In the previous sections of the Sustainability Report, Tecan’s management of material topics is described. The management of material topics generates data that can indicate if a revised approach or new business activities are needed: the data is used in business decisions. For material topics that generate a significant amount of data, such as management of environmental impact and Tecan’s role as an employer, the data related to these topics is shared here.
ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
Tecan calculates greenhouse gas emissions and progress towards our emissions reduction targets annually. In future, Tecan aims to calculate scope 1 and scope 2 emissions and certain scope 3 emissions more frequently, as described in the Climate Impact section of this report. Energy consumption, water use and waste data are also tracked annually. 2022 was chosen as the baseline year for reasons of total global footprint data availability and quality. Energy consumption audits and appropriate follow-up actions are planned in 2025. An additional metric used to track progress towards our overall aim of emissions reduction is the collection of supplier environmental data.
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| Consumption | GJ | (tCO₂e)1 | (tCO₂e) | (tCO₂e) |
Scope 1: Direct energy use per primary source |
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| 2,010 | 1,994 | 1,730 |
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| 762 | 936 | 953 |
Diesel (liters) | 152 | 5 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.89 |
Natural gas (KWh) | 3,024,808 | 10,881 | 613 | 807 | 824 |
Propane (liters) | 95,450 | 2,281 | 147 | 128 | 128 |
Petrol (liters) | 555 | 18 | 1 | - | - |
Mobile combustion |
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| 1,136 | 911 | 671 |
Diesel (liters) | 210,390 | 7,491 | 529 | 381 | 300 |
Petrol (liters) | 195,441 | 6,310 | 407 | 529 | 371 |
LPG (liters) | - | - | - | 1 | – |
Hybrid Diesel (liters) | 5,562 | 198 | 14 | - | - |
Hybrid Petrol (liters) | 88,958 | 2,872 | 185 | - | - |
Fugitive Emissions: Refrigerants (kg) | 61 | – | 112 | 147 | 106 |
Scope 2: Indirect energy use per primary source (market based) |
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Grid (KWh) | 2,384,521 | 8,584 | 913 | 3,796 | 6,482 |
Renewable (KWh) | 15,700,674 | 56,522 | – | – | – |
Electric vehicles (KWh) | 100,733 | 363 | 38 | 6 | – |
District cooling (KWh) | 4,743 | 17 | 0.05 | 1 | – |
District heating (KWh) | 691,403 | 2,489 | 80 | 74 | 93 |
Energy (GJ) total |
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Emission intensity (scope 1 + 2 emissions |
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| 3.25 | 5.46 | 7.26 |
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Total Scope 1+2 (tCO₂e) |
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| 3,041 | 5,871 | 8,305 |
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Scope 3: Other indirect emissions |
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| 439,268 | 432,326 | 474,048 |
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Total Scope 1+2+3 (tCO₂e) |
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| 442,308 | 438,197 | 482,3522 |
- Emissions are calculated in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas protocol and represented in tCO2e (tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent)
- 2022 results have been restated in light of updated spend-based factors available. Therefore, 2022 results in this table do not match the numbers in the 2022 Tecan Annual Report. This restatement lowered Tecan's overall footprint by less than 5%.
Tecan’s greenhouse gas emissions increased slightly in 2024. This is almost entirely attributable to an increase in the weight of materials purchased and products sold, and where weight data was not available, an increase in the amount spent on goods and services. Emissions generated by employee commuting also increased: a commuting survey was carried out in 2024, in 2023 data had been estimated based on a 2022 commuting survey. In 2024, far more colleagues were commuting to Tecan's offices compared to in 2022, reflecting the end of work practices that had been introduced during the covid pandemic. Tecan achieved emissions reductions in a number of categories including:
- Transportation, with double the amount of freight shipped by sea and a corresponding decrease in air freight
- Business travel, following a company-wide effort to reduce travel by air
- Electricity, with 87% purchased electricity coming from renewable sources.
Tecan will continue to pursue the emissions reduction and environmental management activities described in the Climate Impact section of this report.
