Performance data
The following is a compilation of the data included in the 'Data' section for each strategic theme.
A PDF summary of performance can be downloaded here.
Water
| Water: Managing a precious resource wisely | ||||||||||
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| Indicator | Unit | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 restated1 |
2019 | 2019 restated1 |
2020 |
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Total water used |
Million cubic metres |
8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 5.9 |
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Water intensity |
Litres/kg produced |
127 | 121 | 118 | 112 | 92 | 83 | 90 | 83 | 78 |
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% of water recycled |
% |
2% | 4% | 8% | 11% | 20% | 20% | 24% | 23% | 22% |
|
Withdrawal from municipal supply |
Million cubic metres |
3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
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% water from municipal supply |
% |
41% | 39% | 36% | 37% | 36% | 37% | 36% | 37% | 39% |
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Withdrawal from ground water sources |
Million cubic metres |
2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
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% of water from ground water sources |
% |
27% | 26% | 27% | 24% | 24% | 23% | 21% | 21% | 21% |
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Withdrawal from natural watercourses, reservoirs and rainwater harvesting |
Million cubic metres |
2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
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% water from natural watercourses and reservoirs and rainwater harvesting |
% |
30% | 30% | 28% | 28% | 20% | 20% | 18% | 18% | 18% |
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Total water withdrawal |
Million cubic metres |
8.1 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 4.6 |
No water is withdrawn from other sources not detailed above.
1Where possible 2018 and 2019 are restated to include HP Pharr which was purchased in January 2020. This is to provide a like for like comparison.
For more information on our historical performance download our full data disclosure.
Energy
| Energy: Renewables for a sustainable future | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Unit | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 restated1 |
2019 | 2019 restated1 |
2020 |
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Total energy used in operations |
Million kWh |
858 | 833 | 829 | 823 | 792 | 873 | 770 | 845 | 676 |
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Energy intensity |
kWh/kg produced |
13.2 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.9 |
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Non-renewable electricity used |
% |
31% | 32% | 30% | 29% | 29% | 35% | 31% | 36% | 35% |
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Natural gas used |
% |
33% | 33% | 35% | 34% | 33% | 28% | 31% | 27% | 29% |
|
Oil used |
% |
11% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% |
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Coal used |
% |
0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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Renewable energy used |
% |
25% | 29% | 29% | 30% | 32% | 32% | 32% | 33% | 31% |
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% Electricity covered by renewable certificates |
% |
- | - | - | - | - | 4% | - | 5% | 6% |
1Where possible 2018 and 2019 are restated to include HP Pharr which was purchased in January 2020. This is to provide a like for like comparison.
For more information on our historical performance download our full data disclosure.
Effluent and Emissions
| Effluent and Emissions: Working for a cleaner world | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Unit | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 restated1 |
2019 | 2019 restated1 |
2020 |
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% of water discharged as waste effluent |
% |
87% | 80% | 79% | 77% | 68% | 69% | 62% | 62% | 67% |
|
Treated effluent discharge to surface water course |
Million cubic metres |
5.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
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Effluent discharge to offsite treatment plant |
Million cubic metres |
1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
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Total effluent discharge |
Million cubic metres |
7.0 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
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No water is discharged to other destinations not covered above |
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Environmental prosecutions |
No. |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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% effluent that is compliant with ZDHC |
% |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 63% | - | 74% |
|
Investment in effluent treatment plants and technology |
Million $ |
3.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.6 | - | 4.6 | - | 1.5 |
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Total carbon footprint |
Thousand tonnes CO2e |
322 | 305 | 319 | 311 | 288 | 303 | 275 | 289 | 233 |
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Scope 1 emissions footprint |
Thousand tonnes CO2e |
81.5 | 67.8 | 70.9 | 71.8 | 64.5 | 67.1 | 58.3 | 61.1 | 49.2 |
|
Scope 1 CO2 emissions |
Tonnes CO2 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 49,091 |
|
Scope 1 CH4 emissions |
Tonnes CH4 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 66 |
|
Scope 1 N2O emissions |
Tonnes N2O |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41 |
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Scope 2 emissions footprint (location based) |
Thousand tonnes CO2e |
240.4 | 237.6 | 247.6 | 238.8 | 223.9 | 236.2 | 216.4 | 228.3 | 184.3 |
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Scope 2 CO2 emissions |
Tonnes CO2 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 183,308 |
|
Scope 2 CH4 emissions |
Tonnes CH4 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 139 |
|
Scope 2 N2O emissions |
Tonnes N2O |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 840 |
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% scope 2 emissions covered by renewable certificates |
% |
- | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 5 | 6 |
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Emissions volume intensity (location based) |
CO2e kg/kg production |
4.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
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Emissions value intensity (location based) |
CO2e tonnes/$m sales |
210 | 208 | 219 | 206 | 204 | 2002 | 198 | 1922 | 200 |
1Where possible 2018 and 2019 are restated to include HP Pharr which was purchased in January 2020. This is to provide a like for like comparison.
22018 and 2019 have been restated to include HP Pharr revenue
For more information on our historical performance download our full data disclosure.
