We report on the effectiveness of our material nonfinancial topics by monitoring key performance indicators (KPI). This overview contains both audited and non-audited data. Audited KPIs are taken from the Annual Report. Additional non-audited KPIs are provided in this overview and marked accordingly.
This overview is currently only available in English.
Fresenius Group Annual Report 2023
Fresenius Group Non-financial Report 2023
1. Quality
1.1 Patients treated | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Fresenius Helios | 25,772,029 24,868,792 22,567,138 20,189,521 20,962,664 | ||||
thereof inpatient Helios Germany | 1,131,581 | 1,079,776 | 1,048,946 | 1,044,959 | 1,206,654 |
thereof outpatient Helios Germany | 4,334,425 | 4,423,482 | 4,390,553 | 4,101,716 | 4,354,527 |
thereof inpatient Helios Spain | 1,153,240 | 1,093,858 | 982,204 | 927,414 | 845,560 |
thereof outpatient Helios Spain | 19,147,918 | 18,266,776 | 16,140,388 | 14,110,390 | 14,550,491 |
Data 2022 and 2023 audited, data 2019 to 2021 non-audited |
1.2 Healthcare facilities | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Fresenius Helios | |||||
Acute care clinics | 145 | 145 | 146 | 141 | 134 |
thereof Germany | 86 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 83 |
thereof Spain/Latin America | 59 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 51 |
Other healthcare facilities or centers | >650 | >650 | >500 | >500 | >500 |
Number of beds in acute care: | 37,709 | 38,045 | 38,129 | 37,387 | 35,668 |
in clinics Germany | 29,410 | 29,786 | 29,955 | 29,451 | 28,380 |
in clinics Spain and Latin America | 8,299 | 8,259 | 8,174 | 7,936 | 7,288 |
Number of beds unaudited data; Number of health care facilities and clinics reported in Group Management Report. |
1.3 Quality Commitment | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Coverage by external quality management | |||||
standard | 100% | 100% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
thereof ISO 9001 coverage | 97% | 61% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Internal standard or policy | 100% | 100% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Regulatory requirement | |||||
(e.g. national law) | 100% | 100% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Coverage within the business segments depends on the applicability of standards or policies; focus on operations and hospitals; data 2023 audited.
1.4 Quality Management in
Patient Care | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Fresenius Helios, Germany | |||||
Average length of stay (days) | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
G-IQI targets achieved 1 | 88.7% | 87.0% | 86.8% | 88.4% | 87.7% |
G-IQI-target 2023 audited with reasonable assurance, data 2019 to 2022 with limited assurance. Other data non-audited.
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1.4 Quality Management in
Patient Care (contd.) | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Peer Reviews 1 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 60 |
CIRS reports (Critical Incident Reporting | |||||
System)1 | 955 | 767 | 547 | n.a. | n.a. |
Allegations of treatment errors (justified | |||||
or unjustified)2 | 840 | 828 | 768 | 958 | 1,082 |
Average treatment errors per 1,000 | |||||
patients2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Patient service monitor3 | |||||
Patient interviews (acute care) | 719,025 | 739,660 | 713,382 | n.a. | n.a. |
% of patients treated | 64.0 | 70.0 | 70.0 | n.a. | n.a. |
Patient satisfaction in % | 96 | 96.0 | 96.0 | n.a. | n.a. |
Fresenius Helios, Spain | |||||
Net Promoter Score, Spain1 | 60.1 | 56.3 | 49.9 | 54.1 | 54.6 |
Total Reports (NPS), Spain1 | 818,485 | 652,269 | 534,930 | 361,800 | 426,061 |
Peer Reviews1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Patient Safety Incidents1 | 11,487 | 11,299 | 8,508 | 4,897 | 4,350 |
- Data 2021 to 2023 audited
- Average allegation of treatment error (justified or unjustified) per 1,000 patients; incl. all specialties and all stages of treatment, from patient information, diagnostics, surgery, and therapy and to aftercare. Data non-audited.