Emissions are calculated in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas protocol and represented in tCO₂e. There are no biogenic CO₂ emissions. GWP (global warming potential) used is from the IPCC Report 2021 AR6 whenever possible, emissions factors used are mainly DEFRA BEIS 2024, IEA 2024, Ecoinvent V3.11 and CEDA 2025. The scope 2 data in the table above is market-based. The emissions consolidation approach used is operational control.
Calculations are based on activity so far as possible and otherwise on spend data. Spend data was either converted into activity data through estimations or directly calculated through spend-based emission factors. Any data gaps were filled through extrapolations based on averages per either number of full-time employees or square meters surface.
In 2022, scope 3(15) emissions were not reported as the amount, 1.64 tCO₂e, was deemed immaterial to Tecan's total global footprint. There are no scope 3(15) emissions in Tecan's 2023 footprint. In 2024, no steam was consumed or sold and no electricity, heating or cooling were sold.
LOCATION-BASED APPROACH
Scope | GHG Category | 2024 (tCO₂e) | 2023 (tCO₂e) | 2022 (tCO₂e) |
Scope 2 |
| 7,908 | 7,178 | 7,178 |
Scope 2 | Electricity: Grid | 908 | 3,768 | 6,019 |
Scope 2 | Electricity: Renewable | 6,888 | 3,330 | 1,065 |
Scope 2 | Electricity: Electric vehicles | 33 | 4 | – |
Scope 2 | Cooling | 0.05 | 1 | – |
Scope 2 | Heating | 80 | 74 | 93 |
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Scope 3 | Fuel-and energy-related activities | 2,061 | 2,370 | 5,149 |
WATER AND WASTE DATA
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| Amount | (tCO₂e) | Amount | (tCO₂e) | Amount | (tCO₂e) |
Waste generated in operations (tons) |
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Incineration | 94 | 36 | 80 | 48 | 103 | 54 |
Incineration hazardous | 19 | 47 | 54 | 49 | 9 | 22 |
Landfill | 213 | 111 | 316 | 160 | 263 | 120 |
Landfill hazardous | 0 | 0 | - | – | 16 | 3 |
Recycling | 583 | 4 | 384 | 6 | 289 | 6 |
Unspecified | 8 | 4 | - | – | 19 | 9 |
Unspecified hazardous | 4 | 11 | - | – | 2 | 6 |
Radioactive treatment | 0.35 | 0.09 | - | – | 0.29 | – |
Composting | 9 | 0.08 | 31 | 0 | - | – |
Water (m3) | 68,632 | 13 | 61,988 | 12 | 70,725 | 19 |
Waste is monitored and managed locally and waste data is collected from local site managers by Tecan’s Global Head of EHS (Environment, Health and Safety).
TOTAL TCO₂E
SOCIAL IMPACT DATA
EMPLOYEE DATA
This data is headcount data unless indicated otherwise and reflects the period January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. Employees may have permanent or temporary contracts. Unless otherwise indicated, the data refers to all Tecan employees.
Certain Tecan employee benefits programs are specific to countries and / or influenced by local law. Tecan’s benefits always meet and may exceed legal requirements. Examples of benefits include life insurance, health care, disability and invalidity coverage, parental leave, other paid leave, retirement provision, stock ownership, global travel insurance, commuting subsidies, and company cars. Offer and acceptance of benefits is tracked internally but not reported, for reasons of business confidentiality. Analysis regarding the ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men is also carried out per country and reported where completed.
