Sustainability Hub 2023

Key figures Environment

Energy consumption by source

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

MWh

 

%

 

MWh

 

%

 

MWh

 

%

Total energy consumption1

 

749,426.60

 

100.0

 

802,027.75

 

100.0

 

862,807.47

 

100.0

Of which external sources

 

749,426.60

 

100.0

 

802,027.75

 

100.0

 

862,807.47

 

100.0

Nonrenewable energies (external sources)

 

748,885.10

 

99.9

 

799,761.10

 

99.7

 

847,954.73

 

98.3

a) Natural gas

 

421,194.81

 

56.2

 

441,064.22

 

55.0

 

470,877.48

 

54.6

b) Fuel oil

 

3,376.46

 

0.5

 

3,053.87

 

0.4

 

3,213.85

 

0.4

c) Electricity

 

217,553.50

 

29.0

 

238,896.77

 

29.8

 

237,991.96

 

27.6

d) District heating

 

104,667.82

 

14.0

 

114,489.04

 

14.3

 

135,065.71

 

15.7

e) Emergency diesel power

 

2,092.50

 

0.3

 

2,257.20

 

0.3

 

805.74

 

0.1

Renewable energies (external sources)

 

541.54

 

0.1

 

2,266.66

 

0.3

 

14,852.74

 

1.7

f) Pellets

 

541.54

 

0.1

 

2,266.66

 

0.3

 

14,852.74

 

1.7

1

Data for 2021 were adjusted retroactively due to the duplicate recording of owned generation.

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

2021

Owned combined heat-and-power generation1

 

147,477.99

 

142,863.28

 

150,861.19

1

Owned generation of electricity and heating came from combined heat-and-power systems fueled by externally procured natural gas.

Relative energy consumption in kilowatt hours

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

2021

Energy consumption per hospital bed

 

25,066.1

 

26,424.2

 

28,300.8

Energy consumption per square meter

 

217.6

 

232.4

 

253.5

Energy consumption per €1 million of revenue

 

102,964.4

 

114,232.7

 

128,146.1

Energy consumption per full-time employee1

 

12,417.0

 

13,636.0

 

14,919.72

1

Number of full-time employees: 2021: 57,830, 2022: 58,817; 2023: 60,355

2

The value for 2021 was stated incorrectly in the 2021 Sustainability Report because it included incorrect data for full-time employees; it has been corrected accordingly.

Greenhouse gas emissions by energy source1

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

t CO2 equivalents

 

%

 

t CO2 equivalents

 

%

 

t CO2 equivalents

 

%

Total

 

104,125.04

 

100.0

 

110,156.40

 

100.0

 

201,898.71

 

100.0

Scope 1

 

85,321.83

 

81.9

 

90,609.70

 

82.3

 

96,850.71

 

48.0

a) Natural gas

 

77,048.71

 

74.0

 

89,214.10

 

81.0

 

95,574.00

 

47.3

b) Fuel oil

 

1,195.72

 

1.1

 

1,371.80

 

1.2

 

1,051.98

 

0.5

c) Pellets

 

5.80

 

0.0

 

23.90

 

0.02

 

224.72

 

0.1

d) Anesthetic gases

 

3,654.14

 

3.5

 

 

 

 

Scope 2

 

18,803.22

 

18.1

 

19,547.00

 

17.7

 

105,048.00

 

52.0

d) Electricity

 

0.002

 

0.0

 

0.002

 

0.0

 

81,988.23

 

40.6

e) District heating

 

18,803.22

 

18.1

 

19,546.70

 

17.7

 

23,059.77

 

11.4

1

The CO2 equivalents shown here were calculated on the basis of the market-based approach. This approach shows the emissions for which Helios is responsible through its purchasing decisions, e.g. for the procurement of energy from renewable energy sources.

2

In 2022, all hospitals were supplied with green electricity.