- Data 2023 audited
1.5 Quality Management in
Production | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Fresenius Kabi | |||||
Audit and inspection score1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
Internal audits | 58 | 45 | 58 | 42 | 60 |
External audits and inspections | 111 | 87 | 94 | 59 | 64 |
Compliance rates for quality-related | |||||
reporting | |||||
Side effects: individual case reports | |||||
reported in time (globally) | 99.9 | 99.3 | 99.6 | 99.9 | 99.9 |
Benefit-risk-ratio: in time transmission of | |||||
periodic safety reports (globally) | 99.1 | 100 | 98.8 | 99.6 | 99.1 |
Internal in time transmission of vigilance | |||||
data | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100.0 |
Communication of new side effects | 1 | 1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
1For the calculation of the audit and inspection score, Fresenius Kabi takes into account all information on findings from audits and inspections received by the company before December 31 of the reporting year. Data audited.
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2. Innovation
2.1 R&D | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
R&D expenses, € in millions1 | 607 | 631 | 574 | 560 | 522 |
as % of product revenue | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.7 |
1 for special items, see the "Research and Development" section in the Annual Reports 2022 and 2023; data audited.
2.2 Clinical Studies | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Clinical studies, total | 1,873 | 1,651 | 1,747 | 1,698 | n.a. |
Public funding (Spain, in EUR million) | ~6 | ~9 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Data 2023 audited |
3. Digitalization
3.1 Digitalization rate | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Fresenius Helios, Spain | |||||
Goal: Usage rate of digital care | |||||
management of 80% by 2024 | |||||
Arrangements for medical tests, | |||||
appointments or surgeries, in % | 74.1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Signing of consent forms, in % | 51.6 | n.a. | n.a. | ||
Surgical checklists, in % | 66.0 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Data audited |
4. Cybersecurity
4.1 Cyberincidents | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Serious incidents (Group perspective) | 0 | 0 | 0 | n.a. | n.a. |
thereof patients | - | - | - | n.a. | n.a. |
Data audited |
5. Employees
5.1 Headcount, FTE | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Headcount, total | 193,865 | 188,876 | 185,827 | 178,140 | 165,834 |
Fresenius Kabi | 43,269 | 42,063 | 41,397 | 40,519 | 39,627 |
Fresenius Helios | 129,439 | 125,700 | 123,484 | 116,952 | 106,377 |
Fresenius Vamed | 20,265 | 20,184 | 19,721 | 19,414 | 18,592 |
Corporate / Other | 892 | 929 | 1,225 | 1,255 | 1,238 |
FTE, total | 166,834 | 161,808 | 158,102 | 152,461 | 142,245 |
Fresenius Kabi | 41,381 | 40,286 | 39,579 | 39,032 | 38,264 |
Fresenius Helios | 108,208 | 104,509 | 101,652 | 96,899 | 88,057 |
Fresenius Vamed | 16,430 | 16,182 | 15,730 | 15,364 | 14,770 |
Corporate / Other | 815 | 831 | 1,141 | 1,166 | 1,154 |
Temporary staff (as of December) | 2,756 | 3,749 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Europe | 1,326 | 1,814 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Rest of the World | 1,430 | 1,479 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Temporary staff excl. Fresenius Helios; data audited
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5.2 Recruiting | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
New hires, %1, 2 | 19.1 | 19.7 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
thereof females (headcount), Group | 20,092 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Fresenius Kabi, in % | 17.0 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 13.5 | 17.1 |
thereof females (headcount) | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Fresenius Helios, in % | 19.3 | 20.0 | 22.9 | 18.0 | 16.9 |
thereof females (headcount) | 17,301 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Fresenius Vamed, in % | 22.0 | 23.6 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 17.8 |
thereof females (headcount) | 2,724 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Corporate / Other, in % | 16.0 | 14.5 | 11.0 | 6.1 | 11.2 |
thereof females (headcount) | 67 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
New hires, in % 4 by region | |||||
Europe | 18.5 | 19.6 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Germany | 15.4 | 15.6 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Europe excl. Germany | 23.1 | 25.6 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
North America | 24.6 | 36.7 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Asia-Pacific | 12.9 | 17.0 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Latin America | 25.2 | 18.2 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Africa | 11.3 | 15.7 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
- Calculated as the number of external hires in a business segment within the reporting period, relative to the number of employees at year-end. Segment KPI audited. Inter-segment hires excluded for Corporate/Other; Fresenius Kabi does not yet report the gender-specific data by region
- The data contains the hospitals in Latin America as of 2020. Data for 2022 and 2023 contains the Spanish entities of Eugin Group.