GENDER DIVERSITY (# AND %) OF ALL EMPLOYEES GLOBALLY, AND BY REGION
Region of operations | No. of female employees | Female | No. of male employees | Male | No. of not disclosed gender | Not disclosed gender em- | No. of all employees | All |
Asia Pacific | 680 | 20.35% | 425 | 12.72% | 3 | 0.09% | 1,108 | 33.16% |
North America | 340 | 10.18% | 558 | 16.70% | 3 | 0.09% | 901 | 26.97% |
Other Europe | 228 | 6.82% | 391 | 11.70% | 2 | 0.06% | 621 | 18.59% |
Switzerland | 211 | 6.32% | 500 | 14.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 711 | 21.28% |
Total global operations | 1,459 | 43.67% | 1,874 | 56.09% | 8 | 0.24% | 3,341 | 100.00% |
GENDER DIVERSITY (# AND %) OF ALL EMPLOYEES GLOBALLY BY CONTRACT TYPE
Contract type | No. of female employees | Female | No. of male employees | Male | No. of not disclosed gender | Not disclosed gender em- | No. of all employees | All employees (%) |
Indefinite/permanent employees | 1,436 | 42.98% | 1,850 | 55.37% | 8 | 0.24% | 3,294 | 98.59% |
Fixed-term/temporary employees | 23 | 0.69% | 24 | 0.72% | 0 | 0% | 47 | 1.41% |
Full-time employees | 1,306 | 39.09% | 1,760 | 52.68% | 8 | 0.24% | 3,074 | 92.01% |
Part-time employees | 153 | 4.58% | 114 | 3.41% | 0 | 0% | 267 | 7.99% |
Non-guaranteed hours employees (casual workers, on-call employees, zero-hours contracts) | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
NUMBER AND % OF EMPLOYEE CONTRACT TYPES BY REGION
Contract type FTE | No. of | % of | No. of | % of | No. of | % of | No. of | % of |
Indefinite/permanent employees | 1,096 | 99% | 901 | 100% | 603 | 97% | 694 | 98% |
Fixed-term/temporary employees | 12 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 18 | 3% | 17 | 2% |
Full-time employees | 1,107 | 100% | 896 | 99% | 527 | 85% | 544 | 77% |
Part-time employees | 1 | 0% | 5 | 1% | 94 | 15% | 167 | 23% |
Non-guaranteed hours employees (casual workers, on-call employees, zero-hours contracts) | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
The majority of employee data is maintained within the SAP system, facilitating direct querying. However, one entity was not yet hosting their data on SAP in 2024, therefore required employee data was directly requested from local HR. Subsequently, this dataset was aligned and merged with the SAP dataset to form the source data used here. In 2024, Tecan launched Employee Central, a new module of the SuccessFactors suite. This has transformed how HR data is managed across Tecan, bringing together key processes — such as recruitment, onboarding and talent reviews — with the latest employee information. Employee Central makes our HR processes more efficient and scalable.
NUMBER OF NON-EMPLOYEES BY CONTRACT TYPE AND PERCENTAGE SHARE OF TOTAL WORKFORCE
Contract type Headcount | No. of workers on each | Percentage (%) of workers within total |
External consultant | 471 | 12.07% |
External contractor | 72 | 1.84% |
External temporary | 6 | 0.15% |
Temp EE by agency | 5 | 0.13% |
Adm Board of Directors | 8 | 0.20% |
Total number of employees in global operations | 3,341 | 85.60% |
Total workforce (employee + non-employee workers) | 3,903 | 100.00% |
Non-employees / Contingent contractors are: External consultants, External contractors, Temp by agency (short-term temporary contracts) and Board Members. Tecan engages the most common types of non-employee workers indirectly through employment agencies and directly with contractors. Workers who are not employees carry out tasks to support Tecan’s ordinary business activities.
