| Glossary | |
|---|---|
| GENDER |
|
| Gender diversity % |
Indication of the opposite (minority) gender share |
| Leadership team | Bekaert Group Executive + B13 and above managers (Hay classification reference) |
| SAFETY | |
| Serious injuries | Accidents with life-threatening/life altering injuries |
| BeCare coverage % |
% of employees trained in BeCare, Bekaert’s global safety program |
| ENVIRONMENT | |
| kWh/GWh |
Kilowatt per hour / Gigawatt per hour 1 gWh = 1 mln kWh |
| Energy intensity ratio | The energy (electricity and thermal) used per ton of end product produced |
| GHG intensity ratio | Greenhouse gas ratio or carbon dioxide (CO₂) exhaust in kg per ton end product produced (intensity corrected with renewable energy share) |
| Scope 1 emissions | CO₂ emissions from sources owned or controlled by us (in our plants: e.g. natural gas) |
| Scope 2 emissions | CO₂ emissions from purchased/acquired electricity, heating, cooling and steam for consumption in our plants |
| Scope 3 emissions |
CO₂ emissions that are a consequence of our activities, but from sources not owned or controlled by us |
| Energy > CO₂ conversion | Based on IEA/EPA rules |
| Annual CO₂ savings attributable to Bekaert ST/UT tire cord |
Scope 3 emissions: CO₂ emission of fuel x fuel savings for tires reinforced with Bekaert ST/UT steel cord. Calculated for passenger and truck tires on the basis of effective (and targeted) Bekaert sales; generally accepted conversion tables fuel/CO₂; and test results of ST/UT on rolling resistance (results vary in function of tire design and other factors from 2% to 7%. In our calculations we took the lowest assumption (2%) as a parameter so that our data (actuals and targets) represent the absolute minimum impact of our products on CO₂ reduction). |
As of end of March 2022
| Bekaert Group Executive | |
|---|---|
| Oswald Schmid |
Chief Executive Officer |
| Juan Carlos Alonso |
Chief Strategy Officer |
| Kerstin Artenberg | Chief Human Resources Officer |
| Taoufiq Boussaid | Chief Financial Officer |
| Yves Kerstens | Divisional CEO Specialty Businesses and Chief Operations Officer |
| Arnaud Lesschaeve |
Divisional CEO Rubber Reinforcement |
| Curd Vandekerckhove | Divisional CEO Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group |
| Stijn Vanneste | Divisional CEO Steel Wire Solutions |
| Senior Vice Presidents | |
|---|---|
| Jan Boelens |
Senior Vice President Steel Wire Solutions EMEA |
| Bruno Cluydts | Chief Strategy Officer BBRG |
| Philip Eyskens | Chief Legal & Compliance Officer |
| Annalisa Gigante | Chief Innovation and Technology Officer |
| Katiana Iavarone | Chief Procurement Officer |
| Raj Kalra | Senior Vice President Rubber Reinforcement Sales, Marketing & Strategy |
| Patrick Louwagie | Senior Vice President Global Engineering and Operational Excellence |
| Dirk Moyson | Senior Vice President Rubber Reinforcement Global Operations |
| Steven Parewyck |
Senior Vice President Steel Wire Solutions Latin America North and North America |
| Raf Rentmeesters |
Senior Vice President Building Products |
| Adam Touhig |
Senior Vice President Rubber Reinforcement Asia |
| Gunter Van Craen |
Chief Digital & Information Officer (CIO) |
| Geert Voet |
Senior Vice President Steel Wire Solutions South and Central America |
| Zhigao Yu |
Senior Vice President Rubber Reinforcement Technology |
The undersigned persons state that, to the best of their knowledge:
On behalf of the Board of Directors:
Oswald Schmid, Chief Executive Officer
Jürgen Tinggren, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Isabelle Vander Vekens
EY
The Auditor’s Report is included in the Financial Statements of this annual report.
Katelijn Bohez, VP Sustainable Finance & Community Relations
GRI 102-53
This report may contain forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of management regarding future events, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Bekaert is providing the information in this report as of this date and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this report in light of new information, future events or otherwise. Bekaert disclaims any liability for statements made or published by third parties and does not undertake any obligation to correct inaccurate data, information, conclusions or opinions published by third parties in relation to this or any other report or press release issued by Bekaert.
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