Better Health for All

The company's core business involves technologies for high-efficiency electrolysis plants to produce green hydrogen, aiming for climate neutrality and green value chains.

While this reduces CO2 emissions, the value definition explicitly excludes environmental pollution control from direct health impact, making the net health effect of its principal goods or services neutral. Similarly, the company does not generate revenue from products with negative health outcomes, nor does it offer health-related products or services requiring price accessibility or carrying direct health risks for users. For health externalities, the company's green hydrogen technology contributes to changing the emissions balance of energy-intensive industries. One project alone is projected to save over 2 million tons of CO2 annually, which represents a significant positive health externality by reducing air pollution. The company also aims to minimize negative environmental impacts from its operations and has targets for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 for Scope 1+2 and by 2050 for Scope 3. All evidence regarding safety records, healthcare workforce support, and internal mental health initiatives (such as the "leaders care" program, Employee Assistance Program, and hotlines for psychological support) pertains to occupational health and safety or employee well-being, which falls under the Fair Pay & Worker Respect value, not Better Health for All. Similarly, general data protection practices and R&D for clean energy technologies are not focused on health-related data or outcomes for the public. While the company partners with well:fair to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene for over 400,000 people in East Africa, and engages in preventative health measures through this partnership, the rubric's quantitative thresholds for vulnerable reach, health equity programs, and preventative health measures (e.g., percentage of population reached, funding as a percentage of revenue, or health-related expenditure) cannot be met with the provided evidence, leading to a score of 0 for these KPIs.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

The company reported a Lost Time Incident Rate (LTIR) of 0.7 per million working hours for FY23/24, which converts to 0.14 per 200,000 hours, and 0 fatalities in both FY22/23 and FY23/24.

The total employee turnover rate for FY23/24 was 4.7%. For FY23/24, 127 out of 1015 employees were on fixed-term contracts, representing approximately 12.5% of the workforce. The company provides comprehensive healthcare coverage for full-time employees in the USA. ThyssenKrupp (the parent company) has accumulated $954,100 in wage and hour violation penalties across 3 records in 2008 and 2021, $338,286 in workplace safety and health violation penalties across 23 records between 2000 and 2025, one labor relations violation in 2016 with a $16,991 penalty, and one Family and Medical Leave Act violation in 2013 with a $7,971 penalty. Nucera itself reported no confirmed incidents of non-compliance through its internal compliance investigation process during the last fiscal year regarding core compliance topics.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

Sustainability audits of suppliers are conducted at least annually.

The company has no specific child or forced labor incidents reported, and is legally obliged to analyze and monitor human rights compliance under the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act. 98.2% of selected suppliers signed the supplier code of conduct. The company reduced high-risk suppliers by 14% (FY 23/24: 58%). Suppliers are expected to take prompt corrective action, and failure to do so within a reasonable period can result in contract termination.

Honest & Fair Business

The company has a formal whistleblower protection policy, accessible to employees, partners, and third parties, which includes anonymous reporting channels and protection against retaliation.

This policy explicitly references and complies with EU Directive 2019/1937. Anti-corruption policies and regulations, including a Code of Conduct, are in place, with 96% of employees completing anti-corruption e-learning. The sustainability report undergoes limited assurance by KPMG, but this excludes the EU Taxonomy Report and unaudited sections. For ethics complaints, the company aims to provide feedback within three months (90 days) of acknowledgement.

Kind to Animals

Thyssenkrupp Nucera is an engineering company specializing in electrolysis plants for green hydrogen and chemicals.

Its core business model does not involve animal-derived products, animal testing, animal husbandry, or animal agriculture. Therefore, all KPIs related to 'Kind to Animals' are not applicable to the company's operations. No evidence was found in the provided articles to suggest any direct involvement in animal-related activities or impacts.

No War, No Weapons

The company's Sustainability Report (2023-2024) and Supplier Code of Conduct indicate no direct involvement in arms or defense contracts, nor in dual-use technologies, military AI, or surveillance activities.

The company's core business is focused on energy solutions. For procurement, the company has a Supplier Code of Conduct, conducts social and environmental assessments, and performs risk analysis for suppliers, expecting compliance with human rights and environmental standards. It states alignment with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the UN Global Compact. Ethical red lines, such as prohibitions on child labor and corruption, are outlined in the Supplier Code of Conduct. The company uses the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) and Extended Minerals Reporting Template (EMRT) for sourcing policies, with 45% of materials verified conflict-free. Compliance with ethical standards is mentioned in the Supplier Code of Conduct and through audits, but a specific compliance rate is not provided.

Planet-Friendly Business

For FY23/24, the company reported total Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions of 148.10 million tCO₂e.

This includes 286 tCO₂e for Scope 1, 561 tCO₂e for Scope 2, and 148.10 million tCO₂e for Scope 3. The company has stated net-zero targets for Scope 1 and 2 by 2030 and for Scope 3 by 2050, but there is no explicit evidence that these targets are validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for Nucera specifically. In FY23/24, 29% of the company's operational electricity consumption was sourced from renewables. The company reported 0 metric tons of non-hazardous waste recycled in both FY22/23 and FY23/24, with 138 metric tons disposed to landfill and 56 metric tons incinerated in FY23/24. For FY23/24, 88.1% of capital expenditure was aligned with the EU Sustainable Taxonomy.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

In FY23/24, the company generated 194 metric tons of non-hazardous waste, with 138 metric tons sent to landfill and 56 metric tons incinerated, resulting in a 0% waste diversion rate through recycling, composting, or reuse.

Circular design principles are considered in some product lines, as evidenced by cell refurbishment services that promote circularity and the recycling of specific components. The company's activities do not result in the generation of hazardous waste, and it had no waste disposal violations in the past three years. Waste reduction initiatives include annual environmental awareness training that covers waste separation practices. The company has company-wide waste reduction targets for Scope 1+2 net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and Scope 3 net zero by 2050. Environmental, social, and human rights clauses are included in supplier contracts, and 98.2% of selected suppliers signed the supplier code of conduct in FY24/25.