GENDER DIVERSITY (%) OF THE COMPANY’S GOVERNANCE BODIES (EXTENDED MANAGEMENT BOARD [EMB] AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS)
AGE DIVERSITY (%) OF THE COMPANY’S GOVERNANCE BODIES (EXTENDED MANAGEMENT BOARD [EMB] AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS)
NEW EMPLOYEE HIRES ACROSS GLOBAL COMPANY, HIRE RATE (%) AND BY GENDER
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
Gender group | New hires across global operations | New hire rate | New hires across global operations | New hire rate |
Female employees | 152 | 4.55% | 208 | 5.82% |
Male employees | 165 | 4.94% | 249 | 6.97% |
Unknown/Undeclared | 11 | 0.33% | 10 | 0.28% |
Total new employees globally | 328 | 9.82% | 467 | 13.07% |
NEW EMPLOYEE HIRE RATE (%) ACROSS GLOBAL COMPANY BY AGE GROUP
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Age group | New hires across global operations | New hire rate | New hires across global operations | New hire rate |
Employees under 30 years old | 156 | 4.67% | 175 | 4.90% |
Employees 30-50 years old | 134 | 4.01% | 210 | 5.88% |
Employees over 50 years old | 38 | 1.14% | 80 | 2.24% |
Unknown age | – | – | 2 | 0.06% |
Total new employees globally | 328 | 9.82% | 467 | 13.07% |
NEW EMPLOYEE HIRE RATE (%) ACROSS GLOBAL COMPANY BY REGION
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Region of operations | New hires across global operations | New hire rate | New hires across global operations | New hire rate |
Asia Pacific | 147 | 4.40% | 147 | 4.11% |
North America | 66 | 1.98% | 147 | 4.11% |
Other Europe | 68 | 2.04% | 93 | 2.60% |
Switzerland | 47 | 1.41% | 80 | 2.24% |
Total new employees globally | 328 | 9.82% | 467 | 13.07% |
GENDER DIVERSITY (%) OF ALL EMPLOYEES GLOBALLY BY EMPLOYEE CATEGORY
GENDER DIVERSITY (%) OF ALL EMPLOYEES GLOBALLY BY MANAGEMENT LEVEL
AGE DIVERSITY (%) OF ALL EMPLOYEES GLOBALLY BY EMPLOYEE CATEGORY
TURNOVER RATES, VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY, OF GLOBAL COMPANY, ALSO BY GENDER
Gender group | No. of | Voluntary turnover | No. of involuntary turnover | Involuntary turnover | No. of | Other | No. of all turnover | Total turnover rate (%) |
Female employees | 112 | 3.35% | 89 | 2.66% | 49 | 1.47% | 250 | 7.48% |
Male employees | 116 | 3.47% | 123 | 3.68% | 56 | 1.68% | 295 | 8.83% |
Undeclared/Unknown | 5 | 0.15% | 1 | 0.03% | 2 | 0.06% | 8 | 0.24% |
Total global employees | 233 | 6.97% | 213 | 6.38% | 107 | 3.20% | 553 | 16.55% |
TURNOVER RATES, VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY, OF GLOBAL COMPANY BY AGE GROUP
Age group | No. of | Voluntary turnover | No. of involuntary turnover | Involuntary turnover | No. of | Other | No. of all turnover | Total turnover rate (%) |
Employees under 30 years old | 85 | 2.54% | 49 | 1.47% | 66 | 1.98% | 200 | 5.99% |
Employees 30-50 years old | 128 | 3.83% | 83 | 2.48% | 14 | 0.42% | 225 | 6.73% |
Employees over 50 years old | 20 | 0.60% | 81 | 2.42% | 27 | 0.81% | 128 | 3.83% |
Unknown age | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
Total global employees | 233 | 6.97% | 213 | 6.38% | 107 | 3.20% | 553 | 16.55% |
TURNOVER RATES, VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY, OF GLOBAL COMPANY BY REGION
Region of operations | No. of | Voluntary turnover | No. of involuntary turnover | Involuntary turnover | No. of | Other | No. of all turnover | Total turnover rate (%) |
Asia Pacific | 111 | 3.32% | 38 | 1.14% | 52 | 1.56% | 210 | 6.29% |
North America | 68 | 2.04% | 135 | 4.04% | 11 | 0.33% | 214 | 6.41% |
Other Europe | 29 | 0.87% | 18 | 0.54% | 23 | 0.69% | 73 | 2.18% |
Switzerland | 25 | 0.75% | 22 | 0.66% | 21 | 0.63% | 77 | 2.30% |
Total global employees | 233 | 6.97% | 213 | 6.38% | 107 | 3.20% | 574 | 17.18% |
PERCENTAGE OF ALL EMPLOYEES (EE) WHO RECEIVED A REGULAR PERFORMANCE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT REVIEW, BY EMPLOYEE CATEGORY
Gender group | % of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements |
Total global operations | 11.07% |
AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOURS OF TRAINING PROVIDED PER EMPLOYEE (FTE BASIS), BY EMPLOYEE CATEGORY
Employee category | Average hours of training provided per employee |
Research and development management | 41 |
Research and development non-management | 42 |
Manufacturing and logistics management | 44 |
Manufacturing and logistics non-management | 36 |
Sales and marketing management | 41 |
Sales and marketing non-management | 39 |
Customer service management | 49 |
Customer service non-management | 66 |
General administration management | 42 |
General administration non-management | 41 |
Unable to assign | 31 |
For additional information see the Social Impact section of the report. Included in the Learning and Development section of this report is information about the type and scope of programs implemented and assistance provided to upgrade employee skills. Transition assistance programs provided to facilitate continued employability and the management of career endings resulting from retirement or termination of employment are included in the general description of the other learning and development offerings provided. Line managers are advised to once a year at minimum have a conversation with their team members about each member’s personal development plan. The management of career endings is handled case-by-case depending on local legal requirements and the circumstances.
