Report 2017
2017 2016
ENVIRONMENT
Consumption of resources
Water 1,000 m3 144 138
Energy 1,000 GJ 126 128
Wastewater
Volume 1,000 m3 82 88
Biomass
Biomass volume 1,000 tons 33 30
Waste
Waste 1,000 tons 1 1
Percentage of total waste recycled % 97.9 99.1
Environmental impact of emissions
Global warming 1,000 tons CO2-eqv. 3 4
Environmental compliance
Breaches of regulatory limits no. 3 2
Neighbor complaints no. - -
2017 2016
SOCIAL
Employee statistics
Employees, total no. 244 235
Women % 34.4 37.0
Men % 65.6 63.0
Rate of employee turnover % 11.9 9.3
Average age years  37.9 37.8
Average seniority  years 8.4 8.6
Rate of absence % 0.8 0.7
Training costs
Average spent per employee DKK 3,111 4,288
2017 2016
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Occupational accidents and diseases
Accidents with absence no. 2 2
Occupational diseases  no.  - -
Frequency of occupational accidents           per million working hours 4.8 4.6
Frequency of occupational diseases per million working hours - -
2017 2016
ENVIRONMENT
Consumption of resources
Water 1,000 m3 119 124
Energy 1,000 GJ 261 261
Wastewater
Volume 1,000 m3 112 113
Biomass
Biomass volume 1,000 tons - -
Waste
Waste 1,000 tons 3 2
Percentage of total waste recycled % 20.3 27.7
Environmental impact of emissions
Global warming 1,000 tons CO2-eqv. 7 7
Environmental compliance
Breaches of regulatory limits no. 1 3
Neighbor complaints no. 1 -
2017 2016
SOCIAL
Employee statistics
Employees, total no. 1,809 1,828
Women % 50.4 50.3
Men % 49.6 49.7
Rate of employee turnover % 10.7 12.0
Average age years 43.8 43.8
Average seniority years 11.0 11.0
Rate of absence % 2.9 2.6
Training costs
Average spent per employee DKK 4,211 4,412
2017 2016
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Occupational accidents and diseases
Accidents with absence no. 3 9
Occupational diseases no. - 1
Frequency of occupational accidents per million working hours 1.1 3.1
Frequency of occupational diseases per million working hours - 0.3
2017 2016
ENVIRONMENT
Consumption of resources
Water 1,000 m3 19 19
Energy 1,000 GJ 19 18
Wastewater
Volume 1,000 m3 14 14
Biomass
Biomass volume 1,000 tons - -
Waste
Waste 1,000 tons - -
Percentage of total waste recycled % - -
Environmental impact of emissions
Global warming 1,000 tons CO2-eqv. 3 3
Environmental compliance
Breaches of regulatory limits no. 1 -
Neighbor complaints no. - -
2017 2016
SOCIAL
Employee statistics
Employees, total no. 275 316
Women % 60.4 57.6
Men % 39.6 42.4
Rate of employee turnover % 25.0 12.5
Average age years 36.3 35.5
Average seniority years 6.8 6.2
Rate of absence % 0.9 0.6
Training costs
Average spent per employee DKK 1,698 3,211
2017 2016
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Occupational accidents and diseases
Accidents with absence no. 1 -
Occupational diseases no. - -
Frequency of occupational accidents per million working hours 2.0 -
Frequency of occupational diseases per million working hours - -
2017 2016
ENVIRONMENT
Consumption of resources
Water 1,000 m3 825 716
Energy 1,000 GJ 467 425
Wastewater
Volume 1,000 m3 611 526
Biomass
Biomass volume 1,000 tons 13 10
Waste
Waste 1,000 tons - -
Percentage of total waste recycled % 18.4 20.7
Environmental impact of emissions
Global warming 1,000 tons CO2-eqv. 60 61
Environmental compliance
Breaches of regulatory limits no. - -
Neighbor complaints no. - -
2017 2016
SOCIAL
Employee statistics
Employees, total no. 125 120
Women % 17.6 21.7
Men % 82.4 78.3
Rate of employee turnover % 26.8 15.5
Average age years 37.6 38.1
Average seniority years 3.1 3.3
Rate of absence % 2.6 2.4
Training costs
Average spent per employee DKK 2,420 2,795
2017 2016
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Occupational accidents and diseases
Accidents with absence no. - -
Occupational diseases no. - -
Frequency of occupational accidents per million working hours - -
Frequency of occupational diseases per million working hours - -
2017 2016
ENVIRONMENT
Consumption of resources
Water 1,000 m3 1,618 1,568
Energy 1,000 GJ 853 818
Wastewater
Volume 1,000 m3 1,156 1,127
Biomass
Biomass volume 1,000 tons 366 345
Waste
Waste 1,000 tons 2 2
Percentage of total waste recycled % 29.8 31.3
