At nVent, we improve energy efficiency, provide end-user safety, reduce installation time, add resiliency and protect the mission-critical systems that power our world. We are building a more sustainable and electrified world, and it is important that we operate in a sustainable way.
ESG and sustainability have been a critical part of who we are and how we have operated since the beginning of our company. We focus our ESG efforts in three areas: Mitarbeitende, Produkte und Umwelt. In allen drei Bereichen haben wir bereits entscheidende Fortschritte gemacht. Diese Bemühungen werden wir fortsetzen, um unsere Kultur zu stärken, innovative und nachhaltige Lösungen zu entwickeln und unseren Teil zur Bekämpfung des globalen Klimawandels beizutragen.
We have been recognized for our ESG and sustainability efforts, including being named as one of Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies, receiving a gold sustainability rating from EcoVadis and being named one of America’s Greenest Companies by Newsweek.
Unsere Vision und Ziele
Mitarbeiter
Eine Kultur, die auf Inklusion, Vielfalt, Mitarbeiterengagement, Sicherheit und Integrität ausgerichtet ist.
Produkte
Innovative solutions that deliver efficiency, safety and reduced resource consumption, creating a more sustainable future.
Umwelt
verantwortliches Energie-, Abfall- und Wassermanagement zum Schutz unserer natürlichen Ressourcen.
Our Progress in 2023
In our People pillar, we increased representation of women in management globally by 4% and improved our Total Recordable Incident Rate to 0.63, an improvement of 23% compared to 2022. We also grew membership within our Employee Resource Groups by 59%.
In our Products pillar, we continued to build on our efforts to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions, reaching 85% of products in our New Product Introduction funnel with a positive ESG impact. We also set a new goal to eliminate single-use plastics from product packaging by 2030.
In our Planet pillar, we reduced total greenhouse gas emissions by 9% and increased renewable energy consumption to 15%. We also reduced water consumption by 9% and set a new goal to reduce water consumption by 25% from our baseline year of 2019 by 2030.
In our Governance focus area, we trained 100% of our professional employees and 93% of our total population on our Code of Conduct. We also reached >90% of people leaders with our Ethical Leadership Training in the past two years.
Unsere Mitarbeiterziele 2025
- Wir erhöhen den Anteil von Frauen im Management weltweit um 20 %.
- Wir steigern die ethnische Vielfalt bei den Büromitarbeitern in den USA (U.S. professional employees) um 25 %.
- Wir erreichen eine Total Recordable Incident Rate (Ereignishäufigkeit) von weniger als 0,50.
Unsere Produktziele 2025
- Bis 2025 haben >90 % unserer Produktneuentwicklungen positive Auswirkungen in mindestens einer unserer drei ESG-Produktkategorien.
- Eliminate 100% of single-use plastics from all product packaging by 2030
Unsere Umweltziele 2030
- Wir reduzieren Scope-1- und Scope-2-Treibhausgasemissionen
um 50 %. - Wir beziehen > 25 % unseres Energieverbrauchs aus erneuerbaren Energien.
- Achieve a 25% reduction in water consumption
2023 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
We are pleased to announce our 2023 report, detailing the progress we have made over the course of the last year and introducing new goals for our organization. Highlights include:
Announced new goals to reduce water usage and eliminate single-use plastics from our product packaging.
Reduced total greenhouse gas emissions by 9% and increased renewable energy consumption to 15%.
Lowered our employee safety TRIR by 23% to 0.63, significantly below the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) incidence rate for our industry.
Auszeichnungen
Unsere ESG-Geschichten
Supplier Diversity Month at nVent
At nVent, we celebrate a different Inclusion and Diversity focus each month. In January, our focus is on Supply Chain, specifically our Supplier Diversity Program. We embed supplier diversity into our culture because partnering with diverse suppliers increases our access to talented business partners, resulting in more innovative ideas and solutions for our customers.