5.3 Staff loyalty | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Total turnover, %1 | 29.9 | 32.8 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
dismissal, %2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
thereof within probation period 5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Voluntary turnover, %2, 3 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 11.0 |
Fresenius Kabi | 10.2 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 7.1 | 9.2 |
Fresenius Helios | 10.6 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 90.0 | 8.6 |
Fresenius Vamed | 9.5 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
Corporate / Other | 6.1 | 14.2 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 3.5 |
Voluntary turnover, in % by region4 | |||||
Europe | 10.0 | 10.7 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Germany | 7.8 | 8.4 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Europe excl. Germany | 13.5 | 14.3 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
North America | 14.4 | 18.4 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Asia-Pacific | 12.7 | 14.9 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Latin America | 11.3 | 11.1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Africa | 5.0 | 7.1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
- Total turnover includes contracts which ended in the reporting year; only voluntary turnover of Fresenius Kabi outside Germany. Voluntary turnover by Group and business segment audited.
- Data contains hospitals in Latin America as of 2020. Data for 2022 and 2023 incl. Spanish entities of Eugin Group. Dismissal data non-audited
- Number of employees who left the organization voluntarily in relation to the number of employees at the end of the year. Data audited
- non-audited
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5.4 Employee retention | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Average length of service, years 1 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.2 |
Fresenius Kabi | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.6 |
Fresenius Helios | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.9 |
Fresenius Vamed | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.9 |
Corporate / Other | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
Average length of service (years), by region | |||||
Europe | 9.3 | 9.3 | 7.8 | n.a. | n.a. |
thereof Germany | 9.9 | 10.1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
thereof Rest of Europe | 8.3 | 8.3 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
North America | 6.5 | 6.5 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Asia-Pacific | 7.8 | 7.2 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Latin America | 6.4 | 6.5 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Africa | 6.7 | 7.7 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
1 Group and business segment data audited
5.5 Employee participation | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Collective bargaining agreements 1 | |||||
Coverage in Europe | 84% | 83% | 83% | 77% | 71% |
Coverage outside Europe | 31% | 34% | 15% | n.a. | n.a. |
Global coverage | 74% | 80% | 80% | n.a. | n.a. |
1 2023 coverage 100% global employees. 2021 to 2022 based on about 91% of Fresenius Group total employees; data 2020 and 2019 incl. FME.
5.6 Working Models | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
Full-time employees 1 | ||||||
share of men | 80% | 80% | 82% | 82% | n.a. | |
share of women | 60% | 60% | 58% | 58% | n.a. | |
Employees working full-time1 | 66% | 66% | 65% | 65% | n.a. | |
thereof male | 35% | 32% | 36% | 36% | n.a. | |
thereof female | 65% | 68% | 64% | 64% | n.a. | |
Part-time employees 1 | 34% | 34% | 35% | 35% | ||
share of men | 20% | 20% | 18% | 18% | n.a. | |
share of women | 40% | 40% | 42% | 42% | n.a. | |
Employees working part-time1 | 34% | 34% | 35% | 36% | n.a. | |
thereof male | 17% | 17% | 15% | 15% | n.a. | |
thereof female | 83% | 83% | 85% | 85% | n.a. | |
Parental leave, %2 | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | n.a. | |
thereof male, % | 19% | 19% | 20% | 18% | n.a. | |
thereof female, % | 81% | 81% | 80% | 82% | n.a. | |
Parental leave, % by region | 7% | 6% | ||||
Europe | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | |||
Germany | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | n.a. |
- 2022: Scope of 85% of employees globally. 2021 German entities and business segment Fresenius Helios (excl. Fertility business); 2020 only Germany incl.
