We Manage Sustainability Like Finance – With Accurate Data and Clear Impact, Says Kerstin Heinrich, KUKA
Episode 63, May 14, 07:25 AM
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A few highlights from the conversation:
Target: Reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 40%, and Scope 3 by 20% by 2030 (compared to 2022).
Together with Adastra, KUKA built a tool to collect over 200 ESG data points from all global sites.
ESG data is now used not only for compliance, but also to answer customer requests, enable internal reporting, and drive process improvements.
The biggest challenge? Explaining to teams in the field why ESG data matters—and how to collect or estimate it.
Tracking ESG data in Excel? With over 100 sites in 50 countries, that simply wouldn’t work at KUKA. “To manage ESG effectively, it’s not enough to just collect data. We need to understand the impact – across divisions, regions, and products,” says Kerstin Heinrich, Head of Corporate Sustainability at KUKA.
In the latest Adastra podcast episode, she explains how ESG reporting is no longer just a compliance formality. It’s becoming a new standard—much like financial accounting. KUKA implemented Microsoft Sustainability Manager, built a custom data collector, and developed detailed guidelines for data governance and estimations.