Knorr-Bremse | Sustainability Performance
Knorr Bremse is a company that specializes in manufacturing braking systems.
1905
Germany
10,001+ employees
Automotive
$1B - 10B in revenue
$500M - 1B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#1277
Overallⓘ#60
in Germanyⓘ#36
in AutomotiveⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesDigital emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
TargetsSDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Aligned
Leading
Aligned
Laggard
Leading
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
14.9
B/M 20.9
4.6K
B/M 1.5K
48.9
B/M 72.5
6.8
B/M 6.8
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Controversy level
- KnorrBremse has faced multiple commercial vehicle and rail braking system product safety recalls including the 2023 European truck OEM customer recall, plus the contested governance dispute with founding Thiele family affecting strategic direction.
Sustainability employees
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11+
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.