PERCENTAGE OF ALL EMPLOYEES (EE) WHO RECEIVED A REGULAR PERFORMANCE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT REVIEW, ALSO BY GENDER
Gender Group | % of employees who recieved a performance review | Number of employees who recieved a performance review | Total number of EE |
| Female employees | 95.68% | 1,396 | 1,459 |
| Male employees | 99.36% | 1,862 | 1,874 |
| Undeclared/Unknown | 112.50% | 9 | 8 |
| Total global employees | 97.79% | 3,267 | 3,341 |
Tecan’s employee performance review process is described in the Social Impact section of the report, and is offered to all (100%) employees.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Tecan’s Health and Safety program is set out in the section of this report. Below is the data related to the Health and Safety program.
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| Tecan’s employees covered by Tecan’s occupational health and safety management system, which is described in the Health and Safety section chapter of this report. Workers who are not employees but whose workplace is controlled by Tecan also benefit from this system. (GRI 4053-8ai) |
| 3,341 (100%) | 3,573 (100%) |
| Employees working at locations where the occupational health and safety management system has been internally audited. At these sites, workers who are not employees but whose workplace is controlled by Tecan also benefit from this. (GRI 403-8aii) |
| 1,234 (37%) | 717 (20.1%) |
| Globally, Tecan has 562 workers who are not employees. For 2024, Tecan does report which locations these workers are based at, and so does report what % of these workers are at sites where the occupational health and safety management system has been internally audited. (GRI 403-8b) |
| 480 (85%) | Not reported |
GRI 403-9ai – 9bv follow: |
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| For all employees: The number and rate of fatalities as a result of work-related injury |
| 0 | 0 |
| For all employees: The number and rate of high-consequence work-related injuries (excluding fatalities) |
| 0 | 0 |
| For all employees: The number and rate of recordable work-related injuries |
| 34, 6.71 (LTIR 3.55) | 20, 3.04 (LTIR 1.83) |
| For all employees: The main types of work-related injury |
| Contusion, cut and puncture | Cut, back pain |
| For all employees: The number of hours worked |
| 5,064,238 | 6,568,675 |
| For all workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization: The number and rate of fatalities as a result of work-related injury |
| 0, 0 | 0, 0 |
| For all workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization: The number and rate of high-consequence work-related injuries (excluding fatalities) |
| 0, 0 | 0, 0 |
| For all workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization: The number and rate of recordable work-related injuries |
| 0, 0 | 0, 0 |
| For all workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization: The main types of work-related injury |
| No injuries reported | No injuries reported |
| For all workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization: The number of hours worked |
| This data is not | This data is not |
| Rates have been calculated based on 1,000,000 hours worked (GRI 403-9e) |
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| For all employees: The number of fatalities as a result of work-related ill health |
| 0 | 0 |
| For all employees: The number of cases of recordable work-related ill health |
| 3 | 1 |
| For all employees: The main types of work-related ill health |
| Musculoskeletal | Musculoskeletal |
| For all workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization: The number of fatalities as a result of |
| 0 | 0 |
| For all workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization: The number of cases of recordable work-related ill health |
| 0 | 0 |
| For all workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization: The main types of work-related ill health |
| No ill health reported | No ill health reported |
GRI 403-10ci – 10d follow: |
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| The work-related hazards that pose a risk of ill health, including how these hazards have been determined: Insufficient ergonomics or inadequate workplace design was identified and recorded as a risk through the Group-wide risk assessment. Mitigation of the risk is being achieved by ensuring proper infrastructure is in place. In the reporting year, one case of ill health has been attributed to this work-related hazard. No workers are excluded from this disclosure. |
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GOVERNANCE DATA
RESPONSIBLE SOURCING
Tecan’s Responsible Sourcing program tracks the results of program activities at every step of the process set out in the Responsible Sourcing section of this report. The metrics shown below in bold are included in the data shared in this report:
Percentage and number of suppliers annually that:
- Have their sustainability performance assessed during the supplier qualification process
