Shareholder's Guide 2022

Act

Achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, with two major intermediate steps:

by 2025

reduce CO₂ emissions in absolute terms and reduce the Group’s carbon intensity⁽¹⁾ by 30% compared to 2015

by 2035

emissions from scopes 1 and 2 by 33%⁽²⁾ compared to 2020

by improving the quality of life of patients with chronic diseases and by facilitating access to medical oxygen.

1.8 million

patients were cared for at home by Air Liquide in 2021, including 38% who are following a personalized care pathway.

1 million

people in low and middle-income countries had access to medical oxygen.

by engaging with employees and building best-in-class governance practices. Objectives to achieve by 2025:

35%

ratio of women engineers and managers (31% in 2021);

100%

of employees with common basis of care coverage (34% in 2021);

1.1

The frequency rate for accidents with work stoppages per million hours worked.

In metric tons of CO₂ equivalent, restated to include from 2020 and each following year the full-year emissions of assets acquired and integrated after 2020, scopes 1 and 2. Scope 2 emissions calculated from the specific supplies (market-based): the Group hence adopted the methodology recommended by the GHG Protocol. Scope 2 emissions are calculated on the basis of specific supplies («market basis»): the Group thus adopts the method recommended by the GHG Protocol.
In kg CO₂ equivalent/euro of operating income recurring before depreciation and amortization at 2015 exchange rate and excluding IFRS 16, with scopes 1 and 2 of reported greenhouse gas emissions, applying the “market-based” method for the scope 2.

67%
institutional Shareholders

505,000
individual Shareholders

33%
individual Shareholders^*

* including 117,000 direct registered Shareholders, 165,000 intermediary registered Shareholders and 223,00 bearer Shareholders

Performance