Environmental impact of emissions
Global warming 1,000 tons CO2-eqv. 60 58
Environmental compliance
Breaches of regulatory limits no. 2 1
Neighbor complaints no. 1 1
2017 2016
SOCIAL
Employee statistics
Employees, total no. 711 719
Women % 33.3 32.5
Men % 66.7 67.5
Rate of employee turnover % 12.6 10.3
Average age years 41.9 42.2
Average seniority years 8.5 8.5
Rate of absence % 1.8 1.8
Training costs
Average spent per employee DKK 4,320 4,250
2017 2016
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Occupational accidents and diseases
Accidents with absence no. 1 -
Occupational diseases no. - -
Frequency of occupational accidents per million working hours 0.8 -
Frequency of occupational diseases per million working hours - -
2017 2016
ENVIRONMENT
Consumption of resources
Water 1,000 m3 428 421
Energy 1,000 GJ 353 337
Wastewater
Volume 1,000 m3 293 279
Biomass
Biomass volume 1,000 tons - -
Waste
Waste 1,000 tons - -
Percentage of total waste recycled % 67.5 67.4
Environmental impact of emissions
Global warming 1,000 tons CO2-eqv. 7 8
Environmental compliance
Breaches of regulatory limits no. 7 8
Neighbor complaints no. 7 2
2017 2016
SOCIAL
Employee statistics
Employees, total no. 187 202
Women % 17.6 16.3
Men % 82.4 83.7
Rate of employee turnover % 2.7 7.8
Average age years 47.3 46.9
Average seniority years 14.8 14.0
Rate of absence % 4.0 3.8
Training costs
Average spent per employee DKK 3,809 3,499
2017 2016
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Occupational accidents and diseases
Accidents with absence no. 1 2
Occupational diseases no. 1 2
Frequency of occupational accidents per million working hours 3.2 6.1
Frequency of occupational diseases per million working hours 3.2 6.1
2017 2016
ENVIRONMENT
Consumption of resources
Water 1,000 m3 849 739
Energy 1,000 GJ 622 501
Wastewater
Volume 1,000 m3 524 498
Biomass
Biomass volume 1,000 tons 18 19
Waste
Waste 1,000 tons 1 1
Percentage of total waste recycled % 41.3 41.9
Environmental impact of emissions
Global warming 1,000 tons CO2-eqv. 116 97
Environmental compliance
Breaches of regulatory limits no. 1 -
Neighbor complaints no. - 2
2017 2016
SOCIAL
Employee statistics
Employees, total no. 268 257
Women % 16.4 16.3
Men % 83.6 83.7
Rate of employee turnover % 11.0 6.6
Average age years 39.9 39.4
Average seniority years 10.8 10.7
Rate of absence % 1.2 0.7
Training costs
Average spent per employee DKK 211 711
2017 2016
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Occupational accidents and diseases
Accidents with absence no. - -
Occupational diseases no. - -
Frequency of occupational accidents per million working hours - -
Frequency of occupational diseases per million working hours - -
2017 2016
ENVIRONMENT
Consumption of resources
Water 1,000 m3 56 25
Energy 1,000 GJ 23 12
Wastewater
Volume 1,000 m3 38 18
Biomass
Biomass volume 1,000 tons 3 1
Waste
Waste 1,000 tons - -
Percentage of total waste recycled % 21.3 17.9
Environmental impact of emissions
Global warming 1,000 tons CO2-eqv. 4 2
Environmental compliance
Breaches of regulatory limits no. - -
Neighbor complaints no. - -
2017 2016
SOCIAL
Employee statistics
Employees, total no. 574 563
Women % 26.1 25.9
Men % 73.9 74.1
Rate of employee turnover % 17.8 14.6
Average age years 34.6 34
Average seniority years 4.7 4.9
Rate of absence % 1.7 1.6
Training costs
Average spent per employee DKK 1,089 1,297
2017 2016
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Occupational accidents and diseases
Accidents with absence no. - 1
Occupational diseases no. - -
Frequency of occupational accidents per million working hours - 0.9
Frequency of occupational diseases per million working hours - -
2017 2016
ENVIRONMENT
Consumption of resources
Water 1,000 m3 2,459 2,246
Energy 1,000 GJ 1,209 1,149
Wastewater
Volume 1,000 m3 2,120 1,919
Biomass
Biomass volume 1,000 tons 138 122
Waste
Waste 1,000 tons 4 4
Percentage of total waste recycled % 63.0 64.0
Environmental impact of emissions
Global warming 1,000 tons CO2-eqv. 38 36
Environmental compliance
Breaches of regulatory limits no. 2 8
Neighbor complaints no. 1 3
2017 2016
SOCIAL
Employee statistics
Employees, total no. 635 630
Women % 24.7 24.4
Men % 75.3 75.6
Rate of employee turnover % 5.3 7.8
