Sustainability strategy and compliance

It is Bosch’s ambition to be a climate action pioneer — advancing the expansion of renewables and striving continuously for energy efficiency.

1 | Reducing CO₂ emissions

Reduction of absolute scope 1 & 2 CO₂ emissions by 85 percent by 2030 (baseline year 2018)
With its more than 470 locations worldwide, the Bosch Group has been carbon neutral overall since 2020 (scope 1 & 2). Four levers were used to achieve carbon neutrality: increasing energy efficiency, generating our own energy from renewable sources (new clean power), purchasing electricity from renewable sources (green electricity), and — as the last resort — using carbon credits to offset residual CO₂ emissions. In 2025, residual emissions of roughly 554,900 metric tons of CO₂ were offset by carbon credits (prior year: 531,300 metric tons of CO₂). The increase of CO₂ emissions compared to the previous year is due to 20 locations that have been part of the Home Comfort (HC) division since August 1, 2025 as a result of the acquisition of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning business for residential and small commercial buildings from Johnson Controls and the Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning joint venture (hereinafter: HC acquisition).

Lowering absolute scope 3 CO₂ emissions by 30 percent by 2030 (baseline year 2018)
Since 2018, we have reduced our scope 3 emissions by around 34 percent to 311 million metric tons of CO₂ in 2025. In this process, we are focusing on the categories that make up around 98 percent of our scope 3 emissions: upstream emissions in the Bosch value chain primarily concern purchased goods and services as well as logistics. Downstream emissions are mainly caused by the use of our products.

_{Scopes 1, 2, 3 are used here in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard. We have taken into account the effects of CO₂ and of other greenhouse gases, as well as climate-relevant substances, to the extent that these are of relevance for the analysis. To enable comparability between the climate impact of the various greenhouse gases and substances of relevance for the climate, emissions are presented in CO₂ equivalents. For ease of reading, we use the terms CO₂ and CO₂ equivalents synonymously.}

2 | Energy efficiency and renewable energies

Saving 1.7 TWh through increased energy efficiency by 2030
Since 2019, we have initiated more than 8,500 energy-efficiency projects worldwide, with roughly 1,200 new projects added in 2025 alone. With them, we have so far captured savings potential of 1,324 GWh in total. This corresponds to 78 percent goal achievement.

Increasing own renewable generation at our sites to 400 GWh and 100 percent green electricity by 2030
In 2025, we generated 226 GWh of power from renewable sources in-house at our company locations. Accordingly, we already reached 56 percent of our target value. In addition, around 98.5 percent of the global electricity demand of the Bosch Group, including the HC acquisition, was covered by green electricity (electricity purchased from renewable sources). Excluding the HC acquisition, the share amounts to 99.8 percent.

_{Green electricity is electrical energy from wind and hydropower, photovoltaics, geothermal energy, tidal technology and biomass, provided it meets the requirements of Article 29 (2-7) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (RED ii). Electricity from biogas and landfill gas, including from organic waste, is also considered green electricity. Nuclear power or waste incineration, on the other hand, are not regarded as renewable energy sources.}

For Bosch, water is a resource to be treated sparingly. Regions in which water is scarce are a special concern.

1 | Water scarcity

Reducing absolute water withdrawal at company locations in regions with water scarcity by 25 percent by 2025
Since 2019, we have launched more than 300 projects and reduced water withdrawal by 30.9 percent compared with 2017 at company locations in regions with water scarcity. We have therefore achieved our previous target. We have also set ourselves a new target of reducing absolute water withdrawal at locations in regions with water scarcity by 7 percent by 2030 compared with our 2025 baseline year. The company locations were identified using the Water Risk Filter of the World Wildlife Fund for Nature.

2 | Water quality

Improving the quality of wastewater flows
In 2025, Bosch’s wastewater volume increased to 16.70 million m³ (previous year: 15.25 million m³). We have established standard processes in the company for monitoring local wastewater quality requirements and standards.