Relative greenhouse gas emissions in metric tons per unit

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

2021

Greenhouse gas emissions per €1 million of revenue

 

14.3

 

15.7

 

30.0

Greenhouse gas emissions per full-time employee1

 

1.7

 

1.9

 

3.52

1

Number of full-time employees: 2021: 57,830, 2022: 58,817; 2023: 60,355

2

The value for 2021 was stated incorrectly in the 2021 Sustainability Report because it included incorrect data for full-time employees; it has been corrected accordingly.

Water consumption in thousands of cubic meters

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

t m3

 

%

 

t m3

 

%

 

t m3

 

%

Total

 

2,455

 

100.0

 

2,510

 

100.0

 

2,481

 

100.0

a) Water from public utilities

 

2,445.8

 

99.6

 

2,503.0

 

99.4

 

2,443.3

 

98.5

b) Rainwater

 

8.4

 

0.3

 

5.6

 

0.6

 

35.9

 

1.4

c) Well water

 

1.2

 

<0.1

 

1.9

 

<0.1

 

1.5

 

<0.1

Relative water consumption in cubic meters per unit

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

2021

Water consumption per €1 million of revenue

 

337.4

 

357.6

 

368.4

Water consumption per full-time employee1

 

40.7

 

42.7

 

42.92

1

Number of full-time employees 2020: 57,143; 2021: 57,830; 2022: 58,817

2

The value for 2021 was stated incorrectly in the 2021 Sustainability Report because it included incorrect data for full-time employees; it has been corrected accordingly.

Waste

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

 

t

 

%1

 

t

 

%1

 

t

 

%1

Total

 

19,194.2

 

100.0

 

19,466.7

 

100.0

 

18,671.9

 

100.0

Hazardous waste

 

324.5

 

1.7

 

444.5

 

2.3

 

463.7

 

2.5

a) Infectious waste

 

277.9

 

1.4

 

392.5

 

2.0

 

413.6

 

2.2

b) Chemicals containing hazardous substances

 

4.3

 

0.0

 

7.2

 

0.0

 

10.4

 

0.1

c) Cytotoxic and cytostatic pharmaceuticals

 

42.3

 

0.2

 

44.8

 

0.2

 

39.7

 

0.2

d) Amalgam waste from dental care

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0

Nonhazardous waste

 

18,869.7

 

98.3

 

19,022.2

 

97.7

 

18,208.2

 

97.5

e) Sharps (except a))

 

27.4

 

0.1

 

32.6

 

0.2

 

44.6

 

0.2

f) Body parts and organs (except a)

 

209.3

 

1.1

 

201.5

 

1.0

 

205.4

 

1.1

g) Hospital-specific waste for which collection and disposal are not subject to any special infection prevention requirements (e.g., wound dressings, casts, laundry, disposable clothing, diapers).

 

16,495.7

 

85.9

 

15,983.1

 

82.1

 

15,070.5

 

80.7

h) Chemicals, except those under b)

 

0.8

 

0.0

 

0.2

 

0.0

 

0.2

 

0.0

i) Pharmaceuticals, except those under c)

 

1.2

 

0.0

 

2.3

 

0.0

 

1.2

 

0.0

j) Household-type commercial waste

 

2,135.5

 

11.1

 

2,802.5

 

14.4

 

2,886.4

 

15.5

1

Since 2021, the percentage values have referred to total consumption.

Relative waste in kilograms per unit

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

2021

Waste per €1 million of revenue

 

2,637

 

2,693

 

2,773

Waste per full-time employee1

 

318

 

321

 

3232

1

Number of full-time employees: 2021: 57,830, 2022: 58,817; 2023: 60,355

2

The value for 2021 was stated incorrectly in the 2021 Sustainability Report because it included incorrect data for full-time employees; it has been corrected accordingly.

Notes:

The totals in the tables may vary slightly due to rounding.

The number of employees is always stated in absolute terms.

Percentages generally refer to the total number of employees. Deviations are marked as such.