FME - 2022: Scope of around 50% of global employees, incl. FME
Working Model KPI not audited
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5.7 Employee engagement | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
Employee engagement index1 | 4.13 | 3.9 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | |
Fresenius Kabi | 4.7 | 4.4 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | |
Fresenius Helios | 3.9 | 3.7 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | |
Fresenius Vamed | 4.1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | |
Corporate/Other | 4.0 | 3.7 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | |
Participation rate | 44% | 56% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
1 Audited with reasonable assurance, as stated in the independent practitioner´s report. In 2022, audit performed with limited assurance.
5.8 Labor Cost | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Personnel expenses1 | |||||
in total, € million | 9,930 | 9,439 | 15,610 | 15,128 | 14,355 |
thereof wages and salaries | 8,144 | 7,715 | 12,679 | 12,357 | 11,651 |
per average employee (€ thou.) | 51.8 | 50.1 | 49.8 | 49.5 | 49.5 |
in % of sales | 44.5 | 43.8 | 41.6 | 41.7 | 40.5 |
Average employee compensation, in € 2 | 42,009 | 40,847 | 68,230 | 69,367 | 70,257 |
Ratio CEO 3 /Avg. Employee compensation, | |||||
% | 41.35 | 104.48 | 91.09 | 92.02 | 139.38 |
- Data 2019 to 2021 incl. Fresenius Medical Care
- Calculated as total wages and salaries divided by total headcount
- higher impact in 2022 due to change in board structure; consideration of both CEO salaries: unaudited
6. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
6.1 Age structure | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Age structure (Headcount) | |||||
Below 30 years, in % | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Between 30 and 50 years, in % | 52 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 55 |
Above 50 years, in % | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Average age (Headcount), years 2 | 41.3 | 41.4 | 41.3 | 41.7 | 41.0 |
Fresenius Kabi | 39.5 | 39.5 | 39.2 | 39.9 | 38.7 |
Fresenius Helios | 41.5 | 41.6 | 41.5 | 41.6 | 42.0 |
Fresenius Vamed | 44.3 | 44.1 | 44.3 | 44.0 | 41.2 |
Corporate / Other | 39.0 | 38.9 | 39.7 | 39.3 | 39.1 |
Data audited; data 2019 to 2020 incl. Fresenius Medical Care
6.2 Global DEI indicators | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Employees with disability 1 | |||||
in Germany | 4,668 | 4,614 | 5,051 | 5,027 | 4,724 |
in % of employees | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 5.7% |
in Europe | 5,417 | 5,214 | 5,531 | 5,452 | 5,171 |
in % of employees | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 4.1% |
Nationalities | >150 | >145 | >140 | >150 | >150 |
1 Scope 2023: Total staff except Kabi outisde Germany. Unitl 2022 total staff Germany; Europe: clinics of Fresenius Helios in Spain as of 2019; European entities of Fresenius Vamed as of 2022, Fresenius Kabi only Germany; data 2021 to 2023 audited
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6.3 Headcount by gender | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Headcount, female employees | 132,377 | 128,795 | 126,735 | 120,927 | 112,021 |
in % | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
Fresenius Kabi | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 |
Fresenius Helios | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
Fresenius Vamed | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 |
Corporate / Other | 47 | 46 | 40 | 38 | 39 |
Headcount, by region and gender | |||||
Europe | 155,883 | 152,510 | 151,025 | 145,573 | 131,464 |
thereof Germany | 93,095 | 91,093 | 90,655 | 88,879 | 83,378 |
female | 72% | 73% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
male | 28% | 27% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
other | 0% | 0% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
undisclosed | 0% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
thereof Europe excl. Germany | 62,788 | 61,417 | 60,370 | 56,694 | 54,110 |
female | 68% | 68% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
male | 32% | 32% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
other | 0% | 0% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
undisclosed | 0% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
North America | 5,410 | 11,306 | 10,508 | 8,809 | 8,321 |
female | 43 | 43% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
male | 57% | 57% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
other | 0% | 0% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
undisclosed | 0% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Asia-Pacific | 9,646 | 10,029 | 10,744 | 11,035 | 11,050 |