Bosch is reducing its ecological footprint and striving to create social benefit. In this endeavor, Bosch takes its lead from the circular economy principle.

1 | Materials efficiency

Improving materials efficiency
For years, materials efficiency has been a fixed criterion in the Bosch product development process, where it is anchored in our Design for Environment principle.

2 | Second life

Extending product life cycles and reusing materials and components
We want to extend the life cycle of products and components. Our activities range from reusing products and their components to repairs and right through to remanufacturing. The individual divisions of Bosch each have their own objectives in this regard, depending on market and product-specific framework conditions.

Attractive working conditions qualify Bosch as an employer of choice. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are key to long term success in business.

1 | Employer of choice

Placement among the top 1 percent in the Forbes World’s Best Employers Ranking by 2030
Bosch holds 24th place in the Forbes World’s Best Employers Ranking 2025 and is therefore in the top three percent in this ranking. By 2030, we want to further improve this position and be among the top one percent of the most attractive employers in the ranking — worldwide and across all industries.

_{The basis for the assessment in 2025 was an anonymous online survey on criteria such as likelihood of recommendation, salary, career opportunities, work-life balance and company reputation.}

Learn more about Bosch as an employer

2 | Diversity, equity, and inclusion

Increasing the proportion of female executives to 25 percent by 2030 (baseline year 2018) and increasing the proportion of female executives in top management to 19 percent by 2030 (baseline year 2024)
Globally, the proportion of female executives rose to 21.1 percent in 2025 (prior year: 20.4 percent) across all management levels. Furthermore, from 2025 onwards, we aim to increase the proportion of female executives in top management to 19 percent by 2030 (baseline year 2024). The proportion is currently 15.1 percent (prior year: 14.7 percent).

_{We have set these targets as aspirational. Bosch complies with local laws and makes employment decisions based on merit and performance, not gender or other protected characteristics.}

How we promote diversity, equity, and inclusion

Bosch takes on responsibility and is sensitive to human rights being respected – along the entire value chain.

1 | Responsibility

Ensuring human rights are respected along the value chain
We contribute to improving human rights conditions worldwide by implementing due diligence obligations concerning human rights in our operational processes. At the same time, we actively demand respect for human rights in our global supply chains as well, mitigate identified risks through preventive measures, and take appropriate remedial action in the case of violations.

How we comply with human rights and environmental due diligence obligations

2 | Transparency

Increasing transparency about compliance with environmental and social standards
By the end of 2025, we had assessed around 81 percent of our relevant direct materials suppliers (excluding BSH Hausgeräte GmbH) for compliance with our requirements (prior year: 82 percent). We also assessed 80 percent of indirect materials suppliers who are particularly relevant in terms of country risk and field of materials risk (prior year: 77 percent).

How we design supply chains responsibly

Bosch contributes to people’s health — with innovative products and services and by avoiding harm to people and the environment in its own production processes.

1 | Occupational health and safety

Reducing the accident rate to 1.45 accidents per 1 million hours worked or less by 2025 (baseline year 2017)
In 2025, the accident rate was reduced to 1.44 accidents per 1 million hours worked (prior year: 1.46). Based on this, we want to reduce the rate of recordable work-related accidents by a further 5 percent by 2030.

How we create a safe work environment

2 | Pollution and substances of concern

Continuously upgrading materials data management
Bosch handles substances of concern and substances of very high concern responsibly. To efficiently manage prohibitions and restrictions on materials, we are continuously upgrading our IT-based Material Data Management for Compliance and Sustainability (MaCS) system.

Compliance with the principle of legality as well as responsible and fair business practices are part of the Bosch values and a top priority for our company.

1| Business ethics

Values-based conduct

The basis of our corporate culture is a clear commitment to our values, to responsibility and, above all, to compliance with applicable law. We make responsible decisions and take into account the impact on society and the environment.

Learn more about compliance at Bosch

2 | Privacy

Responsible handling of personal data

Bosch handles the personal data of associates, customers and end users in a responsible manner and protects this data accordingly. To this end, we use a combined information security and data protection management system.