- Sign Tecan’s Supplier Code of Conduct
- Complete an EcoVadis assessment
- Implement a corrective action plan
- Were inspected or visited
- Were further assessed via Tecan’s responsible sourcing escalation process
- Tecan terminates a relationship with because of their poor sustainability practices
Screening is carried out simultaneously for impacts relating to Environment, Labor and Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement. Tecan's Responsible Sourcing program was implemented during 2023. In 2024, 412 suppliers working with Tecan before implementation of the program, were requalified in the process described in the Responsible Sourcing section of this report. This covers 61% of production-related spend for Tecan’s main production sites. As “Energy consumption & GHGs” was identified as Tecan’s highest potential environmental risk through EcoVadis IQ risk screening, priority was given to further assess the management of GHG emissions throughout Tecan’s supply chain. After requalification, 171 suppliers were requested to provide further information on their carbon reduction plans. The evaluation of suppliers’ sustainability performance will continue in 2025 and corrective action plans may be implemented as per the steps of the Responsible Sourcing program described above. No (0) suppliers completed a corrective action plan in 2024, and no (0) supplier relationships were terminated because of poor supplier sustainability practices.
Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria |
| 94% (62) new suppliers were screened in 2024. |
Number of suppliers assessed for environmental impacts |
| 2,992 suppliers screened on EcoVadis IQ platform for environmental impacts. 412 suppliers were further assessed during the requalification of current suppliers. Of these requalified suppliers, 171 suppliers assessed were asked to provide further information specifically on their activities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. |
Number of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative environmental impacts |
| 22 suppliers were identified as having significant potential negative environmental impacts, showing performance gaps during supplier assessment. |
Significant actual and potential negative environmental impacts identified in the supply chain |
| Top 3 environmental potential risks in our supply chain identified via EcoVadis IQ risk screening: 1) Energy consumption & GHGs, 2) Materials, Chemicals & Waste, and 3) Water. |
Percentage of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative environmental impacts with which improvements were agreed upon as a result of assessment |
| 100% of the 22 suppliers have signed Tecan's Supplier Code of Conduct. These suppliers are currently being further assessed and corrective action plans will be implemented where required, as described in the Responsible Sourcing section of this report. |
Percentage of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative environmental impacts with which relationships were terminated as a result of assessment, and why |
| 0 |
Operations and suppliers considered to have significant risk for incidents of: child labor |
| 80 suppliers presented potentially high labor and human rights risk in EcoVadis risk screening. Of these, 8 suppliers were identified as having significant risk for labor and human rights incidents, showing performance gaps during supplier requalification. |
Operations and suppliers considered to have significant risk for incidents of: young workers exposed to hazardous work |
| Significant risk for labor and human rights incidents does not differentiate between (or is inclusive of) child labor, forced labor and the risk of young workers exposed to hazardous work. |
Operations and suppliers considered to have significant risk for incidents of child labor either in terms of: type of operation (such as manufacturing plant) and supplier |
| 44 of the 80 suppliers presented potentially high risk for labor and human rights in terms of industry, based on EcoVadis IQ screening. |
Operations and suppliers considered to have significant risk for incidents of child labor either in terms of: countries or geographic areas with operations and suppliers considered at risk |
| 66 of the 80 suppliers presented potentially high risk for labor & human rights in terms of countries at risk, based on EcoVadis IQ screening. |
Measures taken by the organization in the reporting period intended to contribute to the effective abolition of child labor |
| 96% of the 80 suppliers presenting potentially high labor and human rights risk have now signed Tecan's Supplier Code of Conduct as an early step in the Responsible Sourcing process. The 8 suppliers presenting significant risk are now within the Supplier Evaluation step of the process, amongst other suppliers. These suppliers will undergo further assessment and corrective action plans will be implemented where required, as described in the Responsible Sourcing section of this report. |