Average age years 45.3 44.9
Average seniority years 12.6 12.2
Rate of absence % 3.9 3.4
Training costs
Average spent per employee DKK 2,430 1,939
2017 2016
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Occupational accidents and diseases
Accidents with absence no. 8 6
Occupational diseases no. 1 2
Frequency of occupational accidents per million working hours 7.9 6.1
Frequency of occupational diseases per million working hours 1.0 2.0
2017 2016
ENVIRONMENT
Consumption of resources
Water 1,000 m3 29 37
Energy 1,000 GJ 18 17
Wastewater
Volume 1,000 m3 2 1
Biomass
Biomass volume 1,000 tons - -
Waste
Waste 1,000 tons - -
Percentage of total waste recycled % 14.4 7.3
Environmental impact of emissions
Global warming 1,000 tons CO2-eqv. 2 2
Environmental compliance
Breaches of regulatory limits no. - -
Neighbor complaints no. - -
2017 2016
SOCIAL
Employee statistics
Employees, total no. 59 59
Women % 32.2 33.9
Men % 67.8 66.1
Rate of employee turnover % 10.3 17.7
Average age years 43.1 44.1
Average seniority years 9.0 9.9
Rate of absence % 2.2 1.7
Training costs
Average spent per employee DKK 1,404 2,607
2017 2016
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Occupational accidents and diseases
Accidents with absence no. - 1
Occupational diseases no. - -
Frequency of occupational accidents per million working hours - 9.1
Frequency of occupational diseases per million working hours - -
2017 2016
ENVIRONMENT
Consumption of resources
Water 1,000 m3 40 31
Energy 1,000 GJ 17 16
Wastewater
Volume 1,000 m3 40 31
Biomass
Biomass volume 1,000 tons - -
Waste
Waste 1,000 tons - -
Percentage of total waste recycled % 37.5 26.6
Environmental impact of emissions
Global warming 1,000 tons CO2-eqv. 2 1
Environmental compliance
Breaches of regulatory limits no. - -
Neighbor complaints no. - -
2017* 2016
SOCIAL
Employee statistics
Employees, total no. n.a. 88
Women % n.a. 37.5
Men % n.a. 62.5
Rate of employee turnover % 1.0 2.4
Average age years n.a. 46.9
Average seniority years n.a. 12.1
Rate of absence % 2.4 2.0
Training costs
Average spent per employee DKK 7,162 8,359
2017 2016
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Occupational accidents and diseases
Accidents with absence no. - -
Occupational diseases no. - -
Frequency of occupational accidents per million working hours - -
Frequency of occupational diseases per million working hours - -
* In December 2017, Novozymes divested Albumedix, its stand-alone pharma entity which was separated from Novozymes in 2016. As a consequence, numbers pertaining to status as of December 31, 2017 are not available.
2017 2016
ENVIRONMENT
Consumption of resources
Water 1,000 m3 140 94
Energy 1,000 GJ 90 78
Wastewater
Volume 1,000 m3 155 86
Biomass
Biomass volume 1,000 tons 11 7
Waste
Waste 1,000 tons - -
Percentage of total waste recycled % 17.8 7.1
Environmental impact of emissions
Global warming 1,000 tons CO2-eqv. 3 2
Environmental compliance
Breaches of regulatory limits no. 2 10
Neighbor complaints no. - -
2017 2016
SOCIAL
Employee statistics
Employees, total no. 56 49
Women % 21.4 24.5
Men % 78.6 75.5
Rate of employee turnover % 7.2 10.3
Average age years 42.5 42.5
Average seniority years 8.7 10.0
Rate of absence % 1.3 1.4
Training costs
Average spent per employee DKK 2,393 1,739
2017 2016
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Occupational accidents and diseases
Accidents with absence no. 1 -
Occupational diseases no. - 3
Frequency of occupational accidents per million working hours 10.3 -
Frequency of occupational diseases per million working hours - 33.4
2017 2016
ENVIRONMENT
Consumption of resources
Water 1,000 m3 30 34
Energy 1,000 GJ 9 12
Wastewater
Volume 1,000 m3 32 36
Biomass
Biomass volume 1,000 tons - -
Waste
Waste 1,000 tons - -
Percentage of total waste recycled % 31.0 70.0
Environmental impact of emissions
Global warming 1,000 tons CO2-eqv. 1 1
Environmental compliance
Breaches of regulatory limits no. - -
Neighbor complaints no. - -
2017 2016
SOCIAL
Employee statistics
Employees, total no. 70 76
Women % 28.6 25.0
Men % 71.4 75.0
Rate of employee turnover % 11.7 2.6
Average age years 38.1 39.0
Average seniority years 5.0 4.1
Rate of absence % 2.0 1.8
Training costs