female | 44% | 44% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
male | 56% | 56% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
other | 0% | 0% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
undisclosed | 0% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Latin America | 21,762 | 13,913 | 12,557 | 11,725 | 7,952 |
female | 65% | 64% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
male | 35% | 36% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
other | 0% | 0% | |||
undisclosed | 0% | n.a. | |||
Africa | 1,164 | 1,118 | 993 | 998 | 1,023 |
female | 60% | 58% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
male | 40% | 42% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
other | 0% | 0% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
undisclosed | 0% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Data non-audited |
6.4 Women in Leadership | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Share of women in management: | 501 | 522 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
participating in LTIP | 27% | 28% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Data audited
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6.4 Women in Leadership
Share of women in management: 1st level below Management Board 2nd level below Management Board
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
30.0% | ||||
n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | |
24.1% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
2023 data audited
6.5 Board Diversity | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Management Board | |||||
Share of women | 20% | 17% | 14% | 14% | 14% |
members between 30 and 50 years | 40% | 17% | 14% | 14% | 14% |
members over 50 years | 60% | 83% | 86% | 86% | 86% |
Average age | 51.6 | 53.2 | 57.1 | n.a. | n.a. |
Non-Germans | 20% | 33% | 43% | 57% | 57% |
Average tenure (years) | 0.6 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.9 |
Supervisory Board 1 | |||||
Share of women | 17% | 42% | 42% | 42% | 33% |
members between 30 and 50 years | 17% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 8% |
members over 50 years | 83% | 83% | 83% | 83% | 92% |
Average age | 61.6 | 60.7 | 60.7 | n.a. | n.a. |
Non-Germans | 33% | 17% | 17% | 25% | 25% |
Average tenure (years) | 5.8 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
1 Applies to total board
7. Occupational health & safety
7.1 LTIFR | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Fresenius Kabi | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
Fresenius Helios (Spain) | 14.6 | 16.2 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Fresenius Vamed | 12.5 | 16.7 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
LTIFR: Number of work-related accidents resulting in at least one day of absence from work in relation to 1,000,000 working hours. In 2023, Fresenius Vamed adjusted the scope of reporting. Data audited
7.2 Work-related fatal accidents | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Group (own employees) | 0 | 0 | 5 | n.a. | n.a. |
Temporary staff | 0 | 0 | 0 | n.a. | n.a. |
Third-party fatalities | 1 | 0 | 2 | n.a. | n.a. |
2021 data without the business segment Fresenius Vamed; temporary staff recording only in the business segment Fresenius Kabi; Third-party fatalities only recorded in the business segments Fresenius Kabi and Helios Germany; incidents with official
investigation. Data audited
7.3 OHS Training | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Fresenius Helios Spain | |||||
Training sessions | >30,000 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Participants | ~16,000 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Data audited
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8. Compliance & Integrity
8.1 Compliance reports | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Reports, total | 806 | 375 | 2,119 | 1,729 | n.a. |
thereof classified as no relevant | |||||
compliance reports | 262 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Business Integrity | 51 | 88 | 105 | 110 | n.a. |
Data protection | 25 | 26 | 659 | 368 | n.a. |
HR/Workplace | 274 | 155 | 1,040 | 999 | n.a. |
Misuse of company assets | 225 | 35 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Environmental Health and Safety | 34 | 23 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Accounting, auditing and financial | |||||
reporting | 3 | 8 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Human Rights | 47 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Other | 147 | 40 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Data 2020 and 2021 incl. Fresenius Medical Care; Human rights was not reported separately in 2022.
