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Governance 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Directors 2019:8 2020:9 2021:8 2022:8
Independent 2019:6 2020:7 2021:7 2022:7
Female 2019:37.50% 2020:44.44% 2021:50.00% 2022:62.50%
Financial 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Revenue (in billions) 2019:$2.1 2020:$1.7 2021:$2.8 2022:$3.5
Total Assets (in billions) 2019:$1.2 2020:$1.2 2021:$1.5 2022:$1.8
Acquisitions (in millions) 2019:$1.6 2020:- 2021:- 2022:$180
Capital expenditures (in millions) 2019:$95 2020:$82 2021:$119 2022:$150
Technology CapEx (in millions) 2019:$10 2020:$29 2021:$36 2022:$36
Environmental CapEx (in millions) 2019:$36 2020:$10 2021:$21 2022:$35
Adjusted EBITDA (in millions) 2019:$143 2020:$85 2021:$289 2022:$313
Total Income Tax Expense (in millions) 2019:$18 2020:$0.2 2021:$38 2022:$45
Estimated Total Economic Impact (in billions)1 2019:- 2020:- 2021:$8.0 2022:$8.2
U.S. jobs supported 2019:- 2020:- 2021:34,000 2022:34,000
Taxes generated (in millions) 2019:- 2020:- 2021:$897 2022:$872
Wages earned (in billions) 2019:- 2020:- 2021:$2.2 2022:$2.3

1 Direct and indirect contributions include our own footprint as well as estimates for our suppliers and re-spending by employees of the U.S. steel industry and U.S. metal recycling industry. Statistics are based on our fiscal 2022 sales volumes of finished steel, recycled ferrous metals, and recycled nonferrous metals, and data sourced from economic impact studies facilitated by the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) for the U.S. steel industry and the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) for the U.S. scrap recycling industry.

Operational 2019 2020 2021 2022
End-of-Life Vehicles Purchased (Thousands) 2019:386 2020:316 2021:338 2022:312
Finished Steel Products Sold (Thousand short tons) 2019:478 2020:505 2021:488 2022:465
Ferrous Scrap Sold (Million long tons) 2019:4.3 2020:4.0 2021:4.4 2022:4.6
Non-ferrous Scrap Sold (Millions of pounds) 2019:667 2020:551 2021:593 2022:687
# of Operating Sites 2019:98 2020:96 2021:104 2022:107
Recycling facilities 2019:96 2020:94 2021:102 2022:105
Metals recycling facilities 2019:45 2020:44 2021:52 2022:54
Auto parts stores 2019:51 2020:50 2021:50 2022:51
Steel facilities 2019:2 2020:2 2021:2 2022:2
Environmental 2019 2020 2021 2022
Environmental Performance
% of Mega-shredders with advanced air quality controls & VOC treatment systems 2019:- 2020:- 2021:25% 2022:50%
% of Operating sites with advanced stormwater BAT/BCT treatment systems 2019:- 2020:- 2021:- 2022:21%
% of Operating sites with advanced waste diversion & management procedures 2019:- 2020:- 2021:- 2022:18%
% of Operating sites certified to ISO 14001 2019:- 2020:- 2021:- 2022:5%
Emissions Footprint
Total Scope 1+2 GHG Emissions (normalized MTCO2e)2 2019:0.036 2020:0.035 2021:0.028 2022:0.028
Total Scope 1 (MTCO2e)2 2019:159,320 2020:145,467 2021:145,382 2022:154,371
Fuels2 2019:51,121 2020:43,083 2021:45,995 2022:51,337
Natural Gas2 2019:48,778 2020:48,689 2021:44,943 2022:52,181
Process2 2019:30,528 2020:32,201 2021:32,857 2022:31,164
Fugitive2 2019:28,893 2020:21,493 2021:21,587 2022:19,689
Total Scope 2 Location-based2 2019:27,397 2020:25,454 2021:27,599 2022:28,450
Total Scope 2 Market-based2 2019:22,836 2020:20,765 2021:0 2022:0
Energy Footprint
Energy Consumption (normalized GJ)2 2019:0.613 2020:0.639 2021:0.562 2022:0.611
Total Energy Consumption (GJ)2 2019:3,143,063 2020:3,019,948 2021:2,915,816 2022:3,312,667
Fuels2 2019:734,360 2020:644,042 2021:690,218 2022:770,944
Natural Gas2 2019:963,158 2020:961,416 2021:887,448 2022:1,030,352
Electricity2 2019:1,445,545 2020:1,414,491 2021:1,338,151 2022:1,511,370
Energy Mix (%)
Fuels 2019:23% 2020:21% 2021:24% 2022:23%
Natural Gas 2019:31% 2020:32% 2021:30% 2022:31%
Electricity 2019:46% 2020:47% 2021:46% 2022:46%
Power Mix (%)
Carbon-free electricity power mix, net 2019:92% 2020:93% 2021:100% 2022:100%
Hydro 2019:76% 2020:77% 2021:70% 2022:74%
Nuclear 2019:9% 2020:9% 2021:10% 2022:10%
Renewables and other carbon-free sources (including REC purchases and utility green tariffs) 2019:7% 2020:7% 2021:20% 2022:16%
Fossil Fuels 2019:8% 2020:7% 2021:0% 2022:0%
Other 2019:<1% 2020:<1% 2021:0% 2022:0%
Water Footprint
Total Water Withdrawal (normalized Cubic Meters)2 2019:0.242 2020:0.288 2021:0.251 2022:0.241
Total Water Withdrawal (M3)2 2019:1,242,604 2020:1,360,166 2021:1,305,151 2022:1,308,923
Purchased municipal water (M3)2 2019:1,170,017 2020:1,288,596 2021:1,231,982 2022:1,236,328
Extracted well water (M3)2 2019:72,586 2020:71,570 2021:73,169 2022:72,595
Water Recycling Rate (%) 2019:85% 2020:85% 2021:88% 2022:89%
Waste Footprint
Total Waste Generation (normalized MT) 2019:0.145 2020:0.136 2021:0.136 2022:0.145
By Source
Business waste (MT) 2019:12,384 2020:9,803 2021:7,504 2022:15,259
Process waste (MT) 2019:730,255 2020:632,389 2021:697,133 2022:768,946
By Disposition
Landfill disposal (%) 2019:9% 2020:9% 2021:10% 2022:12%
Beneficial Re-use/Recycling (%) 2019:91% 2020:91% 2021:90% 2022:88%
By Regulation
U.S. federal RCRA hazardous waste (MT) 2019:2,986 2020:2,004 2021:4,255 2022:3,222

