Performance

The following is a compilation of the data included in the 'Performance' section for each strategic theme.

Our performance 2012
Senior employees and those with externally facing roles have now successfully completed training in ethics, bribery and corruption, and competition (no.) 4,000+

 

Our performance 2011
Total headcount (no.) 22,029
Female employees (%) 42%
Women in senior management positions (%) 17%
Nationalities at senior management level (no.) 25
Employee engagement participation rate (%) 93%
Employee engagement score 72%
Accident rate (no. of injuries per 100 FTE) 0.6
Work-related fatalities (no.) 0
H&S prosecutions (no.) 0
Our performance 2011
Number of different colours dyed (thousand) 140
Number of dye batches produced (million) 3.2
Our performance 2011
Total raw materials purchased by Coats (tonnes) 140,260
Raw materials used in Coats products (tonnes) 89,558
Raw materials purchased from non-renewable sources (tonnes) 115,973
Total energy used to manufacture Coats products (million kWh) 969
Electricity used (%) 48%
Natural gas used (%) 34%
Oil used (%) 17%
Coal used (%) 1%
Other fuels used (%) 0%
Energy used per unit of production (kWh per kg dyed product) 14.3
Volume of water used to manufacture Coats products (million cubic metres). 9.8
Municipal supply (%) 44%
Ground water source (%) 27%
Natural watercourses and reservoirs (%) 29%
Other (%) <1%
Water used per unit of production (litres per kg dyed product) 145
Total waste generated (tonnes) 2,828
Waste material generated as a proportion of the raw materials used in manufacturing (%) 3.4%

 

Our performance 2011
Percentage of water discharged 89%
Total greenhouse gas emissions (thousand tonnes CO2e) 457
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of production (kg per kg dyed product) 6.8
Environmental prosecutions 0
Our performance 2011
Economic value distributed to suppliers as a proportion of value generated (%) 64%

 

Our performance 2011
Number of ponchos knitted by volunteers in Peru for needy children 1,500
Number of Red Cross relief kits made per day for Thai flood victims 5,000
 

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