Average spent per employee DKK 2,227 1,462
2017 2016
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Occupational accidents and diseases
Accidents with absence no. - -
Occupational diseases no. - -
Frequency of occupational accidents per million working hours - -
Frequency of occupational diseases per million working hours - -
2017 2016
ENVIRONMENT
Consumption of resources
Water 1,000 m3 59 58
Energy 1,000 GJ 84 86
Wastewater
Volume 1,000 m3 55 55
Biomass
Biomass volume 1,000 tons - -
Waste
Waste 1,000 tons - -
Percentage of total waste recycled % 20.6 16.8
Environmental impact of emissions
Global warming 1,000 tons CO2-eqv. 7 7
Environmental compliance
Breaches of regulatory limits no. - 4
Neighbor complaints no. - 1
2017 2016
SOCIAL
Employee statistics
Employees, total no. 123 134
Women % 28.5 28.4
Men % 71.5 71.6
Rate of employee turnover % 14.4 16.4
Average age years 43.6 43.6
Average seniority years 9.9 9.8
Rate of absence % 1.9 1.5
Training costs
Average spent per employee DKK 2,757 2,013
2017 2016
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Occupational accidents and diseases
Accidents with absence no. - -
Occupational diseases no. - -
Frequency of occupational accidents per million working hours - -
Frequency of occupational diseases per million working hours - -
2017 2016
ENVIRONMENT
Consumption of resources
Water 1,000 m3 74 33
Energy 1,000 GJ 16 20
Wastewater
Volume 1,000 m3 71 29
Biomass
Biomass volume 1,000 tons - -
Waste
Waste 1,000 tons - 1
Percentage of total waste recycled % 0.2 -
Environmental impact of emissions
Global warming 1,000 tons CO2-eqv. 2 2
Environmental compliance
Breaches of regulatory limits no. - -
Neighbor complaints no. - -
2017 2016
SOCIAL
Employee statistics
Employees, total no. 84 85
Women % 40.5 42.4
Men % 59.5 57.6
Rate of employee turnover % 7.2 7.3
Average age years 42.4 41.6
Average seniority years 8.1 7.3
Rate of absence % 1.4 1.9
Training costs
Average spent per employee DKK 732 5,634
2017 2016
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Occupational accidents and diseases
Accidents with absence no. - -
Occupational diseases no. - -
Frequency of occupational accidents per million working hours - -
Frequency of occupational diseases per million working hours - -
2017 2016
ENVIRONMENT
Consumption of resources
Water 1,000 m3 2 3
Energy 1,000 GJ 3 3
Wastewater
Volume 1,000 m3 2 2
Biomass
Biomass volume 1,000 tons - -
Waste
Waste 1,000 tons - -
Percentage of total waste recycled % 25.3 51.9
Environmental impact of emissions
Global warming 1,000 tons CO2-eqv. 1 1
Environmental compliance
Breaches of regulatory limits no. - -
Neighbor complaints no. - -
2017 2016
SOCIAL
Employee statistics
Employees, total no. 30 34
Women % 20.0 14.7
Men % 80.0 85.3
Rate of employee turnover % 25.7 5.6
Average age years 35.3 34.9
Average seniority years 7.9 6.9
Rate of absence % 0.1 0.3
Training costs
Average spent per employee DKK 323 160
2017 2016
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Occupational accidents and diseases
Accidents with absence no. - -
Occupational diseases no. - -
Frequency of occupational accidents per million working hours - -
Frequency of occupational diseases per million working hours - -
2017 2016
ENVIRONMENT
Consumption of resources
Water 1,000 m3 1,215 939
Energy 1,000 GJ 591 500
Wastewater
Volume 1,000 m3 876 569
Biomass
Biomass volume 1,000 tons 20 17
Waste
Waste 1,000 tons 2 2
Percentage of total waste recycled % 45.5 46.1
Environmental impact of emissions
Global warming 1,000 tons CO2-eqv. 94 82
Environmental compliance
Breaches of regulatory limits no. 5 1
Neighbor complaints no. 2 -
2017 2016
SOCIAL
Employee statistics
Employees, total no. 520 513
Women % 36.0 36.1
Men % 64.0 63.9
Rate of employee turnover % 8.4 4.2
Average age years 36.7 36.1
Average seniority years 9.8 9.2
Rate of absence % 0.7 0.9
Training costs
Average spent per employee DKK 994 1,113
2017 2016
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Occupational accidents and diseases
Accidents with absence no. - 2
Occupational diseases no. - -
Frequency of occupational accidents per million working hours - 2.1
Frequency of occupational diseases per million working hours - -