 17 | 8.3% | 31 | 16.4% | |
30-50 | 84 | 9.1% | 93 | 11.0% | ||
>50 | 56 | 11.4% | 43 | 9.2% | ||
Gender | Male | 103 | 8.4% | 114 | 10.1% | |
Female | 54 | 13.6% | 53 | 14.5% | ||
Region | Europe | 97 | 9.6% | 104 | 10.9% | |
Asia | 34 | 9.5% | 38 | 12.1% | ||
North America | 26 | 10.6% | 25 | 10.8% | ||
Turnover | 157 | 9.7% | 167 | 11.1% | ||
1Permanent staff only
data externally assured (limited assurance)
Rate of voluntary employee turnover 1 | ||||||
2025 | Rate | 2024 | Rate | |||
Age group | <30 | 15 | 7.4% | 21 | 11.1% | |
30-50 | 52 | 5.7% | 70 | 8.3% | ||
>50 | 21 | 4.3% | 23 | 4.9% | ||
Gender | Male | 55 | 4.5% | 74 | 6.5% | |
Female | 33 | 8.3% | 40 | 10.9% | ||
Region | Europe | 54 | 5.3% | 68 | 7.1% | |
Asia | 22 | 6.1% | 26 | 8.2% | ||
North America | 12 | 4.9% | 20 | 8.7% | ||
Turnover | 88 | 5.4% | 114 | 7.6% | ||
1Permanent staff only
New employee hires1 | ||||||
2025 | Rate | 2024 | Rate | |||
Age group | <30 | 58 | 27.8% | 66 | 35.0% | |
30-50 | 133 | 14.5% | 143 | 9.6% | ||
>50 | 23 | 4.7% | 45 | 16.9% | ||
Gender | Male | 145 | 12.7% | 171 | 15.1% | |
Female | 69 | 18.7% | 83 | 22.6% | ||
Region | Europe | 119 | 11.8% | 148 | 15.6% | |
Asia | 69 | 19.1% | 64 | 20.1% | ||
North America | 26 | 10.6% | 42 | 18.0% | ||
New entries | 214 | 13.2% | 254 | 16.9% | ||
1Permanent staff only
Disclosures in accordance with GRI 405-1
data externally assured (limited assurance)
Diversity in management (by gender)1 | |||||
Male | Female | ||||
20251 | 2024 | 20251 | 2024 | ||
Headcount | 165 | 152 | 39 | 31 | |
Percentage | 80.9% | 83.1% | 19.1% | 16.9% | |
1Permanent staff only
Diversity of governance bodies (by gender) | |||||
Male | Female | ||||
2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||
Board of Directors1 | 50.0% | 57.1% | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
Executive Committee2 | 87.5% | 85.7% | 12.5% | 14.3% | |
Diversity of governance bodies (by age) | ||||||||
<30 | 30–50 | >50 | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||
Board of Directors1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ||
Executive Committee2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 37.5% | 42.9% | 62.5% | 57.1% | ||
1For the definition of “Board of Directors", see the section “Basis of calculations and definitions”
2For the definition of “Executive Committee”, see the section “Basis of calculations and definitions”
Disclosures in accordance with GRI 403-9 and GRI 403-10
Occupational health and safety metrics | ||||
2025 | 2024 | ± | ||
Injuries1 | 29 | 23 | 26.1% | |
Lost workdays due to work-related injuries | 69 | 19 | 263.2% | |
Lost workdays due to illness | 12,363 | 11,072 | 11.7% | |
1Injury occurring as a result of or during the course of work. The definition of injury follows local labor law where applicable; otherwise, it is determined by internal organizational provisions. Only recordable injuries are included.