2 Recalculated figure of prior years, 2019-2021.

Social 2019 2020 2021 2022
Global Recognitions
CDP Climate Score 2019:B 2020:A- 2021:A- 2022:A-
CDP Water Score 2019:A- 2020:A 2021:A 2022:A-
CDP Supplier Engagement Score 2019:A- 2020:A- 2021:A- 2022:A
Corporate Knights Global 100 Score 2019:- 2020:- 2021:B+ 2022:A+
DJSI Yearbook 2019:- 2020:Yes 2021:Yes 2022:Yes
EcoVadis Rating 2019:- 2020:- 2021:- 2022:Bronze
Great Places to Work Certification 2019:- 2020:- 2021:Yes 2022:Yes
MSCI ESG Rating 2019:AA 2020:AA 2021:AA 2022:AA
SASB Disclosures 2019:Yes 2020:Yes 2021:Yes 2022:Yes
World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute 2019:Yes 2020:Yes 2021:Yes 2022:Yes
Workforce
Total hours of paid volunteer time off logged 2019:- 2020:98 2021:913 2022:2,192
% of Employees completing code of conduct training 2019:100% 2020:100% 2021:100% 2022:100%
Total training hours logged 2019:- 2020:- 2021:38,500 2022:67,499
% Participation in retirement benefits program 2019:- 2020:35% 2021:45% 2022:52%
Total number of employees 2019:3,363 2020:3,032 2021:3,167 2022:3,471
% of Workforce covered by collective bargaining agreements 2019:22% 2020:23% 2021:22% 2022:21%
% of Full-time employees residing in the U.S. 2019:- 2020:- 2021:93% 2022:95%
Workforce by ethnicity association (U.S. only)
White or Caucasian 2019:50% 2020:51% 2021:53% 2022:53%
BIPOC 2019:50% 2020:49% 2021:47% 2022:47%
Workforce by age range
Under 30 years 2019:- 2020:21% 2021:23% 2022:20%
30-50 years 2019:- 2020:48% 2021:48% 2022:50%
Over 50 years 2019:- 2020:31% 2021:29% 2022:30%
Workforce by gender association
Total workforce
Female 2019:- 2020:22% 2021:22% 2022:21%
Male 2019:- 2020:78% 2021:78% 2022:79%
All management
Female 2019:- 2020:22% 2021:22% 2022:22%
Male 2019:- 2020:78% 2021:78% 2022:78%
Top management
Female 2019:- 2020:17% 2021:20% 2022:17%
Male 2019:- 2020:83% 2021:80% 2022:83%
Junior management
Female 2019:- 2020:26% 2021:23% 2022:20%
Male 2019:- 2020:74% 2021:77% 2022:80%
Revenue-generating management
Female 2019:- 2020:21% 2021:20% 2022:20%
Male 2019:- 2020:79% 2021:80% 2022:80%
Safety
Total Case Incident Rate (TCIR) 2019:2.80 2020:1.91 2021:1.71 2022:1.85
Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) Rate 2019:2.00 2020:1.43 2021:0.98 2022:1.28
Lost Time Incident Rate (LTIR) 2019:0.59 2020:0.76 2021:0.27 2022:0.40
Near Miss Incident Rate (NMIR) 2019:79.45 2020:42.68 2021:15.27 2022:8.75
Fatality Rate (FR) 2019:0.00 2020:0.00 2021:0.00 2022:0.00
Injury-Free Facilities (% of facilities with no recorded injuries) 2019:55% 2020:67% 2021:70% 2022:67%
Lost Time-Free Facilities (% of facilities with LTIR of zero) 2019:84% 2020:86% 2021:93% 2022:90%