In 2022, Messer reduced the emission intensity of its plants and logistics by about 15 percent(1) compared to 2021, reaching 4.56 kilograms(1) of CO2e per euro of EBITDA(2). In doing so, Messer made progress towards its goal of reducing its emission intensity by 40 percent(1) by 2030 compared to 2019. This was made possible by installing on-site production units to avoid deliveries by tank trucks, continuously implementing projects that help increase the energy efficiency in its operations and its efforts to use a more diversified energy mix. Messer’s absolute carbon emissions(2) followed a similar trend, decreasing by 2.3 percent(1) in 2022.

Aligned with Messer’s goal of establishing mixed-gender management teams composed of 30 percent(1) of women by 2030, the proportion of women in the first and second levels of management rose from 24.3 percent(1) in 2021 to 24.7 percent(1) in 2022. This commitment was supported at a corporate level by initiatives for women, such as targeted workshops and a mentoring program. In the future, this will also be extended to Messer subsidiaries.

Safety is one of Messer’s core values and an essential pillar of its culture. In 2022, the company further strengthened its safety culture to efficiently reduce risks and safety-related incidents in its daily operations. The lost time injury frequency rate of Messer employees decreased slightly from 2.18(1) in 2021 to 2.05(1) in 2022. Progress was also made in the transport of cylinder gases worldwide. In this field, the frequency rate of preventable accidents per million kilometers driven fell from 2.13(1) to 1.59(1) in 2022.