Social
| Social: Safe and sustainable workplaces and communities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Unit | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Permanent employee headcount |
No. | 19,204 | 18,985 | 19,079 | 19,419 | 18,239 | 17,725 | 17,943 |
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Permanent employee average tenure |
Years | - | - | - | - | 10.3 | 11.1 | 10.3 |
|
Permanent employee turnover |
% |
- | - | - | - | - | 25% | 20% |
|
Temporary employee headcount |
No. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 3,163 |
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% female permanent employees |
% |
40% | 41% | 40% | 41% | 39% | 41% | 42% |
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% female senior managers |
% |
19% | 19% | 21% | 22% | 23% | 24% | 23% |
|
% female Board members |
% |
13% | 11% | 22% | 30% | 30% | 33% | 40% |
|
Employee engagement score |
% |
81% | 83% | 83% | 83% | 83% | N/A | N/A |
|
Safety training |
Hours / employee | - | - | - | - | 28 | 29 | 23 |
|
Sites accredited to OHSAS 18001 |
No. | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 7 |
|
Sites accredited to ISO 45001 |
No. | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 |
|
Near misses reported |
No. | - | - | - | 1,583 | 1,485 | 1,900 | 1,320 |
|
Near miss reporting rate |
No. / 100 FTE | - | - | - | 5.4 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 6.1 |
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Hazards reported |
No. | - | - | - | 33,112 | 41,583 | 39,471 | 35,083 |
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Hazard reporting rate |
No. / 100 FTE | - | - | - | 114 | 145 | 146 | 162 |
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Improvement actions completed |
No. | - | - | - | 36,014 | 41,034 | 46,377 | 39,689 |
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Improvement actions completion rate |
No. / 100 FTE | - | - | - | 124 | 143 | 172 | 183 |
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Work related incident rate |
Incidents / 100 FTE |
- | - | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.59 |
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Number of recordable incidents |
No. | - | - | 163 | 163 | 178 | 134 | 128 |
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Average lost days per incident |
Days |
- | - | 12 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
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Total lost days from incidents |
Days |
- | - | 2,015 | 2,320 | 1,778 | 1,650 | 1,669 |
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Work related fatalities |
No. |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Health and safety prosecutions |
No. |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Commuting incident rate |
Incidents / 100 FTE |
- | - | - | - | 0.33 | 0.42 | 0.37 |
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Number of commuting incidents |
No. |
- | - | - | - | 96 | 114 | 80 |
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% workforce with 'Great Place to Work' or equivalent certification |
% workforce. |
- | - | - | - | - | 19% | 6% |
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Permanent employees subject to a collective agreement |
% |
- | - | - | 38% | 37% | 43% | 46% |
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Permanent employees that are members of a union |
% |
- | - | - | 34% | 38% | 43% | 47% |
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Diversity in employees |
No. of nationalities |
- | - | - | 68 | 63 | 60 | 60 |
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Diversity in senior managers |
No. of nationalities |
- | - | - | 43 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
For more information on our historical performance download our full data disclosure.
Living Sustainably
| Living Sustainably: Protecting our planet | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Unit | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 restated1 |
2019 | 2019 restated1 |
2020 |
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% premium polyester sales from recycled material |
% |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 2% | - | 13% |
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Total waste generated2 |
Tonnes |
- | - | - | - | 12,232 | 24,092 | 12,450 | 25,401 | 17,610 |
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Hazardous waste generated3 |
Tonnes |
- | - | - | - | - | 7,150 | - | 8,171 | 4.031 |
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% total material waste |
% |
- | - | - | - | 9% | 15% | 9% | 16% | 14% |
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Reused or recycled waste |
% of waste |
- | - | - | - | 73% | 73% | 71% | 69% | 66% |
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% units sending zero waste to landfill |
% |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 67% | 65% | 47% |
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Total materials purchased by Coats |
Tonnes |
132,694 | 136,249 | 146,394 | 138,589 | 136,705 | 139,399 | 142,398 | 144,802 | 115,302 |
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Process chemicals used |
Tonnes |
- | - | - | - | - | 18,213 | - | 16,034 | 13,820 |
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Packaging materials used |
Tonnes |
- | - | - | - | - | 27,062 | - | 24,077 | 22,486 |
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Materials used in Coats products |
Tonnes |
87,002 | 90,444 | 95,261 | 93,268 | 91,431 | 94,125 | 102,287 | 104,691 | 78,996 |
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Textile fibres used in Coats products |
Tonnes |
- | - | - | - | - | 89,329 | - | 99,880 | 74,942 |
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Dyes and chemicals used in Coats products |
Tonnes |
- | - | - | - | - | 4,796 | - | 4,811 | 4,054 |
1Where possible 2018 and 2019 are restated to include HP Pharr which was purchased in January 2020. This is to provide a like for like comparison.
2With the completion of the Coats Waste Catalogue additional waste elements have been added to the waste total, leading to a restatement of 2018 and 2019 numbers (in addition to the inclusion of HP Pharr).
3Hazardous waste includes all of the following categories: dyes, chemicals, solid and aqueous sludge, fuels, oils, toner cartridges, hazardous packaging waste, hazardous cleaning cloths, items containing CFCs, HCFCs & HFCs, batteries, inorganic waste, organic waste, laboratory waste, medical waste, construction materials containing asbestos, fluorescent tubes, paints, inks, adhesives, resins and electrical and electronic equipment.
For more information on our historical performance download our full data disclosure.
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