8.3 Tax compliance | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Effective tax rate by region 1 | |||||
Europe | -695.2% | 30.8% | 24.2% | 25.5% | 23.9% |
North America | 18.4% | 21.2% | 21.1% | 22.2% | 20.1% |
Asia-Pacific | 21.1% | 16.8% | 23.4% | 18.2% | 23.6% |
Latin America | 26.5% | 32.9% | 26.4% | -27.5% | 57.1% |
Africa | -24.5% | -11.7% | 28.0% | -193.8% | 63.6% |
Group | 66.7% | 24.8% | 22.8% | 24.2% | 22.6% |
Effective tax rate by country 2 | |||||
USA | 18.1% | 21.1% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Germany | 303.6% | 56.3% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Spain | 27.8% | 19.5% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
China | 15.7% | 20,5% 3 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
- Special items in fiscal year 2023 are explained on page 299 of the Notes. Data not covered in Notes are unaudited data.
- The four countries represent around 70% of Group sales
- adjusted tax rate
8.4 Human rights | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Risk assessments | 939 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Recognized risks | 11 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Training sessions | 61 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Suppliers | 58,000 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Data audited
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9. Environment
9.1 Environmental
Commitment1 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Coverage by external environmental | |||||
management standard | |||||
thereof ISO 14001 coverage | 55% | 46% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
thereof ISO 50001 coverage | 82% | 70% | |||
Internal standard or policy | 100% | 100% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Regulatory requirement | |||||
(e.g. national law) | 100% | 100% | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
1 Scope applies to the entities for which environmental data is consolidated; focus on operations and hospitals; deviations due to scope adjustements
9.2 Water withdrawal | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Group 1, in million m3 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.0 |
Market segment healthcare products | 9.9 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.5 |
Market segment healthcare facilities | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
Group by source, in million m3 | |||||
Surface water | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Groundwater | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
Seawater | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Produced water | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Third -party water (municipal supply) | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 52.2 |
Fresenius Group1 relative water | |||||
withdrawal | |||||
Water withdrawal / € 1 million3 | 671 | 718 | 797 | 1,550 | 16,093 |
Water withdrawal / FTE3 | 92.0 | 98.1 | 97.0 | 203.3 | 217.5 |
Water withdrawal (m3) per square meter 2 | |||||
(hospital business) | 0.76 | 0.80 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Water withdrawal (m3) per | |||||
hospital bed 2 | 108 | 110 | 106 | 109 | 106 |
- Newly acquired companies are included in the second year of consolidation, at the latest. If data of the business segments is not available in time, it is extrapolated on the basis of existing data. An adjustment will be made in the next report. Prior-year information was adjusted to conform to the current year's presentation. Due to rounding, individual numbers and percentages presented in this report may not precisely reflect the absolute figures. Fresenius Medical Care water figures include the water withdrawal of its production sites and in-center treatments at its dialysis clinics. Data of Fresenius Helios's fertility services division include in 2022 and 2023 only the Spanish entities.
- Data applies to business segment Fresenius Helios; excluding fertility services
Data 2019 to 2020 incl. Fresenius Medical Care
9.3 Water consumption | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
in million m3 | |||||
Water withdrawal1 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.7 | n.a. |
Water discharge | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.7 | n.a. |
Water consumption | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | n.a. |
1 Data applies to market segment healthcare products; unaudited
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